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MAASU 2005 Special Edition & Prize Drawing @ IMDiversity.com Asian
American Village
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Welcome MAASU Members!
As proud participants in MAASU 2005 "Awaken Your
Consciousness", IMDiversity.com's Asian American Village Online,
Blacklava.net and SDIkeda.com were inspired to join forces to
create this special MAASU-only readings and career feature and
prize drawing.
Here you'll find conference-followup features, extended
materials from some Ann Arbor workshops, IMDiversity's annual
“Summer Gigs, Internships and New Grad Opportunities Edition,”
and other features.
Congratulations to the outgoing ECC and the dedicated
students at UM on yet another great MAASU conference, good luck
to MSU, OSU and the new ECC members on their future leadership
of this great organization, and thanks to all for inviting us to
"re-awaken ourselves" with
you!
WHAT'S HERE
Conference-Related
Opportunities-Related
Other Select Features for MAASU
MAASU Prize Drawing
Details
Win a giftpack including a
$50 cash prize, a signed first-edition of Stewart
David Ikeda’s What the Scarecrow Said, a
limited-edition Secret Asian Man chapbook and
goodies-kit, gifts from Blacklava.net -
Clothing for a New State of Mind. You'll also have
your resume given special promotion to top hiring employers
nationwide.
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Conference-Related
Sessions on Saturday; check for workshop
times and locations at Registration
Background: Workshops with Stewart David
Ikeda
Background: Workshops with Frances Kai-Hwa
Wang
Also: Stop by
and visit us at the Career & Org Fair, 1:00 - 3:00 Saturday!
Archived Specials
APAs in the Heartland 2004
Nov. 2004 annual section of news, opinions and features focusing on
Asian-Pacific Americans' lives between the Coasts
[Archive only - Some links removed]
Secret Asian Man
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Select Features of Interest from AAV
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U.S. Universities Face Turbulent Times Ahead
By June Kronholz, Staff Reporter of The
Wall Street Journal
All across campus, changes are coming for students, faculty,
administrators and parents alike
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National Organizations Serving Asian-Pacific American Students
By
Asian-American Village Staff
Student Unions, Professional Student Organizations, Asian American Studies,
more
- Building Asian
American and Ethnic Studies in the Midwest
By Sharon S. Lee, U. Illinois-Urbana
Champaign AAS
Challenges, growth prospects, and new opportunities in the Heartland
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Life and School in a Foreign Country
By Pa Lee, FutureHmong Magazine
A recent U Wisconsin graduate details her
enriching, final senior semester spent
studying in Thailand
- Q&A: The Passion
of Iowa State Rep. Swati Dandekar
By Stewart David Ikeda,
IMDiversity.com
Facing a hard 2004 re-election race,
Dandekar talks about her passion for education, for John Kerry, and for
the state that made her the first Indian-born American to serve in a
state legislature
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Lessons from My Freshman Year--The Meaning of Diversity
By Nelson Tam,
Pacific News Service
For all the talk the PC types put out about
defying stereotypes and the need for diversity, what really counts are personal
relationships
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Education Culture Gap
By Frances Kai-Hwa
Wang, Asian-American Village
Tugging at a few threads of truth
behind the "Model Minority" myth
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School Daze- The Smart Asian Syndromee
By Gil Asakawa, Nikkei View
Aren't we all supposed to be smart, especially in math and science?
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Race on Campus
By David Pego, IMDiversity Contributing Editor
Returning after a 30-year absence to finally finish his degree, the
author is writing a series for the campus newspaper about what it is
like to be a student of color in a university setting where there is
little diversity
More readings at the Village
index
MAASU Special
Promotion
Post your resume by April
15
Win an AAV giftpack
including a $50 cash prize, a signed first-edition of
Stewart David Ikeda’s What the Scarecrow Said,
a limited-edition Secret Asian Man chapbook
and goodies-kit, gifts from Blacklava.net -
Clothing for a New State of Mind. You'll also have
your resume given special promotion to top hiring employers
nationwide.
To enter: Use our quick 2-step form to
open your free, customized MY JOB TOOLS Account from IMDiversity and create or post a resume today!
Include the code "JobsforUsMAASU" [one
word, no spaces] in the body text of your resume.
[GO!]
Featured Opportunities with Pfizer
Nationwide opportunities of all kinds and
professional levels with Pfizer, Inc. -- not only a major
player in the pharmaceutical industry, but also one of its
largest and most diversity-committed employers, and a major
sponsor of both MAASU 2005 and IMDiversity.com.
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Opportunities-Related
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Internships, Coops, Summer Gigs and Entry-level jobs for new grads
IMDiversity Career Center
Pre-programmed quick searches and
customized searching among hundreds and hundreds of opportunities
nationwide
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Featured Opportunities with Pfizer
Nationwide opportunities of all kinds and professional levels open
at Pfizer, Inc. -- not only a major player in the pharmaceutical
industry, but also one of its largest and most diversity-committed
employers, and a major sponsor of both MAASU 2005 and
IMDiversity.com.
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EEO Corner: Civil Rights for Young Workers
By Paul Igasaki, IMDiversity Featured EEO
Columnist
During the holidays, low-wage, part-time and temporary positions are
important opportunities for entry-level workers and students in between
semesters seeking to earn experience and some cash. But as retail stores
and restaurants ramp up seasonal hiring, young workers need to know
about legal protections should incidents of discrimination and
harassment rise.
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Tips for Grads: Job Search Strategies to Help You Find a Job
Part 1 of 2 from our
sister-site, THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online
Four Career Services Directors from Louisiana
colleges share tips for new graduates just gearing up to enter the job
market
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What to Do If You Are Unemployed at Graduation
Part 2 of 2 from our
sister-site, THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online
Al Barron, Career Services Director at Southern
University, shares tips for new graduates (and their parents) who are
finding it tough to enter the job market
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Why Applicants Should Care About Diversity
By Laura
Stevens,
CollegeJournal
Good employer diversity policies will help minorities to
advance and improve general working conditions for non-minorities. Yet
too many young candidates don't heed this advice. One reason is that
they don't know how to assess a company's commitment to
diversity.
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How to Create a Global Resume/CV
By Mary Anne Thompson,
Founder, Goinglobal.com
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How to Find a Mentor
By Louis Whitehead, IMDiversity.com
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