Affluent foreigners are rushing to take advantage of a federal immigration program that offers them the chance to obtain a green card in return for investing in construction projects in the United States. With credit tight, the program has unexpectedly turned into a mainstay for the financing of these projects in New York, California, Texas and other states. « more »
For decades now, Asian Americans have been regarded as a “model minority,” with high achievement in school and doing well overall, particularly at the top of the curve. But there’s much more to the achievement of Asian Americans than that, and we’ve set out to share some truths about just how well Asian Americans are doing today. « more »
Reed Exhibitions, producers of the portfolio of restaurant, foodservice and retail shows including the International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York, Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show and the Ferdinand Metz Foodservice Forum has launched a digital Media Center online. « more »
Completed after five years of arduous work by the makers of Let It Be (???, 2005), Hand in Hand??????brings you a story of love, faith and pursuit of democracy with both laughter and tears. « more »
Kim Jong-il, the reclusive dictator who kept North Korea at the edge of starvation and collapse, banished to gulags citizens deemed disloyal and turned the country into a nuclear weapons state, died Saturday morning, according to an announcement by the North’s official news media on Monday. He was reported to be 69, and had been in ill health since a reported stroke in 2008. « more »
At an American Army base in Kandahar Province of Afghanistan on October 3rd 2011, Private Danny Chen was found dead in the living quarters of the army base where he was stationed with an alleged gunshot wound below his chin. « more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (U.S. ASIAN WIRE) — President Obama today designated Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary Christopher Lu to join Education Secretary Arne Duncan as co-chair of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. « more »
The Press Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York (TECO-NY) hosted a Taiwan Culinary Night tonight (12/8) in the lobby of the TECO-NY building in order to celebrate the official launching of Government Information Office’s (GIO) new website dedicated to Taiwan’s diverse food culture. « more »
SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS features the return of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective and martial artist — trained in the 19th-century hybrid of jujitsu called “Bartitsu”. Produced by Taiwanese American Dan Lin (named one of “10 Producers to Watch” by Variety in 2008), the highly anticipated action/adventure sequel features Robert Downey Jr. reprising his role as the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and Jude Law returning as his formidable colleague, Dr. Watson. « more »
The New York Chinese Cultural Center (NYCCC) announces the registration for its School’s Out Program is now open! The School’s Out Program is a five-day Chinese cultural mini-camp for children ages 4-9 when school is closed. « more »
