By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Congressman Jim McDermott introduced a bill last week that would right a wrong inflicted upon many Asian American cannery workers more than 30 years ago. The amendment to the 1991 Civil Rights Act would strike language that has prevented cannery workers from seeking legal damages for discrimination.
Filipino nurse’s altruism extends beyond retirement
It was the beginning of World War II. Bombs dropped from the sky onto the streets of Manila, Philippines.