Month: May 2019

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act introduced in Congress

NEW legislation has been presented in both the Senate and House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 22 to expedite the visa process for children of Filipino World War II veterans. The Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act was introduced by Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Reps. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) and Don Young […]

SENATE CONSIDERING SOUTH CHINA SEA SANCTIONS ON CHINA AS MASSIVE TRADE WAR RATTLES RELATIONS

bipartisan group of U.S. senators will reintroduce legislation Thursday that would allow the government to sanction Chinese individuals and groups involved in Beijing’s activity in the South and East China Seas. The South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act—sponsored by Republican Senators Marco Rubio of Florida and Tom Cotton of Arkansas, and Democratic […]

Why Vietnam is Overtaking China as a Destination for US Export Manufacturing

As has been the case for several emerging Asian countries, Vietnam has followed an export-led growth model, combining trade liberalization and foreign direct investment promotion to spur exports. Vietnam’s growth has accelerated in recent years in part due to the US-China trade war, which kicked off more than nine months ago, and shows no sign of abating. […]

Bolton says N Korea missile tests violated UN resolutions

United States National Security Advisor John Bolton called a series of short-range missile tests by North Korea earlier this month a violation of UN Security Council resolutions and said sanctions must be kept in place. The US, however, is willing to resume talks with North Korea at any time, Bolton said. Washington’s position on the North’s denuclearisation is […]

Filipino murder suspect deported to PH

A Filipino murder suspect who lived in the Bay Area has been deported back to the Philippines. Ezra Dave Maling, a Philippine national and fugitive, was accused by Philippine officials of strangling his partner, Rebeny Vergara, to death in March 2003. Shortly after, Maling fled to the United States and obtained a religious visa through […]

Is Andrew Yang for Real?

ES MOINES, Iowa — Andrew Yang bounces from leg to leg on the stage at Franklin Junior High School, cloaked in his campaign-trail uniform of blue jacket and navy “MATH” cap, warning the crowd about the threat that robots pose to the American heartland. If you have some vague sense that you’ve heard of Yang […]

Tens of thousands of North Korean women ‘sold into China sex trade and systemically raped’

Tens of thousands of North Korean women and girls are trafficked and sold into the sex trade in China where they are forced to endure systemic rape, sexual slavery and cybersex trafficking, according to a new report.  The investigation, by the Korea Future Initiative, has uncovered new and disturbing patterns of horrific sexual abuse perpetrated against trafficked North Korean women and […]

Asian American community leaders ask Jamie Giellis to explain “Chinatown” statements

More than 30 leaders and members of Asian American communities issued an open letter to Denver mayoral candidate Jamie Giellis on Tuesday, asking that she clarify her statements about Chinatowns. Giellis had tweeted in 2009, asking why “so many cities feel it necessary to have a ‘Chinatown.’” Asked about the statement by 9News last week, her campaign said […]

U.S. Tariff Deal with Mexico, Canada Is Also About Cutting Off China’s Steel

The U.S. has reached an agreement to drop steel and aluminum tariffs on the two countries in return for preventing Chinese steel from coming over their borders into the U.S. In a speech before the National Association of Realtors, President Trump said, “I’m pleased to announce that we’ve just reached an agreement with Canada and […]

Asian American enclaves survived racist laws. Can they survive redevelopment?

More than 150 years since the first Chinatowns emerged in the United States, Asian American neighborhoods across the country continue to thrive as cultural hubs that also provide spaces for new immigrants to gain a foothold in American society. While the legal segregation that once defined Chinatowns is past, Asian neighborhoods now face new challenges, […]