Nancy Guan

3 weeks ago | wusf.org | Nancy Guan

Hundreds of protestors gathered in Tampa's Cypress Point Park and marched toward the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Tampa Saturday. It's where the families of Luis Carlos Jose Marcano and Frengel Reyes say the men were detained two months ago during a routine immigration appointment. Marcano and Reyes were both asylum seekers, their family members explained. But when they arrived at the office, they were told that they couldn't leave.

4 weeks ago | wusf.org | Nancy Guan

Lawmakers and school choice advocates gathered in Tampa on Tuesday to promote a federal bill that would create the first nationwide school voucher program. The Educational Choice for Children Act would create a tax break for individuals or corporations that donate to fund vouchers, essentially scholarships, that would pay for private school tuition, home school materials, tutoring, special needs services or education technology. The debates over school choice has heightened in recent years.

1 month ago | wusf.org | Nancy Guan

Sophia Li, a high school senior, recounted her story to a group of 15 middle and high school students. She said she was walking in her school cafeteria when two boys called her a racial slur. "It was the first time I was called that," Li said. She said she took a few moments to compose herself. Then, ultimately, told the school staff. Luckily, Li said, they took action and suspended the name callers. ALSO READ: 1 in 10 Asian Americans live in poverty.

1 month ago | wusf.org | Nancy Guan

Every Sunday in the rec room of the Chinese Christian Alliance Church, Bob Ong can be found teaching Kung Fu to a small but dedicated group of students. "This is leopard strike, remember when we did the leopard last class?” he asks. Ong curls his fingers halfway, not quite into a fist, and then thrusts the leopard claw forward — the strike. His class, made up of teenagers to retirees, follows his movements carefully — slow, graceful and fluid.

1 month ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Nancy Guan

Every Sunday in the rec room of the Chinese Christian Alliance Church, Bob Ong can be found teaching Kung Fu to a small but dedicated group of students. "This is leopard strike, remember when we did the leopard last class?” he asks. Ong curls his fingers halfway, not quite into a fist, and then thrusts the leopard claw forward — the strike. His class, made up of teenagers to retirees, follows his movements carefully — slow, graceful and fluid.