Korean Christians Protest Lady Gaga Concert
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 30, 2012
Lady Gaga kicked off her “Born This Way Ball” world tour in Seoul Friday, despite a ban on those under 18 and protests from Christian groups.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Youth Culture
Tags: bornthiswayball, k-pop, korea, ladygaga
Chinese Fisherman Attack S. Korean Inspectors
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Apr 30, 2012
Four South Korean fishing inspectors were wounded in a scuffle with ax-wielding Chinese fishermen Monday.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Korean Media Look Back on LA Riots
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 29, 2012
A report in the Korea Daily notes much of mainstream media’s coverage of the anniversary of the Los Angeles riots has ignored the Korean community.
Categories: African American, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: losangelesriots, rodneyking, sa-i-gu, saigu
'FREE Viet Nam Act’ introduced in D.C.
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Apr 28, 2012
“We need to put Viet Nam on notice that it cannot continue to violate human rights and expect preferred trade relations with the United States,” Lofgren said. “The FREE Viet Nam Act gives us the tools we need to not only send the right message to Viet Nam, but also to take action against Viet Nam for their continuous human rights violations.”
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: “We need to put Viet Nam on notice that it cannot continue to violate human rights and expect preferred trade relations with the United States, ” Lofgren said. “The FREE Viet Nam Act gives us the tools we need to not only send the right message to Viet Nam, but also to take action against Viet Nam for their continuous human rights violations.”
Could the LA Riots Happen Again?
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Apr 27, 2012
Twenty years later, despite some progress, the factors behind the LA Riots remain.
Categories: African American, Asian, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: apalc, lariots, losangelesriots, rodneyking, saigu
Pressing Vietnam on Human Rights
Diacritics, News Report, Posted: Apr 27, 2012
The song “Viet Nam Toi Dau (Where Is My Vietnam)?” raises the issues of the Chinese invasion and the islands of Paracel and Spratley. Viet Khang sings about all of the embarrassing concessions that the Vietnamese government has made to China, and asks when it all went so wrong.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: arrested, china, communist, dissident, musicians, protest, regime, singer, vietnam
Inspection of US Beef Imports Intensified
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Apr 25, 2012
Following the first case of mad cow disease in the United States in five years, the Korean government decided Wednesday to intensify inspections of U.S. beef.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: madcowdisease, southkorea, usbeefimports
States Shouldn't Tamper with Voting Rights Act
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Apr 24, 2012
Last year, a rash of politically motivated laws made it harder for people to vote. Now, the Voting Rights Act itself is under attack.
Categories: African, African American, Asian, Caribbean, Election 2012, Indigenous, Latino, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: brennancenter, voteridlaw, votersuppression, votingrightsact
Vietnamese Math Whiz Elected to Prestigious US Academy
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Apr 23, 2012
Chau, who teaches at the University of Chicago, won the Fields Medal in 2010. That is the mathematics version of the Nobel Prize.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Science & Technology
Tags: academy, election, fields, math, medal, vietnamese, whiz
Congressional Candidate Chen Earns Endorsement from Mineta
Rafu Shimpo, News Report, Posted: Apr 23, 2012
Small business owner Jay Chen, a candidate for Congress, announced Tuesday that former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta and his leadership PAC, America’s Opportunity Fund, are backing Chen’s election efforts.
Categories: Asian, Election 2012, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: 2012, chen, congress, election, endorsement, mineta, US
Putin to Gain Korean Son-in-Law?
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Apr 20, 2012
Rumors are swirling in South Korea around the possible marriage of a retired admiral’s son to the daughter of Russia's president-elect.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Caregiver Research Project Launched
Filamstar.net, News Report, Posted: Apr 20, 2012
Filipino caregiver research project will gather data on working conditions for caregivers in the SF Bay Area.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Multi-ethnic
Tags: domestic workers, Filipino caregivers, health care, home health aide, immigrants, labor laws
U.S. Rep Alleges China Helping North With ICBMs
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 19, 2012
A U.S. lawmaker has formally requested the Obama administration examine reports of possible missile cooperation between North Korea and China.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, War & Conflict
Tags: china, northkorea, northkoreanmissile, northkoreansatellite
In S. Korea, Bullying Claims Another Life
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 18, 2012
Police said a middle school boy, thought to have been bullied by his classmates, jumped to his death from a 20-story apartment building.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Youth Culture
Tags: bullying, suicidesinsouthkorea
Google, Facebook may be asked to open rep offices in Vietnam
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Apr 18, 2012
Google and Facebook may have to open offices in Viet Nam to provide their services for locals.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Science & Technology
In Standoff, China Tells Philippines to Leave Scarborough Shoal
INQUIRER.net, News Report, Posted: Apr 17, 2012
China has asked all Philippine vessels to leave "Panatag" (Scarborough) Shoal immediately. The shoal is located in the South China Sea but is not part of the disputed Spratlys Islands.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, International Affairs, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, War & Conflict
Tags: Aircraft, ArcheologicalSurveyInPanatag, BRPEdsa, BRPPampanga, Buzzing, CannotAffordaWar, China, ChineseAuthorities, ChineseEmbassy, ChineseMaritimeSurveillanceShips, ChineseShips, DefenseSecretaryVoltaireGuzman, DepartmentOfForeignAffairs, DepartmentOfForeignAffairsSpokesperson, DFA, DiplomaticProtest, EEZ, ExclusiveEconomicZone, FilipinoFishermen, GregorioDelPilar, Guzman, HuangyanIsland, InternationalTreaties, InternationalTribunal, MYSarangani, PeacefulConclusion, PhilippineCoastGuardVessels, Philippines, PhilippineTerritory, PinatagShoal, PRC, RaulHernandez, RP, Sarangani, SouthChinaSea, SpratlysIslands, Standoff, ThePhilippineCoastGuard, TreatyOfParis, TreatyOfWashington, TreatyWithGreatBritain, Unclos, UnitedNationsConventionOnTheLawOfTheSea, VoltaireGuzman
China Urges Philippine Vessel to Withdraw
China Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2012
China on Monday urged a Philippine archaeological ship to immediately leave the waters of Huangyan Island in the South China Sea.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: china, philippines, southchinasea
Jim Yong Kim Selected to Lead World Bank
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2012
The World Bank chose Korean-born physician Jim Yong Kim as its new president on Monday.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: jimyoungkim, korean, worldbank
BP Accused of Open Anti-Viet Racism
Bolsavik.come, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2012
The complaint involves BP’s Vessels of Opportunity (V.o.O.) program, which hires local fishing boats to join the cleanup. It was part of BP’s efforts to mitigate the losses suffered by fishermen who were grounded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Categories: Asian, Environment, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: boats, bp, British Petroleum, deepwater horizon, new orleans, pollution, racism, spill, vietnamese
Korean American To Help Revamp S. Korea's Justice System
Koream Journal, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2012
Kim will offer weekly lectures at the Ministry of Justice’ s Legal Research and Training Institute.
Categories: Asian, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: judges, jury, justice system, korean american, law, legal, revamping, south korea
China Urges Calm After Failed N. Korean Launch
China Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 13, 2012
China called on all sides to keep in contact in the wake of the failed satellite launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: china, northkorea, satellitelaunch
Filipina Wins Seat in S. Korea Parliament
GMANews.TV, News Report, Posted: Apr 13, 2012
A Filipina, who is a naturalized Korean citizen, won a seat for proportional representation at the 19th Korean National Assembly, becoming the first Korean parliamentarian from the growing immigrant Korean community.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Politics & Governance
Tags: Filipina, first, general election, immigrant, Korean parliament
For Chinese Parents, Success Outweighs Scandal at Oakland School
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 13, 2012
Chinese parents say the controversial figure at the center of an Oakland charter school is the reason for its success.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Education, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: aics, americanindiancharterschool, benchavis, chineseparents, oaklandcharterschool
S. Koreans Abroad No-Show in Voter Turnout
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Apr 12, 2012
South Korea went to the polls Wednesday. And while overseas Koreans were allowed to vote for the first time, only 2 percent actually did.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Atlanta Lawyer Shoots Korean Husband, Then Herself
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 12, 2012
An Atlanta-based lawyer shot and killed her Korean husband Tuesday night in a parking lot outside the legal offices of where the two worked.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: atlantashooting, koreanamerican
Bomb Threat Forces Korean Air Flight to Make Emergency Landing
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Apr 11, 2012
A Korean Air Boeing 777 was forced to make an emergency landing in western Canada shortly after takeoff Tuesday.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: bombthreat, koreanair
From Messenger to Commuter, SF Cyclists Reflect a Changed City
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 11, 2012
San Francisco cyclists have gone from messenger to commuter, reflecting a deeper shift within the city.
Categories: Asian, Law & Justice, Living, Sports, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: accident, bicyclists, bike, cars, commuters, crime, death, messenger, motorists, san francisco, traffic
Asian American Groups, Including JACL, Call for Further Investigation in Trayvon Martin Killing
Pacific Citizen, News Report, Posted: Apr 11, 2012
George Zimmerman (left) fatally shot Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26. There are still no arrests in the case that has sparked outrage across the nation.
Categories: African, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Tags: Call for Further Investigation in Trayvon Martin Killing George Zimmerman (left) fatally shot Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26. There are still no arrests in the case that has sparked outrage across the nation., JACL
Fresno Radio Station's Investment in Hmong Community Pays Off
New America Media, Profile, Posted: Apr 11, 2012
“We have contests and instead of giving away tickets to a ball game or a color TV, we’ll give a pig away,” said Tony Donato, the station’s general operations manager.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, Media, Top Stories
Tags: fresnoradio, hmongradiostation, kbif
My Uncle’s Life in Exile
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 10, 2012
For Uncle Joe, a deportee, someone raised thoroughly American, but who is now an exile in his homeland, home has become a complicated concept.
Categories: Asian, Immigration, Law & Justice, Living, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Stories from the Diaspora, Top Stories
Tags: american, crime, deportation, exile, family, home, identity, justice, law, nostalgia, Philippines
Small-town America meets Vietnam
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Apr 09, 2012
A pair of businessmen from Viet Nam bought the town of Buford, Wyo., today at auction with a $900,000 bid, according to media reports.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: 000 bid, A pair of businessmen from Viet Nam bought the town of Buford, according to media reports., today at auction with a $900, Wyo.
Filipinos Among the Least Rude in the World -- Survey
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Apr 09, 2012
The Philippines is among the least rude countries for foreign tourists, a survey by a leading European travel site showed.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Living, News
Tags: Brazillians polite, foreigners, poll, rude, the Philippines
Ending the Silence: Asian Pacific Americans Urged to Increase HIV/AIDS Testing
Pacific Citizen, News Report, Posted: Apr 09, 2012
Asian Pacific Americans represent 2.8 percent of the total reported HIV/AIDS cases in California, but one in three APAs living with HIV doesn’t know it.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health
Tags: aids, asian, california, cases, chinese, Filipino, hiv, islanders, koreans, pacific, vietnamese
Burmese Refugees Question Myanmar's New Openness
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 09, 2012
Signs of opening in Myanmar are being greeted with hope and caution by members of the Burmese diaspora in the Bay Area.
Categories: Asian, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: aungsansuukyi, burma, myanmar, myanmarelections
Survival Skills for Today’s Community College Student
Campaign for College Opportunity, Profile, Posted: Apr 08, 2012
One student in San Francisco shares her survival tips for thriving and surviving on today’s community college campus.
Categories: Asian, Education, Top Stories
Tags: budget cuts, city college of san francisco, community college, success, victoria conlu
Filipina Among Seven Killed in Oakland Shooting
GMA News, News Report, Posted: Apr 05, 2012
Among the seven victims in the Oakland school shooting is Filipina Kathleen Ping, who leaves behind a 4-year old son.
Categories: Asian, Front Page
Tags: EastOakland, Filipinavictim, KathleenPing, Koreanshooter, Oaklandshooting, OikosUniversity, OneGoh, Philippines
A Trend Toward Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Choice Laws
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Apr 05, 2012
The states that moved to crack down on immigrants last year were the same states that enacted new restrictions on abortion.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Asian, European, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: anti-immigrant, hostile, inter-connected, reproductive rights, restricting, SB 1070, spike in laws
Obama Honors Filipina as 'Champion of Change'
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Apr 04, 2012
A White House ceremony will honor a Filipino American woman as a “Champion of Change” for starting a crusade to help the youth when her own daughter got involved in drugs.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Will Myanmar Elections Disrupt Chinese Investments?
China Dialogue, News Report, Posted: Apr 03, 2012
China is Myanmar's largest investor and trading partner. How will democratization in the Southeast Asian nation impact the relationship?
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: aungsansuukyi, china, myanmar
Korean Americans Look Inward After Oakland Shooting
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 03, 2012
Korean Americans say the shooting that killed seven at a private Christian university in Oakland highlights deeper problems in the community.
Categories: Asian, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: koreanamerican, oaklandshooting, oikosuniversity, onegoh
The Tongue-tied Misfit and the Language of Violence
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 03, 2012
One commentator writes about what drives inarticulate immigrants -- often cultural misfits -- to turn to gun violence.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, Immigration, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content
Tags: Binghamton, Cho Seung-Hui, Jiverly Linh Phat Wong, Oakland, Oikos shooter, One L. Goh, Virginia Tech
More Older Vietnamese American Seeking Help for Depression
Viễn Đông/New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 03, 2012
More older Vietnamese Americans in Southern California are seeking professional help for depression, and some find solace in their traditions.
Categories: Asian, Elders, Health, Immigration, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: depression, mentalhealth, vietnameseamericanelders, vietnameseamericanyouth
Experts: Vietnamese Parents Could Stem Youths’ High Depression Rates
New America Media/Viễn Đông , News Feature, Posted: Apr 01, 2012
The murder-suicide of a young Vietnamese American last year spotlighted high depression levels among Asian youth. Experts say their parents need to listen.
Categories: Asian, Fellowships, Health, Immigration, Top Stories
Tags: teendepression, teensuicide, vietnameseamericans, vietnameseyouth
U.S.-China Business Hopes Take Flight
China Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 01, 2012
The booming market for aircrafts in China could be the best way to bring more manufacturing jobs back to the United States.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Economy, Ethnic Media Network, International Affairs, Top Stories
Tags: chineseusaviation