By Raymond Douglas Chong, AsAmNews Staff Writer
During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, AsAmNews proudly pays tribute to these five trailblazers. They have enriched American history by their lofty endeavors. They have blazed the trail for future generations to succeed in our America.
From left to right: Yosh “Bill” Watanabe, Dalip Singh Saund, Susan Ahn Cuddy (pictured with her brothers), Tram Nguyen and CC Yin.
CC Yin: Longtime Chinese American Civic Leader and Entrepreneur
CC Yin, a Chinese American, was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, in 1937. He and his family fled to Taiwan after Communists took over China from the Nationalists in 1949. He arrived at America in 1964. With $100 in his pocket and little English, Yin followed a career as a civil engineer. In 1984, he brought a failing McDonald’s restaurant in Oakland and successfully made a profit. Now Yin operates a fast-food empire with 30 McDonald’s restaurants in Northern California. He and
As more states legalize marijuana, people with drug convictions want their records clearedNation Updated on May 5, 2021 7:06 PM EDT Published on May 3, 2021 5:58 PM EDT
Michael has struggled with kidney disease since he was in his early 20s serving in the military. The high stress of the job ultimately put him in the hospital, and he was not able to return to the service due to his condition. The 37-year-old Virginia Beach resident, who requested his name be changed because of concerns about retaliation from future employers, said that a nurse mentioned during that hospital stay that marijuana could help alleviate many of his symptoms, like nausea and vomiting. But at the time, the substance was not legal in Virginia.
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While most Boston schools remained closed, one opened its doors. Yet almost no one came
By Bianca Vázquez Toness Globe Staff,Updated April 22, 2021, 1 hour ago
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On a frigid late winter afternoon, three lone students exited the William McKinley Preparatory High School at the end of the school day. Each of them climbed into a waiting yellow school bus â which he occupied entirely on his own.
Thatâs despite the fact that more than three dozen students were eligible to attend the building in person at the time â a rarity in a school district that until March was functioning almost entirely remotely.
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State Rep. Tram Nguyen, who represents Andover, Boxford, North Andover, and Tewksbury, was nominated for an EMILY S List Rising Star Award. (Tram Nguyen)
Rep. Tram T. Nguyen (D-Andover) is proud to announce that she has been nominated as a finalist for the EMILY s List Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award. Named in honor of the courageous Arizona Congresswoman and gun safety advocate, the Rising Star Award celebrates extraordinary women serving in state or local office who demonstrate commitment to community, dedication to women and families, determination, and civility. Previous Rising Star Award recipients include former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams and Congesswoman Ayanna Pressley. Nominated with Rep. Nguyen are Georgia State Representative Park Cannon, New York Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz, Texas County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Washington State Legislator Debra Lekanoff, and Pennsylvania State Representative Jennifer O Mara.