Through our work, we've been able to collect and analyze reports that are useful in understanding the status, needs, and issues of Asian Pacific Americans, both in Minnesota and nationally. Here is a list of reports we've found extremely useful.
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Demographics
| Title | Description | Author and Date | National or State |
| Southeast Asian Americans at a Glance | Includes
a compilation of findings and
analysis on Southeast Asian American communities based on data from the
2010 American Community Survey. Includes demographic data
on Population, Immigration, & Naturalization,
Education, Income
& Employment, and Housing. SEARAC also hosts other publications on their website. |
Southeast
Asia Resource Action Center, 2011 |
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| A Community of Contrasts: Asian Americans in the United States 2011 |
Compiles the latest data on Asian Americans at the national level. | Asian
American Center for Advancing Justice, 2011 |
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| OneMinneapolis Report | Includes some data on Asian populations in Minneapolis, disaggregated by language, foreign status, and Southeast Asian ethnicity. | OneMinneapolis, 2011 | |
| Asian American Pacific Islander Key Facts and Figures |
A quick summary on major AAPI ethnic groups in the U.S. | White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 2010? | |
| What You Should Know About Native
Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI’s) |
White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 2010? | |
Policy Briefs and Agendas
| Title | Description | Author | National or State |
| "Winning the Future: President Obama’s Agenda and the AAPI Community" |
Obama Administration, 2011 | |
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| A 7 Point Plan for Achieving Excellence |
One page outline of Gov. Dayton's 7-Point Plan for Achieving Excellence in Education | Gov. Dayton's administration, 2011 | |
Pre-K-12 Education
| Title | Description | Author | National or State |
| Minnesota Assessment Results for 2010-2011 |
Includes results for MN students on the following tests MCA, MCA-Modified, MTAS, TEAE, and MN SOLOM. Results show a persistent disparity in achievement between students of color, students in poverty and their white counterparts. | MN Dept. of Education, Sept. 2011 | |
| 16 Solutions that Deliver Equity and Excellence in Education |
Suggestions to achieve equitable education in Minnesota | Organizing Apprenticeship Project, June 2011 | |
| Road map for school readiness in the Hmong Community |
2 page summary also available, click here. | Ready4K, date unknown (Late 2000s) | |
| Asian Americans most bullied in US schools: study |
Asian Americans endure far more bullying at US schools than members of other ethnic groups, with teenagers of the community three times as likely to face taunts on the Internet, new data shows. 54 percent of Asian American teenagers said they were bullied in the classroom. For more information, read the White House Initiative on AAPI blog and NCES data findings. | Reported by Shaun Tandon (AFP) – Oct 28, 2011 | |
| Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders: Facts, not fiction: Setting the record straight |
This report addresses three large myths that AAPI students are “taking over” US higher education, are concentrated only in selective four-year universities, and are a homogeneous racial group. Myths are countered with new perspectives and facts. | National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE), 2008 | |
| Status
of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Education: Beyond the "Model Minority" Stereotype |
National Education Association, 2005 | |
Higher Education
| Title | Description | Author | National or State |
| The Relevance of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders in the College Completion Agenda |
A joint release | National
Commissionon Asian
American and Pacific Islander Research in Education / Asian
& Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), 2011 |
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| Immigration and Higher Education Study Committee - Phase 2 (Solutions) |
This committee developed recommendations to improve immigrant students' readiness for and success in higher education, focusing on the key areas of culture, information, cost, and language preparation. It builds on the first phase, completed in 2006. | The Citizens' League, 2009 | |
| Immigration & Higher
Education Study Committee - Phase 1 (framing) |
This committee identified the important facts and key questions about immigration and higher education in Minnesota, in order to inform a second phase, which is currently formulating recommendations to address key barriers. | The Citizens' League, 2007 | |
| Federal Higher Education Policy Priorities and the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community |
This
report is guided by
four propositions: first, that policy matters;
second, that institutions matter; third, research matters; and finally, strategic action matters. |
National
Commission on
Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE), 2010 |
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Health
| Title | Description | Author | National or State |
| Hmong mental health | 87 page report on an assessment of mental health needs and services for the Hmong community in Ramsey County. A 4 page executive summary also available, click here. In 2011, Wilder Foundation held a community forum for the findings of the report. Videos from the forum presentaions are available here. | Wilder Research, July 2010 | |
| Ntxhais Hmoob: Hmong daughters |
4 page brief on supporting the well-being of young Hmong women | Wilder Research, July 2010 | |
| Asian American and Pacific Islander Mental Health |
Key findings reveal
Asian American teenage girls have highest rates of depression:
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NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness | |
Economics
| Title | Description | Author | National or State |
| The economic contributions of Asian Indians to Minnesota |
Includes info on populations, buying power, taxes, etc. | Dr. Bruce Corrie, Concordia University Saint Paul (2005-7?) | |
| Teenage Marriage and the Socioeconomic Health of Hmong Women |
Data from a study conducted by Dr. Pa Der Vang, consisting of a sample of 186 Hmong women ages 18 and over. | Hmong Women Achieving Together, Dr. PaDer Vang, 2009 | |
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