Immigrants, Racial Unrest, and the Pandemic
/The US is a country of immigrants. People originally from other nations who have settled here have, through the centuries, powered this country, enabled it to soar to new heights in innovation and creativity, and continue to push it forward through inventions and new, progressive thinking.
Yet, when the going gets rough, when an economic downturn or a pandemic occurs, immigrants (in this particular time, Asian immigrants) bear the brunt of ignorant tirades brought about by anxiety and fear. And yes, by racism.
Tomorrow, July 23, the third of Positively Filipino's webinar on Racism and the Filipino American (see flyer below) will feature immigration activist/Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas, in conversation with immigration lawyer Lourdes Tancinco about the very real issues of immigration under the immigrant-unfriendly Trump administration.
It promises to be a stimulating and enlightening discussion so I hope you'll join us. To register, click on this link: bit.ly/ImmigrantsRacialUnrest
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In The Know Stories
As Philippines fights coronavirus, some fear involvement of the police
https://news.yahoo.com/philippines-fights-coronavirus-fear-involvement-101748878.html
Bongbong Marcos asked Cambridge Analytica to ‘rebrand’ family image
https://rappler.com/nation/bongbong-marcos-cambridge-analytica-rebrand-family-image?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=notificationFormer&fbclid=IwAR1K9vhDqWfU3bd3egwTP3Js-vZLPVkUKkx7rmQ8zFWJtPnHrb4emi1330o
Nicole Ponseca: We Need To Push The Value And Worth Of Ethnic Cuisine
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nicole-ponseca-voices-in-food_l_5f05cc2ec5b63a72c33b8e7e?ncid=newsltushpmgnews
The American Tour Guide Who Knows Manila Better Than Most Manileños
https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/this-american-tour-guide-knows-manila-better-than-most-manilenos-a1729-20180302-lfrm?utm_source=Facebook-EsquireMoney&utm_medium=Siteshare&utm_campaign=20200714-american&fbclid=IwAR1Rt7rXgsWvOKHejCad43psjZ1V3s1pZ671lnw11JM4-2R3YSYjV3uh16g
How Do You Tell Your Child He Is Undocumented?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/books/review/lysley-tenorio-the-son-of-good-fortune.html?campaign_id=69&emc=edit_bk_20200717&instance_id=20422&nl=books®i_id=47563992&segment_id=33710&te=1&user_id=a6813a01d20d50942afadad6c6f1e549