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27th December 2024

Advincula: Paying workers below minimum wage is hypocritical

I have spent the last two decades writing about the lived experiences of tipped workers, like bartenders and servers in our neighborhood bars and restaurants. I have listened to their frustrations with low wages, struggling daily to make ends meet, and the wages some employers take away from them.

The Star Ledger | The Jersey Journal • 14th February 2023

New Jersey’s Turkish news outlets become a lifeline after the devastating earthquake | Opinion

“There are victims, while buried in the rubble, asking for help on social media. They used their cell phones to post their messages and alert authorities to locate them,” Orhan Akkurt said. “This is the kind of reporting that we got from these local ethnic news (sites) — and something that has been underreported.”

The Los Angeles Post • 10th May 2022

Gerrymandered by Redistricting — AAPI Advocates in Texas’ Harris County Vow to Make Up for Lost Ground – The Los Angeles Post

Erlinda Walker has lived in Houston since the early 1980s. During that time, she recalled, Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) were hardly seen in the metropolitan area, where she and her first husband settled.

NY Daily News • 12th March 2020

What Restaurant Workers Need During the Coronavirus Outbreak

Even if we have sufficient testing supplies, it seems futile if workers have no choice but to rely on taking some vitamin C and go to work when they are sick, because they don’t want to lose their wages and perhaps also their jobs, and could transmit the virus.

City Limits • 30th March 2019

Opinion: Spirit of Cesar Chavez Lives On in Fight for Tipped Workers’ Wages

Like the grape farmworkers that Chavez organized, tipped workers in New York are tired of being treated like leftovers on the plates that they clean up. Tired of getting ripped off and working 60 hours a week to compensate for their meager wages. Tired of seeing their mothers, sisters and friends getting abused and harassed.

Ethnic Media Services • 30th January 2019

Report: U.S. Has Deported More Central American Migrants Than Mexicans Since 2014

In 2017 alone, there were 163,000 apprehensions of migrants from the Northern Triangle countries, compared to 128,000 apprehensions of Mexicans, a pattern that has continued into 2018.

INQUIRER.net USA • 12th December 2018

Veterans Advocate Wins 2018 AARP Hero Award

NEW YORK — Jonathan Melegrito has spent over two decades campaigning for equity and justice for the 260,000 Filipinos who fought for Americans in World War II, more than half of whom have died with no recognition from the U.S. government, and many of the ones who are alive still have no pensions and benefits.

The Philippine Daily Inquirer • 19th October 2018

New Jersey Getting Flooded, But Many Still Ignore Climate Change

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The water just kept rising. As the rain poured for hours and a nearby river swelled, Ben Gonzalez had no time to save any of his family’s belongings.

7th October 2018

New York Offers Support to Urge More Immigrants to Apply for U.S. Citizenship

NEW YORK — New York officials and community advocates are drumming up support for a statewide naturalization campaign, saying that despite a recent increase in citizenship applications, there are still hundreds of thousands of immigrants across the state who are eligible to become U.S. citizens.The campaign, known as NaturalizeNY , offers vouchers to cover the application fee for applicants who qualify, aiming to maximize the number of citizenship applications, and, in turn, boost the state’s ec

Voices of New York • 2nd October 2018

Living Like Sardines: For Immigrants, Cramped Dwelling Still is an Imminent New York City Blight

Author's Note: This article won 'Best in Immigration Reporting' at the 2003 NY Independent Press Awards or "The Ippies." NEW YORK, NY — The corner where Greenwich Street meets Ninth Avenue could be a perfect movie set for a posh New York living. From the angle where the traffic light dangles against the century-old brick building in the background, and the row of cozy restaurants that are barely set back on the sidewalk, it is a quintessential picture of neighborhood without a feeling of depravity. But that’s not everything.

New America Media • 27th September 2018

Uncertain Future for Black Seniors Facing Foreclosure in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NV — Desperate, many of them have been defrauded by uncertified real estate advisors who promise to fix their loan problems for a fee as high as $3,500.

The Philippine Daily Inquirer, U.S. Edition • 26th September 2018

Trump’s New Proposal on Public Aid Triggers Panic Among Immigrants

ATLANTA, Georgia — Barely a week since the Department of Homeland Security announced a new federal proposal that would allow immigration authorities to deny visa renewals or green cards to documented immigrants who use some public benefits, advocates say it has already sent a “chilling effect” on immigrant families and individuals across the country.

The Jersey Journal • 25th September 2018

Buddies Give a Little and Get a Lot Back — the Gift of Caring | The JerseyJournal

JERSEY CITY — In September 2000, Carol Jones tested positive for HIV. She fell into a depression, feeling she had no one to.

The Huffington Post | New America Media • 25th September 2018

Stop the Granny Bashing: 'Social Security Will Still Be There for Young People'

Social Security’s balance sheet is, in fact, well into the black with a reserve fund of $2.5 trillion and rising. This surplus, which will rise to $4.3 trillion in 2024 before being tapped, is a cushion to protect younger and smaller generations from having to absorb the full retire- ment costs of the huge boomer generation.

New America Media • 24th September 2018

Who Invented General Tso's Chicken?

There are 50,000 Chinese restaurants across the United States, according to Chinese American Restaurant Association. That number is bigger than all the McDonald's, Burger Kings, Pizza Huts, Taco Bells and Wendy's combined.

New America Media • 20th September 2018

For Asian Americans, Mental Health an ‘Invisible Problem’

NEW YORK, NY — In a small reception area of the Henry Street Settlement’s Community Consultation Center in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, a couple of young Asian women sit far apart from each other on maroon chairs lined up against the wall. One is busy browsing on her cell phone in a corner, while the other watches absentmindedly at the water leakage from the ceiling trickling into a large bucket in front of them.

New America Media | The Korea Daily • 19th September 2018

The ‘Kimchi Queen’ — Entrepreneur Blends Flavors of South Korea and the Deep South

ATLANTA, GA — In school, Hannah Chung became the butt of jokes because her lunchbox always had kimchi — a Korean staple made of fermented cabbage steeped in chili and spices.

The Jersey Journal • 18th September 2018

Greek-Americans Proud to See Games in Athens — The Jersey Journal

JERSEY CITY — They have lived in America for decades, but for many Greek-Americans in Jersey City, yesterday's opening ceremonies of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens spurred memories of home.

The Start Ledger | The Jersey Journal • 7th September 2018

Community Knew It Could Always Count on the Mayor

'I left him in vibrant mood. And before my bedtime, he's dead," a Jersey City community leader said.

INQUIRER.net USA • 1st September 2018

Why 10 Minutes with Sen. John McCain Left a Lasting Mark on Me

NEW YORK, NY — The death of Sen. John McCain on Saturday brought back vivid memories of that special day when I had a chance encounter with him. It was late February of 2006, another cold, long-shadowed morning in New York City.