Asian American Policy Memo (2 Pages)

Write a policy memo concerning one topic from the list below, that discuss a current issue facing Asian American groups (pick-one from list below), address it to a real person or entity (senator, department, organization) and following this format:

- MUST be Original work, will be submitted to turn it in. 

- 2 pages.

- APA, Double Spaced. Cite sources

- Use at least one of the attachments as a resource.

- Due December 4th; 10 pm PST.

- Follow attached sample.

- $10 offer only, others will be rejected. Thank you.

Policy Memo

• Sections of a Policy Memo

– introduction

• What is the issue? 

• What is the problem? 

• Provide recommendations/solutions (Yes) 

– Background 

• Provide historical and current information that helps the reader understand the problem and why something needs to be done about it 

– Analysis

• Here is where you detail out the research you have done

• Give us the facts or if you conducted original research 

– implementation/recommendation 

• This section is where you make recommendation on what the elected official, government agency, etc. should do. 

• Write out some basic steps 

Topic to choose from (choose one only)

K-12 Education and Equity

Gentrification and Displacement / Healthcare and Public Health

Immigration, Refuge, Deportation, the Undocumented, and Citizenship 

Higher Education 

Food and Cuisine

The Economy, Class, Work Lives, and Labor

Political Participation, Community Organizing, and Activism.

Asian American groups (choose one one): 

Asian Indian

Bangladeshi

Bhutanese

Burmese

Cambodian

Chinese

Filipino

Hmong

Indonesian

Korean

Laotian

Malaysian

Nepalese

Pakistani

Sri Lankan

Taiwanese

Thai

Vietnamese

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander:

Native Hawaiian

Samoan

Tongan

Guamanian

Marshallese

Fijian