Thursday 19th October 2017,
By Louis Chan
AsAmNews National Correspondent
(This story has been updated with more specifics about the federal complaint. The Flushing Workers Center says this is a discrimination complaint and not a complaint about back wages, as we originally reported.)
A federal complaint has been filed against a Flushing, New York restaurant accused of discriminating against … Read more
Day laborers in Flushing stand daily on street corners waiting for someone to offer them work
Asian Americans have the highest rate of poverty than any other group in the Big Apple, according to New York City.
Perhaps there’s no more a visible sign of that population than Asian American day laborers, reports WABC.… Read more
Man enjoys a reflective moment in New York Chinatown. Photo by Paul Lin
By Paul Lin
Asian American Life
By Shirley N. Lew
AsAmNews New York Correspondent
Over 200 people marched in Flushing, Queens from the Selfhelp Benjamin Rosenthal Senior Center in memory and support of member and volunteer Chun Man Tse and his family. Tse, also known as Vincent, was killed when authorities say Cleamon Anderson punched him after a fender bender. … Read more
About two-thirds of Flushing in New York is foreign born. Many of them are Asian.
According to the Queens Chronicle, the people of Flushing feel like foreigners in their own home.
Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) puts it bluntly.
“Imagine if we actually overcame the Perpetual Foreign Place Syndrome and realize the return on investment … Read more
Photo of Filmmaker, Ruby Yang, Executive Director of Asian Cinevision, John Woo and Cast Member of My Voice, My Life, Coby Wong
By Shirley N Lew
AsAmnNews New York Correspondent
The Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) kicks off its 38th year tonight. A huge genre of films will be shown in Manhattan and … Read more
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