Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In January, over 1,000 Filipino nurses from three different hospital systems took part in the largest nurses' strike in New York City's history. We hear from the Filipino nurses who joined the picket lines fighting for higher pay, safer staffing levels, a better work environment and stronger legal protection for themselves and their patients.
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Ernabel Demillo is the host of Asian American Life, a monthly half hour series about the fastest-growing immigrant group in the country, focusing on Asian Americans in the tri-state area from over 40 countries who speak more than 150 different languages and dialects. Every month, an Asian enclave and neighborhood within the tristate area is featured. Cutting edge issues like racial profiling and stereotyping are examined and explored. Successful Asian Americans who are forging new identities in business, politics and the arts are also be profiled. Asian American Life is reaching new frontiers in the quest for understanding and acknowledgment among tri-state Asian Americans.
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In January, over 1,000 Filipino nurses from three different hospital systems took part in the largest nurses' strike in New York City's history. We hear from the Filipino nurses who joined the picket lines fighting for higher pay, safer staffing levels, a better work environment and stronger legal protection for themselves and their patients.
Watch full episode: https://tv.cuny.edu/show/asianamericanlife/PR2013765
Follow CUNY TV:
Facebook: facebook.com/CUNYTV
Twitter: twitter.com/cunytv
Instagram:instagram.com/cuny.tv
YouTube: youtube.com/user/cunytv75
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/cunytv
Find more from CUNY TV at https://tv.cuny.edu
Ernabel Demillo is the host of Asian American Life, a monthly half hour series about the fastest-growing immigrant group in the country, focusing on Asian Americans in the tri-state area from over 40 countries who speak more than 150 different languages and dialects. Every month, an Asian enclave and neighborhood within the tristate area is featured. Cutting edge issues like racial profiling and stereotyping are examined and explored. Successful Asian Americans who are forging new identities in business, politics and the arts are also be profiled. Asian American Life is reaching new frontiers in the quest for understanding and acknowledgment among tri-state Asian Americans.
Watch more at https://tv.cuny.edu/show/asianamericanlife/
Subscribe to the Series Playlist: bit.ly/2veQz61
Subscribe to the CUNY TV channel: bit.ly/2GmGb13
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