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Showing posts with label Asian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asian. Show all posts
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Asian-American Identity
Asian-American identity in the Midwest, at college campuses and in the media are some of the topics that will be discussed at a symposium tomorrow (13 April) at Purdue University, West Lafayette, reports the Purdue news bureau.
"New Communities: A Symposium on Exploring, Challenging and Negotiating Contemporary Asian-American Identity" will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 118 of the Purdue Memorial Union. The event, which is free and open to the public, is to celebrate the upcoming Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May.
Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, will speak from 9:15-9:50 a.m. on "Becoming Asian Pacific American...in the Midwest?!!! Identities, Cultures and Communities." Wang writes the syndicated column "Adventures in Multicultural Living" available at AnnArbor.com and is the outreach coordinator of the Ann Arbor Chinese Center of Michigan.
Times, topics and panelists for the other sessions are available online
Panelists include Asian-American activists "Angry Asian Man" blogger Phil Yu, Blacklava founder Ryan Suda, songwriter Dawen and spoken word artist Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai. Professors from Northwestern University, Purdue University, the University of Illinois Chicago, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Indiana University also are participating.
The New Communities Symposium is the result of a Bisland Strategic Initiatives Fellowship awarded to student Kate Agathon by the Purdue Graduate School. Agathon, who is from Lafayette, is working on her doctorate degree in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Other symposium sponsors are American Studies, Asian Studies, Committee on Institutional Cooperation Asian American Studies, College of Education Office of Diversity Initiatives, Council on Asian American Studies, Department of English, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Diversity Resource Office and DiversiKey, Purdue Graduate Student Government, Student English Association and the Vietnamese Student Association.
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"New Communities: A Symposium on Exploring, Challenging and Negotiating Contemporary Asian-American Identity" will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 118 of the Purdue Memorial Union. The event, which is free and open to the public, is to celebrate the upcoming Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May.
Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, will speak from 9:15-9:50 a.m. on "Becoming Asian Pacific American...in the Midwest?!!! Identities, Cultures and Communities." Wang writes the syndicated column "Adventures in Multicultural Living" available at AnnArbor.com and is the outreach coordinator of the Ann Arbor Chinese Center of Michigan.
Times, topics and panelists for the other sessions are available online
Panelists include Asian-American activists "Angry Asian Man" blogger Phil Yu, Blacklava founder Ryan Suda, songwriter Dawen and spoken word artist Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai. Professors from Northwestern University, Purdue University, the University of Illinois Chicago, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Indiana University also are participating.
The New Communities Symposium is the result of a Bisland Strategic Initiatives Fellowship awarded to student Kate Agathon by the Purdue Graduate School. Agathon, who is from Lafayette, is working on her doctorate degree in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Other symposium sponsors are American Studies, Asian Studies, Committee on Institutional Cooperation Asian American Studies, College of Education Office of Diversity Initiatives, Council on Asian American Studies, Department of English, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Diversity Resource Office and DiversiKey, Purdue Graduate Student Government, Student English Association and the Vietnamese Student Association.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Asian Impressions at White River Gardens
"Asian Impressions: Travel to the Far East" is on view at the White River Gardens adjacent to downtown Indianapolis. Open through 8 November, the new show features Asian garden design, including a miniaturized hill and pond, hanging baskets of conifers, shoji paper screens, trickling water features and floating red gossamer. Over 30 bonsai specimens will be on display, enclosed by a bamboo gate that emphasizes the idea of solitude. "Asian Impressions" at White River Gardens is free for members and included with regular Indianapolis Zoo admission.
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Asian Art Exhibit at Garfield Park in Indy
An unusual display is on exhibit at the Garfield Park Arts Center, 2432 Conservatory Drive, Indianapolis.The "Asian Arts Exhibit" features artwork and cultural regalia from Asian artists and artwork from Asian-American children in Central Indiana.
Exhibiting artists include: Heidelberg Bayquen (oils), Lou Hii (Chinese papercuts -- such as the one pictured), Linda Evans (Japanese embroidery) and Kim Le Tran (Photography Exhibit, "Daily Life of the Vietnamese People in the Recent Years").
The exhibition runs through 29 May. For more information, call 317:327-7091.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Study Finds Big Shifts in Indiana Immigrant Trends Since 1990
Today's Indiana immigrant likely is Mexican or Asian, under age 40, a blue-collar laborer and not as proficient in English as foreign-born people who came to the United States even 20 years ago, according to a Purdue University study.
"The immigrant population is young, it's growing and it is increasingly diverse," said Brigitte Waldorf, a Purdue agricultural economist and the study's lead researcher. "It used to be most Indiana immigrants were from Europe, but not anymore."
Purdue's study, "Immigrants in Indiana: Where They Live, Who They Are, and What They Do," provides a demographic snapshot of the state's foreign-born population. Findings are based on data from the 1990 and 2000 U.S. Censuses and the 2006 American Community Survey.
The study appears in the current edition of the Purdue Agricultural Economics Report, and can be downloaded here.
The research team, which included agricultural economics graduate students Uris Baldos, Tani Lee and Delphine Simon - each a first- or second-generation immigrant - found that Indiana's immigrant population jumped from 94,263 to 263,607 in the 16-year study period, and that foreign-born people made up about 4 percent of the state's population in 2006.
Researchers also found that Mexicans represented 46 percent and Asians more than 30 percent of Indiana's immigrant population in 2006, and that about 75 percent of the immigrant growth was concentrated in 10 Indiana counties.
The Hoosier state ranked No. 10 nationally in immigrant population growth between 2000 and 2006, said Waldorf, who hails from Germany. That's a dramatic shift from a few decades ago.
"Moving to Indiana is a new choice that immigrants are making. It didn't use to be that way," she said. "For a long while Indiana was at the bottom of the hierarchy of preferred destinations for immigrants."
Changes in immigration laws that encouraged more non-Europeans to come to America and greater job opportunities have attracted more foreign-born people to Indiana, Waldorf said.
"About three in 10 immigrants were employed in the manufacturing sector in 2006, with most of those working in industries related to motor vehicles, equipment and metal processing," she said. "Many immigrants also moved to rural counties and work in agriculture or meat processing plants. A good example is Daviess County, where there is a large immigrant community working for the Perdue Farms turkey processing plant."
Counties with sizeable urban areas and/or universities comprise the largest immigrant populations. The 10 counties with the highest percentage net increase in immigrant population between 1990 and 2000 included Tippecanoe, 8.2 percent; Elkhart, 7.1 percent; Monroe, 5.4 percent; Lake, 5.3 percent; Noble, 4.9 percent; Marion and St. Joseph, 4.6 percent each; Allen and Hamilton, 4 percent each; and Bartholomew, 3.8 percent.
Immigrants made up 71.2 percent of Lake County's total population growth from 1990 to 2000, the state's highest percentage, the study indicated.
Most Indiana immigrants are middle-aged or younger, with nearly 45 percent living in the United States five years or fewer in 2006. As such, many are still dealing with cultural and language challenges, Simon said.
"English proficiency is related to length of stay," Simon said. "In the 2006 data we saw an increase in new immigrants, compared with an older census where immigrants had been here for a longer time. In some cases the newer immigrants haven't totally adjusted to their new home."
The language barrier is the most important issue Indiana must address if the state's immigrant population continues rising, the study said. The study takes no position on the immigration issue itself.
"Language is the key, and every immigration country has recognized that," Waldorf said. "We have to make sure that immigrants can function in their new society, and the prevailing language in this society is English. It's advantageous for immigrants to learn English but it is also advantageous for all of us if everybody has a common language. It breeds understanding and cohesiveness."
"Education plays a big role," Baldos said.
Immigrants who successfully integrate into American society often pursue citizenship, which is beneficial to all, Lee said.
"The longer immigrants stay, the more likely they are to become U.S. citizens," Lee said. "People need to realize that you can be an American citizen and also be an immigrant."
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"The immigrant population is young, it's growing and it is increasingly diverse," said Brigitte Waldorf, a Purdue agricultural economist and the study's lead researcher. "It used to be most Indiana immigrants were from Europe, but not anymore."
Purdue's study, "Immigrants in Indiana: Where They Live, Who They Are, and What They Do," provides a demographic snapshot of the state's foreign-born population. Findings are based on data from the 1990 and 2000 U.S. Censuses and the 2006 American Community Survey.
The study appears in the current edition of the Purdue Agricultural Economics Report, and can be downloaded here.
The research team, which included agricultural economics graduate students Uris Baldos, Tani Lee and Delphine Simon - each a first- or second-generation immigrant - found that Indiana's immigrant population jumped from 94,263 to 263,607 in the 16-year study period, and that foreign-born people made up about 4 percent of the state's population in 2006.
Researchers also found that Mexicans represented 46 percent and Asians more than 30 percent of Indiana's immigrant population in 2006, and that about 75 percent of the immigrant growth was concentrated in 10 Indiana counties.
The Hoosier state ranked No. 10 nationally in immigrant population growth between 2000 and 2006, said Waldorf, who hails from Germany. That's a dramatic shift from a few decades ago.
"Moving to Indiana is a new choice that immigrants are making. It didn't use to be that way," she said. "For a long while Indiana was at the bottom of the hierarchy of preferred destinations for immigrants."
Changes in immigration laws that encouraged more non-Europeans to come to America and greater job opportunities have attracted more foreign-born people to Indiana, Waldorf said.
"About three in 10 immigrants were employed in the manufacturing sector in 2006, with most of those working in industries related to motor vehicles, equipment and metal processing," she said. "Many immigrants also moved to rural counties and work in agriculture or meat processing plants. A good example is Daviess County, where there is a large immigrant community working for the Perdue Farms turkey processing plant."
Counties with sizeable urban areas and/or universities comprise the largest immigrant populations. The 10 counties with the highest percentage net increase in immigrant population between 1990 and 2000 included Tippecanoe, 8.2 percent; Elkhart, 7.1 percent; Monroe, 5.4 percent; Lake, 5.3 percent; Noble, 4.9 percent; Marion and St. Joseph, 4.6 percent each; Allen and Hamilton, 4 percent each; and Bartholomew, 3.8 percent.
Immigrants made up 71.2 percent of Lake County's total population growth from 1990 to 2000, the state's highest percentage, the study indicated.
Most Indiana immigrants are middle-aged or younger, with nearly 45 percent living in the United States five years or fewer in 2006. As such, many are still dealing with cultural and language challenges, Simon said.
"English proficiency is related to length of stay," Simon said. "In the 2006 data we saw an increase in new immigrants, compared with an older census where immigrants had been here for a longer time. In some cases the newer immigrants haven't totally adjusted to their new home."
The language barrier is the most important issue Indiana must address if the state's immigrant population continues rising, the study said. The study takes no position on the immigration issue itself.
"Language is the key, and every immigration country has recognized that," Waldorf said. "We have to make sure that immigrants can function in their new society, and the prevailing language in this society is English. It's advantageous for immigrants to learn English but it is also advantageous for all of us if everybody has a common language. It breeds understanding and cohesiveness."
"Education plays a big role," Baldos said.
Immigrants who successfully integrate into American society often pursue citizenship, which is beneficial to all, Lee said.
"The longer immigrants stay, the more likely they are to become U.S. citizens," Lee said. "People need to realize that you can be an American citizen and also be an immigrant."
(source)
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Asian Festival at Valpo on 4 April
Asian culture will be celebrated during an event organized by Valparaiso University students featuring the diverse food, music, languages and culture of the world's largest continent.
“Taste of Asia,” sponsored by Valpo's Asian American Association, will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 4 April in Harre Union on the campus in Valparaiso. The event is open to the public and tickets may be purchased for $2 at Harre Union Welcome Desk.
Samples of food from the Middle East, India, China and Mongolia will be served periodically throughout the event, and students will perform songs from India and the Philippines, a Middle Eastern scarf dance and a skit about Saudi Arabia.
Several interactive activities also will be available, including henna body art and a booth where people can have their name written in different languages, including Arabic and Hindi.
For more information, send an e-mail to Jessiemarie White, or call the Harre Union Welcome Desk at 219:464-5415.
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“Taste of Asia,” sponsored by Valpo's Asian American Association, will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 4 April in Harre Union on the campus in Valparaiso. The event is open to the public and tickets may be purchased for $2 at Harre Union Welcome Desk.
Samples of food from the Middle East, India, China and Mongolia will be served periodically throughout the event, and students will perform songs from India and the Philippines, a Middle Eastern scarf dance and a skit about Saudi Arabia.
Several interactive activities also will be available, including henna body art and a booth where people can have their name written in different languages, including Arabic and Hindi.
For more information, send an e-mail to Jessiemarie White, or call the Harre Union Welcome Desk at 219:464-5415.
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
"...just call me Bob"
”Hello My Name is Nadir Ratanaruengjumrune, But my Friends call me Bob” -- that's the topic for the first in a series of talks on Asian Pacific Americans.
It will be held from noon to 1 p.m. 23 January in the Asian Culture Center of Indiana University, 807 East 10th Street, Bloomington. A light lunch provided to participants.
Names affect lives: would a "Nadir" for example, live the same life that a "Bob" would? Participants will look at the increasing trend of Asian Americans who use their Westernized names over their "Asian" names. This talk will also discuss the different causes for these changes, ranging from the hilarious to the practical.
For more information, call 812:856-5361 or send an email.
It will be held from noon to 1 p.m. 23 January in the Asian Culture Center of Indiana University, 807 East 10th Street, Bloomington. A light lunch provided to participants.
Names affect lives: would a "Nadir" for example, live the same life that a "Bob" would? Participants will look at the increasing trend of Asian Americans who use their Westernized names over their "Asian" names. This talk will also discuss the different causes for these changes, ranging from the hilarious to the practical.
For more information, call 812:856-5361 or send an email.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Asian Festival Scheduled for 10 May
The Asian American Alliance, Inc., and Indy's Garfield Park will host the first-ever Asian Festival on 10 May. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., you can sample food and buy merchandise from vendors from all over Asia – China, Korea, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, India and Indonesia – all under one roof in Garfield Park.Artwork of Asian artists in Indianapolis will also be on display at the Garfield Arts Center. Plus, cultural entertainment and activities will be offered throughout the day. Admission is free.
The festival is held in conjunction with the Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month, the month of May, as designated by the United States Congress.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
An entire April-full of events is planned at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.First up is a "Kick-Off Reception" from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow (1 April) in Room 405 of the IUPUI campus center. Then comes a ladies-only fashion show of Middle Eastern and Asian Vogue at 6 p.m. Friday (4 April) in Room 405C of the Campus Center (tickets are $3).
Other events include a screening of "Bride and Prejudice" at 11 a.m. 8 April in Room 305 of the Campus Center, a discussion of the "Crisis in Burma and its impact on IUPUI" at noon 10 April, a fashion show of traditional dress at 6 p.m. 14 April in room 405 of the Campus Center, and a discussion of henna body art at noon 15 April in Room 305 of the Campus Center.
Also, a discussion of the "Imprisonment of Americans of Asian Descent during World War II and the Post 9/11 Implications for Muslim Americans" at noon 16 April in Room 148 of the Campus Center, screeming of "Memoirs of a Geisha" at 11 a.m. 23 April, a presentation by Lisa Ling at 7 p.m. 23 April in the Campus Center's Multipurpose Room , and "Blended Identity: A Discussion on Transracial Adoption" at 11:30 a.m. 24 April in Room 148 of the Campus Center.
For more information, see website or contact Thint T. Cho, 317:278-6002.
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