Recently added articles from Asian American Policy Review:
From the editors.
Jan 01, 2008; ... With the presidential primaries at its heated peak, the entire nation is talking about change and reform. It is at such a time, however, that we at AAPR found it fitting and perhaps necessary to take heed of the old wisdom that lessons for the future are frequently learned from the past ....
Korean Americans suffer over fifty years of family separation: an interview with Tong Chu Han, a U.S. Citizen with North Korean roots.(Interview)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Approximately one in four Koreans in the United States have family members in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), more familiarly known as North Korea. The majority of these families were separated during the Korean War, which was instigated by the communist north and lasted ...
Ham Tran discusses his film Journey from the Fall and provides perspective on the Vietnamese American experience.(Interview)
Jan 01, 2008; ... This interview was conducted on 5 November 2007. AAPR Thanks for coming, Ham. We appreciate your time. Tran Thank you. AAPR Why don't we just start off by hearing a little bit about yourself and your background? ...
On political empowerment: from the Refugee Camp to the White House, an interview with former UN Ambassador Sichan Siv.(Interview)
Jan 01, 2008; ... From 2001 to 2006, Ambassador Sichan Siv represented the United States of America at the United Nations Economic and Social Council. A Khmer Rouge survivor from Cambodia, Ambassador Siv immigrated to the United States in 1976 and became a U.S. citizen in 1982, a year after earning a master ...
On the record: conversations with White House correspondent Ed Chen.(Interview)
Jan 01, 2008; ... AAPR Why do you think there are so few Asian Americans in journalism? Chen I think, one, there's a sort of a cultural issue that goes way back, where a lot of Asian kids are sort of raised to always obey authority. The whole filial-piety thing. And so a ...