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The quandary of a nation of immigrants
The FilAm Editorial In the Old Testament, a case was brought to King Solomon by two women both claiming to be the mother of a baby. Solomon ordered the baby split between the two. One of the women agreed; the second woman said no, let the other woman keep the child. Solomon gave the baby […]
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Mental health, STD prevalent among LGBTQ Asians: 2023 Apicha report; Dermatology is an emerging issue
By Glenn Magpantay, Esq. On the cusp of LGBTQ Pride Month and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Apicha Community Health Center (CHC) unveiled on May 31 the results of its yearlong study to address the health and wellness needs of New York City’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Asian, Asian American, South Asian, […]
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Flexible policy needed to respond to flood of immigrants at border: MPI director
By Marivir Montebon A senior fellow at the Migration Policy Institute in New York cited the need for Congress to craft a flexible immigration policy to match new immigrants with the U.S. labor needs. He cited New Jersey as a good example. Muzaffar Chishti, director of MPI at the New York University School of Law, […]
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College-educated immigrants more likely to have advanced degrees, higher incomes but barriers remain
College-educated immigrants in the United States are more likely to have advanced degrees and to major in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and health fields than their U.S.-born peers with college degrees. For these reasons, the average monthly earnings of immigrant college graduates exceed those of U.S.-born graduates. These findings come from a […]
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Laundry workers win case vs exploitation, wage theft
The Office of the Attorney General has announced it has recovered $90,000 in stolen and unpaid wages for more than a dozen former employees of a commercial dry cleaner in Astoria, Queens known as Enterprise Cleaner. A press statement says Enterprise failed to pay its employees minimum wage, failed to pay the proper overtime rate, failed […]
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One-third of immigrants are low income: research
The immigrant population in the United States is highly diverse in its origins, characteristics and outcomes after arrival. While research has long demonstrated strong upward mobility for immigrants overall, both over time and generations, the challenges of starting over in a new country can leave some with relatively low incomes and economic hardship. The Washington […]
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KDP activists publish website documenting the anti-Marcos resistance of ‘70s-‘80s
Former members of Katipunan ng mga Demokratikong Pilipino (KDP), have launched a website dedicated to documenting the work of the national activist organization of Filipinos in the U.S. that brought together progressive and militant elements of the community in the 1970s and 1980s. Published by KDP Legacy, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, KDPLegacy.org “tells […]
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Lawyer Licelle Cobrador is Maryknoll’s youngest Amazing Alumni Achiever
Immigration and human rights lawyer Licelle Cobrador has been named one of 10 Maryknoll/Miriam Amazing Alumni Achievers for 2022, the youngest-ever awardee in the Triple A’s 21-year history. The Triple A Award created in 2001 honors alumni who have made “perceptible impact on the lives of people despite obstacles and adversity,” according to the school’s […]
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FBI Wanted: Apollo Quiboloy, Teresita Dandan, Helen Panilag
The FBI is investigating individuals associated with a church called the Kingdom of Jesus Christ and a related charitable organization known as the Children’s Joy Foundation. The agency has issued a warrant poster for KOJC founder Apollo Quiboloy, and two of his trusted officers, Teresita Dandan and Helen Panilag. In its website, the FBI laid out the alleged criminal violations […]