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Anime: Tragedy Replaces Happy Ending in Fairy Tales
New America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Dec 27, 2009
Japanese anime is becoming increasingly popular with American kids who are drawn to its darker, more complex world view. These stories reflect ancient eastern sensibilities that are rooted in human suffering rarely known in the land of “happily ever after.”
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San Jose Police Beating Stirs Distrust and Resentment
New America Media, Commentary, Raj Jayadev, Oct 29, 2009
The Phuong Ho video has elicited such outrage in San Jose, Ca., because it comes on the heels of a sequence of various public revelations of police abuse, and a matching series of failures by city leadership to respond to the demands for transparency and accountability that have spanned ethnic communities.
India Battles the Flu and Recession, Too
New America Media, News Feature, Sandip Roy, Sep 05, 2009
In India, the media are struggling to find new angles to cover the H1N1 virus, which is quickly becoming a chronic front-page story. NAM editor Sandip Roy reports from Bengaluru.
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My Teacher, My Friend
New America Media/America.gov, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Jul 05, 2009
Remembering a teacher who opened the door for a Vietnamese refugee in his classroom.
Time for Immigration Reform is Now
New America Media, Commentary, Staff, Jun 25, 2009
New America Media and its ethnic media partners join their editorial voices in calling for reform to the nation's immigration policy in this editorial, published by news outlets across the country to bring attention to the urgency of the issue.
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Ethnic Media: The Missing Piece in Emergency Messaging
New America Media, News Report, Anthony D. Advincula, Jun 10, 2009
Health and response management agencies say ethnic media play a vital role in sending out emergency messages to the communities they serve.
San Jose Police Shooting Rocks Vietnamese Community, Again
New America Media, Commentary, Raj Jayadev, May 27, 2009
The shooting death of 27-year-old Daniel Pham at the hands of San Jose police struck a familiar chord with the Vietnamese community in San Jose, who had seen a similar incident six years before.
High Voter Turnout Expected for San Jose Recall
Nguoi Viet, Jami Farkas, Mar 03, 2009
More than 7,000 voters already have cast ballots in the contest to recall San Jose councilwoman Madison Nguyen.
In Search of an Hermes’ Belt
New America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Dec 26, 2008
Vietnam is now a society of great wealth and consumerist fervor as well as tremendous poverty. For the rich, conspicuous consumption is now taken to extremes that would appall the former communist regime
A Vietnamese Journey Toward the American Dream
New America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam , Nov 24, 2008
A community that initially saw itself as living in exile, as survivors of some historical tragedy slowly changed its self-assessment.
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The Liberal Argument for a Stronger GOP
New America Media, Commentary, Donal Brown , Nov 02, 2008
A liberal argues that the GOP needs to reclaim its conservative turf because, regardless of their political views, Americans need a smarter and sounder Republican Party.
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In the Spotlight: Asian Americans on the Political Stage
Nichi Bei Times, News Report, April Elkjer, Nov 01, 2008
Two new reports highlight the political preferences and emerging influence of Asian Pacific Americans.
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Why Little Saigon and Hanoi Found Common Ground in John McCain
New America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Oct 30, 2008
As the U.S. Presidential Election draws near, both Hanoi and Little Saigon have suddenly found common ground and enthusiasm in one man: Sen. John McCain.
Little Saigon nen kinh te nguoi quen
New America Media, News analysis, Andrew Lam, Sep 15, 2008
Sau 30 năm định cư trên đất Mỹ, cộng đồng Việt Nam đă khẳng định tầm ảnh hưởng của ḿnh. Andrew Lam, một nhà báo Mỹ gốc Việt có bài viết về Little Saigon và “bí mật ai cũng biết” nói về “nền kinh tế người quen” do cộng đồng Việt Nam tạo nên.
Bank Opens Little Saigon Branch
Nguoi-viet, Aug 12, 2008
Wells Fargo opened a Little Saigon branch with more than 600 local residents, dignitaries and business and community leaders looking on.
Enter Little Saigon Through Marble Pillars
New America Media, Photo Blog, Peter Micek, Jul 15, 2008
Five years after the Board of Supervisors passed a resolution recognizing Little Saigon, the city gave $72,000 and the community went to work constructing marble pillars topped by dragons.
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Ao Dai Couture
Nha Magazine, Q&A, Roseryn Bhudsabourg, Jun 18, 2008
Before Pham Luong Quang Chanh immigrated to the United States in 1990 to study computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, he lived a simple life in Vietnam. Today, he lives in San Francisco and is known as “QC” in the fashion industry, a designer of beautiful ao dai dresses.
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Asian American Plastic Surgeon Number One in Central Valley
Asianweek, News feature, Marie-Lorraine Mallare, May 28, 2008
Dr. Hugh Vu, voted the top plastic surgeon in the Central Valley by San Joaquin Magazine readers for the past two years, helps make each patient a renewed person.

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