Karen Wan, "The Partner Track"

Today: Ninth annual University of Michigan Law School Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) Origins Banquet, Michigan League Vandenberg Room. Dinner, music, and the announcement of the recipients of the 2014 APALSA Public Interest Fellowships. Keynote speaker, Helen Wan, attorney and author of The Partner Track.

University of Michigan Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month

Click on link see events: University of Michigan Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month

2014 APIA High School Conference

The APIA High School Conference is almost here! March 22 at University of Michigan. (Sorry, same day as Solo Ensembles)

More info at: umichhsc2014 | schedule

Asian American Journalists Association – Vincent Chin Memorial Scholarship

 From the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA):

In honor of Chin and thanks to the generosity of Joe Grimm, a former newsroom recruiter and staff development editor for the Detroit Free-Press, the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) has established a college scholarship. This scholarship rewards an accomplished, community-minded student journalist for an insightful, articulate essay related to Chin and his legacy.

Essays due May 9, 2014.

Asian American Journalists Association – Vincent Chin Memorial Scholarship

Listening to Jon Jang's 1984 "Are you Chinese or Charlie Chan"

Listening to Jon Jang's 1984 "Are you Chinese or Charlie Chan" tonight. Wow.

Are you Chinese or Charlie Chan? Charlie was a white man.
With his two buckteeth and his eyes pulled back,
Vincent Chin lies dead from his racist attack.
Are you Chinese or Charlie Chan? Charlie was a white man.

More at: The Sound of Struggle: Black Revolutionary Nationalism and Asian American Jazz | Loren Kajikawa - Academia.edu

Have you heard about the Vincent Chin case? Michigan edition

Today we asked our class how many were from Michigan. Over 60%. How many had heard of the Vincent Chin case? Zero. wow.

Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People: Helen Zia

Re-reading Helen Zia's "Asian American Dreams" for the first time in a long time and realizing that I now know almost everyone mentioned in the Vincent Chin chapter. #Chills.

Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People: Helen Zia: 9780374527365: Amazon.com: Books