Archive for the ‘Asian/Asian American’ Category
New UC admissions policy would hurt African Americans, Asians
By Henry Der, New America Media, News Analysis The new freshman admission policy will take UC admissions in the wrong direction, and it will seriously affect minority applicants. Earlier this year on the recommendation of President Mark Yudof and the Academic Senate, the University of California Board...
December 8th, 2009 | African-Americans, Asian/Asian American, Education, NewsWire | Read More
Asian workers yet to feel heat in debt-laden Dubai
DUBAI, Dec 3 (Reuters) – A Vietnamese foreman barks orders at Asian workers toiling to complete a 30-storey residential tower in Dubai, seemingly unaffected by the emirate’s debt woes. “I’m not worried,” said the 29-year-old at the dusty building site, who gave his name...
December 7th, 2009 | Asian/Asian American, Middle East, NewsWire | Read More
Fostering African-American businesses
Korean, black leaders attend Asian workshop on entrepreneurship By Brent Jones, Baltimore Sun About a decade ago, Inwook Ben Hur opened a small grocery store in Baltimore after relocating to the area to go to graduate school at Coppin State. Hur, like many native Koreans who immigrated here, founded...
December 7th, 2009 | African-Americans, Asian/Asian American, NewsWire | Read More
South Philly High students meet with officials after attacks
Security in and around South Philadelphia High School will be increased after a number of Asian students were attacked there earlier this week, a school district official said yesterday after a meeting held in response to the assaults. Michael Silverman, the regional superintendent who oversees 31 of...
December 7th, 2009 | African-Americans, Asian/Asian American, NewsWire | Read More
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Ending racism starts with educating youth
December 22, 2009 13:12
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Nelson Mandela was a man of poetry
December 21, 2009 07:12
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Public Transportation Pt. 2
December 17, 2009 12:12
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I’m a white guy raised in a black neighborhood… Let’s start there.
December 17, 2009 10:12
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Searching for whitopia: An improbable journey to the heart of white America
December 16, 2009 11:12
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astuesse: Ok, the title of this post just about gave me a heart attack this morning. Why "...'was' a man of poetry?" Is he no lo...
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TFitz: Hi Gyasi! Look, no matter what sort of initial response you get you should just keep writing and posting. For one thing...
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Mikhail Lyubansky: I agree with the analysis but don't see how this particular administration (in this particular racial Zeitgeist) can put...
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Mark Trahant: I regret this post didn't track for D. Truth. And I am delighted to those concerns and learn from them. It's important ...
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Philip Kim: Hey Truth. Thanks for commenting. I definitely understand your concern. One thing I'd say is that this blog is going ...
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Black vets: complicated past, unsung present: I was listening to Tom Joyner last week, and his Little Known Black History Fact was about a regiment of Black soldiers known as the Harlem Hellfighters. They were the 369th Infantry Regiment, and ...
The continuing struggle for justice in Bhopal: A gas leak at a pesticide factory operated by Union Carbide Company (UCC) killed more than 20,000 people and exposed over 500,000 people to toxic gas and chemicals. On December 3, 1984 the people of...
Slavery in Canada forgotten, until now: History is not the past, it is how we recount the past. A Past, Denied: The Invisible History of Slavery in Canada is a feature-length documentary by independent filmmaker Mike Barber. The film, whi...- Bizarre 'I'm A Racist' Health Care Video: Political ad features voters 'admitting' they are racist An unknown political group has uploaded this video to YouTube.com under the username 'IWANTYOURMONEYDOC'. The 60 second ad, titled 'I gues...
Telling the story of history: Years from now, when history strokes its pen to tell the story of the 2008 presidential election, how will it capture in words a moment whose full meaning can be conveyed only with emotion? How wil...
