Latest Content for APA Compass

APA Compass will kickoff a new series, "APA POP WATCH", with focus on APAs in the media and pop culture. This month we'll dedicate the whole show to APA Pop Watch and take a critical look at TV. There's a whole slew of new shows featuring APA faces including Nikita, Outsour... Read more

14 year old Sara Onitsuka has some thought provoking things to say about representations of Asian Americans in the media. Read more

First up, Marie Lo gives some context for analyzing images of APAs on mainstream popular media. For more information on some of the resources and items mentioned check out the links below: Asian American Justice Center's TV Diversity Report Card Media Action Network for Asia... Read more

First Kushlani de Soyza speaks with Vincent Pham, doctoral candidate in Communication and graduate teaching assistant in Asian American Studies at the University of Illinois and co-author of Asian Americans in the Media. Then, Vincent joins Kushlani and other APA Compass co... Read more

This month we're speaking with Judy Yung, author of a new book, Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America. From the Angel Island website: "In this landmark book, published to commemorate the immigration station’s 100th anniversary, historians Erika Lee and Judy Yung prov... Read more

Kushlani deSoyza had a chance to speak with Filipino American fashion designer Jay Nicolas Sario. Sario is best known for his appearance on the television show Project Runway. He was in town to show a collection at Portland Fashion Week taking place October 6-10. Read more

Andrew Yeh had an opportunity to speak with historian and author Judy Yung about her new book Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America.The book was published in commemoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station's 100th anniversary. "In this landmark book, published to... Read more

Normal 0 Thanks for tuning into APA Compass. Our September program focuses on education and some of the ongoing challenges and barriers surrounding diversity in educational institutions. Collective member Marie Lo talks with Professor Sarita See about the challeng... Read more

Normal 0 Collective member Andrew Yeh talks to Phillip Dirks, Patti Sakurai and Sho Shigeoka about issues of diversity and education here in Oregon. Read more

Sara Onitsuka submitted this "Eye-Opening" APA Minute. Read more