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Biden nominates Nani Coloretti as deputy director of OMB
President Biden has announced his intent to nominate Shalanda Young as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Nani Coloretti, a Filipino American, as deputy director. Nani Coloretti is currently a senior vice president at the Urban Institute, an independent policy research organization and think tank dedicated to using evidence, insight, and […]
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Albert Guerzon pens tribute song for his father who died from COVID-19
In April 2020, Broadway singer-songwriter Albert Guerzon (“The Visitor,” “Mamma Mia!”) lost his father, Robert Guerzon, to COVID-19. Along with thousands of New Yorkers, the Guerzon family was at the mercy of limited ventilators and hospital beds. In the end, Albert bid his father farewell through a telephone screen and a prayer. In the summer […]
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Jersey City council adopts resolution supporting AAPI studies in public schools
The Jersey City municipal council unanimously adopted a resolution in support of state legislation Senate Bill No. 4021/Assembly Bill No. 6100, bills that require the inclusion of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) history in New Jersey’s K-12 curriculum. The council resolution approved during the November 29th city council meeting, states that the inclusion of AAPI studies […]
