By SEAN C. FRASER UW News Lab Perhaps the most unexpected aspect of the Wing Luke Museum’s new exhibit “Vietnam in the Rearview Mirror” is that instead of reliving the past, it’s focused on the future. The exhibit, compiled by a group of individuals in the local Vietnamese American community, exudes a sense of hope […]
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Increasing the Relevance of Minority Voters, from an Ethnic Media Perspective
by Julie Pham In May 2012, minority newborns began to outnumber their white counterparts in the US. But even with an African American president and huge growth of minority populations, why is it we as minorities are still far from exercising the full potential of our political power as voters? Our voter turnout numbers are […]
“Friends of Little Saigon” Protest Yesler Terrace Re-Development Project
By Don Pham There are over 70,000 Vietnamese Americans in the Puget Sound Area. Little Saigon serves 100 Seattle businesses, most of which are Vietnamese owned. The neighborhood was formed 37 years ago in response to the growing refugee population, and is located in the International District primarily between King St and Yesler Way, and […]
San José: XFINITY / SBTN TV bảo trợ các sinh hoạt ca nhạcvới Y Phương
Chương trình thính phòng với Nhật Hạ- Y Phương nhân dịp ra mắt CD Thả Tình – Nhật Hạ được xem là thành công ấn tượng, qua sự bảo trợ của XFINITY (Truyền Hình SBTN/ 24hrs) hệ thống Comcast. Nhiều thân hữu và đồng hương không những được thưởng thức một chương trình ca nhạc […]
Our Community, by Vu Le
When I was eight, my family left our village,Don Duong, and came to the US. One day, I was taking the school bus home, got off at the wrong stop, and ended up wandering around downtown Philadelphia. I was scared, lost and confused. Unable to speak any English, I wandered the streets, trying to find […]
Proposed creation of a “majority minority district” as the new 10th Congressional district
* by Dr. Julie Pham SEATTLE (NAM).-The forum designed to solicit public comment on redistricting with the highest attendance across Washington was one that was never meant to be. This forum also drew the most ethnically diverse set of attendees, many of whom came to share their views on the proposal of a new majority […]
