Parents show support for Jay Xiong
My name is Va and I am Jay Xiong’s father. I came to this country in my twenties as a refugee fleeing war. During the Vietnam War, I and countless[…]
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Dodgers reinstate Kenta Maeda
LOS ANGELES (June 13, 2018) — The Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday reinstated right-handed pitcher Kenta Maeda from the 10-day disabled list. Maeda suffered right hip strain on May 29, He missed[…]
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Lucy Mae San Pablo Burns receives Nakanishi Award
Los Angeles, Calif. (June 18, 2018) — Associate Prof. Lucy Mae San Pablo Burns was named the recipient of the 2017-18 Don T. Nakanishi Award for Outstanding Engaged Scholarship at the[…]
Kore-eda films provide realistic father characters
By Diana Cheng AAP Arts & Entertainment Hirokazu Kore-eda has often been compared to the venerable Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu. The obvious parallel is that they both focus on the[…]
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Refugee poets reading in St. Paul
St. Paul, Minn. (June 15, 2018) — “Claiming Home: Refugee Poets for World Refugee Day” is a new event hosted by Os Ly and Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay. Special remarks will[…]
‘Stargazers’ theme with Cracked Walnut poetry reading in St. Paul
Cracked Walnut continues its regular reading series with the the theme of Stargazers this month. This time, the reading will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 22, at the East[…]
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Mixed Blood announces a six show 2018-19 season
Minneapolis/St. Paul (June 15, 2018) — Mixed Blood Theatre announced its six-show lineup Friday for it 43rd season in 2018-19. Transforming the Impossible to the Probable. Speaking truth to power[…]
Immigration Hub analysis: Republican ‘compromise’ bill does not end family separation
Washington, D.C. (June 15, 2018) — As the heart-wrenching stories of children separated from their parents come to light, House Republicans have abandoned efforts to pass the Dream Act and instead have[…]
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Republicans say bill doesn’t outlaw family separation — it doesn’t
Washington, D.C. (June 15, 2018) — Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, along with others, are claiming that the recently-negotiated and just released Republican-only bill would end family separation. The[…]
UCLA host book release on Japanese American redress and reparations struggle
Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress (NCRR) and the UCLA Asian American Studies Center (AASC) invite the community to celebrate the publication of “NCRR: The Grassroots Struggle for Japanese American Redress and[…]
