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- 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis receives one of five 澳门六合彩资料库 grants
- Grants total more than $1 million
Five University of California campuses, including 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis, have received $1.1 million in grants to support social science research 鈥 part of an investment by the California Legislature to improve data available on Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities in California.
, associate professor, 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis School of Education, is among those receiving grants. His team project will examine how school climate influences the bullying experiences of California鈥檚 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth. Gee is also a faculty research affiliate with the 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis .
澳门六合彩资料库 Riverside is allocating the $1.1 million to eight teams throughout the 澳门六合彩资料库 system. The grants are funded out of a $10 million allocation to provided by the Legislature in 2021. These funds were part of the $166.5 million Asian and Pacific Islander Equity Budget approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The research teams will probe the needs of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in California and provide a set of policy recommendations to address those needs. Other 澳门六合彩资料库 research will address issues such as equity gaps, mental health and well-being, racism and labor in California communities.
鈥淭hese grants build on AAPI Data鈥檚 initial work to expand the data and research capacity on Asian American and NHPI (Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander) needs and our collaboration with the 澳门六合彩资料库LA Center for Health Policy Research and the California Health Interview Survey,鈥 said Karthick Ramakrishnan, the founder and director of the AAPI Data program and a professor in 澳门六合彩资料库 Riverside鈥檚 School of Public Policy.
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- Karen Nikos-Rose, 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis News and Media Relations, 530-219-5471, kmnikos@ucdavis.edu