Compiled by Mary Tablante 1. Chinese Railroad Workers Inducted into Labor Hall of Honor WASHINGTON, D.C.—Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez inducted the Chinese Railroad Workers into the U.S. Department of Labor’s Hall of Honor on May 9. The workers were honored for their courage and sacrifice for completing the first Transcontinental Railroad 145 years ago. There were …
Read More »Life on the Streets With the Asian Liaison Unit
By Dottie Tiejun Li D.C. police Sgt. Kenny Temsupasiri steps out onto H Street, NW. It’s mid-morning, a partly sunny day in Chinatown, and the sidewalks are full of people. The rich smells of Chinese cooking are beginning to waft from the omnipresent restaurants. He’s planning to cross over to Sixth Street to visit a store which has been robbed …
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