by Cynthia de Castro/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – Sonam, a new immigrant in New York from far Tibet, could hardly speak English. To help her adjust to her new environment, she enrolled in a class called ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) offered in the community.
Sonam was lonely and uneasy in the concrete jungle of New [...]
May 2, 2008
Galing Pinoy: Chito Atienza, New York Teacher of the Year 2008
May 2, 2008
FilAms Call for Immigration Reform
by Joseph Pimentel/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – FilAm Mike Pedro waved a Philippine flag as he marched down Broadway Street in Downtown, Los Angeles.
Wearing a white MIWON (Multi-ethnic Immigrant Workers Organizing Network) shirt that read “Filipinos for Genuine Immigration Reform,” the outreach specialist for Search to Involve Pilipino Americans wanted it to be known that Filipinos are [...]
May 2, 2008
ICE Raids Targeting Legit Businesses – Mayor
by Rene Villaroman/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) as the organization released its study on the impact of stepped-up immigration raids on the Los Angeles economy on Thursday, May 1, the UCLA Labor Center near MacArthur Park.
“It is important to look at the situation,” said Jack Kayser, [...]
May 2, 2008
The GSIS E-Card System Controversy
by Joseph Pimentel/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – In an overseas phone call to the Manila-based Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Executive Vice President of Operations Enriqueta Disuanco acknowledge the problems that their new technology had but said that there’s no turning back.
“The check payment system was just too administratively burdensome,” said Disuanco to the Asian Journal. “It [...]
May 2, 2008
SC Declares Illegal Transfer of Funds from DILG to OP
by Joel Roja/Asianjournal.com
MANILA – THE Supreme Court has unanimously affirmed the findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) which held former Interior Secretary Cesar Sarino and four other officials “civilly and criminally liable” for the illegal transfer of funds from the DILG to the Office of the President in violation of the constitutional provisions.
Aside from [...]
May 2, 2008
Healing Homes for Hurting Moms
by Cynthia de Castro/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – Jorge Mora was a normal 11-year old boy until several months ago when his mother, Lorenia Ayala, noticed he was becoming weak and pale. They initially thought it was nothing serious. After all, he still loved to play with his younger brothers, Ernesto (9) and Sergio (7). But when [...]
