Tag: Asian

Stories about Asian immigrant communities.
John Liu with supporters

Pulling Back the Curtain – What Asian Americans Are Saying about the John Liu Fundraising Scandal

Asians Americans are divided over whether a federal investigation of New York City’s Comptroller will derail his potential bid to be the city’s first Asian mayor.

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Thinking of 9/11 During the Holiday Season

A multimedia project called ‘Together We are New York: Asian Americans Remember and Re-Vision 9/11’ transforms personal stories into poetry. The piece will be performed on December 18 in Manhattan.

Development in Chinatown

Activists Say Chinatown Should Get Special Zoning

Community organizers and preservationists say Chinatown needs special zoning to maintain its character and long-term residents. They want 50 percent of units in new housing developments to be set aside for low income tenants.

Korean American Census Rally in Queens, NY - Photo: Sooyeon Kim.

Asian Immigration and the Myth of the ‘Model Minority’

Almost a third of all immigrants living in the United States hail from Asia, but their voices are often left out of the immigration debate.

New York State Congressional Districts

Immigrants Want Redistricting to Reflect the Changing City

The redrawing of electoral districts is always a political power play. This year, Asian American activists in New York want to ensure that the community’s political influence is not dissipated by district lines.

Nariv Shah outside of his restaurant (Photo: Sarah Kate Kramer)
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Food in 2 Worlds Podcast – The Many Flavors of South Asia, All Within Walking Distance

In this Food in Two Worlds podcast you’ll hear how Jackson Heights’ restaurants and food shops tell the stories of South Asian immigrants in New York.

Peter Lew at Occupy Wall Street (Photo: Elton Lugay)

Occupy Wall Street Looks to Include Immigrants

At first, immigrants were underrepresented–some say excluded–at the protests on Wall Street, but now they are arriving in droves.

Yoni Ki Baat
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Podcast: Yoni Ki Baat – The South Asian ‘Vagina Monologues’

In this Fi2W podcast, reporter Aswini Anburajan interviews Vandana Makker, one of the founders of the performance series Yoni Ki Baat on the importance of exploring women’s sexuality through a cultural and immigrant lens.

chinatown dollar van
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Things You May Not Know About Queens: the Food, the Immigrant Housing, the Scamming ‘Notario’

Streetwise New York offers tours of “old and new immigrant New York.” We sent reporter Cristina DC Pastor and audio producer Dimple Patel to check out the tour in the city’s largest borough.

Son of a Filipino teacher in Maryland's Prince George County

Filipino Teachers Casualties of Immigration Fiasco

A labor violation by Maryland’s Prince George’s County Public Schools has resulted in an ugly confrontation with the U.S. Department of Labor, and some 800 Filipino teachers are caught in the crossfire.