Category: Practitioner(s) Essays

A Practitioner(s) Essay continues our practice of providing a forum for community leaders and professionals to express opinions derived from their real-world experiences about broad policy challenges facing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Writers are encouraged to offer examples of effective strategies, actions and programs. A Practitioner’s Essay is meant to be prescriptive and normative and to set an agenda for the future.

Article: We Make the Spring Rolls, They Make Their Own Rules: Filipina Domestic Workers’ Fight for Labor Rights in New York City and Los Angeles

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“We Make the Spring Rolls, They Make Their Own Rules: Filipina Domestic Workers’ Fight for Labor Rights in New York … Read MoreArticle: We Make the Spring Rolls, They Make Their Own Rules: Filipina Domestic Workers’ Fight for Labor Rights in New York City and Los Angeles

Article: The Importance of Ethnic Competency: Labor Trafficking, Thai Migrations, and the Thai Community Development Center

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“The Importance of Ethnic Competency: Labor Trafficking, Thai Migrations, and the Thai Community Development Center” Volume 10:1, p. 59 (2012) … Read MoreArticle: The Importance of Ethnic Competency: Labor Trafficking, Thai Migrations, and the Thai Community Development Center

Article: Pin@y Educational Partnerships: A Counter-Pipeline to Create Critical Educators

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“Pin@y Educational Partnerships: A Counter-Pipeline to Create Critical Educators” Volume 8:1, p. 76 (2010) by Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, Roderick Daus-Magbual, and … Read MoreArticle: Pin@y Educational Partnerships: A Counter-Pipeline to Create Critical Educators

Article: Asian American and Pacific Islanders Serving Institutions: The Motivations and Challenges behind Seeking a Federal Designation

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Asian American and Pacific Islanders Serving Institutions: The Motivations and Challenges behind Seeking a Federal Designation Volume 7:2, p.107 (2009) … Read MoreArticle: Asian American and Pacific Islanders Serving Institutions: The Motivations and Challenges behind Seeking a Federal Designation

Article: “Not in Your Backyard!”: A Community Struggle for the Rights of Immigrant Adult Education in San Francisco’s Chinatown

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“Not in Your Backyard!”: A Community Struggle for the Rights of Immigrant Adult Education in San Francisco’s Chinatown Volume 7:2, … Read MoreArticle: “Not in Your Backyard!”: A Community Struggle for the Rights of Immigrant Adult Education in San Francisco’s Chinatown

Article: A Model for Developing and Implementing a Theory-Driven, Culture-Specific Outreach and Education Program for Korean American Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s Disease

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“A Model for Developing and Implementing a Theory-Driven, Culture-Specific Outreach and Education Program for Korean American Caregivers of People with … Read MoreArticle: A Model for Developing and Implementing a Theory-Driven, Culture-Specific Outreach and Education Program for Korean American Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s Disease

Article: “Whose School District is This?”: Vietnamese Americans and Coalitional Politics in Orange County, California

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“Whose School District is This?”: Vietnamese Americans and Coalitional Politics in Orange County, California Volume 5:2, p. 1 (2007) by … Read MoreArticle: “Whose School District is This?”: Vietnamese Americans and Coalitional Politics in Orange County, California