By Lily Qi During this past Asian American Heritage Month (the month of May), the Fairfax County, Virginia government dedicated a Comfort Women Memorial inside the county government complex to honor and remember the women who were forced into sex slaves for the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. While the women were from several East and Southeast Asian …
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By Aurora de Peralta Richmond, VA – A bill mandating that Virginia textbooks note that the Sea of Japan is also known as the East Sea was approved by the House of Delegates on Wednesday, March 5. The bill has been passed to Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who has one month to consider signing the bill into law. McAuliffe, who promised …
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By Devika Koppikar Alexandria resident Sue Okubo suffers from lung disease. Her lungs are not at full capacity, she said. Nevertheless, she uses her full personal capacity as an environmental activist—aiming to spawn clean air for Northern Virginia. Studies have shown that polluted air accelerates the onset of lung disease and many other health challenges, Okubo noted, which is a …
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Virginia governor candidate Terry McAuliffe and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli as well as other candidates running for political office participated in the first minority forum organized by the Asian American Chamber of Commerce, the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce on Oct 6th. During the forum, candidates discussed their plans and goals to …
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By Michelle Phipps-Evans As a math teacher in Virginia’s Prince William County school system, Atif Qarni sees a lot of things that could be improved about the education system. Qarni recently announced his candidacy to represent the 13th District in the Virginia House of Delegates which is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. The General Assembly is the …
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Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAulliffe is running for Governor in the state of Virginia against Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. Asian Fortune reached out to the Cuccinelli campaign for an op-ed essay but received no response at time of press. All those for political office in 2013 are welcome to send an op-ed essay about your platform for the …
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