Asian Americans generally appreciate the U.S.

Saw this on Asianweek.com....for some reason something doesnt seem right about this:

Asian Americans Increasingly Favorable of U.S.

Washington, D.C. - Public attitudes toward Asian Americans in the United States are increasingly positive, according to a recent report. Citing the survey, Chinese language newspaper World Journal reports that only 9 percent of the general population interviewed said they would not elect an Asian American as the US President, compared to 23 percent in the same survey done in 2001.

However, the survey also shows that 45 percent of the general population believe Asian Americans are more loyal to their countries of ancestry than to the United States, increase from 37 percent in 2001. Community leaders and academic professionals believe that China’s uprising power help post questions on Asian Americans’ loyalty, but the fact that President Obama got elected last year strengthens the belief on minorities’ political influence.

The survey was commissioned by Committee of 100’s (C-100), a Chinese American organization is committed to improving interracial relations. A full report is available at www.Committee100.org.

-World Journal

There's something really wrong this info, I just can't really articulate it.

From MAASU

Hello world, sorry for the nearly two month span between updates.

Nine of us from UIC [not all from AACC, but all are certainly, at least on some level, friends of the program, or friends of AARCC] have made it to the Midwest Asian American Student Union in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

But anyway, we were unable to make any of the festivities for the opening day of the conference. Tomorrow we will be taking in workshops, headlining speakers, and likely other things as well. I'm personally very excited about Ashwin Madia, the morning speaker. I'm currently unsure of my workshop selection, but I will no doubt be reporting on it later.

Look out for other updates from MAASU attendees within the next couple of days! For now, here's a link drop:

Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology is out now! Parry Shen, Jeff Yang, and Keith Chow stopped by UIC earlier this week as part of their book tour, and I can say that it's quite a read. Check out if they're coming to your campus, or to your city, and go see them! They're great guys, and they put together a great anthology.

Chicago Asian American Film Festival, running from now until April 16. Check out a movie, I think we will.

Asian American Institute in Chicago is soliciting applications for its Impact Fellows Program. As a participant in the program two years ago, I can personally say that it's a great experience.

If you're around the University of Illinois-Chicago, check out any of the events during Asian American Awareness Month!

Speaking of UIC, if you clicked on that link up there it took you to a page on the Asian American Resource and Cultural Center website. Turns out, they're hiring for the 2009-2010 school year! You could have my job! Whoa! Go check it out.



Ok, that's all for tonight. I'm out for now, but keep an eye out for MAASU updates throughout the weekend. Time to try and get some sleep so I'm not zonked out through the whole day tomorrow.