Are you finished with New Year Celebrations? Then get ready for another celebration of the same kind. Lunar New Year is going to happen on February 1. You might be wondering who and in what number celebrates Lunar New Year in the United States. To your surprise, it is widely celebrated in the US for two weeks by some 4 million Chinese-American who constitute almost 1.7% of the total US population.
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The Way | Female Death Row Inmate’s Transformational Journey to Redemption | Director Dastan Khalili
The Way is the story of Jane Arcs (Eli Jane), who thirteen years ago was condemned to death after brutally killing her opponent in an underground street fight. Now, in just 24 hours, Jane will be executed for her crime.
Dartmouth University Adopts Need-Blind International Admissions
On January 12, 2022, Dartmouth announced that it is expanding its longstanding need-blind admissions policy to include international students, an achievement that will further strengthen Dartmouth’s ability to enroll talented undergraduates from across the globe.
USCIS Releases Clarifying Guidance for O-1 Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy
Manual to clarify how USCIS evaluates evidence to determine eligibility for O-1A nonimmigrants
of extraordinary ability, with a focus on persons in science, technology, engineering, or
mathematics (STEM) fields, as well as how USCIS determines whether an O-1 beneficiary’s
prospective work is within the beneficiary’s area of extraordinary ability or achievement.
I Forget That I’m The Child Of An Immigrant Because I’m White
Back in 2017, as I watched the protests against Donald Trump’s executive order that “temporarily” banned travel and new visas for individuals and refugees from seven “terror-prone” countries, I couldn’t believe how antithetical the whole act seemed to the American character.
“We’re a country of immigrants!” I ranted at my wife. “Granted, we’re a country of immigrants that stole this land from the indigenous people who were already living here, but isn’t that supposed to be the American Experiment? The whole mythology of America that we tell ourselves? That this is some magical melting pot that thrives on diversity?”
30TH PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL POSTPONED TO APRIL 19
Due to the current rise of COVID cases in Los Angeles County, the Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) has announced that the festival will not take place February 8-21 as anticipated. The nation’s largest and most prestigious Black film festival is exploring options to reschedule its 30th annual celebration for later in the year April 19 through May 1 in Los Angeles at its flagship venues the Directors Guild of America, Cinemark Baldwin Hills and XD and Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
The 44th Annual L.A. Chinatown Firecracker GOING VIRTUAL With Lunar New Year Events
After careful consideration amidst the recent surge of the Omicron variant, and a serious spike in hospitalization, the L.A. Chinatown Firecracker Run Committee (LACFRC) has decided to have this year’s 44th Annual L.A. Chinatown Firecracker 5/10K Run/Walk, 14th Annual 20/40Mi Bike Ride, Kiddie Run and PAW’er Dog Walk go completely virtual. During this time of uncertainty, the LACFRC remains committed to its mission of promoting fitness and healthy lifestyles and made this difficult decision for the safety of our thousands of supportive participants, spectators, volunteers, vendors and local community and our healthcare workers.
On the Record with Governor Gavin Newsom: California Continues to Lead the Fight Against COVID-19
Since the early days of the pandemic, California has led the nation’s fight against COVID-19 through robust vaccination efforts rooted in science and data. This has helped slow the spread of the virus and save countless lives, especially in our most vulnerable communities – someone’s parent and friend, and each of them a Californian.
The worst fires in New York City history have something in common: Immigrant victims
New York (CNN)When the 19-story Twin Parks North West building in the Bronx turned into a deathtrap one week ago, nearly all of the 17 people who perished — including eight children — were immigrants from Gambia and other West African countries.
Meal-Delivery Platform Shef Empowers Immigrants and Refugees
When Alvin Salehi worked as a senior technology advisor under President Obama, he visited the Syrian border to learn more about the refugee crisis and, in doing so, found himself looking into something of a mirror. As a child of Iranian immigrants who came to the US in the 1970s, Salehi knew firsthand that whether one has the privilege of a safe and stable life or not begins with where you happen to be born. Having grown up in motel rooms, watching his family struggle to build a new life in a new country, Salehi doesn’t take that privilege lightly.