On Tuesday, Judy Chu became the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress. Winning nearly 62% of the vote, Chu succeeds current U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis in the 32nd Congressional District. She managed to tap into Asian voters which compose 13 percent of voters in the congressional district, as well as Latino voters who…
DetailsAllison Chin is one of my Asian American eco-heroines. She is the current president of the Sierra Club, the nation’s oldest and most influential grassroots environmental organization. As president, she is the top leader of the Club’s volunteer structure. Even before I was hired by the Sierra Club, I’d seen her blog on the Sierra…
DetailsEven though I’m no longer part of Pacific Ties, I would just like to make one more post. Recently, Pacific Ties won the Best Overall Publication award from Campus Progress – a non-profit organization that supports student journalism on college campuses throughout the US. Without their generosity and support, we would’ve never come this far…
DetailsPacific Ties now has t-shirts! Our “Asian Heroes” t-shirt features eight men and women who are our great inspirations and who are some of the most influential figures of our time….for more information on each individual, click on the links below! The Dalai Lama, Aung Suu Kyi, Amy Tan, Bruce Lee, Hayao Miyazaki, Yuri Kochiyama,…
DetailsHong Kong held a vigil last night to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the government-sanctioned massacre at the 1989 pro-democracy demonstration at Tiananmen Square, Beijing. Excerpt from BBC News article: When the UK returned Hong Kong to China in 1997, the territory retained its own legal system, including the right to protest. Thursday’s gathering saw…
DetailsExcerpt from today’s Los Angeles Times article: North Korea put two American television journalists on trial today for allegedly entering the country illegally after vigils calling for their release were held in at least nine cities across the United States, including Los Angeles. Laura Ling and Euna Lee, journalists working for San Francisco-based Current TV,…
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