Posts tagged OiYan Poon
Navigating the Future of Affirmative Action: Asian American Scholar OiYan Poon Highlights the Continued Relevance of Race in Education Policies
Navigating the Future of Affirmative Action: Asian American Scholar OiYan Poon Highlights the Continued Relevance of Race in Education Policies

Chicago, IL — September 3, 2024 — OiYan Poon, a prominent educator and scholar in the field of race and education, continues a nationwide book tour this fall. The tour promotes her new book, Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family, published on April 30th, 2024. The book delves into the complexities of race, affirmative action, and their intersection with family and identity. Poon’s book offers timely insights into what institutions will look like after the Supreme Court's ruling ending race-conscious admissions, and how higher education might adjust to better serve a diversifying American population.

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Race Scholar Dedicates New Book to Young Daughter’s Question: What Does it Mean to be Asian American?
Race Scholar Dedicates New Book to Young Daughter’s Question: What Does it Mean to be Asian American?

Chicago, IL - April 9, 2024 - Inspired by her young daughter’s questions about race and racism, Dr. OiYan Poon — an educator, race and education scholar, and author — is publishing her latest book Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family. Through personal reflective essays for and about her daughter, Dr. Poon looks at how the debate over affirmative action reveals the divergent ways Asian Americans conceive of their identity and earnestly responds to the central question: What does it mean to be Asian American? Poon is currently touring the U.S. to discuss her book, which is set to release on April 30th through Beacon Press and is available for pre-order.

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