Looking for Asian American LGB students for a survey

Colleagues and Students: In fall 2008 we launched a research project entitled: /Negotiating the complexities of being self-identified as both Asian American and lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB)/. This project had two parts: (1) a web-based survey that was distributed widely through listservs and individuals, and (2) about 10-12 open-ended telephone interviews about students’ experiences. *While we have closed the data collection for the web-based survey, we still need your help in finding students from across the United States to participate in the telephone interviews! Please forward this email to students who might be interested in participating in this study. * The purpose of this study is to gather some preliminary, baseline data about the breadth of the community identified as Asian American and lesbian, gay or bisexual LGB), as well as some of your/their experiences in higher education. Right now, we are looking for currently enrolled students in higher education to engage in a telephone interview about their college experiences as an Asian American and LGB identified person. Participants must be between the ages of 18-24 years old, enrolled in a degree-seeking program at any level in higher education (including grad school, and professional programs), and loosely identify with the terms Asian American and LGB. While we understand that these terms (Asian American and LGB) are far from inclusive of all the complexities and preferred self-labeling that the community embraces, we are using these terms in an effort to cast a wide net to capture the broadest group of participants. The Human Subjects Institutional Review Board at Western Michigan University, the home institution of the primary and student investigators, Dr. Donna M. Talbot and Mr. Sean Pepin, has approved this study. Both researchers identify with or consider themselves strong allies for the social groups identified in this study. If you are interested in participating in this study, please click on the link below. It will transport you to a Zoomerang survey where you can share your contact information with us. Once we get students’ contact information, we will send out a Consent Form before conducting a screening for fit with the protocol for the study. At indicate in the Consent document, students may withdraw from the study at any point. Thank you for your help. To send us your contact info, complete the survey by clicking on the link below: