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Category Archives: POLITICS

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First Asian American Mayor of San Francisco

NEWS, POLITICSBy Jiemin ZhouJanuary 20, 2011Leave a comment

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…

Jeff Sheng: Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

POLITICSBy Ashley TruongNovember 25, 2010Leave a comment

Jeff Sheng, an LA based photographer, started work in 2009 on a series of photographs of closeted men and women in the military. The faces of these men and women are hidden or in shadow; if they were “outed,” they would be discharged. The photographs have been compiled into one volume; Sheng is currently working…

Blog Action Day 2010

POLITICSBy Ashley TruongOctober 16, 2010Leave a comment

…ended a few minutes ago, but, er, I felt it would be better to make a late post than no post (way to make a first impression here, though, right?) Blog Action Day is a yearly event that has bloggers all around the world focusing on one issue, in order to raise awareness and promote…

For the Love of Education – Why the DREAM Act Matters for Students

OPINION, POLITICSBy Pacific TiesMay 18, 2010Leave a comment

As a second generation Vietnamese American who came to America as a baby, I was considered an “illegal alien” until I was 12 years old. All my older siblings had reached age 18 and were able to acquire citizenship through tests, and my younger brother had been born in the U.S. It was just me…

I.C.E. removes quota, continues agency expansion

POLITICSBy Pacific TiesAugust 17, 2009Leave a comment

The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the end of quotas for undocumented immigrants who ignored deportation orders in attempt to make more changes to the program. John Morton, who took over as head of the federal agency in May, plans to target unlawful immigrants. In 2003, the agency organized teams to arrest and…

Demonstration at Cal, debate over war criminal status

POLITICSBy Pacific TiesAugust 17, 2009Leave a comment

Four anti-war demonstrators were arrested today at the University of California, Berkeley after calling to fire John Yoo, a law professor who co-wrote legal memos that some claimed to have justified the torture of suspected terrorists. On the first day of class at UC Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law, people protested against Yoo, saying…

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