American Diabetes Association Releases Position Statement on New BMI Screening Cut Points for Diabetes in Asian Americans The American Diabetes Association is lowering the Body Mass Index (BMI) cut point at which it recommends screening Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes, aligning its guidelines with evidence that many Asian...
US Representative Ted Lieu’s Powerful Statement on Immigration http://https://youtu.be/Y-gREFiCRsU?t=117 Congressman Ted Lieu (D- California): I think it’s easy for people like you and me who wear suits and ties and work in offices to cast...
White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) Supports Philadelphia “Fil-Am Small Business Boot Camp” Filipino American leaders recently gathered together for the “Fil-Am Small Business Boot Camp” partnered with the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) at the Municipal...
Grace Meng Named Assistant Whip Apr 15, 2015 Press Release U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) has been selected to serve as an Assistant Whip in the House of Representatives. Meng was appointed to the position by House Democratic Whip...
Ink & Gold – Art of Kano – Philadelphia Museum of Art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaX31CtcGts Ink and Gold: Art of the Kano February 16–May 10, 2015 The Philadelphia Museum of Art will present the first major exhibition outside...
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....
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...
Philippine Airlines Celebratory Reception 3/16/2015 3/16/15 | New York Philippine Airlines (PAL) hosted a special reception for its New York to Manila Inaugural Flight on March 16, 2015 at the New York Hilton, in midtown Manhattan, New York City. This...
Philippine Airlines Returns to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport PRESS RELEASE WDC-17-2015 17 March 2015 | New York National flag carrier Philippine Airlines finally made a long overdue comeback to the East Coast by flying into New York’s John F. Kennedy...
Heller, Hirono, Meng Introduce Bill to Help Filipino Veterans Receive Deserved Benefits (Washington, DC) – United States Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined forces with Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) by introducing the Filipino Veterans Promise Act. The bipartisan...
