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January 23, 2012

Over the holidays, I was obsessed over which traditions and family memories I wanted to share with my little boy - the food, decorations, and rituals. Now, I am starting the same thought process for the Lunar New Year (or Chinese New Photo by Nicholas Chan / NCDN Year as it we called when I was...

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Serena Leung Baker

Blog Carnivals

January 23, 2012

In my Japanese American family, coming together to celebrate holidays or special events means food, lots of food. For holidays like Thanksgiving, most of the dishes reflect traditional American sensibilities, up to a point. We decided to lighten up our Thanksgiving carb menu this year by...

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Julie Hanamura

Health Care Families & The Federal Budget Blog Carnivals

January 23, 2012

Amy Chua ousted the timid Rabbit and made 2011 the Year of the Tiger. Her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother , a memoir about how she raised fabulously successful children through strict parenting, became a global phenomenon. Parents everywhere fiercely debated the pros and cons of Chua’s...

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Gloria Pan

Blog Carnivals

January 23, 2012

Last week, I was in Asia for work and over Skype, in a complete role reversal, found myself nagging my wife to make sure our 11-month-old got a haircut in preparation for Chinese New Year. Getting a haircut is the sole New Year's ritual I have been diligent observing in my adult life, meaning the...

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Alex Tse

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December 8, 2011

I am eight months pregnant. I am currently in a battle with unemployment insurance and my previous employer, WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) over whether or not I should be allowed unemployment benefits. Since October 24 (almost six weeks ago) I have been wrongfully let go...

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Angel Savoy

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December 8, 2011

I had been unable to find a job in my field since April of 2011. My family is staying afloat and we are one of the lucky ones. Wondering what my field is? I am a SOCIAL WORKER with a masters degree! I thought the world needed social workers?! I'm sure it still does, but with such extreme budget...

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Jen

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December 8, 2011

This week I will be sitting in at Congressional members’ offices, confronting corporate lobbyists on K Street and taking other actions with organizers from Our DC and across the country to draw attention to our nation’s high unemployment and underemployment rate. I haven’t felt this energized since...

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Linda Evans

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December 8, 2011

The reason I say “working” families is because this economy is much more complicated than “working” and “unemployed.” There are many families like ours, struggling, even though we both technically have jobs. We are both in our 50s, have no retirement savings and are living paycheck to paycheck. A...

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Elisanta Batista

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December 8, 2011

To say that the job market is “bad” in Tampa, Florida, would be an understatement. The city has an unemployment rate of almost 11% , which is slightly higher than the rest of the state and significantly higher than the rest of the country. Everything from our home foreclosure rates to divorce rates...

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T R

Families & The Federal Budget Blog Carnivals MomsVote

December 8, 2011

I am an RN who specializes in utilization review. I had worked for the same company since 1999. Unfortunately, as the dawn of the economic crisis broke, that company was swallowed up by another company, and then that was sold to another. After years of losing pensions, switching to lesser yielding...

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