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Review: "The Cooked Seed" by Anchee Min
When I started reading Anchee Min's latest memoir, "The Cooked Seed," I presumed there would be many commonalities between her life journey in America and mine. We both emigrated from Shanghai — Min came over to the United States as a student in...
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Damage control again
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- As it must come to all American presidents, it seems, Barack Obama's policy agenda is being crowded out of the headlines by the imperative of damage control against administration scandal. The allegations of incompetence or worse in the...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Crime, Law and Justice, Jules Witcover, Benghazi, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Study results in loss of job
A recent study by conservative think-tank the Heritage Foundation sheds a great deal of light on the sausage mill of policy research, and the courage and integrity of the process of policy research altogether. The Heritage study itself estimated that...Tags: Politics, Ball State University, Research, Heritage Foundation, Migration
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Community remembers loss of 19 immigrant lives
Victoria Advocate, TexasDora Torres squints, staring sharply at sun-faded ceramic Catholic ornamentation and chipped wooden crosses. This is the Houston mother's only solace -- the remnants of a makeshift shrine, memorializing 19 immigrants found dead in a tractor-trailer that... -
New Haven's Dominican Sisters of Peace program teaches English one-on-one
New Haven Register, Conn.Quietly, year after year, without fanfare or much publicity, the Dominican Sisters of Peace and their volunteers are helping immigrants become English speakers. And sometimes, they even turn out a newly minted American citizen. For 11 years, the...Tags: East Haven, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Teaching and Learning, Christianity
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Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Ruben Rosario column
St. Paul Pioneer PressI have two folders in my work computer. One is titled "lack of common sense." The other is "your government at work." There's no question that the stories sent to the folders will overlap quite often, considering the tale I'm about to tell you. By age...Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Juvenile Delinquency, Adoption, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice
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League of Women Voters hear speakers on immigration reform
Reading Eagle, Pa.The League of Women Voters of Berks County invited two community leaders to its annual meeting to speak on one of nation's most pressing issues: immigration reform. The league welcomed Michael Toledo, executive director of the Daniel Torres Hispanic...Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Migration, Berks County, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Cameron "losing control" as rift with party core widens
Reuters* Cameron, grassroots at odds over Europe, gay marriage * Conservative grassroots accused of being "mad" * Cameron hints could end coalition early By Mohammed Abbas LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is "losing control...Tags: Parliament, International Organizations, Liberal Democrats (UK), Gays and Lesbians, United Kingdom
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Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
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Adult abuse a growing concern in South Texas
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasNearly 9 percent of the state's adult physical neglect cases took place in Hidalgo County last fiscal year, according to state figures. The cases were validated by Adult Protective Services (APS), under the Texas Department of Family and Protective...Tags: Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions, Education, Alzheimer's Disease, Health
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Lawrence business owner says he's living the American dream
The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass.Rafael D. Guzman says he is an immigrant who has fulfilled the American dream. Guzman came to Lawrence from the Dominican Republic at age 15 in 1981, and after graduating from Lawrence High School, he earned a degree in electrical and computer...Tags: Corporate Officers, Employment Opportunities, Arts and Culture, Engineering, Ceremonies
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Immigration reform to be subject of Latino Memphis round-table discussion
Commercial AppealWith his graduation from Kingsbury High School Saturday, Dante Bonilla became closer to his dream of being the first person in his family to attend college. The 18-year-old has received a full scholarship to Victory University in Memphis, where he plans...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Lamar Alexander, Graduation, U.S. Senate, United States Census Bureau
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