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‘They Call Us Terrorists’ — Islamophobia in CA Schools

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Last week’s shooting rampage at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California has prompted renewed fears of a backlash against the Muslim American community. According to one group, Muslim students in California experience bullying and other forms of harassment at a rate that is double the national average. In this audio podcast, Muslim students in Long Beach discuss their own experiences with bullying and other forms of discrimination.

December 10, 2015

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African Diaspora Advocates for More African Refugees in US

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The United States says it will significantly increase the numbers of refugees it accepts from around the world over the next couple of years. While the recent focus has been on Syrian refugees, members of the U.S. African diaspora hope African refugees will also benefit from the pledge. However, there is one hurdle that keeps Africans in the U.S. from speaking as one voice.

December 10, 2015

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It’s Islamic Terrorism. So What?

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My name is Mohamad Ali Ozeir. My father’s name is Ali. My mother’s name is Khadija. My children’s names are Zena, Hassan, Jenan, Nadine and Sahar. I look like a typical Arab man: dark, Middle Eastern. However, I don’t feel I owe anyone an apology for the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. Most of all, I don’t feel the need to condemn this carnage as an Arab American of Islamic heritage.

December 8, 2015

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LGBT Campaigners: Vietnam More Tolerant and Inclusive

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Activists in Vietnam and abroad have warmly welcomed the decision by the National Assembly to grant some recognition to the estimated 270,000 transgender people in Vietnam.

The Assembly last week approved a bill that would legalize sex reassignment surgery for the first time, and allow those who have undergone such procedures to register under a different gender on official documents.

December 4, 2015

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UC President Pushes for More Diversity in Student Enrollment

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LOS ANGELES — As the deadline for enrollment applications looms, University of California President Janet Napolitano has been meeting with ethnic media journalists to help advance her plans for creating more admissions opportunities for Californians – particularly students of color.

December 1, 2015

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We Should Not Close the Doors

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The Paris attacks carried out by ISIS are being used to sustain the Republican Party’s nativist, anti-immigrant discourse. Presidential candidates and several governors want to close the door on 10,000 Syrian refugees for fear of terrorist infiltrators. This type of reaction does nothing but feed internal fears, granting a victory to terrorists, whose goal is precisely to shake the feeling of safety in free societies.

November 20, 2015

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List Of Famous American Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Technology

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In the midst of all of the activity that’s going on in America concerning immigration reform in 2015, we should remember that the contributions of hard working people from foreign places have enhanced this country in so many ways, especially in the area of technology. In fact, the co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo! Inc., one of the founders of You Tube, and the creator of Google are all from distant lands.

November 18, 2015

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What Are We Asian Americans to Do in the Heated Climate of China-Bashing?

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A question: What are we Asian Americans to do in the heated climate of China-bashing? Some of our reactions may be: Great! I’ll join it! That’s understandable, for the Chinese government had done terrible things and some of us are here to escape from those things, even to seek redress. Tibetan Americans and Chinese Americans who had been persecuted are prime examples.

November 11, 2015

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Vietnamese Activists Stepped Up Campaigns Against China Visit

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Activists in Vietnam have tried to step up their campaign against this week’s visit by the Chinese leader Xi Jinping, accusing China of aggression in the disputed waters of the South China Sea and of trying to meddle in Vietnamese politics.

Some 1,700 people have put their names to an online petition demanding that the Vietnamese government drop its invitation to Mr Xi.

A small group of protesters also managed to walk through central Hanoi holding up placards denouncing the Chinese leader’s visit.

November 4, 2015

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Helen Mirren Loves Israel — Opening Night of 29th Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles

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Beverly Hills — Academy Award winner Helen Mirren last night accepted the 2015 Israel Film Festival Career Achievement Award in Beverly Hills, recalling her first visit to the country in the 1960s and how it changed her career.

October 30, 2015

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