Asian American history is American history. These AAPI leaders transformed the US for generations to come
Imagine getting through this pandemic without Zoom. Or not having any days off work, toiling seven days a week with no overtime pay.
Asian Americans have improved the lives of fellow Americans in countless ways. But some of the biggest contributions don’t end up in history books.
Here’s how five Asian Americans of different ethnicities helped shape America:
Larry Itliong bolstered farm workers’ rights and working conditions
After losing three fingers working at an Alaska cannery, Larry Itliong spent decades fighting for better pay and treatment for agricultural workers.
Software Saviors: Forbes CIO Next List Highlights Tech Leaders Preparing Businesses For A Post-Pandemic Recovery
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Prominent Silicon Valley VC Marc Andreessen coined the phrase “software is eating the world” to emphasize how digital insurgents have transformed industry after industry. After the past year’s events, perhaps it’s time to rephrase that to “software is saving the world.”
Computers and the programs they run have played a crucial role in supporting researchers hunting for Covid-19 vaccines, governments trying to keep track of the virus’s spread via mobile apps and companies shifting millions of employees to remote work and launching new e-commerce sites to stay connected to customers.
OTTAWA Ottawa Public Health is reporting another 198 people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19, pushing the capital s pandemic total to more than 18,000 confirmed cases. Ottawa surpassed 17,000 cases on March 29. Sunday s report from Ottawa Public Health s COVID-19 dashboard shows Ottawa has seen 18,023 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the first case was confirmed on March 11, 2020. No new deaths were reported on Sunday. The city s pandemic death toll stands at 467 residents. The Ontario government did not provide a provicewide update on Sunday because of the Easter holiday. Ontario will release both Sunday and Monday s reports at 10:30 a.m. Monday. There are more people in the hospital and in the ICU, and the number of people with known active cases of COVID-19 has surpassed 1,600. The city s incidence rate of new cases per 100,000 people is nearly 115 and the estimated reproduction number remains above 1, meaning the virus is spreading.
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