Tia Carrere Brings the Hawaiian Heat to ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’
Pacific Citizen, News Report, Posted: Feb 27, 2012
Grammy award-winning musical artist and actress Tia Carrere is a woman of many talents, but in Donald Trump’s boardroom she is just one of 18 celebrities fighting to come out on top.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: apprentice, carrera, celebrities, donald, hawaiian, tia, trump
Fight to End Trafficking Near US Bases in Korea
The Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Feb 27, 2012
Victims of human trafficking in South Korea are pushing back against practices that are widespread in areas close to U.S. military installations.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: korea, sexslaves, trafficking
For Chen and Lew, Linsanity Came Too Late
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 26, 2012
The success of NBA star Jeremy Lin should serve as a reminder for Asian Americans to demand recognition as full-fledged members of society.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Original NAM Content, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: asianamerican, dannychen, harrylew, jeremylin, knicks, linsanity
Race and Sex-Based Abortion Ban Hijacks Civil Rights
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 24, 2012
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives threatens to undermine the health, dignity, and human rights of all women of color.
Categories: African American, Asian, Ethnicities, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: abortion, civilrights, health, prenda, reproductivehealth, trentframks, womenimmgrants
Human Trafficking a Growing Global Scourge
New America Media / SF Public Press, News Feature, Posted: Feb 24, 2012
Human trafficking is the fastest-growing criminal business in the world, though its victims remain hidden from view.
Categories: African, Asian, Collaborative Reporting, Immigration, International Affairs, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: humantrafficking, sexslaves, sextrade, slavery, trafficking
N. Korean Defectors in South Say Repatriation Fatal
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Feb 23, 2012
As official talks between the U.S. and North Korea are held in Beijing, some two dozen North Korean defectors in China face possible deportation.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Front Page, International Affairs
Tags: china, defectors, humanrights, northkorea, nuclearprogram
U.S. Visas Aid Trafficking Victims, At Their Peril
SF Public Press, News Report, Posted: Feb 22, 2012
Chance for permanent residency, access to federal benefits hinge on cooperating with law enforcement.
Categories: Asian, Collaborative Reporting, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: immigrationcourts, t-visas, trafficking
Vietnamese Americans Wage Vigorous Human Rights Petition Drive
BPSOS, News Report, Posted: Feb 21, 2012
Within two weeks, over sixty thousand Vietnamese-Americans with the support of human rights advocates from across the country have voiced their concern to President Obama, calling on the Administration to not expand trade with communist Vietnam at the expense of human rights.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: human rights, petition, vietnam, vietnamese-american, white house
The Filipino Foodie Guide to Metro New York
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Feb 19, 2012
Manhattan has not always been a hotbed for Filipino cuisine, but with the recent spate of Filipino restaurants opening in the city, that may not be the case for long.
Categories: Asian, Top Stories, food
Tags: cuisine, filipinofood, foodie, newyork
China to Repatriate 24 N. Koreans
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Feb 17, 2012
Hope is dwindling for dozens of North Korean defectors detained in China with Beijing apparently making preparations to repatriate them to their homeland.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: china, defector, northkorea
Sex, Drugs and Revolution -- Top Foreign Films That Didn't Make the Oscars
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 17, 2012
From India's "The Dirty Picture" to China's "Love Is Not Blind," these films didn't make the Oscars list, but made waves in their home countries.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Chinese, Eye on Egypt , Gender & Sexuality, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: foreignfilms, loveisnotblind, microphone, missbala, oscarfilms, oscarnominees, thedirtypicture
S. Korean Couple Beat, Starve Children to Death
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Feb 16, 2012
A pastor and his wife were arrested in South Korea Sunday for allegedly beating their three children and starving them to death.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: childabuse, jeollaprovince, korea, pastor
Actress Lisa Chan Apologizes for Hoekstra Ad
Angry Asian Man, News Report, Posted: Feb 16, 2012
Chan just released a statement on her Facebook page expressing regret and asking for forgiveness for her role in the ad.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Fair Pay for 2.5 Million Home Care Aides Facing Industry Opposition
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 16, 2012
President Obama wants over 2.5 million home care aides protected by the U.S. Fair Labor Act, but the home care industry is fighting the move.
Categories: African American, Asian, Caribbean, Economy, Elders, Health, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: babyboomers, domesticworkers, fairemploymentstandards, homecare, obamahomecare, paraprofessionalhealthcare
Starbucks Serves Up More Racism
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Feb 15, 2012
Last month, two English speaking Koreans at a Starbucks in Georgia discovered that their barista drew slanted eyes on their cups, where customer names are usually written.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page
Asians nominated for Oscars: 84th Academy Award
Nichi Bei, News Report, Posted: Feb 15, 2012
The 84th Academy Awards by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will air on Sunday, Feb. 26.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Lisa Chan, the Actress in Pete Hoekstra's Racist Campaign Ad
Angry Asian Man, News Report, Posted: Feb 14, 2012
She's also a part-time model/actress who just added an extremely unfortunate credit to her resume.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: ad, asian, berkeley, campaign, hoekstra, racist, student, woman
Operation Save Jack Underway: Leukemia Patient Needs Donor
Asian Week, News Report, Posted: Feb 14, 2012
Jack Chin is dying of leukemia. He needs an immediate bone marrow transplant to survive. Here’s his story.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health
Tags: asian, bone marrow, donation, help, jack, leukemia, medicine, transplant, ucla
Koreatown Angry Over LA's Proposed Redistricting Plan
Southern California Public Radio, News Report, Posted: Feb 14, 2012
A plan to redraw city council districts in Los Angeles is stirring tension in Koreatown.
Categories: Asian, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, Top Stories
Tags: city hall, coalition, koreans, koreatown, Los Angeles, protest, redistricting
A Letter to Pete Hoekstra: Remember Vincent Chin
Nichi Bei Weekly, Commentary, Posted: Feb 13, 2012
Hoekstra's ad has spurred a coalition of Detroit groups to call for political candidates to refrain from using racial and ethnic stereotypes in campaign ads.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, Politics & Governance
Tags: civil rights, hate crimes, Pete Hoekstra, politics, racist, stereotypes, super bowl ad, vincent chin
Jeremy Lin and Bruce Lee
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 12, 2012
All my life I've wondered exactly how the world's greatest martial artist could be Asian, but there had never been a dominant, cat quick, ninja-like point guard, akin to Allen Iverson, or Brandon Jennings.
Categories: Asian, Sports, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: asian, basketball, chinese, jeremy, knicks, lakers, lin, NBA, sports, taiwanese
Lin Inspires New Generation of Asian Hoopsters
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2012
Jeremy Lin has captured the national basketball spotlight. But, for many Chinese Americans, Lin is an inspiration for reasons other than his basketball prowess,
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, Sports
Tags: basketball, jeremylin, nyknicks, taiwan
LA Koreans Protest Racist Remarks on Popular Radio Show
Pacific Citizen, News Report, Posted: Feb 09, 2012
Korean Americans in Los Angeles are protesting what they say were racist remarks by the hosts of a popular local radio show.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: koreancommunity, losangeles, racism, thejohnandkenshow
27 Yrs. Later, Chinese V.P. to Make Second Iowa Visit
China Daily, News Report, Posted: Feb 09, 2012
Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping will revisit the American heartland next week after more than 27 years.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Politics & Governance
Black-Korean Tensions Flare in Dallas
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 09, 2012
A racially-charged dispute between a customer and the Korean owner of a gas station in Dallas reveals tensions between blacks and Koreans in the city.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Top Stories
Tags: black, Jeffrey Muhammad, Korean small business, NAACP, Nation of Islam, race riots relations, Thomas Pak
NBA’s Jeremy Lin -- “The Asian American Tim Tebow”
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 08, 2012
Lin, the first Chinese-American player in the NBA who is also outspoken about his Christianity, has been compared to NFL's Tim Tebow.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: basketball, Chinese American, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, NBA, NY Knicks, Palo Alto High, Taiwan
Asian American Lawmakers Urge End to Hazing in Military
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 08, 2012
Bullying and hazing-type activities -- routine for the most part in the military -- could have contributed to two recent deaths of Asians in the services. It has certainly raised demands for better cultural-sensitivity training in the military.
Categories: Asian, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: Asians, bullying, cultural sensitivity, deaths, hazing, military, private Danny chen, training
Japanese Americans Weary of Obama’s Signing of National Defense Authorization Act
Pacific Citizen, News Report, Posted: Feb 06, 2012
Reminiscent of the WWII incarceration, the act would allow for the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens suspected of terrorist activities.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: Reminiscent of the WWII incarceration, the act would allow for the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens suspected of terrorist activities.
Big Quake Hits Central Philippines
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Feb 06, 2012
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines has claimed the lives of at least 52 people, and caused widespread damages in buildings and bridges. Officials have also issued tsunami warnings.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: earthquake, infrastructure damage, the Philippines, tsunami warnings
Fil-Ams Worry Over Neighborhood in SF Redistricting
Filamstar.net, News Report, Posted: Feb 06, 2012
Despite the overwhelming support from the Filipino community, advocacy groups are uneasy about the final outcome of the ongoing redistricting of San Francisco’s District 11.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance, Redistricting
Tags: District 11, Filipino, redistricting, San Francisco, uneasy
Ethnic Experts Say Strengthen, Don't Cut, Social Security
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 06, 2012
Experts on an aging say a new report on ethnic elders and Social Security shows Washington needs to improve the program’s fairness, not cut it.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Elders, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Indigenous, Intersections, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: ethnicelders, poverty, recession, safetynet, seniors, socialsecurity
Filipino Veterans Got $214 Million from U.S. Last Year
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Feb 03, 2012
Thousands of Filipino World War II veterans or their family members last year received $214.4 million in benefits and services from the U.S.government.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Program, Filipino World War II veterans, US Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Can Asians Save Classical Music?
Talk.Onevietnam.org, News Report, Posted: Feb 02, 2012
While classical music is losing popularity across various demographics, Asians and Asian Americans are keeping the art form alive.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: americans, asians, classical, composers, music, musicians