Asia' / Why Diversity of Cultures Makes This An Inadequate Geographical Term
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A 13 page examination of Asia and the diversity of cultures which exists there. Explores culture in general and details how it is culture that makes a people. Concludes that the term 'Asia' although inadequate from a geographic standpoint is one which will undoubtedly be in used well into the future. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: Asiageog.wps

Asian American Families: The Effects of Larger Social Processes on this “Private” Sphere
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An 8 page overview of the many problems confronting Asian Americans in mainstream America. Provides statistics on the growing Asian American component of the population and an overview of discrimination, pressure to conform, and stereotyping which are all too often an integral component of the Asian American experience. Emphasizes the experience of Korean American families. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPasianF.wps

Asian American Studies at the University Level
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This 5 page report discusses the historical, political, and social development of Asian American studies at the university and college level. As with virtually any academic pursuit, the world of Asian American studies has developed, changed, redefined itself and continued to move forward as its own unique, educational discipline. The movement supporting ethnic and women's studies bean in the late 1960s as university people -- students, faculty, and staff, began to recognize that university curricula generally did not consider or appropriately respond to the diversity of American society, especially racial minorities, women, and the working class. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWstudaswps

Asian Americans: Crucial Barometer
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(5 pp) At a recent conference of Columbia University students, entitled, 'Multiple Margins on Common Ground,' one of the organizers, Lailan Huen, said, 'We are targeting people from all groups.' She continued, 'We're not trying to prove to people that we are American, asking for validation as citizens, but we do want to offer a chance to explore and discuss what it means to be labeled as Asian Americans.' We will look a that same thematic approach - what it means to be labeled Asian American, first in the nation and then in California in this discussion. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BBasiaam.rtf

Asian Culture and Family
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A 4 page paper which examines the culture and family of Asians as seen in text fax sent by student requesting paper. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAasfmcu.rtf

Asian Cultures and Business Management
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of research on Asian cultures and business management. This paper looks at the influence of Western culture on Eastern business management strategies. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MHTITLEIX33.rtf

ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS AND IMF
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This 4-page paper discusses some of the causes of the East Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 and 1998, and some of the IMF's blunders when it came to trying to deal with the crisis.
Filename: MTIMFasi.rtf

Asian Order & Upheaval
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An 8 page paper that explores the upheaval experienced by ASEAN countries since World War II. Utilizing the historical/ideological sense of order as a base, the paper explores this issue from the standpoint of Japan since WWII, Vietnam after the Vietnam Conflict, Korean famine/nuclear nonproliferation, and how China sits in relationship to these countries--past and present. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Asianuph.wps

Asian Political Questions
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8 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses factors that contributed to the rise of communist totalitarianism in modern China; factors that contributed to the Japan's pre-WWII military domination; China and Japan's nature of political regimes and relationships; and major characteristics of pre- and post-WWII Japanese economic development. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: TLCAsianPol.rtf

Asian Status in the Dominican Republic
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This 10 page paper discusses the history of the Dominican Republic and its struggles with its neighbor Haiti, and how these incursions led the Dominican dictator Trujillo to invite first Spanish, and then Japanese, immigrants to settle on the island. It also discusses the fact that the conditions that the newcomers found were substantially different from those they had been promised, and that both the Japanese government and that of the Dominican Republic failed to given the newcomers the support they needed. Finally, it discusses the fact that most of the Japanese were repatriated or encouraged to settle in other Latin American countries; this included those that were born on the island. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVDomRep.rtf

Asian v. African & Latin American Growth
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An 8 page research paper that contrasts and compares the economic growth of countries in Asia to those in Latin America and Africa, specifically addressing why growth elsewhere in the world has not matched the performance of Asia economies. The writer argues that the blame lies primarily with government mismanagement, corruption and greed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khasafla.rtf

Asian Women & Non-Asian Males / Attraction of Culture
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A 10 page paper that outlines the appeal of Asian women to non-Asian males, considering issues of history, culture and the changing role of women. This paper argues that cultural factors, including the sense of subservience of women perceived in the Asian culture, and not physical characteristics, that underscores systematic and sociologically linked attraction and the prevalence of mail-order bride operations. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Asiawomn.wps

Asian Women (Hmong Refugees)
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A 5 page research paper that examines the situation of Hmong refugee women in American society who are suffering from depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. The writer discusses the rehabilitation efforts that have directed towards these women and whether or not these do more harm then good. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Asiwome.wps

Asian-American Gangs In The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries
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7 pages in length. The existing and ever-growing power of Asian-American gangs during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have proven to impact both the Asian and American communities in profound ways. So prevalent has the violent activity been that there have been several attempts to diffuse the gang's activity and finally bring peace to the communities of color, most times with failed results. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCAgang.wps

Asian-Americans And The Immigration Act Of 1965
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A 5 page paper that discuses immigration laws. Prior to 1965, quotas existed based on national origin that were particularly limiting to Asians. When the new law was passed, the numbers of Asians immigrating to this country soared. The effects of the law are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGasian.wps

ASIANS AND HISPANICS IN TEXAS
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This 5-page paper discusses the Asian and Hispanic communities in Texas, their histories and their impact on the Lone Star State. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTashicu.rtf

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