Your Asian Neighbor: Quiet, Unsung Heroism- By Dr. Emmie Pizarro
Your Asian Neighbor: Quiet, Unsung Heroism- By Dr. Emmie Pizarro
Hoa Truong was a young nurse when she met Col. Bevis Wilton Ingram in Vietnam. She was the eldest of ten children and her parents...
Your Asian Neighbor The Filipino Immigrant
Dr. Emmie Pizarro
If I am going to talk about Asian immigrants, I might as well start with the ones I know best- Filipinos.
The first Filipinos came to America as sailors, part of the galleon...
Your Asian Neighbor: H.E.R.
By Dr. Emmie Pizarro
Have you ever been introduced to someone and been asked where you are from and if you say “from here”, the follow up question is “Who are your people?” You...
Your Asian Neighbor: Refugee By Dr. Emmie Pizarro
By Dr. Emmie Pizarro
Refugee (refyoō jē), a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. From the French word refugie, meaning gone in...
Your Asian Neighbor is a Vaccinated Pediatrician: By Dr. Emmie Pizarro
As of last week 72% of American adults have received at least once dose of COVID vaccine. However there are still a lot of people hesitant to get immunized. Overall, the percentage of people...
Your Asian Neighbor: Grow Where You Are Planted
By Dr. Emmie Pizarro
They say God laughs when we make plans. Athmakuri Renkata Naga Giridhar certainly did not plan to come to America. He says it was his wife who wanted to. He was...
Speaking on Women’s History Month: Our Asian Neighbor, Emmie Pizarro
Presenting full text of Dr.’s speech at local ‘Women’s Herstory Month Luncheon’
‘Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope’
Good afternoon!
First of all, allow me to thank Dr. Meghan Jordan and her students for choosing me for this great privilege...