Voices Stories by Jacky Wong
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Landmarking efforts for Lower East Side rebuffed by community board
Many Chinese immigrants who recently moved into the area also showed up to voice their opposition. more>
“Model minority” students group have high dropout rate
According to an NYU study, students of Vietnamese, Cambodian and Lao descent actually do not do well in school compared to African Americans students, and do not receive enough government assistance. Peter Cheng, executive director of Indochina Sino-American Community Center in Chinatown, said that the myth of a “model minority” has often obscured the need within the different Asian communities. more>