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By Jenny Chen Asian Americans are often cast as the “good student.” In the 2002 documentary Spellbound about the Howard Scripps spelling bee, one of the teachers is shown as saying “I love have Indian students, every time I see an Indian student I get excited.” At first glance, this perception of Asian students seems warranted: 83% of Asian Americans …

By Jennie L. Ilustre The Appreciation Reception, hosted recently by the Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA), paid tribute to the rich diversity in the District. Indeed, Chancellor Kaya Henderson noted, “We are an international community.”            The event also highlighted the major contribution of Asian Pacific Americans in the field of education in the mainstream in general, …