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Asian American Journalists Association __ "The Asian American Journalists
Association (AAJA) was founded in 1981 by a few Asian American and Pacific
Islander (AAPI) journalists who felt a need to support one another and to
encourage more Asian American and Pacific Islanders to pursue journalism at a
time when there were few Asian American and Pacific Islander faces in the
media." - illustrated - From aaja.org -
http://www.aaja.org/
Asian American Net __ "Asian American Net is the first and only web site whose mission is to serve all Asian American communities and to promote and strengthen cultural, educational, and commercial ties between Asia and North America." You will find a site jammed with information and a kids section. - illustrated - From asianamerican.net - http://www.asianamerican.net/
Asian American Parent Association (AAPA) __ "This organization is dedicated to
providing a better learning environment for our elementary and high school
students so that they will be well equipped to becoming our future leaders and
better prepared to face the challenges of the future. Our emphasis is somewhat
directed towards the needs of the Asian community but the scope of our programs
and our general goals step beyond ethnic boundries." Learn about their programs
and goals. - From AAPA - http://www.aapa.net/
Asian American Politics __ Here is a call for Asian Americans to get involved
with politics. The website is a look of one person's political views, but there
is enough general information relating to the Asian American political scene to
make it worth reading. - From Don W. Joe, Asian American Legal Defense Fund -
http://www.asianam.org/
Asian Americans - Diverse Ethnicity, Great Contributions, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Filapinos amd [sic] more. __ You will find many resources about the Asian-American community. A good place to begin a research project. - illustrated - From asianamericans.com - http://www.asianamericans.com/
Asian-Nation : Asian American History, Demographics, & Issues __ "A unique
sociological exploration of the historical, political, demographic, and cultural
issues that make up today's diverse Asian American community -- like an online
version of Asian Americans 101." - From asian-nation.org -
http://www.asian-nation.org/index.shtml
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month __ "May is Asian Pacific American (APA)
Heritage Month—a celebration of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United
States." - illustrated - From infoplease.com -
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/asianhistory1.html
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum __ Here is a comprehensive
website about most aspects of Asian health care in the United States. You will
find articles, position statements, programs, publications, and links. - From apiahf.org - http://www.apiahf.org/
Census 2000: Asian American Population __ A breakdown of Asian-Americans by
country of origin. - From Asian Women in Business -
http://www.awib.org/content_frames/census2000.html
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 __ Here is the complete text of the Chinese
Exclusion Act of 1882. - From mtholyoke.edu -
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/chinex.htm
Chronology of Asian American History__ An excellent timeline of Asian American history. - From MIT - http://web.mit.edu/21h.153j/www/chrono.html
Coalition for Asian American Children & Families (CACF) __ "The Coalition for
Asian American Children and Families (CACF) is an advocacy organization
dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Asian Pacific American
children in New York City. CACF is the nation's only pan-Asian children's
advocacy organization." Learn about their services, history, goals and more. -
illustrated - From cacf.org -
http://www.cacf.org/
East Asian Refugee Admissions __ Learn about the official U.S. State Department
regulations for the admission of Indochinese refugees to the United States. -
From U.S. State Department -
http://www.state.gov/www/global/prm/fs_ea_refugee_adm_9807.html
E Pluribus Unum (Except the Chinese) __ Here you will learn Chinese life in the
United States during the 19th century. Learn about how civil war in southern
China and a high demand for labor on the west coast influenced Chinese
immigration, and how they were treated after they arrived. "During the whole of
this period they were excluded from the city hospital in San Francisco, and the
only ones to which they were ever freely admitted were the insane asylums and
the pest-house." - illustrated - From the University of Virginia -
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/INCORP/chinese/home.html
Five Views: A History of Japanese Americans in California __ Five essays which
cover different aspects of Japanese history in
California. These include
immigration, settlement, organizations and religion, discrimination, and World
War II relocations. - illustrated - From National Park Service -
http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views4a.htm
Japanese American Citizens League __ "The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
is a membership organization whose mission is to secure and maintain the human
and civil rights of Americans of Japanese ancestry and others victimized by
injustice. The JACL has 112 chapters nationwide and eight regional districts
with over 24,000 members found in twenty-three states." Learn about the
organization and its programs. - illustrated - From Japanese American citizens
League - http://www.jacl.org/
National Congress of Vietnamese Americans __ Learn about this organization, its
programs and goals. You will find news, events, census information and more. -
illustrated - From National Congress of Vietnamese Americans -
http://www.ncvaonline.org/
Stastistics for Indo-Americans __ "There are 1,678,765
Indo-Americans in the
USA." Learn where they like to live. - From indo-americans.org -
http://www.indo-americans.org/Indo-Americans/statistics.html
Welcome to APAICS __ "The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional
Studies (APAICS) was established in 1995 as a nonpartisan, nonprofit,
educational corporation with the goal of increasing the participation of Asian
Pacific Americans in the democratic process at the national, state, and local
levels." There are articles on programs and services. - From APAICS -
http://www.apaics.org/
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