— Five Lessons from the Amadeo Quindara Case for the Chinese American Community By One Voice “Speak English!” — A Command That Led to a Bloody Assault On May 30, 2023, 75-year-old Filipino American Amadeo Quindara was sitting in a chair in his own garage, enjoying a quiet afternoon in the Mountain’s Edge neighborhood ofContinue reading “When Hate Knocks at the Door, Are We Ready?”
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Why the Political Air in 2025 Feels Strange
— A Power Transition Without Ceremony, Yet Full of Restlessness By | Hearing Each Other If you had moved abroad at the beginning of 2025 and returned in the summer, just like me, you might be surprised at how calm everything seems on the surface. Trump really is back—but not with the roaring crowds orContinue reading “Why the Political Air in 2025 Feels Strange”
Las Vegas Hosts Screening and Community Dialogue on “Big Fight in Little Chinatown”:Rethinking the Future of Chinatown and the Corridor Redevelopment
By Nevada Chinese Association On July 26, 2025, the Nevada Chinese Association, in collaboration with the Asian & Asian American Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), hosted a community film screening and discussion at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art on the UNLV campus. The event was free and open to theContinue reading “Las Vegas Hosts Screening and Community Dialogue on “Big Fight in Little Chinatown”:Rethinking the Future of Chinatown and the Corridor Redevelopment”
Between Reality and Idealism
Community Strategies After the OBBBA By｜One Voice Introduction｜When the Law Is Already in Place, How Do We Keep Speaking and Acting? In 2025, the One Big and Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was passed amid intense controversy. This sweeping legislation covers tax reforms, energy investments, and social welfare restructuring. Yet, it has raised serious concerns: IsContinue reading “Between Reality and Idealism”
Who Gets to Write Our Shared Future?
Identity & Belonging Series (Part 5) When Ethnic Identity Moves Beyond “Who Am I” into Structures, Narratives, and Collective Action By: Voices in Between Prologue｜From “Who Am I” to “Who Are We” In the first four essays of this series, we explored how identity is formed, distorted, and reimagined—from the shared struggles across ethnic lines,Continue reading “Who Gets to Write Our Shared Future?”
We’re Paying for Their Windfall: Why the Middle Class Should Reject OBBBA
By a Middle-Class American Taxpayer They said it was a “big and beautiful” bill. What they passed was a Trojan horse: one that sells out the future of working families to protect corporate profit, defend Trump-era tax policy, and undermine the very programs middle-class Americans will rely on tomorrow. As a middle-class taxpayer, I’m notContinue reading “We’re Paying for Their Windfall: Why the Middle Class Should Reject OBBBA”
Do You Understand the “Tip Income Tax Exemption” Policy?
— A Guide to the Tip Income Tax Relief in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduced, for the first time, a federal tax exemption specifically for tip income. This policy targets workers who rely heavily on tips for their livelihood, such as restaurant servers, hotel housekeepers,Continue reading “Do You Understand the “Tip Income Tax Exemption” Policy?”
The Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Weaker
— How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Prioritizes Corporate Welfare Over Human Well-being By | Nevada Chinese Perspective In Las Vegas, thousands of workers rely on tips to survive. They are restaurant servers, casino bartenders, and hotel housekeepers—people who uphold the glamorous facade of the city, yet often struggle with unstable wages and unaffordableContinue reading “The Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Weaker”
I’m Working, But the System Says I’m Not “Qualified”
— How Workers Outside the System May Lose Medicaid Under the One Big Beautiful Bill She Isn’t Unemployed—She Just Doesn’t Fit the System’s Definition of Work Mrs. Liang, 45, works as a self-employed home cleaner in Las Vegas. She supports her family of three through hourly residential cleaning jobs. She has legal status and filesContinue reading “I’m Working, But the System Says I’m Not “Qualified””
Five Transformative Paths of Chinese American Identity
Identity & Ethnicity Series (Part 2) Between Labels and Lived Reality: How Chinese Americans Define “Who I Am” By Voices In Between Introduction｜From Shared Struggle to Personal Reckoning In Part One, we sketched a map of America’s diverse ethnic identities, exploring how various groups navigate the tension between social structures, historical trauma, and dominant narratives.InContinue reading “Five Transformative Paths of Chinese American Identity”
