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Raise Your Emotional IQ

Alex Phoc, Goldsea.com

Seven resolutions to help you become a high-EQ Asian American family.

Christian Pakistani Woman Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy

Brian Hutt, Christian Today

A mother of two has become the first Christian woman in Pakistan to be sentenced to death for blasphemy.

S Korea warns North after clash

John Sudworth, BBC

South Korea says it will retaliate with missile strikes against the North if faced with "further provocations", after an exchange of fire in which two South Korean marines were killed.

Asian Americans are more optimistic about the 'American Dream'

Metlife Study, AJPress

MetLife recently released findings focused on Asian American consumers from the 2010 MetLife Study of the American Dream. While only 35% of all Americans expect their personal financial situation to improve in 2010 from 2009, almost half (47%) of Asian Americans believe that their personal situation will improve this year. These results are reported nearly two years after the start of the economic downturn.

Obama Ends Asia Trip Promising U.S. Is `Here to Stay'

Juliana Goldman and Nicholas Johnston, Bloomberg

President Barack Obama returns home today from a ten-day visit to Asia after promising Japanese business leaders that the U.S. is “here to stay” in a region he said is integral to economic growth around the world.

China Surges Past India as Top Home of Foreign Students

Tamar Lewin, NY Times

The number of Chinese students studying in the United States surged 30 percent in the 2009-10 academic year, making China, for the first time, the top country of origin for international students, according to “Open Doors,” the Institute of International Education’s annual report.

Hiring for MBA holders climbing, study suggests

Caitlin McGarry, Las Vegas Review-Journal

The recession and its accompanying high unemployment rate have inspired - or forced - many people to return to school to make themselves more attractive job candidates.

Asian Games, Guangzhou 2010 Opening Ceremony

Richard Bryant, Examiner

Richard Bryant from the Examiner features his experience at Guangzhou, China for the opening ceremony of the Asian Games on the banks of the Pearl river on Haixinsha Island.

Obama Recasts Asia Trip as Jobs Mission

Michael D. Shear, The New York Times

Just days after American voters sent President Obama a blunt and angry message about their desire to see him do more to fix the economy, Mr. Obama was preparing to head overseas on Friday morning on a 10-day foreign trip to Asia.

Asian Companies Are Hiring More And More In The West

Denis Brousseau, Global Leader, Organization & People for IBM Global Business Services.

China and India have begun hiring far more people in the U.S. and Europe. A recent IBM survey of more than 700 chief human resource officers and executives from 61 countries found that almost half of Indian companies and more than a third of Chinese firms said they were going to increase the number of employees they have in North America.

Despite recession, Hispanic and Asian buying power expected to surge in US

Multicultural Economy report produced by the Selig Center for Economic Growth, Science Blog

Although the Great Recession has hit Hispanics and Asians particularly hard, their buying power is expected to grow rapidly during the next several years, according to the annual minority buying power report released today by the Selig Center for Economic Growth in the University of Georgia Terry College of Business.

Job hunting? Better learn Mandarin

Eliza Ridgeway, CNN

Looking for green shoots in the job market? Turn your attention to Asia.
Executive jobs are popping back on the radar in the region, according to recruitment consultants and business school career counselors.

Young Asian Americans and their different views

Tiffany Ran, NWAsianWeekly.com

Many young Asian Americans involved in Washington’s recent general election. They are part of a large group of young voters in Washington working to move the polls and inspire others to vote.

Asian Americans Have Many of Same Election Day Concerns as Other Groups

Ira Mellman, VOA News

As American voters head to the polls, many of the people making their choices have roots in Asian countries.

M.B.A. hopefuls looking overseas

Miriam Kreinin Souccar, Crains New York

Schools abroad are less expensive, but lack big names. Foreign students have long flooded the United States for its M.B.A. programs, but now a growing number of Americans are reciprocating.

Local producer shooting Asian-American sitcom ‘The Chin Chens’

Rodney Ho, Radio & TV Talk Access Atlanta

Now in Atlanta, creator and lead writer Will Hollins is trying to mine humor from Asian-American culture in a sitcom he’s calling “The Chin Chens.” It focuses on a family with three children led by a Chinese American father and a Vietnamese-American mom. They own a successful chain of nail salons and Chinese restaurants.

CDC’s “Winnable Battles” Fails to Include Asian Health Issues

Bill Picture, AsianWeek

Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced its priority issues in a list of “six winnable battles,” including HIV/AIDS, obesity and nutrition, traffic accidents, and teen pregnancy.

A Bit of Philanthropy with Your Résumé?

Rebecca Reisner, Businessweek

"Career advancement" and "philanthropy" may not seem to belong in the same sentence, but Projects Abroad is melding them to everyone's benefit.

Courting Asian-American voters not easy chore, but Democrats try

Karoun Demirjian and Delen Goldberg, Las Vegas Sun

The rising political profile of Las Vegas’ Asian-American community hasn’t been lost on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and the Democrats, who spent Saturday in Chinatown lobbying business and community leaders for votes.

Asians Out Of Work Longest Among U.S. Minorities

Yuki Noguchi, NPR

That's despite the fact that a higher percentage of the Asian-American population is college educated. And overall, the unemployment rate in this community is much lower than the average.