The Tragedy of Self Immolation - No One Cares
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 16, 2013
The self-immolation of the Vietnamese monk Thich Quang Duc became an iconic emblem of the Vietnam War era. Today, such acts fail to illicit the same response.
Categories: Asian, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Religion, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: arabspring, buddhism, fire, protest, rage, selfimmolation, tibet, tunisia
Our Vietnamese Hearts
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 28, 2013
NAM editor Andrew Lam reflects on the meaning of homeland for the Vietnamese diaspora. April 30 marks 38 years since the fall of Saigon.
Categories: Asian, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: andrewlam, diaspora, economy, fallofsaigon, politics, vietnam, vietnamwarmemorial
Boston Bombers -- The Denial of American Grandeur
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 24, 2013
As the story of the Tsarnaev brothers unfolds, I hear echoes of another set of brothers from my own country, Vietnam.
Categories: Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Religion, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: andrewlam, bostonbombers, bostonmarathon, bostonsuspects, nguyenbrothers, tsarnaev
What's In a Name? An Immigrant's Perspective
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 16, 2013
Immigrants to the U.S. often navigate between names in the same manner they navigate between disparate cultures.
Categories: Asian, Immigration, Intersections, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: asianassimilation, asianimmigration, citizenship, immigrant voice, namechanging
Reporter’s Notebook: The "China Dream" Smothered by Smog
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 01, 2013
A heavy price is being paid for the Chinese Dream of prosperity -- manmade pollution, on an epic scale.
Categories: Chinese, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: chinaenvironment, chinapollution, chindadream, chinesedream, communism, smog, xijinping
Threat from Space is Real, But Man Stands Better Chance Than the Dinosaurs
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 17, 2013
The threats of meteorites hitting the earth are just the latest reminder that the destiny of human kind is in outer space.
Categories: Environment, Featured Columnists, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: asteroids, meteorblast, meteorites, nasa, russianmeteorblast, spacedefense, spacejunk
Stranger Than Nonfiction--Author Andrew Lam Busts the Online Homework Racket
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 06, 2013
NAM editor and author Andrew Lam examines the online market for old homework on literature—like his stories—and reveals the true answer.
Categories: Education, Featured Columnists, Intersections, Living, Original NAM Content, Religion, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: homeworkcheating, homeworkforsale, onlinehomeworksold, plagiarism, school, students
Vietnam and the Cell Phone Revolution
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jan 14, 2013
Vietnam ran fast and furious toward the information age. There are 130 million mobile phones in the country of 90 million people.
Categories: Asian, Featured Columnists, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: arrest, bloggers, cell phones, democracy, dissident, facebook, freedom, internet, texting, vietnam
After Newtown, Teachers Are the New Heroes
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 18, 2012
Sandy Hook principal Dawn Hochsprung and teacher Victoria Soto, who died defending their students, brought heroism back to the profession.
Categories: Asian, Education, Featured Columnists, Living, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: DawnHochsprung, newtown, sandyhook, schoolshooting, shooting, teaching, victoriasoto
No Relief For Iraqi Refugees, One Year After U.S. Withdrawal
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Dec 17, 2012
One year after its troops left Iraq, the U.S. government is washing its hands of an epic refugee crisis that it helped create.
Categories: International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: asylumseekers, iraqirefugees, iraqwar, specialimmigrantvisa, UNHCR, unhighcommissionerforrefugees, warrefugees