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Dear friends:

As part of my doctoral research in clinical psychology, I am currently soliciting participants for a study about acculturation and substance use among Asian Indians living in the United States. The study asks for demographic information, experiences as an Asian Indian person living in the United States, and past or present drug and/or alcohol use. Your participation in this survey is requested and appreciated. After completing the survey, you can enter a drawing to win a $75 gift certificate from Amazon.com.

Participation is completely voluntary and confidential. You will not be asked to provide your name or any other identifying information. No one will be able to link your answers to you personally. This study has been approved by the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS # 11-20-07-01) and follows CPHS ethical standards and guidelines.

The survey takes minimal time to complete (about 15-25 minutes) and will provide much needed psychological research about Asian Indians. If you are 1) of Asian Indian descent, 2) living in the United States, and 3) 18 years or older, please take a few minutes to fill out the survey.

Please click here:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=_2bXWBhmVDH72jmTSp_2fbvs_2fQ_3d_3d

Please pass along to friends and family members, who qualify for this survey. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 415.235.2439 or at skaipa@wrightinst.edu.

I thank you in advance for your help.
Sincerely,

Summi Kaipa, M.A.
Psy.D. Candidate (Clinical Psychology)
The Wright Institute

skaipa[at]wrightinst.edu

Seeking Asian Americans to Participate in an Important Study

My name is Jae Yeon Jeong, and I am a doctoral candidate at The University of Memphis. Under the supervision of Dr. Suzanne Lease, an associate professor at The University of Memphis, I am conducting a study examining the coping strategies used by Asian Americans. Asian Americans represent one of the fastest-growing racial minority groups in the U.S., and an important step towards communicating and disseminating accurate information is to collect data about their experiences in a confidential and private manner.

If you are at least 18 years old and identify as an Asian American, I would like to request your participation to complete a BRIEF, online 20 minute questionnaire. You can withdraw from the study at any time. No personally identifying information is requested. This project has been approved by the Institutional Review Board at The University of Memphis.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thank you so much in advance!

To participate, simply follow the link: http://jeong.asianamerican.sgizmo.com/

Respectfully,
Principal Investigator:
Jae Yeon Jeong, M.S.
Doctoral Candidate
Dept. of Counseling, Educational Psych & Research
100 Ball Hall Building
The University of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38152
jaejeong@memphis.edu

From the NAASCon listserv:

What is this study about?

This study involves Asian American and Pacific Islander women and their experiences with their sexuality and being Asian American and/or Pacific Islander. It will take 15-20 minutes to answer questions about your thoughts and feelings surrounding your ethnic experience and sexuality. We are looking for Asian American, South Asian American, and Pacific Islander women who are 18 years of age or older. Participants must currently live in the United States. The completely anonymous survey is to be completed entirely online, so it can be done anywhere and at any time you are able and feel most comfortable.

Interested in participating?

See survey here.

If you are interested in participating in the study, please click on the link here to proceed. Participation is completely voluntary and you may withdraw at any time, though the more completely and honestly your responses, the more helpful your information will be to our study. Again, the survey is completely anonymous.

Also, if you know other people who might be interested in participating in this study, please forward this email and survey to them. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Maria-Luisa Tungol at mtungol@sph.emory.edu

Thank you so much for your interest, time, and support!

* Do you identify as South Asian and Queer?
* Are you interested in participating in a study....or know someone who might be?

Pamela Roy, Residence Director at University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Raja Bhattar, Assistant Director of Diversity Affairs at the University of Redlands are conducting a qualitative study about the experiences of students, staff, administrators, and faculty on college campuses in the United States who are members of multiple communities, specifically in the South Asian and Queer (LGBTQQIA) communities.

Criteria to participate in the study include:

1. Must be a current graduate or undergraduate student, staff,administrator or faculty member at a U.S. college or university
2. Must identify as South Asian (familial/cultural roots in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives Islands) or South Asian by Diaspora (familial/cultural ancestry in South Asia)
3. Must identify as non-heterosexual

The data gathered in this study will be presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) in Boston, MA in March, 2008. NASPA is one of the leading international student affairs organizations and we are excited to be presenting at this conference. This presentation will be sponsored by the Asian Pacific Islander Knowledge Community.

If you are interested in participating in this study, please contact Pamela Roy or Raja Bhattar at saqstudy@gmail.com to learn more information.