https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander Articles, news, products, blogs and videos covering the Demographics > Asian American Pacific Islander market. en-us https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15747070/aapi-survey-reveals-strong-support-for-higher-education-opposition-to-dei-program-cuts https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15747070/aapi-survey-reveals-strong-support-for-higher-education-opposition-to-dei-program-cuts Across all age groups polled, 83% of AAPI adults worry about restrictions on free speech on college campuses, according to the survey. Wed, 28 May 2025 09:52:50 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15746029/the-persistent-bamboo-ceiling-aapi-leaders-still-rare-among-college-presidents https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15746029/the-persistent-bamboo-ceiling-aapi-leaders-still-rare-among-college-presidents Only 3.6% of U.S. college presidents are AAPI or Desi. Thu, 15 May 2025 08:20:28 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15304838/new-book-focuses-on-antiasian-racism-stereotypes-and-catholic-teachings https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15304838/new-book-focuses-on-antiasian-racism-stereotypes-and-catholic-teachings Dr. Joseph Cheah's latest book focuses on the harmful stereotypes that the Asian American Pacific Islander community faces. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:07:40 -0600 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15304133/williams-college-faculty-approve-creation-of-asian-american-studies-concentration https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15304133/williams-college-faculty-approve-creation-of-asian-american-studies-concentration Williams College faculty voted 81-5 to approve the creation of an Asian American studies concentration beginning Fall 2023. Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:31:42 -0600 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15293107/biden-signs-bill-to-study-potential-creation-of-national-museum-of-asian-pacific-american-history-and-culture https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15293107/biden-signs-bill-to-study-potential-creation-of-national-museum-of-asian-pacific-american-history-and-culture President Joe Biden signed into law Monday the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act, a move that non-profit Asian Americans Advancing Justice applauded. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 11:35:31 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15280871/at-the-university-of-michigan-mapping-software-reveals-prevalence-of-antiaapi-hate https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15280871/at-the-university-of-michigan-mapping-software-reveals-prevalence-of-antiaapi-hate Throughout 2020, Dr. Melissa Borja, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan (U-M), and a small team of researchers scoured media sites looking for news coverage of incidents of anti-Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) hate. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:50:48 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15279832/13m-grant-to-support-asian-american-students-at-northern-virginia-community-college https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15279832/13m-grant-to-support-asian-american-students-at-northern-virginia-community-college Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:25:04 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109659/report-no-strong-evidence-of-admission-discrimination-of-asian-american-applicants-at-selective-institutions https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109659/report-no-strong-evidence-of-admission-discrimination-of-asian-american-applicants-at-selective-institutions New research revealed “no strong evidence” to support claims that Asian American applicants are discriminated against during the admissions process at selective institutions. Wed, 14 Jul 2021 23:01:48 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109562/where-black-history-and-asian-american-history-meet-june-19th https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109562/where-black-history-and-asian-american-history-meet-june-19th “Critical Race Theory”?  That’s a term I’ll leave for the protestors at local school boards to shout about.  Serious scholars have more important work.  Me, I’m just a journalist engaged in what I’ve dubbed as  “comparative race experience.” That’s when the damage is done and we all  compare notes and find that people of color […] Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:05:44 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109448/supreme-court-seeks-biden-administrations-advice-on-harvard-case https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109448/supreme-court-seeks-biden-administrations-advice-on-harvard-case In an unusual request, the United States Supreme Court has asked for the Biden administration’s opinion on whether it should take up the case of Harvard University’s use of race in undergraduate admissions. Mon, 14 Jun 2021 17:10:22 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109447/not-yet-harvard-case-not-enough-to-end-affirmative-action https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109447/not-yet-harvard-case-not-enough-to-end-affirmative-action Why is the Supreme Court balking on the Harvard affirmative action case? It’s a bad case if you want to get rid of affirmative action. At least ethically and logically.  Racists can get rid of it for any reason they want.  But we’re talking about the black robes of SCOTUS here. Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:51:23 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109285/learn-how-this-womans-journey-has-made-her-a-pillar-of-stanfords-asian-american-community https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109285/learn-how-this-womans-journey-has-made-her-a-pillar-of-stanfords-asian-american-community As the child of Chinese immigrants, Cindy Ng wanted to fit in. She wanted to, as Andrew Yang puts it, “out-American the Americans.” That would change though as Ng entered college at the University of California, Berkeley in the early ’70s. It was there she became “sidetracked by activism.” Fri, 28 May 2021 08:17:09 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109191/leadership-and-lived-experience-qa-with-dr-judy-sakaki-president-of-sonoma-state-university https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109191/leadership-and-lived-experience-qa-with-dr-judy-sakaki-president-of-sonoma-state-university Dr. Judy Sakaki, president of Sonoma State University, has been committed to leading, developing and implementing best practices in access, affordability, inclusion and student success. Wed, 12 May 2021 08:04:07 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109204/education-department-announces-emergency-grants-for-higher-ed https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109204/education-department-announces-emergency-grants-for-higher-ed The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced more than $36 billion in emergency grants under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act for postsecondary education. These grants will help over 5,000 higher ed institutions provide emergency financial aid to students. ARP will give more than $10 billion to community colleges, more than $2.6 billion to Historically Black […] Tue, 11 May 2021 11:41:25 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109190/recent-violence-stokes-anti-racist-activism-among-asian-american-scholars https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109190/recent-violence-stokes-anti-racist-activism-among-asian-american-scholars In mid-March, the country took notice as eight people were gunned down at three massage parlors in the Atlanta area, six of them of Asian descent. Beyond the anguish and mourning, voices sprang up around the country decrying anti-Asian racism that has been on the rise since the onset of the pandemic. Tue, 11 May 2021 11:02:26 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109194/aanhpihm-poster-boy-is-accused-student-who-stands-up-to-dartmouth https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109194/aanhpihm-poster-boy-is-accused-student-who-stands-up-to-dartmouth Sirey Zhang is the new higher ed poster boy for Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month. He is blasting away at the negative stereotype of the AANHPIHM person who lacks the courage and good sense to speak up. Zhang’s showing some guts standing up to the bullying of Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. Mon, 10 May 2021 13:06:51 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109186/scholars-call-for-academia-to-address-anti-asian-bias-with-structural-change https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109186/scholars-call-for-academia-to-address-anti-asian-bias-with-structural-change Professors of Asian heritage at U.S. colleges and universities have faced daunting challenges in the past year, and those struggles have intensified in recent months as violence and hate incidents against Asian Americans have escalated. Mon, 10 May 2021 12:03:52 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109185/hitting-the-ground-running-a-qa-with-dr-s-david-wu-president-of-baruch-college https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109185/hitting-the-ground-running-a-qa-with-dr-s-david-wu-president-of-baruch-college The COVID-19 pandemic hit just as Dr. S. David Wu, president of Baruch College, was celebrating his first year at the helm of the New York City-based institution. He had to move quickly to implement measures to protect his administrators, faculty and students. In a Q&A with Diverse, Wu talks about the experience of leading a school in a major COVID-19 hotspot, being the first Asian American president to lead an institution in The City University of New York (CUNY) system and what leadership lessons he took with him to Baruch from George Mason University, where he served as provost from 2014-2020. Fri, 07 May 2021 14:42:59 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109140/webinar-tackles-anti-asian-hate https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15109140/webinar-tackles-anti-asian-hate Several hundred educators recently participated in “Community Connection: Recent Incidents of Racially-Motivated Bias, Violence and Hate Against Asian Americans,” produced by ACUHO-I (Association of College and University Housing Officers—International) and NADOHE (National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education). Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:47:39 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15108947/do-people-really-think-harvard-admissions-discriminates-against-asians https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15108947/do-people-really-think-harvard-admissions-discriminates-against-asians Harvard’s admissions process is based on a holistic sense of the applicant, not just grades and test scores.  It’s a lot like other schools’ methods where grades and test scores and race are just one factor. It’s a method that has  stood up to court challenges for years. Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:37:21 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15108982/there-is-no-such-thing-as-asian-privilege https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15108982/there-is-no-such-thing-as-asian-privilege My mom let me know that she recently purchased a walking stick for when she and my father walk our dog. While they are entering an older stage in their lives, they are still in good health and have no issues walking. They bought the walking stick for the sole purpose of having something to defend themselves with in the case they are attacked. Though she didn’t say it explicitly, she is afraid that she might also become a victim of anti-Asian violence. Tue, 06 Apr 2021 16:46:04 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/african-american/article/15108796/northern-kentucky-university-to-investigate-white-supremacy-graffiti https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/african-american/article/15108796/northern-kentucky-university-to-investigate-white-supremacy-graffiti Northern Kentucky University will investigate – and increase nightly police patrols – after white supremacy graffiti was found on campus, the second vandalization since the year’s start, CNN reported. The graffiti, found on public space “Housing Rock”  included spray-painted stencils of the words, “Patriot Front,” in reference to white nationalist hate group Patriot Front. According […] Mon, 05 Apr 2021 12:53:51 -0500 Demographics / African-American https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15108925/higher-eds-diversity-gave-first-filipino-attorney-general-in-california-a-boost https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15108925/higher-eds-diversity-gave-first-filipino-attorney-general-in-california-a-boost Asian American college students were protesting in San Francisco about the rise in Asian American hate over the weekend. #StopAsianHate, #StopAsianAmericanHate, hashtag it whatever you will.  But the answer to their prayers—at least in California—may have come earlier in the week when Rob Bonta was nominated to be the state’s attorney general, the top law enforcement official in the nation’s most as Asian American state. Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:32:35 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15108929/what-can-universities-do-to-combat-anti-asian-racism https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15108929/what-can-universities-do-to-combat-anti-asian-racism After a series of shootings at Asian spas killed eight people in Atlanta – six of them Asian women – the country is undergoing a reckoning with anti-Asian racism. Asian American faculty and staff say campuses have a role to play in this moment. Fri, 26 Mar 2021 07:24:29 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15108803/what-can-we-do-to-stop-anti-asian-hate-crimes https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15108803/what-can-we-do-to-stop-anti-asian-hate-crimes Pak Ho is a  75 year-old-Asian American who died last Thursday (March 11) after he was robbed on the streets of Oakland, Calif., the latest victim in the rising number of anti-Asian hate crimes in the U.S. No one is saying, “Say his name.” Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:34:39 -0500 Demographics / Asian American Pacific Islander