Accurate numbers are difficult to achieve, but according to The Pew Research Center, both Maryland and Virginia are in the top twelve states in the U.S. with the highest percentages of undocumented immigrants, in this order: California, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina, Maryland, Washington, and Virginia. Here are the Pew Center’s best guesses for …
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Compiled by Mary Tablante News Updates Low-Key U.S. Reaction to S. Korean Election Washington, DC—Reaction from the Korean-American community to the election of 60-year-old Park Geun-hye as the first female president of South Korea has been quiet. The daughter of the late military dictator Park Chung-hee, she leads the conservative New Frontier Party. The Asia Society extolled her 30 years …
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New York and D.C. actor Christopher Mueller, right, greets Signature Theatre co-founder and artistic director Eric Schaeffer. The occasion was a Kennedy Center celebration for Schaeffer’s 50th birthday November 19. Mueller has performed at Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre, The Kennedy Center, and in other D.C. and New York theaters. Schaeffer directs musicals around the world, including Broadway and London’s West …
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