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Hawaiʻi is still suffering from a shortage of health care workers — including nurses. Many of those jobs are filled by “travel nurses” from the mainland. But another potential source of nurses may be growing. HPRʻs Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.
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The Philippines is facing a sugar crisis. There’s a shortage — and it’s an issue that’s gone to the very top of the country’s new government. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.
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Stand-up comedian Jo Koy’s first film, "Easter Sunday," was released in theatres on Friday. The Conversation caught up with Koy as he was promoting the film on the East Coast.
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The new president of the Philippines is promising economic changes for its more than 112 million residents. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made the remarks in his initial State of the Nation Address — which did not include any mention of human rights. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.
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Jeannie Lum grew up immersed in her Filipino culture. She says that fueled many of her passions and hopes to bring that to her role as the head of the Filipino Community Center. HPR's Jayna Omaye has more.
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Labor activist Mylene Cabalona is in Honolulu this week as part of a multi-city stop to talk about the reality of working in a call center overseas. The Conversation spoke with Cabalona about her efforts to unionize workers in call centers — and the dangers involved.
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On the day before Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte leaves office, there are developments involving a news organization that has been critical of his administration. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.
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Researchers from the Filipino Young Leaders Program said it’s important to have disaggregated data to show the pandemic’s impact on Filipino communities across the country. HPR’s Jayna Omaye has more.
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Filipino journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa said in a speech in Hawaiʻi on Tuesday that the Philippine government is affirming a previous order to shut down her news site.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate and journalist Maria Ressa talks about her online news organization Rappler, covering politics in the Philippines, winning the Nobel Peace Prize and more.