asian american phds, help out oiyan

All right, friends. My pal Oiyan is asking for your help. She is currently writing a chapter for an upcoming book on graduate students of color, and is looking for Asian American Ph.D students to take her online survey. Here are the details, in her own words:

Dear Angry Asian Man Reader:

Please help me out with my research project. I'm writing a chapter for an upcoming book on the experiences of current Asian American doctoral students and former Ph.D. students. It will be in a book on Graduate Students of Color, and it's the "token" chapter on Asian Americans. So, please help me represent! Folks who complete the survey will be eligible to win a gift certificate for the iTunes online store.

To be eligible to participate, you must meet the following criteria:

1. Identify as Asian American - a person with ethnic/ancestral roots in South Asia (Indian sub-continent), the Philippines, Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc.; or ethnically Hmong, Mien, Chaam, etc.), or East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc.)
2. Be a U.S. citizen or resident (not on an international student visa)
3. Be at least 18 years old
4. Meet one of the following criteria of Ph.D. status:
a) Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program
b) Discontinued progress toward a Ph.D. within the last 3 years
c) Completed your Ph.D. at an accredited, degree-granting university in the U.S. within the last 3 years

If you do not meet all 4 of the eligibility requirements listed, please feel free to send this invitation to others who might meet these criteria.

This short online questionnaire will ask you to answer questions about your experiences in your Ph.D. program and as a Ph.D. student/candidate in general. Specifically, there will be questions about university resources, your program curricula and pedagogy, student networks, professionalization opportunities, personal and professional responsibilities.

If you choose to complete the questionnaire you will be entered into a random drawing to win one of two $10 gift certificates to the iTunes online store.

Since this is a web-based survey, you may access it from any computer with Internet access. Please click on this link to begin the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=T1W2wIj9fZ7Dtw6EhEC1sw_3d_3d

If you have any trouble with the link, try cutting and pasting it into your web browser.

If you have any questions about the survey, or further difficulties with the survey web link, please feel free to contact Oiyan Poon (oiyan.poon@gmail.com) or Dr. Shirley Hune (shirleyhune@gmail.com).

Thank you,
Oiyan

P.S. Please send this invitation to anyone you think would meet the criteria for this study.

Asian American PhDs, I know you're out there. Help a sister out. Oiyan an awesome woman who's helped me out quite a bit in the past, so help me sends some love back. Take the survey!