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June 29, 2022 0

Do I Feel Safe Without Guns? Living in countries with strict gun controls

This is the first in a series of articles in which I am speaking with people from several countries where gun laws are more restrictive. I wanted to explore how they felt living in their countries. This story is about China. With a population of approximately 1.4 billion, China has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the world. As a result, it has (at 49.7 million) the third lowest number of guns in the world. I interviewed Yang, […]

June 28, 2022 0

“Debunking Myths and Shibboleths About Asian Affluence and Competition with Natives for Jobs”

by Sampan Staff

The movie Crazy Rich Asians, tiger moms, and competition for acceptance to the Ivies contribute to the myth that Asians are the “model minority” and that they have made it in our society and don’t need assistance. When conflated with the misconception that immigrants take rather than create jobs, xenophobia and persecution flourish and hate crimes perpetrated against Asians are on the rise. The data tell a different story about the socioeconomic condition of Asians in America. The affluence of […]

June 28, 2022 0

From Jane’s Desk. Should you get a prenuptial agreement before marriage?

by Sampan Staff

Dear Jane Not many people are able (or willing) to honestly answer this question. I have a friend who is requiring that his fiancee sign a pre-nup. In this COVID-19 world, it seems this might be a prerequisite for any relationship. There’s a considerable disparity between his wealth and his bride-to-be, and he has been advised to present this to her just so he can cover his assets if things go bad. My question: Can a pre-nup ever be considered […]

June 27, 2022 0

ON DACA’S 10th ANNIVERSARY, DREAMERS STILL FACE UNCERTAINTY

by Jeff Millman

June 15, 2022 marked the ten-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, known as DACA. An executive branch memorandum announced by President Barack Obama, DACA allows some individuals who were brought to the country as children and who maintain an unlawful presence in the United States to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and become eligible for a work permit. DACA does not provide a pathway to citizenship for its recipients, leaving somewhere […]

June 27, 2022 0

Student Loan Debt Crisis: a problem in need of a solution

by Moninisha Yadav

The student loan debt crisis was one of the most important issues in the 2020 election, as well as one of current President Biden’s key promises during his campaign. And for good reason-the student debt crisis so far has led 43 million borrowers to collectively owe around $1.6 trillion. Since 1970, average in-state tuition has risen over 2,000% at both public and private schools, while average student loan debt has jumped 317% on average. In the last decade alone, tuition […]

June 26, 2022 0

OPINION: In Britain and Australia, Gun Control Was the Obvious Choice

by Jeff Millman

In the spring of 1996, two mass shootings occurred within weeks of each other on opposite ends of the world. Dunblane, Scotland and Port Arthur, Tasmania henceforth became linked in the public consciousness as the sites of some of the worst mass shootings in history. The Dunblane massacre is the deadliest mass shooting ever to have occurred in Britain, while the Port Arthur massacre is the worst to have occurred in Australia. Both events were the starting point of sweeping […]

June 26, 2022 0

Baby Formula Crisis Hits Minority, Immigrant Women

by Sonia Cavazos

Since the shutdown of the Sturgis Michigan Abbot Laboratories plant in February 2022, mothers have been scrambling to find baby formula. That story is widely known. But what is less discussed is how acute the loss of formula has been felt by minority and immigrant women who depend so much on baby formula to go back to work. “My client, Mrs. Wong, began to worry (early on) when the cashier at Stop & Shop told her that she could only […]

June 26, 2022 0

As Shanghai Loosens Lockdown Rules, Residents Cautiously Step into New Freedoms

by Chelsea Wang

After a two months’ long city-wide lockdown, the people of Shanghai were at last allowed on June 1 to freely roam the city. Businesses reopened, and people gathered at landmarks and attractions, eager to celebrate their newfound freedom. Fears of another lockdown, however, plague the city still — and so do fears of renewed restrictions, lost time with family and a further economic toll. To get a window into how the people of the major city perceive the loosening of […]

June 17, 2022 0

Baby Formula Shortage and Minorities

by Sampan Staff

“It’s so sad. It shouldn’t be like this. We need formula for our kid, and where is this formula going to come from?” This is a lingering question from mother of two, Capri Isidoro, struggling to breast feed her one-month-old daughter. After giving birth, the hospital gave her baby formula without consulting her on any wish to breastfeed first, a common occurrence among minority moms. The baby formula shortage puts Hispanic and Black women at risk the most. The CDC […]

June 17, 2022 0

Great Replacement Theory: How racist ideology is fueling hate and fear and mass shootings

by Sampan Staff

On May 14, 2022, an 18 year old male traveled four hours to a supermarket in a predominantly African neighborhood and killed ten people. We all want to know the reason, the motive. . No matter how repellent, if a suspected killer leaves 180 pages in the wake of his killings, they must be read to find the answers. Will we find the reasons for the other mass shootings? However much we might want to move beyond these mass shootings […]

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