Following several days of tallying votes, results have concluded that Jean Quan won with 50.98% of the votes, compared to her opponent Don Perata’s 49.02%. When inaugurated to office in January, Quan will be the first Asian American woman mayor of a major US city and the first female mayor for Oakland. With the new…
Although a high percentage of Asian-Americans are college educated, a large proportion of the Asian-American population remains unemployed for the long term compared to any other minority groups. The unemployment rate in the Asian-American population is lower than average so it is assumed that unemployment would not last long. The misunderstanding though is that the…
Asian-Americans ages 16-24 have a more difficult time finding jobs than whites with the same level of education, according to a study by the Economic Policy institute. The study, released in July, shows that while the likelihood of whites with a bachelor’s degree being unemployed is 4.7%, Asian Americans with the same degree have a…
Disenfranchised minorities face voting difficulties due to a language barrier. With the upcoming elections on November 2, minorities will no doubt play a large role in determining which party occupies what seats in Congress. Nonetheless, for non-native English speakers, understanding the complicated processes at the polls may prove especially challenging with their lack of understanding…
U.S. employers are exploiting elderly women immigrants from India. Although Indians are the third-largest immigrant group residing in the United States as of June 2010, the American Dream is not in sight for these women. With limited language skills and unclear immigration statuses, these elderly women resort to supplying babysitting and housekeeping services for people…
Palisades Park, in North Jersey, will display the first U.S. memorial to women forced into slavery by Japanese during WWII on October 23rd, 2010. Hundreds of thousands Asian women, mostly Korean, were forced into sexual slavery by Japanese soldiers before and during WWII. The Japanese military established these brothels and lured and kidnapped women to…