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.

Welcome to England!!!!!!

So we've visited Japan and Syria. Now we're off to the United Kingdom where we will be staying for a while before we jump around to somewhere else. I chose England specifically out of all the other nations because I want to know more about it. I love how weird and different it is from America especially when they influenced us the most in history. Well now lets travel to the UK and see what England has for us. Including how far we've traveled is so much work and people barely read long numbers so vaminos.  

By: Jade Stephen


England: 




Location: United Kingdom 

Neighboring Countries: Scotland and Wales

Spoken Language: English

Capital: London

Dominant Religion: Christianity ( they allow other religions but it's mainly Christianity) 

Food: Fish and Chips, Bangers and Mash, Yorksire Pudding and many more







Traditional Clothing: ( pretty sure they don't wear that anymore)  

      


Sources:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi63oyYieTMAhVJOz4KHQqcBOcQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedu-geography.com%2Fcountries%2Fengland.html&psig=AFQjCNGtZRyMVtV6ZVvYMD5FR768LXgAuQ&ust=1463676271277186

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/food/dishes.htm

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwju5P65iuTMAhXDOT4KHUoyCvEQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsilk.com%2Frecipes%2Fmommy%25E2%2580%2599s-yummy-lactose-free-yorkshire-pudding&bvm=bv.122129774,d.cWw&psig=AFQjCNFe7Qxgie8fR-E4HgaabqPb8MNTtw&ust=1463676498286024


https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=imgres&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgateway-tcr.com%2Fgatewaydev%2Fthe-bank%2F&psig=AFQjCNHZhnLP5G0XNziqIaGm7006mssveQ&ust=1463676549991793


https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi7oq6ViuTMAhXCVT4KHUc4A9cQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foodnetwork.com%2Frecipes%2Fina-garten%2Fbangers-and-mash-recipe.html&psig=AFQjCNG0eX3w8FGGk6XlotvCg0iBvDjJpw&ust=1463676532794568

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/costume.html

Transgender Bathroom Debate

Alright. I wanted to write this article because I was skimming through Facebook and I happened to pass through an article about a woman who was mistaken for being transgender and was thrown out for using the wrong room. Transgender rights have always been quite a taboo topic in today's society. Not many can wrap their heads around someone who has female parts, identifying as a male, and vice versa. It's always been a heated topic as people don't want the other "sex" in their bathroom due to the fact that simply, they just don't look like "the part". The woman who was thrown out of the bathroom for being mistaken as a transgender said that society needs to be more open about their gender norms. Women can have short hair, men can have long hair and IT'S ALRIGHT. Now, back to the problems transgenders face on a daily. AJ Jackson, a transgender male, has gathered complaints for simply using the male bathroom in his school. The school, Green Mountain Union High School, recently allowed students to use the sex-specific bathroom of their choice. Yet, some student's disapprove of this and, in retaliation to the new rule, have started to wear "Straight Pride" t-shirts to show it. Their argument is, "gay people are being celebrated at the expense of straight people." Now, there's nothing wrong with telling people your opinion... but that doesn't mean they want to or need to hear it either. Just because someone is different on the outside doesn't mean that they're any different from anyone else. The one thing that gets on my nerves about the opposing arguments people have proposed is that they say that AJ should be more considerate for his classmates as they've always seen him as a girl. So, are you trying to tell him to just not be who he is? 

Leave comments down below on what you would say about the argument.

Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/18/us/national-debate-over-transgender-bathrooms-turns-personal-at-rural-vermont-high-school.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

Canada's Strive To End Discrimination Against Transgenders

Supporters of transgender rights listening to a news conference on Tuesday in Ottawa

Chris Wattie/Reuters

Mitchell Mui

       In Ottawa, Canada, its been made clear that as a whole, discrimination against transgenders will end country wide. Upon reading this, I felt a sense of relief as some initiative has been made to make everyone equal. I find this extremely wonderful. In the future Canada will ban this sort of discrimination to take its serious level to par with other hate crimes. The new legislation imposed by Canada is expected to have a smoother time. The current law also states that it is a crime to hate propaganda of any sort of group. Its quite fascinating that law makers added transgender people to the list. This allows more protection rights for trans people. Finally they can live at ease without the feeling of being defenseless. In pursuit of helping their rights, mental health care and support is intended to be improved in the future for them.

Mexico President Tries to Legalize Gay Marriage

Mohammad Khalid

The Mexican President Enrique Pena Neito proposes to legalize gay marriage in Mexico, last Tuesday he announced his proposal to Congress. 
In South America, countries like Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil allow same sex gender. 
According to New York Times article, Mexican President Moves to Legalize Gay Marriage Nationwide, Elizabeth Malkin and Azam Ahmed said "Revising the Constitution, he said, would incorporate marriage equality as a human right with full clarity." This action by the Mexican President will improve human rights in the country. 
In addition to the article, the author included "President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico said his two bills would change the Constitution to incorporate the right for same-sex couples to wed and reform the federal civil code to assure marriage equality."