Archive for January, 2007

World Festival - Volunteers Needed

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

The Rochester International Association invites everyone to participate and enjoy the 31st Annual Rochester World Festival. It will be held this year at Mayo High School (April 20-21) and will be a part of Rochester’s Year of the Family. The theme is Reaching Out to the World. We invite all the people of Rochester to […]

Upcoming Events - Y International Lunches

Friday, January 26th, 2007

International luncheons at the Rochester Family Y on the 2nd Wed of each month from 11:30AM-1PM. Members and friends come for an ethnic lunch prepared by Fred Regal Catering; Program at 12 noon. Lunch cost is $8. Everyone welcome, but reservations are needed. Call Betsy 289-3359.

February 14th 11:30am, 1pm 2007 — RIA […]

Hmong in Wisconsin see retaliation in hunter’s death

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

This piece of news is rather disturbing, as RIA believes that all racial injustice has no place in this world. According to the International Herald Tribune,
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin: As with most unsolved killings, there are more questions than answers about why Cha Vang, a Hmong immigrant from Laos, was shot to death while hunting squirrels […]

Asian-Americans challenge ideas of race in U.S. universities

Monday, January 8th, 2007

Here’s an article I found in the International Herald Tribune that reveals some interesting facts about how Asian Americans are represented in America’s top colleges and universities.
Across the United States, at elite private and public universities, Asian enrollment is near an all-time high. Asian-Americans make up less than 5 percent of the population but typically […]