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...joint full professorship in history and ethnic studies, according to history professor Walter Johnson. “We all agreed that finding someone who could teach in the area of Asian American studies should be a priority,” Johnson said. But the prospective candidate, Mae M. Ngai, accepted a position at Columbia University instead, he said. Ngai did not respond to requests for comment. “Ethnic studies has a bigger presence on the campus at Columbia—that may have influenced her decision,” Johnson added.Unless the University commits significant resources to developing...
...Lisa Ngai, a senior at Ferndale High School near Bellingham, Wash., aims to be the first from her immigrant family to go to college. In the past three years she has taken the SAT I three times, the PSAT (which determines National Merit Scholars) twice, SAT II exams in math, writing and U.S. history and, for good measure, the College Board's Advanced Placement calculus exam. This year she is enrolled in three more AP classes. By the time she graduates, she will have paid nearly $500 for tests sponsored by the College Board and designed by the Educational Testing...
...Lisa Ngai, a senior at Ferndale High School near Bellingham, Wash., aims to be the first from her immigrant family to go to college. In the past three years she has taken the SAT I three times, the PSAT (which determines National Merit Scholars) twice, SAT II exams in math, writing and U.S. history and, for good measure, the College Board's Advanced Placement calculus exam. This year she is enrolled in three more AP classes. By the time she graduates, she will have paid nearly $500 for tests sponsored by the College Board and designed by the Educational Testing...