Dr. Janelle Wong Publishes in the Chronicle of Higher Education on Race-Conscious Admissions
An excerpt from Dr Janelle Wong's Commentary in The Chronicle of Higher Education:"Last week the Department of Justice, joined by the Department of Education, opened a new front in the fight over affirmative action, announcing an investigation into whether Yale discriminates illegally against Asian-American applicants. The move represents the latest attempt by the Trump administration to take aim at the longstanding practice of allowing race to be used as one of many factors, and never the primary or sole factor, in admissions at highly selective colleges and universities.
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Asian American Studies Program 2017-18 Annual Report
We are a growing and dynamic program of study that explores the histories, experiences, and positioning of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. First established in 2000, the Asian American Studies Program offers social, political, cultural, psychological, and historical approaches to understanding our diverse and rapidly growing community. Our students learn how to navigate multiple andintersecting identities, how racial categories are continually (re)constructed withvarious consequences, and how representation and inclusion are vital yet often remainelusive.
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Dr. Cixin Wang, an AAST Affiliate Faculty Member, Published on Barriers to Mental Health Help-Seeking for Asian American Students
Dr. Cixin Wang, an AAST affiliate faculty member, and her recent publication is featured by the UMD College of Education in an article, "Influence of Perceived Cultural Barriers on Mental Health Help-seeking by Asian American Students."
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Dr. Rossina Zamora Liu, UMD Alumna, Joins Asian American Studies Affiliate Faculty
The Asian American Studies Program welcomes Dr. Rossina Zamora Liu to the AAST affiliate faculty and to the University of Maryland. Dr. Liu, a UMD alumna, shares her journey.
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Dr. Julie J. Park, an AAST Affiliate Faculty Member, Publishes an OP-ED About Asian Americans and Harvard Admissions
Dr. Julie J. Park, an associate professor in the College of Education and an affiliate faculty member in AAST, “served as a consulting expert for Harvard in a case joined by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging discrimination against Asian-American applicants to the university. In an opinion piece in Inside Higher Ed, she argues that in a university filled with stratospheric GPAs and SATs, Harvard gives Asian Americans a fair shake.”
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The Asian American Studies Program Welcomes Dr. Jia Li Liu, the 2018-19 Calvin J. Li Postdoctoral Fellow!
Dr. Jia Li Liu is the 2018-19 Calvin J. Li Postdoctoral Fellow in the Asian American Studies Program.
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UMD Researcher Receives Award to Develop a Parenting Intervention to Address Asian American Youth Mental Health and Bullying Prevention
Dr. Cixin Wang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education and Affiliate Faculty of Asian American Studies, was awarded a grant to develop an intervention for parents of Asian American adolescents who are struggling with mental health issues or bullying from peers.
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Congratulations Dr. K. Anh Do for Accepting an Assistant Professor position at the University of Maryland, Easter Shore!
Dr. K. Anh Do, who has been the 2016-2018 Calvin J. Li Postdoctoral Fellow in the AAST, has accepted an assistant professor position at the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore in the Department of Human Ecology. She is starting her new position in the Fall.
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Dr. Janelle Wong Publishes an Op-Ed in the Washington Post on Why White Evangelicals Support Donald Trump
Dr. Janelle Wong released her new book, “Immigrants, Evangelicals and Politics in an Era of Demographic Change,” showing that white evangelicals are more conservative than other whites on policy issues including welfare, climate change and immigration.
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Book Release: "Immigrants, Evangelicals and Politics in an Era of Demographic Change" by Dr. Janelle Wong
As immigration from Asia and Latin America reshapes the demographic composition of the U.S., some analysts have anticipated the decline of conservative white evangelicals’ influence in politics.
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