Battle in the House after immigration reform passes Senate
Although a comprehensive immigration reform bill passed the Senate, proponents of immigration reform now must gear up for a tough fight in the House of Representatives. “First the House of Representatives has to pass its own version of the bill, which will be very difficult with all of the Republican opposition. Then the House and Senate versions will have to be reconciled by a conference committee, and then passed by each house again,” explained Atlanta Immigration lawyer Karen Weinstock. The House of Representatives bi-partisan “Gang of Seven” is said to be working on its own immigration bill, which is still being reviewed by the House’s legislative counsel. There is little known of the substance of the Gang of Seven bill. It is said to be more conservative than the Senate bill. It would require a slightly longer path to citizenship of 15 years, as opposed to 13 years in the Senate bill. It would require applicants to admit that they have violated immigration laws. It also would require that the legalization process be halted if a workplace verification system is not put in place in five years. “It will be a tough fight overall, but I hold out hope that comprehensive immigration reform in some form will pass into law this year,” said the immigration attorney.
After jet crash on July 6, Asiana Airlines will bolster its pilot training
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siana Airlines of South Korea said that it will increase training for its pilots after the crash of one of its Boeing 777 jets at San Francisco International Airport. Asiana will give special safety training, including an enhanced program for visual approaches and automated flight, to all of its pilots. It will also strengthen the training
Indian-American Nisha Biswal nominated by Obama to head South Asia bureau
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resident Barack Obama nominated Nisha Desai Biswal, an accomplished Indian-American administrator, to head the South Asia bureau in the U.S. state department. When confirmed by the Senate, Desai will become the first person of Indian or even South Asian origin to head the bureau, which oversees U.S. foreign policy and relations with India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan.
programs for those switching to a new type of jet, a senior executive said in a presentation to the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. On July 6, three Chinese high school students were killed and more than 180 injured. The students were on their way to a three-week summer camp in California.
Senate committee OKs bill to help veterans who were denied benefits
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bipartisan Senate panel approved a bill that would help Filipino World War II veterans who were wrongly denied their benefits under the 2009 Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation (FVEC) Fund. “We are very pleased that the Senate allowed the issue of service verification to be included in the package of bills that was marked up,” said Filipino veteran advocate Ceasar Elpidio, a leader of the Nevada Organization of Filipino American Veterans of America & Families. “We need to keep up the pressure on Congress to ensure that our veterans are properly recognized for their services to this great country.”
With shark fin ban, a slice of Asian culture ends in California
Jeremy Lin documentary ‘Linsanity’ to be released in October
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etchup Entertainment has acquired Evan Jackson Leong’s “Linsanity” and will release the documentary on Oct. 4. The film follows Lin’s life from his childhood in Palo Alto, Calif., to his meteoric ascent to stardom in early 2012 with the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association, giving rise to the term “Linsanity.” August 2013 | National News
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heck it out on YouTube! Asian-American comedians David and Andrew Fung have teamed up with singer AJ Rafael and ethnic food store 99 Ranch Market for a musical tribute to Asian cuisine.
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hark fin ban in Califirnia starts on July 15. So far, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Maryland, Delaware, the Pacific territories Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands, have also enacted legislation prohibiting the sale of shark fins. New York is pursuing similar legislation.