By Assunta Ng I spent my New Year’s in Maui, and I didn’t want to come home. The photos of palm trees and
BLOG: Ho, Ho, Ho, what are your holiday traditions?
By Assunta Ng Don’t let anyone steal your Christmas. Not even a killer.
Diabetes becoming a global epidemic, but also hits close to home with Asian Americans
By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly Diabetes is a disease that is quickly becoming a global epidemic. In recent history, diabetes has become the focus of numerous medical studies. Alarmingly, […]
UN SG Ban Ki-moon announces he is seeking a second term
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Monday that he will seek a second term as head of the United Nations
Commentary: Diversifying ranks with immigration reform — What the huh?
If it does, then I agree with diversifying the ranks to level a lopsided immigration debate. I agree that more non-Latino immigrants should pressure lawmakers to change laws that indisputably favor one group of people and discriminate against another. Diversifying the ranks could assist in exposing laws of racial and ethnical favoritisms.
Chinese presence in the Caribbean grows
Most people know that Asians have migrated to countries all over the world, but some are still surprised to learn that Asians live in the West Indies. Some say this is likely due to images perpetrated by the media. Vacation ads often feature white couples enjoying the tropics. Asians aren’t commonly in sight.