A Harvard-educated religion scholar and author is under fire for eating human brain while filming a new CNN show about spiritual sects around the globe. Reza Aslan, who came to the U.S. in 1979 while fleeing Iran’s 1979 revolution, was working on a TV segment about a fringe element of Hinduism when he participated in some of the Aghori peoples’ rituals, including tasting cooked brain tissue, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported .
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156 Civil and Human Rights Groups Call for Stronger Response to Hate Incidents
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and 155 civil and human rights groups today called upon the Executive Branch to respond more quickly and forcefully to hate-based incidents, which have been occurring at an alarming rate in recent months. The statement follows: “Our diversity is part of what makes America great, and incidents motivated by hate are an affront to the values we share.
OP-ED: When waiting your turn isn’t an option
Ms. Koelling’s Feb. 27 guest perspective highlights a serious flaw in the arguments against those who support the current administration’s tough stand on immigration. Ms. Koelling chastises those who “willfully and disrespectfully ignore” the laws of our country, and deems it unfair to those immigrants who come here legally and wait their turn.
Kansas Governor welcomes ‘valuable’ Indian community8 min ago
Washington, Mar 5 Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has welcomed “valuable” Indian community to the state, stressing that “hateful” actions of one man doesn’t define them in the aftermath of the killing of an Indian engineer. A delegation of Indian-Americans in Kansas along with the Hindu-American Foundation joined the Indian Consul General in Houston, Anupam Ray, in meeting Brownback and Lt Governor Jeff Colyer.
[Herald Interview] – Public diplomacy essential for stronger Korea-US ties
Over the course of US presidential campaign, Donald Trump spared no criticism against the country’s free trade pact with South Korea. Calling it a “disaster” and a “job killer,” the populist politician threatened to pull out of the treaty once he took office.
GPS device-maker Garmin reeling after workers gunned down
In this undated photo provided by Kranti Shalia, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, right, poses for photo with his wife Sunayana Dumala. In the middle of a crowded bar, a 51-year-old former air traffic controller yelled at two Indian men – Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani – to “get out of my country,” witnesses said, then opened fire in an attack that killed one of the men and wounded the other, as well as a third man who tried to help, Thursday, Feb 23, 2017, in Olathe, Kan.
California senator removed after criticizing late lawmaker
A California lawmaker was removed from the state Senate floor after refusing to stop delivering a speech criticizing late state Sen. Tom Hayden for his leadership role in the anti-Vietnam War movement of the 1960s. Republican Sen. Janet Nguyen lived in South Vietnam as a child and fled with her family when its U.S.-backed government fell.
‘Get out of my country’: Indian shot dead by American in Kansas
WASHINGTON: An Indian engineer was killed and two others injured when an American man opened fire on them after allegedly yelling “get out of my country”, with the local police calling it as a “possible hate crime”. Srinivas Kunchubhotla, 32, working at the Garmin headquarters in Olathe, was killed in the shooting on Wednesday night, while another Indian and his colleague Alok Madasani was critically injured and is battling for life at a local hospital.
A Political History Of Washington V. Trump
When President Donald Trump signed an executive order on immigration and refugees last month, it was Washington state that led the legal battle to overturn it. Now, after a string of court rulings, it appears that the fight could be be heading all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Today in History
On Feb. 1, 1942, during World War II, the Voice of America broadcast its first program to Europe, relaying it through the facilities of the British Broadcasting Corp. in London.
Today in History
On Feb. 1, 1942, during World War II, the Voice of America broadcast its first program to Europe, relaying it through the facilities of the British Broadcasting Corp. in London.
Today in History
On Feb. 1, 1942, during World War II, the Voice of America broadcast its first program to Europe, relaying it through the facilities of the British Broadcasting Corp. in London.
Today in History
On Feb. 1, 1942, during World War II, the Voice of America broadcast its first program to Europe, relaying it through the facilities of the British Broadcasting Corp. in London.
Missing All That Racial Healingby Jonah GoldbergMy old friend Vincent …
The details don’t matter right now, but the gist was that Lindsay was a flawed mayor who contributed to New York’s problems. Lindsay to this day has passionate defenders, and when Vin’s book came out it was not received well by the Lindsay caucus.
Will: Trademark office assaults free speech
In 1929, Chief Justice William Howard Taft convinced Congress to finance construction of “a building of dignity and importance” for the Supreme Court. He could not have imagined what the court pondered during arguments last week.
Poll: Young Americans fear they will be worse off post-Trump
In this Nov. 8, 2016 file photo, a woman weeps as election results are reported during Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s election night rally in the Jacob Javits Center glass enclosed lobby in New York. As Donald Trump approaches his inauguration as president, young Americans have a deeply pessimistic view about his incoming administration, with young blacks, Latinos and Asian Americans particularly concerned about what’s to come in the next four years.
Poll: Young Americans fear they will be worse off post-Trump
As Donald Trump approaches his inauguration, young Americans have a deeply pessimistic view about his incoming administration, with young blacks, Latinos and Asian Americans particularly concerned about what’s to come in the next four years. That’s according to a new GenForward poll of Americans aged 18 to 30, which found that the country’s young adults are more likely to expect they’ll be worse off at the end of Trump’s first term than better off.
Steve Harvey in ‘Family Feud’ with fans
“I offer my humblest apology for offending anyone, particularly those in the Asian community, last week,” Harvey tweeted. “It was not my intention and the humor was not meant with any malice or disrespect whatsoever.”
Next gig for band: Defending its name
Ken Shima of the band The Slants warms up during a recording session in Eugene, Ore., in December 2016. The band is challenging the Patent Office’s decision to reject a trademark for their name, arguing that the government cannot make the decision on what kind of speech is disparaging.
Few Asian-Americans hold top legal jobs, new study says
California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu is interviewed in his office in San Francisco, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. A new study co-authored by Liu, a prominent Asian American judge, finds Asian Americans are well-represented among the nation’s attorneys, but still missing from leadership positions in the legal profession.
Actor James Woods Calls For MTV Boycott Until Racist Ira Madison Is Fired
A racist tweet that was sent out by a writer at MTV has prompted James Woods to call for a ban of MTV and their sponsors until the racist writer is fired. I ask my 500,000 followers to join with all people of good conscience to boycott @MTV and its sponsors until #racist Ira Madison is fired.
MTV Writer Mocks Jeff Sessions’ AsianGranddaughter, Claims She’s Just a – Prop’
After Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions was spotted with his Asian-American granddaughter while waiting to testify at his Tuesday confirmation hearing, MTV culture writer Ira Madison III joked that Sessions had stolen her from a Toys ‘R Us. UPDATE : The tweet has since been deleted.
Hold These Truth tells story of WWII, presents lessons for today
Hold These Truths is a one-person show that tells the story of Gordon Hirabayashi and his resistance of the forced imprisonment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. About 200 Japanese-Americans from Alaska and 880 Unangax people were put in camps during the war.
Gold Medal is welcome recognition for WW II Filipino soldiers
HERCULES >> As a member of the U.S. Army’s elite Philippine Scouts unit, Januario “Janny” Ruiz fought alongside American soldiers in his native Philippines in World War II. He survived the Bataan Death March and six months as a Japanese prisoner of war.
Milpitas: Mayor lifts Jay Z lyric to explain why he plagiarized Obama’s speech
Newly sworn in Milpitas Mayor Richard Tran, the first Vietnamese American mayor in the city’s history, gave his opening remarks at a special meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 13 with newly seated councilmembers Anthony Phan and Bob Nunez taking their place on the dais. Photo by Liz Cantu Davenport In giving his explanation for lifting passages from President Barack Obama’s 2008 acceptance speech into his own without attribution, newly elected Milpitas Mayor Richard Tran cited a lyric by music artist Jay Z – without attribution.
FBI ‘singling out Chinese-Americans with insider threat program’ to …
Since the 2015 hack of millions of government files, insiders claim agents have been more determined to identify potential internal threats Among ways to determine threats is to find if an employee has tried to beat a polygraph test by changing their body language to thwart the result The bureau has apparently stepped up its interrogation of employees, specifically those with Chinese backgrounds, after last year’s hack of millions of government personnel files that was traced back to Chinese hackers. Employees must submit to routine polygraphs every five years.
If China is Trumpa s foil, what happens here?
A copy of the local Chinese magazine Global People with a cover story that translates to “Why did Trump win” is seen with a front cover portrait of US president-elect Donald Trump at a news stand in Shanghai on November 14, 2016. During the campaign, candidate Donald Trump drew support from some Chinese Americans in Southern California.