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| Title | Asians in America Project |
| Body | From: "Anselmo Villanueva" This is a site worth surfing to if you are not familiar with it. Anselmo ---------- Asians in America Project http://www.asiansinamerica.org/home.html Mission: "Knowledge is Power, Knowledge is Pride." This statement is the founding principle behind the Asians in America Project (AIA). Our sole purpose is to provide a central source of information for all things regarding people of Asian Pacific descent living in the United States. Background: AIA has been three years in the making. When the Asians in America project was first concieved, it was to be nothing more than an online directory of Asian Pacific American (APA) organizations. But as the idea took shape, it became evident that AIA could and should be much more. With the lack of a central source for news and information on events and issues regarding Asian Pacific Americans, the need for a national bulletin board for APA related announcements, and the necessity to archive historical information on the APA community, it was decided that AIA will try to fullfill these needs as well as it's original purpose as a directory. True, there were many online publications for Asian Pacific Americans, and there were also a lot of websites that featured organization directories, calendars or historical facts. But there were just SO MANY. And some of them covered one area but not another. Others weren't updated on a regular basis, many were part of a larger organization that had other priorities, and most dealt with information on Asia as much as they did on Asian America. That's where AIA comes in. It's mission, not as much as to create even more new information about the community, but to gather what information does exist and make them accessible from one central location. As a result, The Asians in America Project is now comprised of four main sections: - News - featuring daily news updates from traditional newspapers, weekly links to stories in other APA publications, and the occasional orginal article from contribuiting writeres and volunteers. - Directory - a national database of organizations, associations, agencies, media resources and notable persons active in the APA community. - Listings - this is a national bulletin board for everything from community events, political rallies, job openings, volunteer opportunities, arts and entertainment, and general announcements - Museum - a work in progress, this section strives to document the history of the Asian Pacific American community through words and images. Our goal is to become the most comprehensive repository of information on Asian Pacific America. We will try to provide previously published and original content useful to community leaders, researchers, writers, journalists, educators, policy makers, students, or anyone with any interest in the APA community. Correspondence We welcome all feedback, comments and suggestions. Please send all correspondence to info@asiansinamerica.org. Submissions All submissions must be in an electronic format that allow us to "copy/paste" the information onto our webpage templates. To send items to specific section, please use the following links: - News Items and Articles should be sent to news@asiansinamerica.org. - Listings Submissions should be made using the online Listings Submissions Form. - Directory Submissions should be made using the online Directory Submissions Form. - Museum Contributions are accepted at museum@asiansinamerica.org. |
| Source | http://www.asiansinamerica.org/home.html |
| Inputdate | 2003-07-14 11:51:00 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2003-07-14 11:51:00 |
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