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She was 9 months old, a baby named Thuy Tran, when she was airlifted to an Arkansas refugee center in the last, desperate days of the Vietnam War.
She was adopted by a military family, moved to South Jersey, played soccer and lacrosse at Rancocas High School, went on to Burlington County College — no longer Thuy Tran but Denise, an American name for an American girl.
We'Ced, News Report, Hannah Esqueda, Posted: Mar 30, 2017
MERCED, Calif. -- Civic engagement in communities of color across California has long lagged behind levels traditionally found in white communities. Now, a new study looks at how and why those disparities could continue in future generations.
You are cordially invited to join our weekly Self Care Saturday program. We will gather together to meditate, reflect, and discuss about our shared concerns. The program also includes monthly book club meetings and volunteer opportunities. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.
A newly updated report released today provides data that helps dispute the erroneous idea espoused during President Trump’s address to Congress that undocumented immigrants are a drain to taxpayers. In fact, like all others living and working in the United States, undocumented immigrants are taxpayers too and collectively contribute an estimated $11.74 billion to state and local coffers each year via a combination of sales and excise, personal income, and property taxes, according to Undocumented Immigrants’ State and Local Tax Contributions by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
- Comprehensive Immigration Reform would increase these tax revenues by $2.1 billion per year.
- Unauthorized immigrants pay an average of 8% of their incomes in state and local taxes. By contrast, the top 1% of U.S. citizen earners only pay 5.4% of their income.
You are cordially invited to join our weekly Self Care Saturday program. We will gather together to meditate, reflect, and discuss about our shared concerns. The program also includes monthly book club meetings and volunteer opportunities. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.
No matter who is president, everyone – including undocumented immigrants – living in the U.S. has certain basic rights under the U.S. Constitution. If you find you have to deal with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or other law enforcement officers at home, on the street, or anywhere else, it is important that we all know and practice our basic rights.
The Korean Resource Center (KRC) was founded in February 1983 to education, serve, and organize the Korean American community in Los Angeles. Through the years, KRC has undergone incredible growth and our success is due to the guidance and generosity of supporters like you. In celebration of our 34th anniversary, you are cordially invited to an Open House at our new offices. Come join us and tour our newly constructed senior apartments. When: Saturday, February 25th at 12:00 pm Where: 900 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
On Sunday, February 12th join us for a self care hike from Griffith Observatory to the Hollywood Sign. Let's workout together to strengthen both our bodies and minds! Be sure to wear comfortable clothing and shoes and to bring a water bottle.
This was one of more than two dozen gatherings taking place throughout the country in which advocacy groups of many stripes, and not just from the Muslim community, can say they will also work to defeat Trump’s immigration policies, said Polo Morales, political director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.
Koreatown resident Yong Ho Kim said he joined the rally to show his support for Muslim immigrants. Trump’s executive order is “an attack on immigrants” that will impact “all of the communities,” the 34-year-old said, adding that the policies need to be rescinded “if people in the United States believe that the Constitution is something that you need to follow through on, and is part of our core values.” Kim works at the Korean Resource Center, which he explained has its “roots in the refugee community.” The founder of the organization fled South Korea due to political persecution, and was granted asylum in the United States, he said.
Nearly 100 companies, including some of high-tech's biggest names, joined a legal brief opposing President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban, arguing that it would give companies incentives to move jobs outside the United States. The companies - including Apple Inc (AAPL.O), Google Inc(GOOGL.O) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) - banded together late on Sunday to file a "friend-of-the-court" brief with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco arguing that the ban "inflicts significant harm on American business." Trump's Jan. 27 executive order temporarily barred entry into the United States of people from seven Muslim-majority nations as well as suspending the U.S. refugee program, sparking protests and chaos at U.S. and overseas airports.