Guam: Self-Determination, or More U.S. Troops?
By: Thursday June 17, 2010 6:45 am

We rarely discuss the fact that there are places in the world
that are actual U.S. colonies. Still less do we consider whether we
are complying with our international obligations to respect the right
of self-determination for colonized peoples, and if we are not, what
we could do to change that.

A small corrective is being offered as part of Asian Pacific Heritage
Month by PBS, which is webcasting Vanessa Warheit’s documentary, “The
Insular Empire: America in the Mariana Islands” until next Sunday,
June 20.

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Weekly Immigration Wire: From Brooklyn Streets to Hollywood Blvd, Responses to Growing Tension
By: Thursday December 18, 2008 1:10 pm

Over here, you have people working together to overcome changes that scare just about everyone. And over there, people are taking advantage of the fear that often accompanies these changes. In this season of giving and love and familia, may you and yours be surrounded by those who fight with and for you

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