Compares the state of Asian American theater in New York to that of the West Coast. Asserts that while talent and dedication are not lacking in New York, Asian American drama lacks the originality, organization and purposeful focus it has in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. (GC)

Profiles the Asian Indian community in the New York metropolitan area, drawing from a major study of social and psychological adaptation among this population. Presents indepth case studies of the emotional experiences of five individuals (one woman, 36 years old; and four men, 70, 19, 47, and 40 years old, respectively). (KH)

Examines the lives of Asian American youth in the U.S. in terms of background, stereotypes, and future aspirations. Points out these youth are setting the educational pace by simply working harder to achieve. Concludes by emphasizing that these "whiz kids" are not a threat to society, but a challenge. (BR)

The relationship between syllabic structure and segmental development was examined longitudinally (from ages 3:5 to 7:3) in a child who had lived in a Korean orphanage his first two years. Analyses revealed gradual increases in complexity and diversity of syllable structures and positional preferences for sounds within these forms. (Author/DB)

Problems encountered in attempting to conduct survey research among Vietnamese refugees in San Diego include inaccurate sociodemographic responses (arising from fear and suspicion regarding researchers' motives), pressure on interviewers to take sides in ethnic and political conflicts, and difficulties in obtaining reliable samples. (GC)

Examines the history and resurgence of machine translation, describing metalanguages and transfer languages as algorithms for transforming source languages into target languages and reviewing prospects for the future. Indicates that leadership in this field is held by Japan for both hardware and software development for Japanese/English…

Presents conclusions from analyses of the economic effects of racial discrimination (based on 1960/1970 censuses and on a national survey of economic status). For example, there appears to be less open discrimination; also, Blacks and Hispanics, whose educational levels are lower than those of the majority, still lag far behind economically. (JN)

This report provides a demographic analysis of immigration to the United States and California, using information from the Immigration and Naturalization Service annual reports and digital database for 1990-98. It features details on the Asian immigrant population for the 1990s. From 1820-1998, about 62 million immigrants came to America. Nearly…

Analyzes the music and musical instruments of India and the countries around it that comprise South Asia. (RK)

Transcript of a conference (American Academy of Arts and Sciences) held in Princeton at the Institute For Advanced Study. (AP)

Despite popular perceptions to the contrary, Asian Americans are alarmingly underrepresented at universities throughout the country. The myth of overrepresentation as well as other stereotypes commonly held about Asian Americans help to keep universities from instituting corrective treatment for this minority group. (GC)

Discusses objectives for college-level advanced history courses: to convey a general sense of history of the area studied, create a basis for the enjoyment of history as an intellectual pastime, and give the student a humanistic perspective on the processes of historical thinking. Provides description of history of modern China course. (Author/KC)

Explored ethnic and gender differences in sexual behavior among 148 white and 202 Asian American college students. Found that Asian and Caucasian American college youth differ in their sexual experience, with the former reporting fewer sexual partners. Individual, peer, and family correlates of sexual experience were quite similar across the two…

Allegations that colleges discriminate against Asian Americans in undergraduate admissions are discussed in light of record numbers of Asian Americans being admitted to the nation's elite colleges and universities this fall. (MLW)