Out of Status: A Story of Immigration Struggles By Jenjen Furer My parents used to tell me, “God works in mysterious ways. Don’t worry, everything happens for a reason.” That advice was not helpful on this day. It was October 27, 2005, 5:30 a.m....
The Academy Awards 2015 and Dove+Twitter’s #SpeakBeautiful Campaign By Jenjen Furer A few of my favorite things at the Oscars Sunday night’s Oscars telecast on ABC was a little over 3 ½ hours. I watched the pre-show interviews to check out what gowns the...
Asian American FIRSTS By Asia Americana 1943- Young Oak Kim was the first Asian American to command a combat battalion; he was a highly decorated US Army combat veteran of World War II and the Korean War. 1947- Wataru...
Chicago Hosts America’s Got Talent Season 10 Auditions By: Ryan Tejero For someone who has a talent, the biggest opportunity of bringing it to the audition is already a huge accomplishment. Now on its Season 10, America’s Got Talent (AGT) open audition has...
New Report Tracks Asian American Unemployment WASHINGTON D.C. Fewer Asian Americans were unemployed last month compared to whites, blacks and Hispanics, a new report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed. The agency began publishing...
Undocumented Filipinos Shy Away from DACA WASHINGTON D.C. Only about third of eligible undocumented Filipinos have availed of deportation protection, reflecting a pattern that showed Asian immigrants were less likely than Latinos to apply for deferred...
“Help Me…I am troubled…” By Aida Rivera March 6, 7:57 pm, I received an email forwarded by the FBI regarding a missing teenager, Cayman, a 13- year old student of a Private School next town. The photo in the flyer is that of a...
Wellness at the Checkout by: Aida Rivera It is 2015, New Year, New YOU. As my mother always told me, “it is the beginning of the year, do things right, keep your New Year’s resolution.” Yes, beginning of the...
Is there more that unites us than divides us? – Reflections on Civic Engagement and Community Empowerment By Jenjen Furer I was born and raised in the Philippines. I came to America right after graduating from college. I am married to a Jewish American who was born and raised in Brooklyn. I live in a town...
Shopping for Wine on the Internet by: David Kelly Shopping for wine on the Internet is a lot different than shopping for wine at a brick and mortar wine shop; Wine, after all, isn't like a book or CD. Holding a bottle,...
