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By Tamara Treichel Asian American students have the reputation of being high achievers, diligent, obedient, and, in short, any teacher’s dream – the “perfect students.” This has led to the “model minority” myth regarding Asian Americans. Yet one should regard all stereotypes with caution. As Kim Wong Keltner humorously and yet also poignantly pointed out in her memoir Tiger Babies …

As the Back-to-School Tax Free Weeks in Virginia and Maryland sailed by, it is once again time for kids aged 6-17 to put away the bathing suit and hit up the books. This school year will be an especially distressing one for rising juniors and their families, who are facing one of the most transformative events in their lives: applying …

By Stephen Tu Far from feeding the stereotype of the Asian American “model minority” myth, some local Bhutanese and Burmese communities find themselves in dire states. Approximately 2,000 refugees have resettled in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia in the past decade. Bhutanese and Burmese refugees are among the most vulnerable Asian immigrant groups, according to a new report from the …