Nisei veterans share stories of the lives they built in Hawai‘i after WWII
The world knows these nisei veterans as heroes. But to many of us in Hawai‘i, they’re that and more: They are our grandpas, dads, husbands, uncles and friends. My grandpa returned home from WWII, got married, raised my mom and auntie, and worked as a meat cutter and all-around handyman at our family market, Mō‘ili‘ili Store. Others graduated from college and became politicians, lawyers, professors and blue-collar workers.
Jayna Omaya, writing for Honolulu Magazine, wanted to get to know these men who helped shape Hawai‘i’s course. And while the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II isn’t until next year, we needed to capture as many of their stories as we could, now, before it’s too late.
Chinese restaurants are closing cross the country & owners are glad their children won’t be taking over
Across the country, owners of Chinese American restaurants are ready to retire but have no one to pass the business to. Their children, educated and raised in America, are pursuing professional careers that do not demand the same grueling labor as food service.
According to new data from the restaurant reviewing website Yelp, the share of Chinese restaurants in the top 20 metropolitan areas has been consistently falling. Five years ago, an average of 7.3 percent of all restaurants in these areas were Chinese, compared with 6.5 percent today. That reflects 1,200 fewer Chinese restaurants at a time when these 20 places added more than 15,000 restaurants over all.
Amelia Nierenberg and Quoctrung Bui of the New York Times look into this phenomenon that signals the success first generation immigrants have in seeking a better life for their children.
Amelia Nierenberg and Quoctrung Bui of the New York Times look into this phenomenon that signals the success first generation immigrants have in seeking a better life for their children.
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A new platform can tell you what it’s like to be a minority at the world’s largest companies
As an underrepresented minority (URM) within your organization, you may worry that your experiences as “the only” may not be positive. There are several accounts of URMs feeling excluded and tokenized within their companies. For new and prospective employees entering into a workplace where they will be considered an URM, there may be growing concerns about how the organization will foster a sense of inclusion and belonging to make employees feel valued, safe and appreciated. How will your experience be as the only woman of color in this particular company?
Fortune Magazine looks at a new platform that gives you an idea what it might be like to work for some os America's largest companies.
While everyone’s experiences are unique and different, being able to learn more about the experiences of other URM can give you greater insight and clarity regarding whether you will be a good fit within a particular organization. If you find out a company fosters an inclusive environment for the differently abled, this will help you better understand how your experiences will be at the organization. Similarly, if you learn that Asian American employees within an organization have been marginalized and treated inequitably, you could possibly save yourself a world of heartache, pain and anguish.
