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'The Heart Sellers' at Stages in Houston gives haunting look at losing cultural identity
Read full article: 'The Heart Sellers' at Stages in Houston gives haunting look at losing cultural identityChildren born to immigrant parents understand the struggle of having to balance cultural identity with American values, but a new play at Stages hopes to give a more reflective view from the other side.
Houston nonprofit to hold conference, business expo supporting Vietnamese entrepreneurs
Read full article: Houston nonprofit to hold conference, business expo supporting Vietnamese entrepreneursIn honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, local nonprofit VBI Global is hosting a conference and business expo in support of Vietnamese entrepreneurs and businesses.
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Senators back off vow to withhold support of Biden nominees
Read full article: Senators back off vow to withhold support of Biden nomineesThe only senators of Asian American heritage, they said they would withhold their support for his nominees until the diversity issue was addressed. AdDuckworth had said earlier that she raised the issue with top Biden advisers on Tuesday and afterward called the situation โnot acceptable." โIโve been talking to them for months and theyโre still not aggressive, so Iโm not going to be voting for any nominee from the White House other than diversity nominees,โ Duckworth told reporters. But Hirono later said in a statement of her own that she too welcomed the appointment of an AAPI White House liaison and was dropping her objections. Tai, who was confirmed last week, is the first Asian American and first woman of color to serve as U.S. trade representative.