After 24 days, here’s the “Butchers’ Bill” for the Gaza Conflict
There has been a lot of conversation this week on my blog regarding the current Gaza conflict, and I think…
Category: Politics
#MyInternetIs a civil right, and it must be free. | #NetNeutrality
For over 12 years, the internet has been an intellectual companion, and a forum wherein I have shaped my activist thought. Although…
#AAPI groups OCA & JACL join other major civil rights orgs against net neutrality
The fight over net neutrality — which has been brewing for awhile — came to a head this year after…
After 17 days, here’s the “Butchers’ Bill” for the Gaza Conflict
Last week, I blogged about the cost of our silence on the occupation of Gaza. I talked about the power…
The price of our silence in the deadly occupation of Gaza is too high
There is a scene in And The Band Played On where Matthew Modine’s character explains the origins of the phrase “The…
Immigration activist Jose Antonio Vargas detained by US Border Patrol at TX airport
Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting) — journalist, documentary-filmmaker and immigrant rights’ activist — has been handcuffed and detained by US Border…
House Republicans propose legislation to sue Obama over Obamacare
If at first you don’t succeed, try again. By the 54th time, sue. House Republicans advanced a draft of legislation…
Did federal ICE agents just racially profile Asian Americans in massive PA raid yesterday?
Yesterday, Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted a massive raid in State College, Pennsylvania. According to reports, ICE agents…
What does Eric Cantor’s primary loss mean for comprehensive immigration reform?
An hour ago, I had to stop the treadmill before I fell off it and broke my neck. See, I found…
Another American possibly detained in North Korea under state’s persecution of Christians
Just days after I posted an urge to the US State Department to do more to secure the release of…
Call to Action: Here’s how you can help free the #ElPaso37!
Earlier last week, I wrote about the El Paso 37, a group of between 35 and 40 (or as many…
Free the #ElPaso37! Punjabi men launch hunger strike to protest ~1 year of ICE inaction
Last summer, forty Sikh men from Punjab were brought to an El Paso-based Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility, a…