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…
Category: Politics
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…
Are Asian Americans not voting?
2014 is turning out to be another critical mid-term election year, with most analysts predicting huge losses for the Democrats…
Governor Brewer vetoes SB1062, Arizona’s “Right To Discriminate” Bill
I guess my friend Mike Bryan of Blog for Arizona was right. Faced with mounting state-wide and national pressure from…
SB1062 “Right to Discriminate” bill will likely be vetoed by AZ governor
Last week, Arizona passed a disturbingly dense State Senate bill called SB1062. This is a bill that it’s authors have…
Canada cancels investor visas: modern Chinese Exclusion, or a sign that Canadian citizenship isn’t for sale?
Although most avenues of legal citizenship to North America involves skill- or job-based visas, one of the lesser-known avenues of…
President Obama raises the minimum wage for federal contractors: thoughts and impacts for #AAPI
I usually don’t tolerate spoilers, but today I’ll make an exception. About an hour ago, mainstream news outlets broke the…
#AAPI face highest chronic unemployment rate: Why we should be against cuts to long-term benefits
For unemployed Americans, the new year was not a good one. With the ushering in of 2014, many of America’s…
Nelson Mandela’s legacy is a call-to-action for social justice activists
Nelson Mandela, former president and life-long fighter for racial equality in South Africa, has died at the age of 95. Most…