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Ferndale To Honor Vincent Chin, Asian Pacific American Movement

Monica Williams

Plaque to be installed in memory of the man whose murder sparked national attention and the local Asian Pacific American movement.

Asian-American Parenting and Academic Success

Kathy Seal

When it comes to involvement in their children’s education, Asian Americans have their own distinct style that often pays dividends when report cards arrive.

Chinese Basketball Association: 'We love this [NBA] Game!'

Ed Flanagan, NBC News

While Congress has worked hard in recent years to compel China to increase imports of American goods, the U.S. has been extremely successful in exporting at least one product to the mainland: NBA-proven talent.

Holiday Job Searching - Don't Believe the Myths

Susan M. Heathfield

Many job searchers are convinced that job searching between Thanksgiving and the middle of January is a waste of time. If you buy into this myth about holiday job searching, you are losing one of the better job searching seasons of the year.

U.S. Employers Pay Asian American Men Less Than Similarly Qualified White Men

Jeannine Chatterton-Papineau, infoZine

Research lead by a University of Kansas sociologist exposes racial discrimination against Asian American men in the job market.

Valuing Invisible Leadership: The Asian American Success Story

Tojo Thatchenkery & Keimei Sugiyama, School of Public Policy - George Mason University

“A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind," wrote Nelson Mandela in his autobiography (Long Walk to Freedom).

China launches 'Red Twitter'

Malcolm Moore, The Telegraph

China has launched "Red" Twitter, identical to the US micro-blogging website, except that its messages are designed to promote revolutionary spirit.

India protests U.S. frisking of top diplomats

Reporting by Henry Foy; Editing by C.J. Kuncheria, Reuters

India's foreign ministry has protested to Washington after reports two of New Delhi's diplomats were frisked at U.S. airports, describing the searches as serious breaches of protocol. Hardeep Puri, India's ambassador to the United Nations, was subjected to a pat-down search and held for 30 minutes at Houston airport a fortnight ago after refusing on religious grounds requests by officials to remove his turban, the Press Trust of India news agency reported on Monday.

Social discontent rising in China, says report

Shirong Chen, BBC China Editor

Social discontent in China has markedly increased this year, according to one of the country's top think tanks.

State Department Warns Students Against Discussing Wikileaks on Social Media

Lauren Indvik, Mashable

A State Department official warned students at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs this week that discussing WikiLeaks on Facebook or Twitter could endanger their employment prospects.

China To Award Prize To Rival Nobel

Tini Tran, Huffington Post

Only three weeks after the idea was first publicly floated, China has cobbled together its own peace prize and plans to award it Thursday...

Excelling as a First-Time Manager

By Jeff Schmitt, Businessweek.com

The colleagues who loved you as their peer now report to you as their boss. Will they still respect you?

Yale's President Talks About Its Plans for India

Shailaja Neelakantan, The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Chronicle sat down with Richard C. Levin, president of Yale University, during his trip last month to sign an agreement with two Indian institutions to develop training and research programs around higher-education management in India.

China Catholic bishops to elect new leaders

BBC News

Chinese bishops are to elect leaders of the government-backed Catholic church, amid tensions with the Vatican.

WikiLeaks Asia: "There but for the grace of God"

Jonathan Adams, Global Post

East Asia's reaction to Cablegate is so far subdued. Some say the US may win sympathy.

Hindu Text Joins the Bible In Houston Hotel Rooms

Kate Shellnutt, Houston Chronicle

Pull open a drawer in some Houston hotel rooms, and beside your room-service menu and Gideons Bible, you might find a copy of the Bhagavad Gita.

Are Asians really better at math?

Nick Diaz, TheTentacle.com

The stereotyping of Asian students goes on, unabated, throughout our society. I consider this to be as racist an attitude as outright negative discrimination based on skin color and cultural differences.

Moving to Where Job Prospects Are Brighter

Phyliss Korkki, NY Times

MOVING can be one of the most stressful events in life, although it can also be a great adventure. The option may seem especially tempting today, as some regions have much brighter job prospects than others amid the overall employment slump.

State Farm Insurance: A Lifelong Journey of Diversity

Aimee Lim, Assistant Editor, AsianLife Magazine

As the 2010 recipient of the National Association of Asian MBAs’ (NAAMBA) Top 10 Companies for Asian Americans Award, State Farm has a rich history of diversity and has been a pioneer of Asian diversity in the insurance industry as well as the greater professional community.

Woman may be 'first in China' persecuted over tweet

Breitbart.com

A Chinese woman sentenced to a year in a labour camp could be the first person in the country persecuted over a tweet, human rights groups said Friday, as Beijing tightens its grip on social media.