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☆ Daniel Ortega Turns Against the Jesuits
  + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Mary Anastasia O Grady | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Ms. O'Grady joined the paper in August 1995 and became a senior editorial page writer in December 1999. She was appointed an editorial board member in November 2005. In 2012 Ms. O’Grady won the Walter Judd Freedom Award from The Fund for American Studies. In 2009 Ms. O'Grady received the Thomas Jefferson Award from The Association of Private Enterprise Education. Ms. O'Grady received a bachelor's degree in English from Assumption College and an M.B.A. in financial management from Pace University.
Persons: Mary Anastasia O'Grady, O'Grady, O’Grady, Walter Judd, Ms, Thomas Jefferson Organizations: Liberty Fund, The Fund, American Studies, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, International, Network, World Bank, Inter American Press, Assumption College, Pace University Locations: Latin America, Canada, Brazil
☆ ‘War Against the Children’
  + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Zach Levitt | Yuliya Parshina-Kottas | Simon Romero | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +37 min
A new accounting shows that at least 523 institutions were part of the sprawling network of boarding schools for Native American children. ‘War Against the Children’ The Native American boarding school system — a decades-long effort to assimilate Indigenous people before they ever reached adulthood — robbed children of their culture, family bonds and sometimes their lives. “The government was not done with war, so the next phase involved war against the children,” said Mr. Sherman, 83, a former aerospace engineer. Now 76, his voice grows shaky when he recounts the punishments children received — and how children were turned into punishers. Library of Congress, Chronicling AmericaA precise accounting of how many children died at Native American boarding schools remains elusive.
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☆ Sixty years after King's 'dream' speech, thousands gather in Washington
  + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Rachel Nostrant | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Chi and Chiamaka Okonkwo take a selfie in front of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, U.S., January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson Acquire Licensing RightsAug 26 (Reuters) - Thousands of Americans will converge on Washington on Saturday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, a pivotal event in the 1960s U.S. civil rights movement at which Martin Luther King Jr gave his galvanizing "I have a dream" speech. Many credit the show of strength with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Organized by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and other civil rights groups, this year's march takes place at the Lincoln Memorial, the backdrop to King's impassioned call for equality. Speakers at Saturday's march will include civil rights leaders such as the Reverend Al Sharpton, King's son Martin Luther King III, his granddaughter Yolanda Renee King and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Persons: Chi, Martin Luther King, Jr, Julia Nikhinson, Martin Luther King Jr, Kimberle Crenshaw, Crenshaw, Al Sharpton, King's, Martin Luther King III, Yolanda Renee King, Hakeem Jeffries, Jonathan Greenblatt, we've, Greenblatt, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, John F, Kennedy, Chanelle Johnson, Johnson, Rachel Nostrant, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Civil, National Association for, Advancement of Colored People, Lincoln Memorial, African American Policy, African American Studies, Defamation League, White, National Council of Negro, Youth, Collegiate Affairs, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Washington, Florida, Arkansas, King's
☆ Isaac Yu — Reporting Intern at The Wall Street Journal
  + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Isaac Yu | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Isaac YuIsaac Yu is a reporting intern and part of the summer 2023 newsroom intern class at The Wall Street Journal. Isaac is a senior at Yale studying American studies, and was managing editor of the Yale Daily News. He also is a fellow with the Yale Journalism Initiative. He previously interned with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the New Haven Independent.
Persons: Isaac Yu Isaac Yu, Isaac Organizations: Wall Street Journal, Yale, Yale Daily News, Yale Journalism Initiative, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, New, New Haven Independent Locations: New Haven
☆ AOC’s Socialist Sympathy Tour
  + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Mary Anastasia O Grady | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Ms. O'Grady joined the paper in August 1995 and became a senior editorial page writer in December 1999. She was appointed an editorial board member in November 2005. In 2012 Ms. O’Grady won the Walter Judd Freedom Award from The Fund for American Studies. In 2009 Ms. O'Grady received the Thomas Jefferson Award from The Association of Private Enterprise Education. Ms. O'Grady received a bachelor's degree in English from Assumption College and an M.B.A. in financial management from Pace University.
Persons: Mary Anastasia O'Grady, O'Grady, O’Grady, Walter Judd, Ms, Thomas Jefferson Organizations: Liberty Fund, The Fund, American Studies, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, International, Network, World Bank, Inter American Press, Assumption College, Pace University Locations: Latin America, Canada, Brazil
☆ Little Rock Nine members slam restrictions on AP African American Studies course in Arkansas
  + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Two members of the Little Rock Nine criticized a state decision regarding an AP African American Studies course. In the North Little Rock and Jacksonville North Pulaski school districts, officials announced that the course would count as a "local elective" instead. In interviews with NBC News, Little Rock Nine members Elizabeth Eckford and Terrence Roberts spoke out against the state's actions. The AP African American Studies course was offered by Central High during the previous school year, and it will also be an option for students during the new school year. Huckabee Sanders, who was elected to the governorship last November after serving as White House press secretary under then-President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2019, is also a graduate of Central High.
Persons: Huckabee Sanders, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Elizabeth Eckford, Terrence Roberts, Eckford, Roberts, Donald Trump Organizations: Little Rock Nine, AP, American Studies, Gov, Service, Little, Rock Central High School, Arkansas Department of Education, Studies, Arkansas, Jacksonville North, Republican Gov, NBC News, Republican Party, Fox News, AP African American Studies, Central High, White, Central Locations: Wall, Silicon, Little Rock, Jacksonville North Pulaski, America
☆ Once a Force in Harlem, the Oldest Black Church in New York Hangs On
  + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Mia Jackson | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
“The history of Harlem churches is bound up with the history of cities and the changes that happen within the cities,” said Prof. Wallace Best, who teaches African American studies and religion at Princeton University and is writing a book on Black churches in Harlem. But the church will be unable to financially sustain itself and uphold its legacy of tending to the spiritual, political, and social needs of its community, without a dramatic uptick in its membership and donation flow. On any given Sunday, a few dozen or so churchgoers, primarily a mixture of older congregants and curious tourists, fill the pews. The First Sunday After Second-class TreatmentThe very first Sunday service of the church was held in 1796 in a cabinetmaker’s shop in Lower Manhattan on Cross Street, flanked by Orange and Mulberry Streets. A group of former slaves, dissatisfied with their second-class treatment in the predominantly white John Street Methodist Church, left to start Zion church under the leadership of its first bishop, James Varick.
Persons: ”, Wallace Best, paraders, Adam Clayton Powell Jr, James Varick Organizations: African, Princeton University, National Trust for Historic Preservation, The New York Times, Cross, John Street Methodist Church, John Street Methodist, Methodist Church, Episcopal Locations: Harlem, Lower Manhattan, Orange, Mulberry, ”
☆ On Our National Mall, New Monuments Tell New Stories
  + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Blake Gopnik | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
Combine those three terms, and you often end up in a glorious muddle. For just one month, Friday, Aug. 18 through Sept. 18, the National Mall will be hosting “Pulling Together,” an open-air exhibition that tests what works best, or fails least, when artists, publics and monuments are brought together. “Pulling Together” makes room for monuments that talk, for instance, about Black church leaders with AIDS, about the schoolchildren who cut through Washington’s color line, and about Asian migration after America’s war in Vietnam. (One shocking absence: art that addresses the sexism undermining half the world’s humans. The show is planned as the first installment in “Beyond Granite,” a series of temporary public projects led by the Trust for the National Mall with the National Capital Planning Commission and the National Park Service.
Persons: Paul Farber, Salamishah Tillet, Lincoln, Farber Organizations: Art, AIDS, Trust, National Capital Planning Commission, National Park Service, Rutgers University, The New York Times, Mellon Foundation Locations: Vietnam, Philadelphia
☆ Little Rock Will Offer A.P. African American Studies Despite State Objections
  + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Dana Goldstein | More About Dana Goldstein | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +4 min
The same legislation weakened teachers’ tenure protections, which has raised the stakes in the confrontation with the state over African American studies. African American Studies will allow students to explore the complexities, contributions and narratives that have shaped the African American experience throughout history, including Central High School’s integral connection,” the district said. African American studies is a rigorous, fact-based class protected under the law, and not an example of ideology or opinion. Huckabee Sanders pointed out that the state already offered an African American history course and that the A.P. African American studies and were planning a joint response.
Persons: “ A.P, ”, Reisma, Huckabee Sanders, Ivory Toldson, Toldson, Ron DeSantis, Black Organizations: Little Rock School District, Little Rock Central High School, American Studies, Central, Educators, Arkansas Education Association, The Arkansas Department of Education, Gov, U.S . National Guard, Rock Central High School, NAACP, Little, Nine, Howard University, College Board, Republican Locations: Arkansas, American, Florida
☆ Arkansas Says AP African American Studies Course May Violate State Law
  + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones, d2283568 Locations: arkansas
☆ Arkansas Warns School Districts Not to Offer A.P. African American Studies
  + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Dana Goldstein | More About Dana Goldstein | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +3 min
African American Studies has had a tumultuous journey since its official rollout in February, when it emerged that the College Board had revised the course’s content. African American studies is interdisciplinary, encompassing concepts from history, sociology, politics, legal studies, arts and culture. But the College Board removed or watered down key subjects and concepts from the course framework, such as critical race theory and mass incarceration. The College Board said it “rejects the notion that the A.P. African American studies course is indoctrination in any form.” And it pointed out that more than 200 colleges have already agreed to provide credit for the class, including the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, the state’s flagship public postsecondary institution.
Persons: Ron DeSantis, —, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Jacob Oliva, DeSantis, Alexa Henning, Huckabee Sanders, “ Organizations: American Studies, College Board, Gov, Florida Republican, Board, Republican, Arkansas Department of Education, Twitter, The, University of Arkansas Locations: Florida, Arkansas, Fayetteville
☆ Opinion: Oppenheimer’s not your daddy
  + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Opinion Aanchal Saraf | Rebecca H. Hogue | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +11 min
Corbis/Getty ImagesScholar Teresia Teaiwa famously critiqued the bikini as instrumental to depoliticizing and concealing the effects of nuclear weapons in the Pacific. Britain and France would later begin their own nuclear weapons programs on Indigenous lands and waters in Australia and French Occupied Polynesia, among others. The US began detonating nuclear bombs at the Nevada Test Site in 1951, garnering nearby Las Vegas the nickname Atomic City. Atomic playboys have aestheticized nuclear weapons as sexy — but still safe — since their very existence. Nolan prolongs the time between the flash and the blast, allowing Oppenheimer’s words to hang in unnerving suspension.
Persons: Rebecca H, Hogue, Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer, “ Barbie ”, Barbenheimer, Hogue Rebecca H, Baker, ” Rita Hayworth, Gilda, Hayworth, — Jacques Heim’s, Louis Réard, Corbis, Teresia Teaiwa, Lee A, Merlin, SpongeBob, Bert, Turtle, Walt, William Blandy, “, Christopher Nolan’s “ Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy, Nolan, Oppie, Ernest Lawrence, Josh Hartnett, Jean Tatlock, Florence Pugh, Kitty Oppenheimer, Emily Blunt, Tatlock, Oppenheimer, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan's, Melinda Sue Gordon, Nolan prolongs, “ Gilda, ”, Nolan bifurcates “ Oppenheimer ”, ” “ Oppenheimer, Barbie, Margot Robbie, ’, Ken, Ryan Gosling, —, Barbie’s, Mike ”, Edward Teller, “ It’s, Teller, “ Oppenheimer ” Organizations: Dartmouth College’s Society of Fellows, Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard University, CNN, Warner Brothers Discovery, Universal, Trinity, Crossroads, Getty, Atomic Energy Commission, US, Las, Atomic, National Atomic Testing, Los, Communist Party, American, Twitter Locations: Pacific, Oceania, New Mexico, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Northern Paiute, Western, Nevada, Amchitka , Alaska, Bikini Atoll, Britain, France, Australia, French, Las Vegas, Las, Playthings, Los Alamos, Japan, American, iconicity, Alamos
☆ Opinion: AP Psychology controversy exposes the lie behind Florida’s push for ‘parental rights’
  + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Neil J. Young | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
The College Board AP Psychology course contains such content.”“College Board requires educators to teach the entire curriculum for an AP course for college credit consideration,” it said, “therefore AP Psychology is no longer a potential course option for Florida students to receive college credit.”Other school districts in Florida made similar announcements. In the current fight over AP Psychology, the College Board has indicated it doesn’t plan to negotiate with Florida. That AP Psychology has even been caught in the crosshairs of the “Don’t Say Gay” law may surprise many Florida parents. In April, that plan became clearer when the Florida State Board of Education expanded its ban on instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity through the 12th grade. It was the fifth most popular AP course in the state in 2021.
Persons: Neil J, Young, “, ”, Margo K, hasn’t, it’s, Manny Diaz Jr, wokeism, “ It’s, Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Organizations: CNN, Florida Department of Education, College Board AP, “, College Board, AP, Florida Gov, Florida State, of Education, Twitter, Republican Locations: Orange County , Florida, Florida, Florida —
☆ Florida effectively bans advanced psychology course over LGBTQ content, course developer says
  + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Sharon Bernstein | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
"To be clear, any AP Psychology course taught in Florida will violate either Florida law or college requirements," the organization said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday. "Therefore, we advise Florida districts not to offer AP Psychology until Florida reverses their decision and allows parents and students to choose to take the full course." "We encourage the College Board to stop playing games with Florida students and continue to offer the course and allow teachers to operate accordingly." Palelis did not immediately respond to a question about whether the state had advised superintendents that the course violated state law. Discussions between the state and College Board about the psychology course began in May, a letter from Florida posted by the College Board on its website showed.
Persons: Ron DeSantis, Read, Donald Trump, Cassandra Palelis, Palelis, Sharon Bernstein, Colleen Jenkins, Richard Chang Organizations: Hillsborough High School, Republican, U.S, AP, American, College Board, Florida Department of Education, Florida, The, Board, Thomson Locations: Florida
☆ Harris rejects invite to debate slavery with Ron DeSantis
  + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday rejected an invitation from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to discuss the state's new Black history curriculum and said she will not be debating the topic of slavery with him. DeSantis, who is running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, on Monday invited Harris to Florida to discuss the state's new Black history curriculum after the vice president criticized it for backing guidelines that taught "revisionist history" about slavery in the United States. On Tuesday, Harris said, "I will tell you, there is no roundtable, no lecture, no invitation we will accept to debate an undeniable fact: There were no redeeming qualities of slavery." Harris flew to Orlando to deliver remarks at an African Methodist Episcopal Church event. Reporting by Nandita Bose in Washington; Editing by Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Kamala Harris, Reverend Wheeler Parker, Jr, Emmett Till, Mamie Till, Elizabeth Frantz, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Harris, Biden, Nandita Bose, Alistair Bell Organizations: U.S, White, REUTERS, Florida Governor, Monday, African Methodist Episcopal, Republicans, Thomson Locations: Illinois, Mississippi, Washington , U.S, Florida, United States, Orlando, Iowa, Chicago, Washington
☆ Vice President Harris rejects DeSantis invite to debate slavery curriculum
  + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Vice-President Kamala Harris participates in a political event with reproductive rights groups at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn HocksteinWASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday rejected an invitation from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to discuss the state's new Black history curriculum and said she will not be debating the topic of slavery with him. DeSantis, who is running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, on Monday invited Harris to Florida to discuss the state's new Black history curriculum after the vice president criticized it for backing guidelines that she said taught "revisionist history" about slavery in the United States. On Tuesday, Harris, made a previously-scheduled speech in the state, telling the audience, "Well, I'm here in Florida. Reporting by Nandita Bose in Washington; Editing by Alistair Bell and Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Kamala Harris, Evelyn Hockstein WASHINGTON, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Harris, Biden, Nandita Bose, Alistair Bell, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Mayflower, REUTERS, Florida Governor, Monday, African Methodist Episcopal, Republicans, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Florida, United States, Orlando, Iowa, Chicago, Washington
☆ Ron DeSantis Wants to Tell the Future by Controlling the Past - The New York Times
  + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Jamelle Bouie | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
It’s an important point that you can also find in the College Board’s Advanced Placement class in African American Studies. “In addition to agricultural work, enslaved people learned specialized trades and worked as painters, carpenters, tailors, musicians and healers in the North and South,” the A.P. “Once free, African Americans used these skills to provide for themselves and others.”Similar points, yes, but the language isn’t quite the same. To say that any more than a fortunate few could “parlay” their skills into anything that might improve their lives is to spin a fiction. For them, there was no point after slavery where they could use their skills.
Persons: It’s, ”, Donald Yacovone Organizations: African American Studies, British Crown Locations: North, North America, British, United States
☆ DeSantis says Black people benefited from slavery by learning skills like 'being a blacksmith'
  + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Ron DeSantis said Black people learned beneficial skills as slaves. Florida approved a new African-American studies curriculum that teaches about the "personal benefit" of slavery. Ron DeSantis of Florida said Black people benefitted from some of the skills they learned in slavery — and students in the state will soon learn about that "personal benefit" in Florida's education curriculum. Florida's Department of Education on Wednesday approved a new curriculum for the state's African-American Studies program in public schools which instructs students on the personal benefit of slavery to Black people. The law was intended to push back against the supposed teaching of critical race theory – examining how America's history of racism and discrimination continues to impact the country today — in public schools.
Persons: Ron DeSantis, They're, DeSantis Organizations: Florida Gov, Service, Florida's Department of Education, American Studies, -, of Education Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon
☆ The History of the Lynching Site Where Jason Aldean Filmed a Music Video
  + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Rebecca Carballo | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The new video for the country singer Jason Aldean’s song “Try That in a Small Town” takes place outside a courthouse in Tennessee where, nearly a century ago, an 18-year-old Black man was attacked by a mob and lynched. Mr. Aldean was criticized after releasing the video, which included violent news footage of looting and unrest during protests in American cities. Country Music Television pulled the video this week after accusations surfaced on social media that its lyrics and message were offensive. “I think there is a lack of sensitivity using that courthouse as a prop,” said Cheryl L. Keyes, chair of the department of African American studies and a professor of ethnomusicology at U.C.L.A. The teenager who was lynched, Henry Choate, had traveled from his home in Coffee County, Tenn., where he worked in road construction, to visit his grandfather in nearby Maury County on Nov. 11, 1927 — Armistice Day, as it was known at the time, or Veterans Day today.
Persons: Jason Aldean’s, Aldean, ”, Cheryl L, Keyes, Henry Choate Organizations: Country Music Television Locations: Tennessee, U.C.L.A, Coffee County, Tenn, Maury County
☆ Florida introduces new guidelines on teaching Black history, critics give poor grade
  + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
July 20 (Reuters) - Florida's board of education has approved new guidelines for teachers on how Black American history should be taught despite sharp criticism from some educators and civil rights groups. The board of education approved the new teaching guidelines for kindergarten through high school on Wednesday. Earlier this year Florida rejected a proposed Advanced Placement course in African American studies, saying it was littered with leftist ideology. DeSantis has battled against Disney over its criticism of a Florida law banning classroom discussion of sexuality and gender. Reporting by Brad Brooks in Lubbock, Texas; Editing by Donna Bryson and Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Manny Diaz Jr, Diaz, William Allen, Frances Presley Rice, Allen, Presley Rice, Derrick Johnson, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Stephen Coates Organizations: Florida's, National Association for, Advancement of Colored, Florida Education Association, Republican, Disney, Thomson Locations: Orlando, Florida, Lubbock , Texas
☆ Mexico’s AMLO Makes Xóchitl a Household Name
  + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Mary Anastasia O Grady | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Ms. O'Grady joined the paper in August 1995 and became a senior editorial page writer in December 1999. She was appointed an editorial board member in November 2005. In 2012 Ms. O’Grady won the Walter Judd Freedom Award from The Fund for American Studies. In 2009 Ms. O'Grady received the Thomas Jefferson Award from The Association of Private Enterprise Education. Ms. O'Grady received a bachelor's degree in English from Assumption College and an M.B.A. in financial management from Pace University.
Persons: Mary Anastasia O'Grady, O'Grady, O’Grady, Walter Judd, Ms, Thomas Jefferson Organizations: Liberty Fund, The Fund, American Studies, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, International, Network, World Bank, Inter American Press, Assumption College, Pace University Locations: Latin America, Canada, Brazil
☆ How Thai food became so popular in the US — and how today’s chefs are going beyond pad thai
  + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +11 min
CNN —When Anajak Thai opened in 1981, most people who walked into the Los Angeles restaurant weren’t familiar with Thai cuisine. Thai food became so popular among Americans that the Thai government took notice. Thai food in the US reaches new heightsToday, the Thai restaurant scene in the US is perhaps the most exciting that it’s ever been. And Thai American chefs like Pichetrungsi are continuing to defy stereotypes and misconceptions of what constitutes Thai food. He wants to show diners just how innovative Thai cuisine can be, but he’s hesitant to take familiar comforts like pad thai off the menu altogether.
Persons: Justin Pichetrungsi, Pichetrungsi’s, Rick Pichetrungsi, Anajak, ” Pichetrungsi, Pichetrungsi, he’s, It’s, Mark Padoongpatt, Padoongpatt, Marie Wilson, ” Padoongpatt, Justin, “, ”, Saipin Chutima, Bill, Isabella Vosmikova, Andy Ricker, Chiang, Leah Nash, Chiang Mai, Hong Thaimee, Rather, ” Thaimee, Leela Punyaratabandhu, Punyaratabandhu, mok, We’ve, James Beard, it's, Mariah Tauger Organizations: CNN, Sherman Oaks, Disney, University of Nevada, Thai, Food, Lotus, White, Washington Post, Pichetrungsi, Los Angeles Times Locations: Los Angeles, L.A, Thailand, Asia, Las Vegas, Thai America, United States, Angeles, Central Thailand, Thai, Siam, Northern Thailand, White American, Portland , Oregon, Chiang Mai, Bangkok, America, New, Chicago, Heart, Malaysian, California
☆ Colonial Joe Biden Bullies a Neighbor
  + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Mary Anastasia O Grady | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Ms. O'Grady joined the paper in August 1995 and became a senior editorial page writer in December 1999. She was appointed an editorial board member in November 2005. In 2012 Ms. O’Grady won the Walter Judd Freedom Award from The Fund for American Studies. In 2009 Ms. O'Grady received the Thomas Jefferson Award from The Association of Private Enterprise Education. Ms. O'Grady received a bachelor's degree in English from Assumption College and an M.B.A. in financial management from Pace University.
Persons: Mary Anastasia O'Grady, O'Grady, O’Grady, Walter Judd, Ms, Thomas Jefferson Organizations: Liberty Fund, The Fund, American Studies, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, International, Network, World Bank, Inter American Press, Assumption College, Pace University Locations: Latin America, Canada, Brazil
☆ Treasury Secretary in China Yellen Says Visit Won’t Solve Challenges ‘Overnight’
  + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Alan Rappeport | Keith Bradsher | Rich Barbieri | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +10 min
During her first day of meetings in Beijing, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen criticized punitive measures the Chinese government has taken against American firms. I’ve made clear that the United States does not seek a wholesale separation of our economies. Ms. Yellen conveyed her objections to China’s top officials, including Premier Li Qiang, in what was the first visit to China by a Treasury secretary in four years. A Treasury Department official said Ms. Yellen had discussed the outlook for the economy in an informal discussion with her former counterparts that lasted more than an hour. “The United States will, in certain circumstances, need to pursue targeted actions to protect its national security,” Ms. Yellen said.
Persons: Janet L, Yellen, I’ve, Biden, Yellen’s, Li Qiang, Ms, “ I’ve, Mark Schiefelbein, Wang Yong, Wang, ”, Shi Yinhong, “, China’s, Michael Hart, “ We’ve, Mr, Hart, Liu He, Yi Gang, Li, Li’s, ” Claire Fu, Christopher Buckley Organizations: U.S, American Chamber of Commerce, Boeing, Bank of America, Cargill, Group, Bain & Company, Beijing, Biden, of, People, ., Center for American Studies, Peking University, “, Renmin University, U.S . State Department, Chamber of Commerce, Treasury, People’s Bank of China, Treasury Department Locations: Beijing, United States, China, American, Shanghai, U.S, States
☆ U.S.'s Yellen begins China visit with both sides locked in confrontation
  + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Andrea Shalal Yew Lun Tian | Andrea Shalal | Yew Lun Tian | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
[1/6] U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, Thursday, July 6, 2023. Both sides are sceptical that Yellen's visit will be able to take much heat out of U.S.-China ties, however, with officials accepting that both countries have placed safeguarding national security above economic ties. Yellen will address "unfair" practices by China, including recent punitive actions against U.S. firms and market access barriers, the official added. On Friday she will meet China's Premier Li Qiang and former economy tsar Liu He, who is widely seen as a close confidant of President Xi Jinping. They come ahead of a possible meeting between President Joe Biden and Xi at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering scheduled for November in San Francisco.
Persons: Janet Yellen, Mark Schiefelbein, Yellen, Nicholas Burns, Li Qiang, Liu He, Xi Jinping, Wang Huiyao, Yellen's, Zhu Feng, Xie Feng, Trump, Wu Xinbo, Antony Blinken, Joe Biden, Xi, Yew Lun Tian, Andrea Shalal, Joe Cash, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: . Treasury, Beijing Capital International Airport, REUTERS, U.S, Center for, Nanjing University, Global Times, Fudan University, Economic Cooperation, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, REUTERS BEIJING, U.S, Center for China, United States, Russia, Washington, Asia, San Francisco
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