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Sitting in the chair of privilege
Life is a battle – you must enter into it fully, and do what needs to be done. You cannot shrink from your duty. Life presents difficult, sometimes horrendous situations, unwelcome tasks, and obstacles of every sort. Despite this harsh reality, you must resolutely go...
Jose Antonio Vargas: From Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist to an American author and immigration reform advocate
Jose Antonio Vargas in conversation with Prof. Viet Thanh Nguyen, another Pulitzer Prize winning author, at USC Bovard Hall during the book launch of “Dear America” on Sept. 25, 2018 | Photo taken by Prosy Abarquez-Delacruz My mother wanted to give me a better life,...
Olivia Quido-Co’s journey of humility
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.' Malachi...
My Little One
Counting from 1 to 8 using gongs, all her initiative. #princess2015la
Kalimba: The Spirit of Earth Wind and Fire
Outstanding!! Thank you, Asian Journal!! We felt a love of country, community, and harmony in music, which is what an outstanding group sounds like. The acoustics of the venue were wonderfully vibrant. I am glad it got engineered right!
Immigrants are pieces of American history
Once you know the truth, you can’t ever go back and pick up your suitcase of lies. Heavier or not, the truth is yours now. Sue Monk Kidd Desirree Delacruz shared this: “I am a millennial American citizen who was born in Westminster, CA whose father, Cesar hailed from...
Zion’s gleaming yellow cottonwoods on Veterans Day: Light of unspeakable richness
Never shall I forget my baptism in the font. It happened in January, a resurrection day for many a plant and for me I suddenly…. overflowed with light…Light of unspeakable richness was brooding the flowers. Truly, said I, is California the Golden State—in metallic...
“Documented,” the film: The truth of a son’s struggle to be reunited with his mother in the context of a broken immigration system
Cover Photo: Jose Antonio Vargas speaks at a stop on his book tour at USC on Sept. 25, 2018.AJPress photo by Klarize Medenilla [Editor’s note: This column was originally published in 2014 but has been updated and republished in light of recent immigration...
Are there leaders with integrity left in America? (Part II of women can change America series)
This ‘one nation, indivisible’ is deeply divided along political, economic, racial and religious lines. And despite our historic dream of being “a light unto the nations,” the gaps between us and our global neighbors continue to grow more deadly. The conflicts and...