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North Korean Refugee Act
…Please support this act and the freedom and new life it would bring to North Korean refugee children. Sign this online petition if you wish to support the Act. [ad#bottomad]…
House Passes DREAM Act/Senate Puts It On Hold
…passed the DREAM Act on Wednesday, after a decade of trying, by a vote of 216-198. If the Senate passes the bill, the Act would give certain undocumented students a…
Senate Kills DREAM Act
Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP. Despite a last-ditch effort to garner enough votes, the Senate on Saturday morning failed to pass the DREAM Act, which would have created a path…
Acting on DREAMs
…his sister. “[It] wouldn’t stop us from striving to do the best we can in every field.” The 22-year-old knows well the arguments from opponents of the DREAM Act who…
Asians Shading Blue?
…Chinese Exclusion Act, thereby granting Chinese immigrants the right to citizenship. 1946 The Luce-Celler Act of 1946 grants naturalization rights to Filipino Americans and Indian Americans. 1952 The McCarran-Walter Act…
Homeland Security Chief Backs DREAM Act
The DREAM Act won an endorsement from U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today. She said such a law—which, if passed, would give certain undocumented students a chance to become…
The Immigration RAISE (Act) AAPIs Do Not Want
After two conservative lawmakers — Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue — filed a bill named the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act (RAISE) Tuesday, aimed at slashing significant…
Act of Heroism From Japanese Train Passengers
…women had fallen into the gap, but onlookers claim that she had gotten trapped around her waist. A newspaper photographer happened to catch the act of heroism in action. This…
Commentary: Korean Americans to Benefit From the Affordable Care Act
…liver cancer. The good news is that the Affordable Care Act provides Korean Americans new options for affordable health insurance that covers a range of benefits, including important preventive services…
Ken Jeong Joins Jimmy O. Yang in ‘The Opening Act’
One more Asian American comic will join Jimmy O. Yang in the upcoming Vince Vaughn-produced movie “The Opening Act.” According to Deadline, Ken Jeong has hopped aboard the project, which…
Jimmy O. Yang to Star in Comedy ‘The Opening Act’
…his journey toward becoming a comedian and actor against his parents’ wishes, as well as his experience growing up Chinese American. “The Opening Act” is currently filming in Los Angeles….
“Maryland DREAM Act” passes
…bill. The passage of what became known as Maryland’s DREAM Act is monumental for undocumented student immigrants pursuing higher education because they aren’t allowed to access federal financial aid, grants…
A Generational Threat: The Disturbing American History Of Anti-Asian Discrimination
…Los Angeles. (Photo is public domain.) In 1882, as the anti-Chinese movement spread from the streets to the statehouses and finally to the federal government, the Chinese Exclusion Act was…
BTS Breaks Internet, Becomes First K-pop Act To Win Billboard Music Award
…home the Top Social Artist award at the Billboard Music Awards, a first for any K-pop act. Enthusiastic fans threw in their support for BTS to win the award —…
