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	Bill to Designate APA Serving Institutions APAs have often been overlooked due to ‘model minority’ stereotype By Ji Hyun Lim AsianWeek Staff Writer Until recently, Asian Pacific Americans were often overlooked when it came to government funding in higher education, but now times are set to change. In the spring of this year, Congressman Robert Underwood (Guam) introduced H.R. 4825, a bill that authorizes the Department of Education to designate certain “Asian Pacific American serving institutions.” COMPLETE STORY...		AsianWeek Goes to School (Feature) Bill to Designate APA Serving Institutions (in National News) ‘We Are Not the Enemy’ (in Bay Area News) Ultimate Diversions: Kingdom Hearts (in Business) Yao Misses the Shot (in Sports) Photographer Thomas Chang Makes a Scene (in A&E) Emil Amok: Watermelongate? (in Opinion)

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