https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X02BSr0W5rU From our partners at PBS Newshour Weekend: President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month pushing certain work requirements for access to social security programs like Medicaid. But lawmakers in Maine, which requires individuals work at least 20…
In 2017, statistics show that the opioid crisis claimed the lives of at least 600 Long Islanders and the numbers continue to rise. Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, President and CEO of Family and Children’s Association and Krystle Stoddard, Peer Support Specialist…
Eddie Chiu "I came to America in 1980, from a long line of political leaders. My family came from the rulers of the ancient Song Dynasty. In 1948, we were chased by Maoist soldiers from China to Hong Kong. When…
Agnes Wong Agnes Wong was an activist in the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union for more than 30 years. Born in Guangzhou, China, she moved to Hong Kong as a child and came to New York with her husband in…
Hung Mau Chang "I was born in 1945 in Zhejiang, China. My father left our home village for long periods of time – he worked on ships. During World War II, his ship docked in the USA and was stuck…
Rocky Chin "'You arrived on July 4th - standing up!' That was how mother described my birth in 1947. My breech-birth arrival was cause for celebration. That it happened to fall on Independence Day, accompanied by fireworks in the Nation’s…
May Ying Chen "My name is May Ying Chen, and I was born in Boston, Massachusetts – the first of my family to be born in America. That’s why my grandfather gave me the name May which is the same…
Lana Cheung Living in China "I was raised by my mother, in a single-parent home. Despite having only met my father three times in my life, I had a great, loving relationship with my dad. I have known him to…
Duen Yee Lam Born 1945 in Macau, Duen Yee Lam’s family moved to Hong Kong when she was ten years old . She is one of five children, and often had to take on adult responsibilities when she was 12…
Connie Ling "My name is Connie Ling, and I came from a Chinese family living in the Philippines. My father was very strict-all of the kids had to work hard in the family store after school. The store was in…