As a sign that Buddhism is flourishing in America, the most complex Buddhist city in the world is not in Asia but Los Angeles, home to more than 300 Buddhist temples and centers.

The majority of Vietnamese practice Tam Giao – or Three Religions -- Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. Accepting all three and making them work without too much conflict is a Vietnamese tendency and impulse. But Cao Dai, in comparison with Vietnam’s many other religions, is a newcomer, and monotheistic in nature. NAM editor Andrew Lam explains Cao Dai and his great-grandfather's role in founding a religion that has taken root in California.

Asian Americans are much more likely than the average American to commit suicide, according to a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NAM editor Andrew Lam traces the root of this disturbing trend to a tradition that existed long before the American dream.

Media outlets should offer their freelance journalists the same protections accorded their staffers, especially when the stringers go to regions deemed hot spots.

この三ヶ月の間に、カリフォルニア工科大学に通う三人の中国人系アメリカ人の学生が自殺をした。二人はヘリウム・ガスで窒息死し、一人は自殺と見なされているが、死因はまだ特定されていない。中国語メディアは彼らのニュースを報道したが、主要メディアではほとんど取り上げられなかった。 


A new study of journalism’s commitment to inclusion concludes that too many diversity initiatives focus on the modest and mostly inconsequential goal of newsroom integration. Study co-author Theodore Glasser talks to NAM's Andrew Lam.

Remembering a teacher who opened the door for a Vietnamese refugee in his classroom.

The economic meltdown may be the perfect storm for first time home buyers. But in markets like San Francisco, the American dream still requires a little help from your friends.

West has changed the East but East is now changing West as well in ways neither could imagine. Traditions exist side by side from kogi tacos to lemongrass martinis or Kung Fu Panda.

Every generation needs to redefine and articulate what its American identity means.

As conflicts between two political groups, the so-called “red-shirts” and “yellow-shirts,” threaten to tear Thailand apart, its ailing 81-year-old king may not be able to keep the country together.

Essayist Andrew Lam on how cultural isolation can lead some to desperate measures.