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Reluctant historians, my family finally told me about their journey from Vietnam
As a third-generation Vietnamese-American of mixed heritage, I didn’t come to grips with how the Vietnam War shaped my mother’s life and her journey to the United States.
6 years ago
Shedding light on homeless youth, America’s ‘invisible children’
Homelessness is perhaps a bigger problem among our nation’s youth than you may have imagined. And they are right here in our backyard.
6 years ago
Let’s take another look at the track record of charter schools in Pennsylvania
With continuing pressure from the Trump administration for vouchers and school choice, we urge people to look at the facts and strengthen traditional public schools for all.
6 years ago
How far-reaching are the president’s powers on DACA?
The Trump administration recently put an expiration date on the Obama-era program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Is action of either president lawful?
6 years ago
Looking back at the war won’t distract me from Vietnamese community’s future
I don’t feel confused about the Vietnam War. I am certain that my life is a result of it. And I have dedicated the last eight years of my life to the future of my community.
6 years ago
Ending shipping restrictions for Puerto Rico would help the U.S. island, Pennsylvania
Permanently exempting Puerto Rico from the Jones Act will help the U.S. territory recover from Hurricane Maria by widely opening its market for exports from the mainland.
6 years ago
The Trump-GOP tax reform proposal doesn’t match the rhetoric
Trump-GOP plan makes an unfair system even worse, rewarding the corporate elite and rich while leaving small businesses and the overall economy as losers.
6 years ago
Poem: She raises her shovels and hoes high
This poem was originally published in "Khmer Girl" (RJ Communications, 2014), and is dedicated to women and the Vietnamese people.
6 years ago
In remembering Vietnam War, more stories of Lao refugees deserve to be told
Ken Burns' "The Vietnam War" reminds me yet again why it is so vital for refugees to tell our stories in our own words and on our own terms.
6 years ago
Americans must decide who we stand with and what we kneel for
Does standing up for racial justice, economic equity, compassion, or truth demand, at crucial moments, that we plant one shoe on the earth and lower the other knee?
6 years ago
A sexual harassment primer for girls
The stories keep coming at us with a common theme: men behaving badly. As these icky morality plays unfold, I am shocked by how I’m not really shocked.
6 years ago
The Second Amendment shouldn’t be king
As Monday mornings often go, I woke up after one too many "snoozes" of my alarm clock. Still half-asleep, I opened Facebook. Two words were everywhere: Las Vegas.
6 years ago
Ending gerrymandering is fundamental, but Harrisburg doesn’t want to hear it
Fixing gerrymandering is one of the most pressing repairs we can apply to our faltering democracy, but leaders in our state government are all but refusing to discuss it.
6 years ago
Reflections on the American War
My name is Ngô Thanh Nhàn, first name Nhàn. I was born in 1948 in Sàigòn. My life was affected by the war from an early age, with many relatives in the south Vietnamese ar
6 years ago
Jay Silveria gives us a new American hero
Finally, within the U.S. government, we have a leader. This leader's name is Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria.
6 years ago
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