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Education Resources

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
http://www.aaldef.org (AALDEF)
 

Campaign for High School Equity
http://www.highschoolequity.org
The Campaign for High School Equity is a coalition formed to address high school inequities in communities of color. 

Center for Applied Linguistics
http://www.cal.org
Information on ESL and bilingual education. 

College Board
http://www.collegeboard.com/
The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. 

ECO/EPA Partnership
http://www.eco.org/epa/
ECO's partnership with the US Environmental Protection Agency, which provide unique opportunities to college students interested in environmental careers. 

FinAid
http://www.finaid.org
Information on scholarships and programs for student financial aid. 

National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education
http://www.nyu.edu/projects/care/ (CARE)
 

National Institute for Literacy
http://www.nifl.gov
 

Program for International Studies in Asia
http://www.gwu.edu/~pisa/ (PISA)
This program aims to build a community of scholars, officials, policy analysts, and informed citizens who can conduct an informed dialogue on the central issues affecting the Asia-Pacific region, and who can participate constructively in the region's emerging regimes such as APEC, PECC, the ASIAN Regional Forum, and CSCAP.  

Rainier Scholars
http://www.rainierscholars.org/
Rainier Scholars is an academic initiative that focuses on preparing talented young students of color for long-term success and college graduation by placing students in rigorous, public school academic programs and independent schools at an early age. Rainier Scholarsthen provides support services for the children and their families over the next ten years in order to better ensure sustained academic and social success. 

Sigma Omicron Pi Sorority
http://www.sigmaomicronpi.com
A student organization whose objectives are to promote life-long friendships, unity, leadership training, and community service while fostering and encouraging Asian-American awareness. 

The Asia Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center of Studies
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=topics.home&topic_id=1462
The Asia Program provides a forum for bringing historical depth and contemporary understanding of Asia to the nation's capital. It seeks to furnish an intellectual link between the world of learning and the world of public affairs, specifically on issues relating to Asia by organizing seminars, workshops, briefings, and conferences featuring prominent Asia scholars and policymakers with hands-on experience in shaping Asia policy. 

The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education
http://www.nyu.edu/projects/care/ (CARE)
CARE identifies and examines key issues affecting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) access and success in higher education in the United States. The project is a collaboration between the Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy and the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, and the College Board. The project is primarily informed by a national commission, consisting of K-12 and higher education professionals, policy-makers and public officials, researchers, and leaders of advocacy organizations.  

YouthBuild U.S.A.
http://www.youthbuild.org
This organization aims to unleash the intelligence and positive energy of low-income young people to help them rebuild their communities and their lives. 

 

 

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