Commentary by: Alberto Ledesma in Berkeley, California I first became a “dreamer” more than forty years ago. That is when my parents brought my sisters…
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Commentary by: William Gee Wong in Oakland, CA My father came to America from China in 1912, the 30th year of the Chinese Exclusion Act,…
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By: Viji Sundaram in Mountainview, California A much heralded push toward digital patient portals, commonly integrated with electronic health records, may be exacerbating health disparities…
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War Over “Authentic” Vietnamese Cuisine
by Andrew Lam in San Francisco People take pride in the food they eat, and ethnic communities especially form and retain their identities around their…
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Commentary by Mohamad Ozeir My name is Mohamad Ali Ozeir. My father’s name is Ali. My mother’s name is Khadija. My children’s names are Zena,…
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In Asia, Cheating to the Test
by Andrew Lam (@andrewqlam) in San Francisco CNN recently reported that college applications from Chinese foreign students to the US sounded exactly the same. In fact, one…
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