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Beating the Odds Event Media Coverage
Thank you to those who attended our event Beating the Odds: Addressing Problem Gambling in the Asian American Community on March 25, 09.
The event raised awareness about problem gambling and has received media coverage from the World Journal, Sampan, and New England Ethnic News.
To read the articles please click on the links below.
New England Ethnic News
Sampans
New Occasional Paper on Lao American Health Published
IAAS has published a study by Patrick Clarkin, Research Fellow and Assistant Professor of Anthropology at UMass Boston entitled Lao Health and Ajustment in Southern New England Three Decade after the Secret War. For information on how to obtain a copy, Click here
2005-2007 American Community Survey Three-Year Estimates Released
American Community Survey (ACS), conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, is a nationwide survey that collects information on the U.S. population. The 2005-2007 ACS estimates are based on data collected in three consecutive years. To see data available on Asian Americans in Massachusetts, click here.
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Report on Asian American attitudes on immigration issues now availableIAAS has published Interest and Action: Findings from a Survey of Asian American Attitudes on Immigrants, Immigration, and Activism by Michael Liu, Shauna Lo, and Paul Watanabe. To order or download a copy, click here. |
As I Am: Asians in America Pilot Radio Program
The Institute for Asian American Studies and WUMB Public Radio are proud to announce the completion of the As I Am: Asians In America radio Pilot. The program examines the American experience - present, past, and future - with an Asian American lens. Author-activist Helen Zia hosts the As I Am Pilot which is available for download on the show's website. Please click here for more information.
Bibliography of Asian Americans in New England
This bibliography, compiled by the Institute for Asian American Studies and now available on CD, contains over 650 listings of articles, books, theses, and papers dealing with Asians and Asian Americans in New England. It is searchable by type of item, Asian subgroup, subject, and other variables. A must-have for anyone researching Asian Americans in New England. For more information,
click here.
Community Profiles Available for the State and 14 Cities and Towns in Massachusetts
The final version of the Massachusetts and Boston Community Profile are available in print or for download. Profiles for other cities and towns in Massachusetts are available for download only. Please visit out
Census 2000 section
for more information. The report contains detailed census data on Asian Americans and Asian subgroups, as well as on Blacks and African Americans, Latinos, whites, and Native Americans. (Last Updated 3/29/2005)

