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Celebrating the Chinese New Year By Natasha Solomon
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he Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people–all family members get together, just like Thanksgiving is in the West. The tendency is for everyone to go “home,” creating a hectic time for travel for two weeks before the Spring Festival. This year, we say goodbye to the year of the dragon and usher in the year of the snake. 2013 is the year of the Black Water Snake, water snakes are lucky with finances; they always seem to have money flowing their way. They are adventurous spirits and love to take risks. They are also intelligent and often are a wellspring of creative ideas. The Black Snack will bring people unexpected changes, instability, and changeability. It is important in the year of the Snake to plan everything beforehand and evaluate adequately before acting any actions. You need to
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CELEBRATE COMMUNITY! Immigration Reform on the Horizon? By Jackson Marcelin, Esq Chairman of the Board, Greater Haitian American Chamber of Commerce
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ince President Obama convincingly won re-election and, more importantly, won the Hispanic votes by a margin of 3 to 1, we have seen a clear shift from the leadership in the Republican Party concerning immigration reform. Many of them
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