Pakistani Immigrant Community Rocked By Times Square Plot
In the wake of the arrest of a naturalized US citizen from Pakistan in connection with the failed car bomb attack on Times Square, many Pakistani Americans are angry and scared.
In the wake of the arrest of a naturalized US citizen from Pakistan in connection with the failed car bomb attack on Times Square, many Pakistani Americans are angry and scared.
Voters in the Philippines will use automated machines for the first time in Monday’s elections. Filipino Americans are nervous the system will fail, and the elections will be marred by corruption and violence.
Undocumented Filipino nannies are highly sought after among wealthy Manhattan families, but they have no protection from abuse.
Asian immigrants in New York City continue to reel from the economic recession, particularly the aftermath of the housing market collapse.
In NY, with a heavy concentration of Filipino nurses working in hospitals and nursing homes, 3 areas of concern weigh heavily: the recession, a shortage of visas, and a testing scandal.
While Filipino Americans generally support the census, undocumented Filipino immigrants worry about giving out personal information.
After a decades-long fight, Filipinos who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II see their claim recognized by the American government thanks to the Obama administration’s stimulus package.