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    Asia Americans: Past and Present Prejudice
     

    Asia Americans: Past and Present Prejudice

    April 25th, 2007 by Rebecca Henschke  Print This Post/Page

    History often repeats itself. In a three part exclusive series Joe Tougas and Siska Silitonga reveal how many Asian Americans are now seeing dark parts of US history repeated. Episodes they hoped would never ever happen again. The seemingly endless Iraq War reminds the Vietnamese refugee generation of their suffering. While survivors of Japanese-American internment camps during World War II are horrified to see it happening again with Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. And Chinese-Americans see sharp similarities between the witch hunts for so-called communist in the 50s and 60s and the paranoia and misinformation about Islam today.

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    UNITED STATES : Iraqi war refugees not welcome

    April 25th, 2007 by Siska Silitonga and Joe Tougas
     

    America_Vietnam2.JPGIn April 32 years ago American was defeat in the Vietnam War. Last month marked the fourth year of America’s invasion of … more

    		  

    UNITED STATES : Japanese-Americans :The past and present of wartime prejudice

    April 25th, 2007 by Joe Tougas
     

    Japan_American__web_.JPGAfter the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour during World War II, thousands of Japanese Americans were rounded up and sent to internment … more

    		  

    UNITED STATES : From Red to Islam Scare-the paranoia fuel by the media

    April 25th, 2007 by Siska Silitonga
     

    islam_america (web)_2.JPGThis week we take a look at the similarities between the fear in America of Communism in the 50s and … more

    		  


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    Cyclone brings Burmese military to its knees: Now aid workers say at least 20,000 are dead and tens of thousands more injured. There are fears that the number will rise due cholera and other water-borne disease breaking out amongst the two million people made homeless by the cyclone.The Burmese military is under mounting pressure to allow UN aid workers unlimited access to deal with the disaster. However, as our correspondents report, they are resistant to receive outside help.

    Cambodian school children drop out of school after the WFP stops providing rice: Global stocks of rice are at their lowest in two decades. As a result rice prices have more than doubled since the start of the year. The United Nations World Food Programme’s spokesperson, Paul Risley, says the “poorest of the poor” will go hungry because their agency can’t afford to buy rice. As of this month the United Nations World Food Programme has suspended free breakfasts to nearly half a million school children. Sorn Sarath from VOD went to visit one of the schools affected to see the impact.

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