Tag Archives: Veterans

Remembering Asian American Veterans: Richard Hoy

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Jeff

As the “Americanness” of Asian Americans is often questioned these days despite the long history of Asian Americans in the United States, Veteran’s Day is a good time to point out the contributions that Asian Americans to the country.  In … Continue reading →

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8Asians Exclusive: Interview with Jay Chen for Congress

Posted on September 12, 2022 by John

(Full disclosure: I’ve donated to Jay’s campaign and endorse his run for Congress.) The last time I had interviewed Taiwanese American Jay Chen was back in 2012 when I first met him at the 2012 Democratic National Convention (DNC). Recently, … Continue reading →

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Jonny Kim, ex-Navy SEAL and Harvard doc, is now the first Korean American Astronaut

Posted on January 17, 2020 by John

I had heard of Jonny Kim and his amazing accomplishments, including his training to be an astronaut, but now it’s official: “Graduating from Harvard Medical School and being a part of the Navy SEALs must not have been enough accomplishments … Continue reading →

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Remembering Asian and Pacific Islander Veterans: US Army Profiles

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Jeff

Asian Americans have had a long history with US Armed forces, as we have written about before. I grew up surrounded by Filipino American Navy Veterans and their families, and I lived the Navy Brat lifestyle. When looking for stories … Continue reading →

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Remembering Asian American Veterans: Drew Pham

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Jeff

I stumbled upon Drew Pham’s story when posting a storycorp session about my mother.  This particular story was a moving.https://thenib.com/i-trained-to-fight-the-enemyhttp://www.npr.org/2014/03/29/295329503/never-truly-over-discussing-deployment-a-challenge-of-its-own I stumbled across Drew Pham’s story when posting a story on StoryCorps about my mother.  My father was a Navy … Continue reading →

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Agent Orange Studies Overlook Vietnamese Americans But House Bill Attempts To Rectify Problem

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Jeff

The author of this New America Media commentary mentions that her father, a South Vietnamese Army Veteran, contracted liver cancer and points out that while studies have been done on the effects of Agent Orange on American veterans, the effects … Continue reading →

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