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Category Archives: Politics
Obama Administration Seeks To Reduce Waiting Time For Illegal Immigrants
Currently, illegal immigrants who apply for green cards must return to their home countries in order to apply for a visa, but when they do, they are barred from re-entering the United States for three to ten years. The government … Continue reading
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Live Stream: White House AAPI Youth Leadership Briefing Jan. 12
If I was not going to be on a plane for the next several hours, I would definitely tune into this – the White House is live streaming what looks to be a cool conversation with college and high school … Continue reading
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New York Redistricting Dilutes Asian American Voting Power
By Lexington In recent years, there has been substantial press coverage predicting that the dramatic increase of New York’s Asian American (APA) population would lead to an increase in political influence. Yet that population increase hasn’t translated to greater APA … Continue reading
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan’s Protest Background Raises Dilemma
Jean Quan faced a tough first year as the mayor of Oakland after her controversial handling of the Occupy movement. From the New York Times: “For Ms. Quan, 62, a longtime civil rights activist and former union organizer whose husband … Continue reading
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Mixed Reactions Over Kim Jung Il’s Death
I wish my Grandfather were still alive so that I could ask him what he thinks about the passing of North Korea’s Kim Jung Il. My Grandfather was a very wise and gracious man. He never made an unfavorable comment … Continue reading
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Is NYC Comptroller John Liu Being Hazed?
By Lexington On Thursday, several prominent Chinese American leaders defended New York City Comptroller John Liu from allegations of campaign finance impropriety. Liu, the most well-known Asian American politician in New York City, is currently under investigation for potential campaign … Continue reading
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Rick Perry Confuses The Late Kim Jong-Il As Kim Jong The Second
Kim Jong-Il may have passed away but the Internet lols have continued, especially with Presidential hopeful Rick Perry sending out an official statement on the North Korean dictator’s death with a glaring mistake: “Rick Perry mistakenly referred to the despot … Continue reading
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Kim Jong Il Reported Dead by North Korean State TV
From a breaking Reuters news report: Kim Jong Il, according to North Korean news, has died. There will be plenty of websites talking about the life and times of the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and … Continue reading
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Chinese-Taiwanese Familial Relations
It has not been easy for my Taiwanese family and my Chinese in-laws to understand each other. That is a gross understatement and for now we’ll leave it at that and table the wildly contentious, high-tension stories for another time. … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Family, Lifestyles, Observations, Politics
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Asians Behaving Badly: Ben Pu Accused of Corporate Espionage
A reader passed this bit of news along to us that happened earlier in November – 24-year-old Ben Pu, a recent Cornell graduate is facing criminal charges that he tried to steal trading codes from a Chicago-based hedge fund, Citadel … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, Discrimination, Politics
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China Will Never Become a World Power Until It Learns to Respect Intellectual Property
A Chinese businessman tells me offhandedly that he’s under federal investigation. He doesn’t know enough to explain that he’s being investigated for massive amounts of trademark infringement. Those words aren’t in his vocabulary. IP isn’t part of his knowledge set. Instead … Continue reading
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Follow-up: JB Librojo Granted a One-Year Stay of Deportation
From Change.org: “Last week, JB Librojo was told he must report to the San Francisco airport where he would be met by ICE agents who might deport him back to the Philippines, a country he hadn’t seen in over 15 … Continue reading
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