Immigrants face more pressure in housing situations than local residents, spending a lot more on housing expenses. Immigrants also have to deal with more crowded housing than local resident, according to the study "Housing the City of Immigrants."

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Currently, the employment prospects for new immigrants are as harsh as the winter season this year.  Employment agencies in New York City indicate there is a lack of work outside of New York, business owners are becoming more unreliable, and immigration enforcement is becoming more stringent.   more>

In 2009, Liu was elected by a landslide of 76 percent to become the first Asian American to serve as comptroller of New York City.  Now many involved in City politics believe that Liu is aspiring to a higher office. more>

Ailin Chen, Education Policy Manager at the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF), and Peter Chu, from Asian Americans for Equality, gave a joint testimony to the City Council to share strategies on how to help immigrant students.  more>

An open letter from PS 184M states that "using false facts, outdated materials, misrepresentation of parents' views and misquoted letters," the reporter distorted the image "of one of the nation's highest achieving public schools into a lowly criminal enterprise." more>

Many Chinese teenagers are being smuggled to America. But, due to lack of life experience and limited venues for legal immigration, they are struggling and facing problems here. more>

Fourteen former employees of Tomo Sushi, a restaurant located on the Upper West Side, alleged that their former employer Tsu Yue Wang discriminated against unionizing workers and purposely closed shop to avoid legal responsibility. more>

A $5 million budget cut to programs such as the Immigrant Opportunities Initiative could make assimilating into American society even more difficult.  more>

VIDEO :: The election of Margaret Chin is an indication of the strength of the Chinese vote. more>

VIDEO :: The New York Public Library system is facing a $37 million funding cut included as part of the city government's 2011 budget proposal, World Journalism Institute reports. more>

"The factory is like a family," a garment factory owner said. He expressed his hope to pass the factory on to his children but feared it would be difficult to achieve.  more>

The author suggests that addressing the sources of ethnic friction, and not government intervention, holds the answer to a peaceful resolution to this conflict.

AUDIO :: Free Speech Radio News' Shuk-Wah Chung reports on the violence that took place in China's Xinjiang Province last week. more>

The Chinese-American community in the United States firmly condemns the violence of the Urumqi riots and supports Chinese government action.

VIDEO :: Link TV takes a look at how the riots in Xinjiang Province were carried by different news outlets around the world.

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Leo Lee, the former president of the Organization of Chinese Americans – New York Chapter, thinks that it is important for all ethnic communities to unite in order to make progress. more>

The average salary of minority employees was 11.6 percent lower than the average salary of white employees. In a way, the minority employees paid a "race tax." more>