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Pro-Palestinian protests grow at UCLA and UC Santa Barbara

The Los Angeles Times 25 Apr 2024

Chu, before calling off the main commencement altogether ... George Dutton, a professor of Asian language and cultures, said he and others wanted to observe the protest to ensure that students can safely practice their 1st Amendment rights ... .

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An ‘Urgent Need’: Professors Call for Renovations to Harvard-Yenching Library

The Harvard Crimson 23 Apr 2024

Jie Li ’01, professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, said that, compared to Widener and Lamont, two of the libraries set for renovations, the need to renovate Yenching Library “is actually much more dire.”.

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Generations of immigrants to the Lower East Side are celebrated in a new picture book

Jewish Telegraph Agency 23 Apr 2024

A particular highlight during her research, Weinstein said, was when she visited a class at the High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies on Grand Street.

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Over 100 international education agents join Cebu ESL fam tour

The Philadelphia Inquirer 21 Apr 2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Cebu hosted over a hundred international ...

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HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister issues edict (24) of 2024

Bahrain News Agency 21 Apr 2024

Manama, Apr. 21 (BNA) ... Article I ... 1- Salman Hassan Al Jalahma as Chief of Americas Affairs ... 6- Muneera Nofal Al Doseri as Chief of Asian and Pacific Affairs. 7- Hasan Ebrahim Saleh as Director of Training and Languages ... ....

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Anna Park Doesn't See Things In Black and White

Vogue 20 Apr 2024

“Wonder Women,” a 2022 group show of 40 Asian ... “I hated that people would gawk at the food I’d bring to school, my stiff black hair and Asian features, my insecurity with the language,” she says.

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Stardew Valley Update 1.6.4 Patch Notes: New Mines and Fish Frenzies

Gamespot 20 Apr 2024

Many edits and fixes in translation text.Fixed a text parsing error for Asian languages which caused them to incorrectly wrap in some cases.Fixed spacing issues in Asian languages.Fixed several ...

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Cebu hosts ESL fam tour; DOT 7 to tap new ESL markets

Sun Star 19 Apr 2024

CEBU welcomed over 100 international education agents from five Asian countries for a five-day ESL (English as Second Language) familiarization tour in the province.

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Despite ‘model minority’ trope, 1 in 10 Asian Americans live in poverty

News India Times 18 Apr 2024

When the Office of Management and Budget recently announced it was adding new racial and ethnic categories to the Census for the first time in 27 years, large Asian American advocacy groups rejoiced.

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Despite ‘model minority’ trope, 1 in 10 Asian Americans lives in poverty

News India Times 18 Apr 2024

When the Office of Management and Budget recently announced it was adding new racial and ethnic categories to the Census for the first time in 27 years, large Asian American advocacy groups rejoiced.

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UN Chinese Language Day celebrated in Tunisia

People Daily 18 Apr 2024

The event gathered Chinese culture enthusiasts, interested locals, and students studying the Chinese language at Carthage University, providing a chance for Tunisians to gain a deeper understanding of the Asian country.

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Professor who Columbia president said was ‘spoken to’ for calling Hamas invasion ‘astounding’ says he ...

CNN 18 Apr 2024

When asked at the hearing if Massad, a tenured professor, faced any disciplinary action, Shafik responded he had been “spoken to” by the head of his department of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies and his dean.

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Here are the top 7 things to do in Austin this weekend

Culture Map 18 Apr 2024

The springtime festival season is in full bloom, and these happenings are proof of a social calendar teeming with possibility ... The event features more than 30 international films that showcase South Asian stories, screening in more than 17 languages.

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AI Singapore and Google partner to enhance Southeast Asian Large Language Model training datasets

Manila Bulletin 17 Apr 2024

AI Singapore and Google are working together to improve artificial intelligence that understands languages spoken in Southeast Asia. This is under what they call as Project SEALD -- which means Southeast Asian Languages in One Network Data.

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Al-Quds Day at Harvard

The Harvard Crimson 16 Apr 2024

Espada ’96, an employee of the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, wrote on X, “How about instead of saying Zionists are abetting genocide we use their own preferred terminology and ...