Asia and the Exchange Rate Crisis
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10 pages in length. The economic and international exchange rate crisis in Asia is examined at length with a look at the World Bank and the IMF or International Monetary Fund. Paul Krugman is cited and it is shown that the need for better collaboration, communication and general information sharing in the Asia exchange rate crisis is more important than ever before. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: JGAasiae.wps

Asia and the US; Correlation's in Financial Crises
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This 12 page paper considers the similarities and differences between the economic problems of the great recession of 1929 America and the mid 1990's Asian crisis. The paper considers the back ground and influences leading to these events and how they may have been predicted form market conditions with models that look at debt cycles and debt constrained assets. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEfincr2.wps

Asia' / Why Diversity of Cultures Makes This An Inadequate Geographical Term
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A 13 page examination of Asia and the diversity of cultures which exists there. Explores culture in general and details how it is culture that makes a people. Concludes that the term 'Asia' although inadequate from a geographic standpoint is one which will undoubtedly be in used well into the future. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: Asiageog.wps

Asian American Families: The Effects of Larger Social Processes on this “Private” Sphere
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An 8 page overview of the many problems confronting Asian Americans in mainstream America. Provides statistics on the growing Asian American component of the population and an overview of discrimination, pressure to conform, and stereotyping which are all too often an integral component of the Asian American experience. Emphasizes the experience of Korean American families. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPasianF.wps

Asian American Studies at the University Level
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This 5 page report discusses the historical, political, and social development of Asian American studies at the university and college level. As with virtually any academic pursuit, the world of Asian American studies has developed, changed, redefined itself and continued to move forward as its own unique, educational discipline. The movement supporting ethnic and women's studies bean in the late 1960s as university people -- students, faculty, and staff, began to recognize that university curricula generally did not consider or appropriately respond to the diversity of American society, especially racial minorities, women, and the working class. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWstudaswps

Asian Americans: Crucial Barometer
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(5 pp) At a recent conference of Columbia University students, entitled, 'Multiple Margins on Common Ground,' one of the organizers, Lailan Huen, said, 'We are targeting people from all groups.' She continued, 'We're not trying to prove to people that we are American, asking for validation as citizens, but we do want to offer a chance to explore and discuss what it means to be labeled as Asian Americans.' We will look a that same thematic approach - what it means to be labeled Asian American, first in the nation and then in California in this discussion. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BBasiaam.rtf

Asian Order & Upheaval
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An 8 page paper that explores the upheaval experienced by ASEAN countries since World War II. Utilizing the historical/ideological sense of order as a base, the paper explores this issue from the standpoint of Japan since WWII, Vietnam after the Vietnam Conflict, Korean famine/nuclear nonproliferation, and how China sits in relationship to these countries--past and present. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Asianuph.wps

Asian Women & Non-Asian Males / Attraction of Culture
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A 10 page paper that outlines the appeal of Asian women to non-Asian males, considering issues of history, culture and the changing role of women. This paper argues that cultural factors, including the sense of subservience of women perceived in the Asian culture, and not physical characteristics, that underscores systematic and sociologically linked attraction and the prevalence of mail-order bride operations. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Asiawomn.wps

Asian Women (Hmong Refugees)
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A 5 page research paper that examines the situation of Hmong refugee women in American society who are suffering from depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. The writer discusses the rehabilitation efforts that have directed towards these women and whether or not these do more harm then good. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Asiwome.wps

Asian-American Gangs In The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries
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7 pages in length. The existing and ever-growing power of Asian-American gangs during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have proven to impact both the Asian and American communities in profound ways. So prevalent has the violent activity been that there have been several attempts to diffuse the gang's activity and finally bring peace to the communities of color, most times with failed results. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCAgang.wps

Asian-Americans And The Immigration Act Of 1965
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A 5 page paper that discuses immigration laws. Prior to 1965, quotas existed based on national origin that were particularly limiting to Asians. When the new law was passed, the numbers of Asians immigrating to this country soared. The effects of the law are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGasian.wps

Aspects of China
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A fifteen page paper which looks at various aspects of China, including the importance of religious systems such as Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism and the rise of the National Party and Communist Party in modern China. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: JLchina2.wps