Filipino veterans, forgotten heroes of WWII
June 2, 2012 – 7:40 PM | No Comment

World War II conjures many words and places to mind: Pearl Harbor, Manzanar, the beach of Normandy, Hiroshima, perhaps even the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the all-Japanese American team that emerged from the war as …

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Khmerican.com: A New platform on bring awareness to the Khmer Rouge
June 5, 2012 – 10:22 AM | No Comment

Born after the fall of the Khmer Rouge, Phatry Derek Pan, decided to create an online blog to commemorate the Cambodian genocide and bring awareness to the Cambodian American community.  Pan hopes that current and future …

Collateral Damage of Full Metal Jacket
June 4, 2012 – 11:26 PM | 3 Comments

When Gunnery Sergeant Hartman said, “There is no racial bigotry here,” I knew that Full Metal Jacket would make me want to throw up in disgust.
The film did not disappoint.

Filipino veterans, forgotten heroes of WWII
June 2, 2012 – 7:40 PM | No Comment
Filipino veterans, forgotten heroes of WWII

World War II conjures many words and places to mind: Pearl Harbor, Manzanar, the beach of Normandy, Hiroshima, perhaps even the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the all-Japanese American team that emerged from the war as …