Older Tibetan Americans Stay away from Mid-Terms

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Older Tibetan Americans stay away from the Mid-Term elections as they say they have already cast their votes for their candidates in the preliminary election of the next prime minister of the Tibetan government in exile.

Chinatown Street Performers Help Preserve the Art of Cantonese Opera

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NEW YORK — Amateur street singers continue to preserve the art of Cantonese Opera with their annual performance for the elderly in Chinatown. It’s 9:30 a.m. and Si-Lian Ling, 59, is backstage piling make-up on her face. She and nine

It’s a Long Way from Pittsburgh

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Jaime Erin Murphy, 26, and Renee Danielle Smith, 25, began The Murphy/Smith Dance Collective in January 2011 when they received the New Stage Artist Residency from the Kelly-Strahorn Theater in Pittsburgh, PA, for their piece “Much More Than Bones.” The

West Indians in Brooklyn Fear Violence Will End Their Parade

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BROOKLYN—Every night for three months, eager players in Ablib Steel Orchestra practiced for the most important weekend of the summer: Labor Day. As media reports mounted about the violence at the West Indian American Day Carnival Parade, some parade participants

Burglaries at Sesame Flyers Youth and Cultural Center

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Members of the East Flatbush community, largely Caribbean immigrants, were shocked by a recent spat of burglaries at the Sesame Flyers Youth and Cultural Center, a non-profit that caters to children and families in the Brooklyn area. The organization, entering

Diversity Immigrants In Little Egypt Struggle To Integrate

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When Said Abdel Moneim’s 1992 Jeep broke down last week by Union Square while towing a roadside food stand to its overnight parking lot, it took him five hours to figure out a way to bring both trucks back to

Flushing Might Need To Wait For Its Younger Voters As 1.5 Generation Say They Don’t Care About Politics

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Most people know what first generation and second generation means when it comes to immigration. For the Chinese, first generation immigrants are those who come to the U.S. and become a citizen usually in their 30s or 40s. Second generations

Can Social Media be the Catalyst to Revitalize Chinatown’s Ailing Restaurant Business?

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  Many first generation Chinese restaurant owners believe that the only key to success is through hard work. Through the decades, new restaurant businesses were started and nurtured by that mindset. As long as you work hard and provide quality