Deaf Asian Organizations
A natural place to start learning about the deaf Asian American community would be the growing organization the National Asian Deaf Congress. On their site, a deaf Asian American can find organizational information, contact information for board officers, conference information, news releases, and membership information.
Deaf Asian College Students
Both the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and Gallaudet University have their own clubs for deaf Asian students: The Asian Pacific Association at Gallaudet University, and the Asian Deaf Club at NTID/RIT.
Deaf Asian People
A deaf Asian American, Ms. Amy Wong, was the 1998 - 2000 Miss Deaf America. Another well-known deaf Asian American is John Yeh, an entrepreneur who has been involved in multiple business ventures. In addition, Gallaudet University library has information on the following deaf Asian Americans, some of whom are living:
- Bunker, Jesse Lafayette
- Bunker, Louisa Emaline
- Byun, Bo A.
- Chung, T.K.
- Hirano, Ronald M.
- Huynh, Bay Be
- Mangrubang, Fred
- Mow, Shanny
- Skinner, Lillian Hahn
- Sweeny, Myung Jo
Research Articles on Deaf Asians
While deaf Asians are mentioned in several articles about deaf people of color, the following items focus solely on deaf Asians:- Asian, American, and Deaf: A Framework for Professionals. American Annals of the Deaf vol. 142, number 2, p85-89 April 1997.
- Access Silent Asia: America's First Deaf Asian Conference. Perspectives in Education and Deafness, volume 13, number 1, p2-5 September-October 1994.
