JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Tens of thousands of workers thronged the streets of Asian cities Saturday in annual May Day marches, demanding job creation and minimum wage hikes.
High food costs force Indians to do more with much less
Food inflation that has been in the double digits for a year has had a deep impact on school lunches, family meals, and holy offerings. Anger with high prices erupted into protests
Mom impossible to shop for? The answer lies in her zodiac sign
Rat mom (1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972) – Rat mom is quick-witted, inquisitive, and hardworking. She is an opportunist and always pays attention to small details.
Ji-woon’s film a little good, partly bad, and definitely weird
Ji-woon Kim’s “The Good, the Bad, the Weird” is set in the 1930s, with a criminal boss giving a dangerous assignment to a hired gun. If you’ve watched a fair number of movies, you might get the feeling that you’ve seen this before.
Lessons from Mom
“The most important thing my mom taught me was to study hard.” — Grace Tong (mom) …
“The best thing my mom taught me was how to lead a healthy life.” — Michelle Zhou (daughter)
Japanese community center seeks more online support in bid for renovation funds
The vinyl siding has protected the buildings from decades of rain, snow, and windstorms. But the vinyl also encases hazardous asbestos.
Attention: Registration deadline for 2010 Minidoka Pilgrimage is June 4
More than 68 years ago, during World War II, almost 13,000 people of Japanese ancestry, many of whom were American citizens, were uprooted from their homes
Attention: Immigration Services continues to accept 2011 H-1B petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will continue to accept H-1B non-immigrant petitions subject to the fiscal year 2011 (FY 2011) cap.
The Asian American Literary Review launches
The first issue features writers David Mura, Ru Freeman, Alexander Chee, Cathy Song, Oliver de la Paz, Paisley Rekdal, April Naoko Heck, Mong-Lan,
Editorial: APA Month should be a wake up call for Asians
Many think that Asian American history is only 200 years old, putting first the Chinese immigrants who arrived in 1820 to be menial laborers or miners in the Gold Rush.