San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim has been refusing to recite the pledge of allegiance since high school. “I don’t think our flag represents a nation when there’s livery and justice for all,” says Kim. “And I reserve my right to disagree or to even protest when I think our government isn’t representing the best of…
Executive Order 13515 requires federal agencies to form plans in order to improve the participation in and access to federal programs for underserved AAPIs. Spearheading the order is the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Interagency Working Group (IWG). Plans in twenty-three participating agencies, such as the Department of Education, Department of…
An investigation to a Diamond Bar home invasion comes to an end after the arrest of the remaining two of the six suspects. During the November burglary, the masked assailant tied up a couple and zapped the man with a taser numerous times. Not until the female victim escaped by jumping off the second-floor balcony…
An interactive map created by the Chronicle of Higher Education seeks to help answer questions regarding national educational disparities in light of President Obama’s State of the Union speech with its particular emphasis on education. The graphic, made from mostly Census data, contains a color-coded scale that correlates to the percentage of adults in each…
San Francisco will now have its first Asian American mayor after Edwin M. Lee was sworn in as the 43rd mayor. Lee became mayor after he was appointed by the Board of Supervisors following the current mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, being sworn in as California’s Lieutenant Governor. Prior to becoming mayor, Lee was…
UCLA Professor of Urban Planning, Social Welfare, and Asian American Studies Dr. Paul Ong, with the Asian American Justice Center, has shown that on average, Asian Americans fare poorly in receiving government-based contracts on any government level. The study covered Asian Americans in major cities: San Francisco, Chicago, and Atlanta. From this study, it was…