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Telltale Signs: “Why are there so many Filipino nurses in the US?”
Posted on May 14, 2013 | 1 CommentThis was the question posed to me by a curious TV news reporter on May 7, just three days after a stretch limousine, carrying nine Filipino nurses to a bridal party across the San Mateo Bridge, suddenly burst into flames killing five... -
KAOS Theory: Is All Terrorism Connected?
Posted on April 19, 2013 | No CommentsThere is an interesting article by the Jewish Policy Center that proposes the idea all terrorist incidents are linked. I’d take it a bit farther, and say we need to think beyond whether something is just Islamic terrorism, Christian, Nazi, Facist, Sri-Lanka, Basque, Irish, or... -
Bay Area Man On a Mission to Supply North Korea With Wheelchairs
Posted on April 18, 2013 | No CommentsBy New America Media‘s Peter Schurmann and Aruna Lee SAN FRANCISCO – Despite a mountain of international sanctions and grinding poverty, North Korea’s leaders have proven adept at procuring everything from the latest in digital toys to nuclear technology. But for the country’s disabled population,... -
Chinese Student Is Third Boston Marathon Massacre Victim
Posted on April 17, 2013 | 2 Comments[Part 1 | 2 ] From the telegraph “China is in mourning after the third fatal victim of the Boston Marathon bombing was named as Lu Lingzi, a 23-year-old student from Shenyang in the northeastern province of Liaoning.”… friend, Zhou Danling, was in a “stable... -
Telltale Signs: Maid in Hong Kong, Made for Discrimination
Posted on April 9, 2013 | No CommentsHong Kong’s Constitution is called the Basic Law and its Article 24 grants permanent residence to qualified “Foreigners (persons not of Chinese nationality) who have lived in Hong Kong lawfully for 7 years and have taken Hong Kong as their permanent place of... -
The New Rape Whistle: Electric Bras and Condoms With Teeth
Posted on April 4, 2013 | No CommentsA group of female engineering students in India have unveiled a new electrified bra to protect women from getting raped. The bra, according to reports, not only shocks the attacker the moment its pressure sensors get activated; its built-in GPS also alerts police... -
Reporter’s Notebook: The “China Dream” Smothered by Smog
Posted on April 2, 2013 | No CommentsThere’s an ongoing joke in China that both captures the long standing competitive nature between Beijing and Shanghai while tying it neatly with the country’s number one preoccupation: pollution. “In Beijing you just need to open your window, inhale and you’ll get... -
Greenfund Philippines Claims Mission to Reform Communities Through Ecotourism
Posted on March 12, 2013 | No CommentsRedwood City, Calif. – Despite being home to lush islands and what the world regards as the ocean floors unmatched in biodiversity, the Philippines still finds itself struggling with poverty. The tackling of many social issues have been long-entrusted to ABS CBN Foundation... -
Japan Blizzard Claims Father Who Died Sheltering Daughter
Posted on March 5, 2013 | No CommentsFrom Larry Shingawa, this sad story from Japan Today about a man to died protecting his daughter from a blizzard after their truck got stuck. People also died in the Blizzard of ’1978 when I was in college which shut down Massachusetts for a week as... -
Q&A: After N. Korean Test, Should South Korea Go Nuclear?
Posted on February 26, 2013 | No CommentsBY New America Media‘s Peter Schurmann Editdor’s Note: Soon after North Korea conducted its third and to date most powerful test of a nuclear device on Feb. 12, calls emerged in South Korea pushing for the country to develop its own nuclear deterrent. As the country prepares for...