By Jem Palo On September 7, the Democratic Party of Virginia aimed to turn out more Asian voters for this November’s local elections, volunteers launched a full-scale campaign for three Asian candidates in the party. Through the use of ‘phone banks’ volunteers intend to turn out more votes by assisting Asian voters who speak more of their native language (more …

By Jem Palo Washington, D.C.–This is a familiar story: Filipino workers lured into coming to the United States in search of the American Dream, and instead experiencing labor exploitation. Every day, all over the world, human trafficking is a scourge that claims many victims. Whether exploited shipyard workers, or teachers deceived into promising careers, such is the plight of many …