BY Susan C. Moeller
Korean-American leaders want to increase their community’s political influence, both locally and statewide, and some are pressing the state’s Legislative Apportionment Commission to create a concentrated block of Asian voters by moving Fort Lee and Edgewater into the 37th Distri
by Lise Olsen
Skilled shipbuilders Kurian David and Murugan Kandhasamy, both natives of India, had good jobs in the United Arab Emirates when they spotted tantalizing newspaper ads: Green cards — legal permanent residency for those able to qualify for high-tech marine repair and construction jobs i
by Meredith Kolodner
Only 14% of teachers believe the city’s program targeting bias-based bullying and harassment is effective, a new survey shows.
And about two-thirds of the 200 teachers surveyed from 117 schools said they had witnessed students being harassed based on their race, ethnicity and
Attorneys for Indian guest workers who are suing Mississippi-based marine and fabrication company Signal International along with its co-conspirators and other entities for human trafficking and racketeering have filed for class certification to include hundreds of additional workers in the lawsuit.
by Derek Beres
Farhan Ezad was living what most would consider a fairly typical American life in June 2010. At 35 years old, he had three sons and a decade-long marriage to a loving wife. But the economic downturn had taken its toll in Canadensis, Pennsylvania, and he had just lost his job. He was
by Meredith Kolodner
Almost a year after the state found that thousands of city students were not getting the language help mandated by law, the city still does not have a plan in place to fix the problem.
And this year’s budget cuts have made the situation even worse, teachers and parents say, as
On Dec. 14, two Asian American civil rights organizations, the Asian Law Caucus (ALC) and the Asian American Legal Defense Fund (AALDEF), asked the federal government to reveal how Customs and Border Protection agents single out individuals at the border based solely on their national origin.
The t
by Ivy Suriyopas
The 250-year legacy of slavery continues to permeate throughout contemporary United States. However, these days, the images we see are likely to be those of immigrants from the global South. Instead of state-sanctioned ownership and exploitation of workers inside the home or out in
by Jeff Gammage
Much of the credit for two landmark settlements to battle racial bias, Chairman Stephen Glassman told spectators at the state Human Relations Commission meeting on Monday, goes to people who weren’t in the room:
Asian students at South Philadelphia High School.
It was the quiet po
by Disgrasian (Jen Wang and Diana Nguyen)
There’s been a lot of talk this year about how America’s schools are failing its children. That talk has focused primarily on two separate issues: 1) the quality of education and 2) bullying in schools. In the case of South Philadelphia High School in the P
by Krissah Thompson
A year after more than two dozen Asian American students were attacked at a high school in South Philadelphia, the Department of Justice has reached an agreement with school officials there, resolving a high-profile investigation into school bullying.
The Philadelphia incident,
by Andrew Tangel and Matthew van Dusen
A Palisades Park restaurant has paid $48,000 to former employees who picketed the eatery over unpaid wages.
The wages of seven workers, including cooks and sushi chefs, earned at the Dokdo Sarang Restaurant on Broad Avenue in 2009 were finally repaid in late
The Philadelphia School District signed a two-and-a-half year civil rights agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to address anti-Asian immigrant violence at a Philadelphia high school.
“Schools have an obligation to ensure a safe learning environment for everyone. We will continue to use all o
by Richard Springer
South Asian American organizations have exulted over the Election Day victories of Republican Nikki Haley as governor in South Carolina and Bangladeshi American Democrat Hansen Clarke for Congress in Detroit, Mich.
But there were also musings by political analysts after the Nov
WASHINGTON…Two immigration rights groups have filed an amicus brief in a US court arguing that an H-1B employee should not face arrest, detention or deportation after his initial period of admission expires if a pending extension request remains under review.
The brief, filed in federal district co
by Karoun Demirjian and Delen Goldberg
The rising political profile of Las Vegas’ Asian-American community hasn’t been lost on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and the Democrats, who spent Saturday in Chinatown lobbying business and community leaders for votes.
A half dozen candidates, including
by Isaiah Thompson
As the new freshman class entered South Philadelphia High for the first time last month, students had reason to be wary. Last year, a pattern of violence against Asians at the school culminated in an attack on 20-plus Asian students by a large group of their peers. The incident w
By Sarah Hoye — They were roaming the halls of South Philadelphia High School looking for a fight. Their target, according to police: Asian students.
By the end of the school day, as many as 30 students of Asian descent had been physically attacked and many were sent to the hospital for treatment,
by Arun Venugopal
At this weekend’s dueling rallies over the proposed Islamic cultural center and mosque near Ground Zero, this much was clear: The opposition to the project is larger and much better organized. In addition to having at least double the turnout of supporters, opponents had a stage a
by Jesse Washington
PHILADELPHIA — Duong Nghe Ly can’t wait to begin his senior year at South Philadelphia High School. A day of violence there last year changed his life, and he wants to learn if his school has been transformed as well.
Last Dec. 3, after years of attacks on Asian immigrant stude
