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Let’s make America a nation of integrated neighborhoods
Over the years, I have lived among many people and diverse communities, and now, I have chosen to live in an all-black community. It is a new experience, and I am cherishing it. Knowing each other...April 26, 2019 1443 0 -
Why American Muslims need to engage in cross-cultural conversations
As American Muslims, we are yet to develop any concrete plans to extricate ourselves out of chaotic situations, hostility, and incessant Islamophobic rhetoric we face. Each time a terrorist acts out, we start praying and wishing...March 27, 2019 1510 0 -
A Journey into Europe that reminds of enlightenment amid challenges
Professor Akbar S. Ahmed’s Journey into Europe is a multi-levelled endeavor. It is a journey into the soul of Europe undergoing its latest upheaval in which the values underpinning pluralistic democracy have been put into question;...March 6, 2019 1460 0 -
Virginia’s Asian Americans greet Lunar New Year with art and joy
Northern Virginia is a bustling place for immigrant entrepreneurs, who contribute vitally to the state’s economy with their small businesses. For the large Asian American communities spread over Washington metro area, the time of filing taxes...February 15, 2019 2867 0 -
U.S. has more college-educated immigrants than any other country
Pakistani origin scientist Nergis Mavalvalva Image Credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation/Wikimedia Commons It’s an open secret that one of the major factors contributing to America’s advancement in research and innovation has been its...February 9, 2019 1116 0 -
America’s new generation to be most diverse, best-educated
Image: A teacher teaching young students in elementary school, Credit: Woodleywonderworks via Wikimedia Commons The young Americans – born after 1996 – may still not have been branded with a consensual name as a generation but...January 19, 2019 1546 0 -
Airport in champ’s hometown Louisville named after Muhammad Ali
In a tribute to the globally famous Champ, airport in his hometown Louisville, has been renamed as Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. “Muhammad Ali belonged to the world, but he only had one hometown, and fortunately,...January 17, 2019 1020 0 -
AACC to host diversity businesses and govt. leaders on January 17
Asian American Chamber of Commerce will host a networking event on January 17, bringing together diversity businesses and dedicated Government contractors and supplier leaders. Supplier diversity teams from Washington Gas Light (WGL) and Washington Suburban Sanitary...January 9, 2019 1080 0 -
‘Our rightful place is also in Congress’
The election of Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to U.S. Congress represents a momentous occasion for American Muslims, who have been struggling to defeat some stereotypes. Omar (D-Minnesota), a Somali-American who came to the United Sates...January 7, 2019 1239 0 -
New study illustrates the importance of U.S.-Immigrant Nobel connection
George Mason University Life from Fairfax, Virginia /Wikimedia Commons As a resounding answer to the anti-immigrant rhetoric in 2016, the United States got the news that six of the seven American Nobel Prize winners that year...December 17, 2018 1179 0
