By now you must have heard about the tragedy in Binghamton, New York. Vietnamese immigrant Jiverly Voong (aka Jiverly Wong) killed 13 people at the American Civic Association, which provided English classes and other services to newcomers. Apparently, several factors may have pushed Jiverly Wong to mass murder including feeling degraded by his inability to speak English (people made fun of his English) and recently getting laid off.

Our prayers go out to the victims:
Jiang Ling, 22, China

Li Guo, 47, China

Hong Xiu Mao, 35, China

Hai Hong Zhong, 54, China

Lan Ho, 39, Vietnam

Dolores Yigal, 53, Philippines

Parveen Nln Ali, 26, Pakistan

Marc Henry Bernard, 44, Haiti

Maria Sonia Bernard, 46, Haiti

Maria Zobniw, 60, U.S.

Roberta Bobby King, 72, U.S.

Almir O. Alves, 43, Brazil

Layla Khalil, 57, Iraq

Every time we hear about a shooting involving an immigrant, we are reminded of the film Dark Matter. The site has some great information about cultural assimilation and campus violence.

Binghamton, New York shooting

Binghamton mourns the victims of the shooting