Master Lei Yixin in front of his Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sculpture of the Stone of Hope Statue on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (National Park Service Photo)

AAP staff report

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial was dedicated this month on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

The memorial site is described as invoking the memory and spiritual presence of MLK with a sense of place of the Civil Rights movement. A path of water, stone and landscape demonstrates the relevance and timelessness with passages from his sermons and speeches and all leading to his sculpture in the “Stone of Hope”.

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LEMOORE, Calif. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs today filed a complaint with the department’s Office of Administrative Law Judges against federal contractor Leprino Foods Co. for discriminating against qualified African-American, Asian and Hispanic applicants for on-call laborer positions at the company’s Lemoore West facility.

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The Venerable Palden Gyatso.

One of the world’s longest serving political prisoners will again visit Minnesota on Sun., Aug. 21, 2011 at 4 p.m. at the Tibetan Community Hall, 1096 Raymond Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55108. The Venerable Palden Gyatso is an 80 year old Tibetan monk and former Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience. He is one of the world’s longest serving political prisoners after surviving 33 years of confinement in the Chinese gulag where he was constantly exposed to various forms of indoctrination and torture.

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News Analysis
By THI QUANG LAM
New America Media

LOS ANGELES (July 25, 2011) — The race to secure natural resources in the South China Sea has only just begun, argues NAM contributor Thi Lam, and long-simmering territorial disputes over the oil-rich Spratly islands between Southeast Asian nations and a newly assertive China are intensifying. Deterrence, he says, may hold the key to resolving the crisis.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 21, 2011) — Hmong National Development has assumed the role as a national advocacy group in responding to the concerns of Hmong American constituents regarding the plight of Hmong in Southeast Asia.

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President Barack Obama meets with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama in the Map Room of the White House, Saturday, July 16, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

WASHINGTON (July 16, 2011) — President Barack Obama held a meeting with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama last week at The White House Office, according to the Press Secretary who released an office statement. The President reiterated his strong support for the preservation of the unique religious, cultural, and linguistic traditions of Tibet and the Tibetan people throughout the world. He underscored the importance of the protection of human rights of Tibetans in China.

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NEW YORK (July 12, 2011) – The United Nations human rights office Tuesday voiced concern about the apparent use of excessive force against protesters on the weekend by Malaysian police and possible retaliation against demonstrators who were arrested and released.

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks with Democrat House Leader Nancy Pelosi at left following a July 7, 2011 meeting at the U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. (Pelosi office photo)

Washington, D.C. (July 7, 2011) – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined House Speaker John Boehner at a brief press conference today following their meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the Capitol.

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AAP staff report

Hmong National Development, the national subsidiary of Hmong American Partnership, expressed “extreme concern” for the safety and well-being of over 5,000 Hmong in Northern Vietnam’s Dien Bien province, where over 100 Hmong are reported to be detained, and over 600 reported to remain in hiding.

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New York (May 17, 2011) – The government of Vietnam should conduct a full, impartial, and transparent investigation into recent unrest among thousands of Hmong Christians in northwestern Dien Bien province and the government’s response, Human Rights Watch said today. Diplomats and other international observers should be permitted immediate unfettered access to the area, given the reports of death and injury, Human Rights Watch added.

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