We attended the same university and were shortly separated when Viet was in medical school and I completed medical school and left Michigan for residency.… more »

Vietnam’s antipathy toward free expression and other fundamental rights does not bode well for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which Vietnam now chairs,… more »

Hi Folks, I rarely ask for help but my news org is being considered by Chase Community Giving to receive a sizable funding. You can… more »

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” It is easier than done. But it’s certainly… more »

Editor’s note: Every writer hopes to get a letter like this someday, in which a reader professes that your work has meant more to him… more »

Last week, H.R. 800 was passed, authored by Rep. Jackie Speier and urging President Obama to continue giving financial and logistical aid to typhoon-ravaged Philippines.… more »

That insular world has irrevocably changed and can only be had in the recalling. So many of us have scattered. But I take comfort in… more »

Tram Be, 50, a real estate tycoon in Vietnam, recently invested $60 million to buy Cupertino Square – previously known as Vallco Fashion Park. . … more »

The air is charged here as riot police have turned out in droves to contain the masses turning out for the late leader’s state funeral,… more »

OCA Mourns Loss of Ronald Takaki and Him Mark Lai Two noted scholars of Asian American Studies, Him Mark Lai and Ronald Takaki, recently passed… more »

Crowds are still lining up in Seoul to bid farewell to former President Roh Moo-hyun, three days after he committed suicide, and the mood is… more »

Him Mark Lai was born in San Francisco Chinatown to immigrant parents from Nam Hoi District, Guangzhou, and attended local schools including Francisco Junior High,… more »

I woke this morning to a text message on my phone – “Roh Moo-hyun is dead.”

This parliament will see four Gandhi’s taking their seats – two on each side of the aisle. The family business never had it so good. … more »

Pregnant 20-year-old Samantha Orobator is imprisoned in Laos on possession of 1.5 lb of heroin, while boarding a flight to Thailand. She was returning to… more »