I wonder if Sanrio had a hand in creating this: A Hello Kitty maternity hospital just opened in Yuanlin, Taiwan. Rooms are decked out in cute kitty goodness – uniforms, cots, blankets, and interior decor are all plastered with the image of the cartoon cat. Director or the…
This week’s TIME Magazine features Michelle Rhee, public schools chancellor of Washington D.C. Her unorthodox approach to school reform has earned her many opponents as well as supporters. The city’s legendary troubled public school system boasts a mere 24% graduation rate for some schools. In her first year…
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From xkcd.com: I’ve always wondered about this…
According to a report by The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, on a national level, 46.3 percent of 11,430 offenses that occurred within the single-bias incidents were motivated by racial bias in 2001. -NewAmericanMedia.org According to recent reports, hate crime has been decreasing, but hate crimes towards AAPIs…
Welcome to the temporary Pacific Ties blog/website! Because our main website – www.pacificties.org – is constantly under construction, we figured that this would serve as a better alternative to your reading needs. Here you’ll find information about Pacific Ties, what we’re all about, how you can get a…