All Students Count Act- Tumblr Campaign
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The All Students Count Act is a bill that would require State Departments of Education to report disaggregated data on their K-12 report cards based on the 2010 census data. It would divide the Asian American ethnic group into: Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Other Asian, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) data would be broken into: Native Hawaiian, Guamanian or Chamorro, Samoan, and Other Pacific Islander. The bill would also allow for the cross-tabulation of gender and disability.25 This tumblr photo campaign features students advocating for their own unique ethnicities in support for the legislation.
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
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The AALDEF is a national organization that advocates for the civil rights of Asian Americans. They address issues surrounding economic justice, immigration rights, housing and environmental justice, as well as educational equity. In 2008, AALDEF published the first analysis of the No Child Left Behind act and its negative impact on Asian American students.28
Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
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The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) aims to improve the health and well-being of Asian Pacific American children and families in New York City. Their Asian American Student Advocacy Project (ASAP) is a youth leadership program for public high school students who want to make changes in education through advocacy. These students address such as the model minority stereotype, culturally relevant curriculum, and anti-harassment in schools. They have also launched a college and career readiness campaign to support youth in the college process.31
Minh Nguyen- Executive Director/Founder of VAYLA
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Minh Nguyen is the executive director/founder of the Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans (VAYLA), an organization that advocates for educational equity in New Orleans public schools.32 He tweets about/from conferences that address educational issues faced by Asian American students.
New York City Asian American Student Conference (NYCAASC)
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The NYCAASC is a student run intercollegiate organization dedicated to addressing issues faced by Asian-Americans in the community. This group was started as a collaboration between NYU and Columbia, and has now expanded to include students from Hunter College, Baruch College, Fordham, etc.35 They hold annual student conferences and post about these conferences on Facebook and Twitter.
Sarah Ha
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Sarah Ha is the Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships at Teach for America. She used to be the director of the Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) which works to provide college scholarships to AAPI students.36 She tweets about AAPI issues in K12 education and in higher education.
The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) is a national organization that advances the interests of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans through four core strategic areas: policy and advocacy, community engagement, leadership and organizational development, and research. Their facebook page contains posts on the work they’re doing surrounding education and other issues such as immigration. They also link to many other organizations doing educational advocacy work in SE Asian communities.37
The CARE project
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The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE) is a collaboration between a national commission, research advisory group, and a research team, based at UCLA. They aim to increase awareness about the needs and challenges facing AAPI students in U.S. higher education.40