U.S Militant Arrested For Abandonment of Japanese Woman

Okinawa anti-U.S military citizens protest against bases stationed
Kyodo News Via Associated Press

     In Okinawa, anti-U.S. military citizens became outraged after a U.S. militant abandoned a the corpse of a Japanese woman who went missing. It has been under suspicion that the suspect would appear to be a militant stationed at the U.S. base in Okinawa. Although he has been arrested, he has not been charged with murder nor is there any evidence to prove his guiltiness. The governor of Okinawa was extremely disappointed to hear of this and hurt him emotionally. U.S. officials themselves are in sorrow as they are saddened by this sudden event. The U.S. ambassador vowed that they will double their efforts in order to prevent anything like this from happening again. 

Source:http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-japan-okinawa-arrest-20160520-snap-story.html

Asian-Americans Demand to be Represented in Films

Hollywood is a tough place to get accustomed to. Not everyone can become a movie star overnight, like so many would like to hope it would. You got to have the right looks, the right figure, the right everything basically. Asian-Americans on the other hand haven't really broken into Hollywood fame. Unlike actors like Lee Byung Hun (G.I. Joe), Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angels), Bruce Lee (Fist of Fury) and Jackie Chan (The Karate Kid), many other Asian actors find it hard to find a role in such a uniform film industry. Slowly but steadily, Asian-American actors have been breaking into mainstream media, with shows such as Fresh Off The Boat, which features an entirely Asian cast. Yet, we still see some discrimination as Hollywood is taking Asian characters and instead of using Asian actors, they change the role to fit a white actor. This can be seen in the movie Aloha, where actress Emma Stone is portraying a quarter Chinese, quarter Native-American pilot Allison Ng. The popular Japanese manga, Death Note, is set to have an adaptation done, but many are outraged as the hero of the book, Light Yagami, is gonna be played by actor Nat Wolff; someone not of Asian descent whatsoever. We see this a lot in films and TV shows but many of us don't even think twice about it. It's normal, it's just how it is in the industry, we say. Yet, if we don't get diversity now, when will we ever? I feel that in order for us to feel less alone in society and more accepted that we should break the cultural barriers that we've grown so accustomed to. It's time for everyone, no matter race, gender, or sexuality, should be able to be represented the way they see themselves.

For the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/movies/asian-american-actors-are-fighting-for-visibility-they-will-not-be-ignored.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

Mohammad Khalid

Mohammad Khalid
The refugee crisis has been a hot topic for quite a while now. On Wednesday, Greece got additional relief only if they continue to carry out their work in the country. This is great for both Greece and the refugees because they both get relief and will benefit from the money coming in. In addition, Greece is going economic crisis and as well as refugee crisis. In the past year, Greece's debt has been piling up and is caused huge economic problems in the country. According to New York Times Article, "Euro-zone Agrees to Debt Relief and Bailout Aid for Greece," US Secretary Jacob Lew has volunteered to help Greece with their financial crisis.