Subcommittee on Asian Communities

2015 to 2016

Objective

Identify lessons that can be learned regarding increasing inclusion of residents of Asian ancestry from communities across the U.S. that have proportionally higher Asian population

Methods

• Online surveys based on a SurveyMonkey instrument for the following civic leaders in about 12 carefully selected communities:
  • Mayor
  • City Manager
  • Head of the School Board
  • Superintendent of Schools
  • Leaders of Parent/Teacher Associations/Organizations (PTAs/PTOs)
  • Leaders of Asian community organizations
• Discussions with all the above who are willing to have telephone conversations with our civic leaders or members of the Subcommittee on Asian Communities

Visit From Members of the Walnut Valley Unified School District

September 29th to 30th, 2016

• Read About the Visit (PDF)
• Watch LexMedia coverage
• Read the Minuteman article (PDF)
• See the Presentation Slides (PDF)
• Read a Walnut Valley article about visit

Documents & Findings

• Subcommittee Charter (PDF)
• Subcommittee Members
• Final Report of Subcommittee on Asian Communities (February 2017) (PDF)
• Final Presentation to the Board of Selectmen - Subcommittee on Asian Communities (February 2017) (PDF)
• Draft Report: Lessons on Integration of Residents of Asian Ancestry Offered by California and New Jersey Communities with Large Asian Populations (PDF)
• Final report of the Center for Social Research (PDF)
• Selection of Reference Communities (PDF)