Saturday, September 20, 2008

At Home:

Research Article Assignments, Come back with ideas on polls, surveys, etc. that you would like to do.

AAYS Fall Kick-Off Meeting

AAYS General Meeting #1

Organizational Structure: Portfolio, Emails, Committees, Chairs, etc.

Discussion: What does it mean to be an Asian American?

Brief overview of magazine focus, discussion topics

Article Assignment

Saturday, September 27, 2008

At Home:

Continue Researching Article Assignments, Conduct Polls, Surveys

Work On Rough Drafts

2 Week Break

AAYS General Meeting #2

Discussion: Asian Americans in Montgomery County

What in particular makes living as an Asian American in Montgomery County different from living in any other portion of the world? America?

Article Research Assistance

Saturday, October 18, 2008

At Home:

Work on Collaboration and Submit to Collaboration Chair by November 1, 2008.

2 Week Break

AAYS General Meeting #3

Discussion: Asian Americans in the Public Education System

How do the portrayals in the media affect the stereotypes? How do the stereotypes affect the portrayals in the media? Is it just Catch-22?

Affirmative Action

Thomas Jefferson High School, Silicon Valley Schools – Demographics in Question??

Rough Drafts of Article Due

Collaboration Article Assignments Out

    à Must Be Emailed to Collaboration Chair by Saturday, November 1, 2008

Saturday, November 8, 2008

At Home:

   Finalize Articles. Make any necessary changes and make sure that citations are correctly done. Formatting must also be done.

AAYS General Meeting #4

Discussion: Ethnoburb and Chinatown

What is the purpose of ethnic hubs? What is an ethnoburb?

What are the differences between an ethnoburb and Chinatown?

How has the urbanization of Chinatown influenced the development of ethnoburbs?

Rough Drafts of Article Returned

Collaboration Finalized

Saturday, November 15, 2008

At Home:

Submit Article to the editors. Send everything to the publication editors by this date.

AAYS General Meeting #5

Discussion: Asian Americans in the Media

Portrayals in the Media

Relating to Stereotypes

Final Drafts of Articles due to the Publication Editor à Formation of the Design and Layout Committee to create physical Magazine, separate timeline will be presented.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

At Home:

None  - Publication Will Be Put Together By Editors + Committee.

2 Week Break

AAYS General Meeting #6

Discussion: Revisiting The Concept of the Model Minority

Why is there are a higher rate of success than the average population amongst Asian Americans?

How does this relate to the topics that we have discussed throughout the semester?

Saturday, December 13, 2008

AAYS General Meeting #7

Discussion: Recap of the Accomplishments of the Past Year

Goals for the Upcoming Year

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