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Tag: Las Vegas
Asian American Pacific Islander
Do We All Look Alike?
âYou all look alike,â is what people told me when I was a kid growing up. As an Asian American in the Midwest in the 1970s, before diversity was âa thing,â I was always aware my family was different â and difference was not celebrated. I laugh, or try to, now if anyone accuses me of identity politics. They have it backwards: I struggled to assimilate, to avoid being marked by my heritage. I understood to be accepted by my peers, I had to forsake my ancestors.
June 2, 2020
News Roundup
FAMU Recognized at 100 Black Men Inc. Convention
TheâŻFlorida A&M University (FAMU) chapter of 100 Black Men Inc. was selected Collegiate Chapter of the YearâŻbased on the strength of theirâŻvoter education, economic empowerment, health awareness, mentoring and other initiatives. During the organizationâs national convention in Las Vegas, the FAMU Collegiate 100âŻwasâŻrecognized forâŻmore than a dozenâŻactivities. . âThis award is for those who are dedicated to working [âŚ]
June 23, 2019
Opinion
A Memorial for the War in America
When I think of graduation time, I donât think about my own. Nor do I think of my kids. I think about my cousin Stephen, who came to the U.S. an immigrant when he was 8 years old from the Philippines. He received his B. A. in International Relations from San Francisco State University in 2014. But there is a digression. The degree came a few weeks after his violent gun death.
May 25, 2018
Students
Donor Calls for âSanctuaryâ at Las Vegas-area Schools, Colleges
LAS VEGAS â A Nevada education philanthropist is calling for Las Vegas-area schools and college campuses to declare themselves sanctuaries for undocumented students, staff and family members who might face deportation. The Rogers Foundation board chairwoman Beverly Rogers said Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trumpâs pledges to deport immigrants would ruin studentsâ futures and violate their [âŚ]
December 1, 2016
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