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The article highlights Dr. Lori Kido Lopez's role as an activist-scholar, focusing on her work in communications and Asian American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she explores the intersection of race and media, advocates for Asian American representation and engages in diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Topics include activism, Asian American media representation and diversity in academia.

The article reports on the decision of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire to deny tenure to Dr. Aimee Bahng. Topics covered include the lack of Asian American Studies program at the Ivy League research university, the initiatives of other educational institutions in promoting the discipline including the University of California, Cornell University, and the University of Pennsylvania, and the question of diversity expressed by Beinecke Scholar Sera Kwon.

The article talks about the President of the University of Cincinnati (UC) Santa J. Ono and her efforts that changed his institution into the "hottest college in America." Topics include Ono's educational background as the first Asian American President of UC, his approach as college president by combining the use of social media with face-to-face student contact and engagement, and his initiatives to increase faculty hires and scholarship pools and to address issues like college affordability.

The article reports on the commencement of Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) Studies program, which allows students to take educational courses in Asian Pacific American history, Peoples and Cultures of Polynesia and Asian American Experience, at the College of William & Mary in Virginia.

The article discusses New York University's Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH), which studies health issues effecting Asian Americans, a racial group lacking contemporary medical research and study. The author examines social issues preventing many Asian Americans from seeking medical care, CSAAH screening and treatment goals, and educational workshops put on by the program. The role community plays in organizations like CSAAH is also explained.

In this article the author discusses a development in Asian American studies, concentrating on courses that are gauged to specific ethnic groups. There is concern that the ethnic specific courses could detract from the importance of a broad pan-Asian course of study. It is explained that as their is no single Asian social life and culture or language students are concerned with their specifics roots.

The article reports on the denial of the tenure of Dr. Aimee Bahng, an assistant professor at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. It states that her tenure for a permanent hire was denied despite unanimous support of her colleagues on the Department of English tenure committee. It mentions that she specializes in Asian American studies.

The article discusses the Asian American Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston. The article describes how faculty in the program encourage students to major in more practical degrees while concurrently studying a few classes in ethnic studies. Comments are provided by professors Peter Kiang, Gary Orfield, and Andrew Leong.

The article reports that much of U.S. librarian emeritus Marina Espina's research on Filipinos in Louisiana was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. As she navigated the congested freeways, she worried about what damage the storm could wreak on the hundreds of papers and photos she had collected, documenting the lengthy history of Filipinos on the Gulf Coast.

The article talks about Jerry Kang, associate provost, professor of law, and Asian American studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Topics include UCLA's plans to implement evidence-based practices and create a fair environment for all students and faculty, Kang's position as vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, Kang's educational background as an immigrant and first-generation professional, and his accolades like UCLA Law's Professor of the Year in 1998.

The article examines the position of Asian Pacific Americans (APA) on college campuses in the U.S. The author argues that despite the large number of APA students on campuses, the group has become marginalized and underserved by colleges. Unlike other minorities, they rarely have the combination of a cultural center and an academic department for Asian American studies. The development of a cultural center and academic department at the University of Connecticut is described.

The article discusses the University of Maryland at College Park's expansion of course offerings related to culture and identity through a grant to meet the demands and needs of Asian American students. The grant was awarded under the U.S. Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions program and expands outreach at schools with a large number of Asian students. The courses are discussed by Dr. Larry Shinagawa, who is director of Asian American studies at the school.

The article discusses the work of professor Dr. Nitasha Tamar Sharma, who is considered to be an emerging scholar by this journal. Sharma, an assistant professor of African-American and Asian American Studies at Northwestern University in Illinois, credits her parents, who were both professors, on influencing her choice of career. Sharma's experiences with diversity while a college student, and her book "Claiming Space, Making Race: South Asian American Hip Hop Artists," is discussed.