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March 2010 - Posts
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As NY1 continues to look at efforts to increase participation in the 2010 Census, we head to Chinatown where a massive outreach is underway. Read More...
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For months, a relentless door-knocking campaign has unfolded in Chicago -area communities to get as many people as possible to return their U.S. census forms by the end of Thursday, officially designated "Census Day." Yet, in an embarrassing show for Read More...
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In Chinatown, activists push for a big response to bring resources into overcrowded community Chicago's census mail response rate is among the country's lowest so far. This year, over half the forms mailed out in Chinatown were returned, which severely Read More...
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The Zo. 2009. USA. Written, directed, and animated by Glenda Wharton. NEW YORK, NY.- Recognizing the extraordinary contribution that the New York-based nonprofit organization Creative Capital has made to sustaining art of the highest quality in the United Read More...
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Garden Grove community activist Joe Pak has been confirmed by the Senate as a member of the National Council on Disability. Nominated by President Barack Obama late last year, Pak said he expects to be officially sworn in in May as part of the... Read More...
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In Wake of Teen Suicide, Questions Arise about How Accountable School Officials Should Be for Stopping Bullying Read More...
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The Asian American Student Association named Bijan Azimi Mr. Asian OU and Tram Anh Lai Miss Asian OU at its annual pageant Tuesday night in Meacham Auditorium. Read More...
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By: Reena Diamante Senior prom is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — for those who can afford it. In an effort to make high school girls’ dreams come true and celebrate Cantonese tradition, the Rutgers Cantonese Club held its first Miss Hong Kong Pageant Read More...
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To a handful of Virginia Tech students, dancing is their drug. This explains why “Dop,” the name of a student-run hip-hop dance crew at Virginia Tech, is pronounced like the slang for drugs “dope.” Read More...
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Heads of state and key representatives of the African Diaspora to join three-day celebration of Africa's future Read More...
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Asian CineVision announced today that they will present the Asian American International Film Festival National Tour in Bergenfield, New Jersey. As part of the event, four feature-length films from across the globe will be screened at the newly renovated Read More...
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Asian CineVision announced today that they will present the Asian American International Film Festival National Tour in Bergenfield, New Jersey. As part of the event, four feature-length films from across the globe will be screened at the newly renovated Read More...
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Media: The decline in alternative media at UCI stands as an unfortunate result of low funding. Read More...
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NEW YORK, United States—The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) has complained to US Census Bureau Director Robert Groves about continuing problems in the Bureau’s programs and outreach to Asian Americans . Read More...
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Known by her stage name, "The Empress," Cynthia Yee, 64, is founder of San Francisco's "Grant Avenue Follies," a dance troupe of former nightclub dancers in their 60s and 70s, has raised over $2 million for Chinatown's seniors and Bay Area charities. Read More...
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My name is Gloria Fanchiang, and a significant part of my Wesleyan experience has been a journey of coming to terms with this piece of my identity that is being an Asian American. Read More...
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Wearing a blazer, jeans, and a boy¬ish smile, David Henry Hwang had the energy of a man in his early twenties as he spoke to a small group of Wesleyan students on March 4 in Memorial Chapel. Read More...
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Wearing a blazer, jeans, and a boy¬ish smile, David Henry Hwang had the energy of a man in his early twenties as he spoke to a small group of Wesleyan students on March 4 in Memorial Chapel. Read More...
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THIS WEEK IN NEWS: The New Directors/New Films series got underway in New York, a slew of upcoming festivals announced their lineups, and several films were released following successful festival runs. ND/NF: The 39th edition of New Directors/New Films, Read More...
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MUSIC High on the Mountain, and Lifting Spirits tonight at 6, Gospel Chicken House, 14709 Greenwood Church Road, Montpelier. Details: http://www.gospelchickenhouse.org or (804) 883-6487. “Flute Playshop,“ featuring Armand and Angelina, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Read More...
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Popping. Choreography. Robotics. Taken together, that's Poreotix. The Westminster-based street dancing group has hit the national spotlight on MTV's "Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew," which airs at 10 p.m. Thursdays. The program is.. Read More...
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After a run that saw more than half of its 97 screenings sell out, the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival named its jury and audience award winners earlier this week. Twenty-five thousand people, including over 200 filmmakers, actors, Read More...
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After a run that saw more than half of its 97 screenings sell out, the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival named its jury and audience award winners earlier this week. Twenty-five thousand people, including over 200 filmmakers, actors, Read More...
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From Sarah Palin to Arnold Schwarzenegger, celebrities remind us that even the most improbable career changes are within reach. You betcha! Read More...
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The Asian American drum ensemble, Portland Taiko, offers a fusion of taiko, dance and music Saturday at the the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. Read More...
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1st SETA rehearsal date and 1st SETA performance date TBA. The songs of the pop group ABBA provide the score for this romantic comedy that contrasts the dreams and desires of a young woman about to become a bride with those of her mother, a free spirit Read More...
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1st SETA rehearsal date and 1st SETA performance date TBA. The songs of the pop group ABBA provide the score for this romantic comedy that contrasts the dreams and desires of a young woman about to become a bride with those of her mother, a free spirit Read More...
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A new study led by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in collaboration with researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington estimates that smoking, high blood pressure, elevated Read More...
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Too bad the producers couldn't stop themselves from throwing a manipulative nightmare flight attendant into the mix of "Fly Girls," the new reality show about flight attendants on the CW. The ridiculous caricature -- a bizarre throwback to a 1950s "stewardess" Read More...
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CHARLESTON — Aloha Chicago plans to bring the “magic of the Islands” to those in attendance at Eastern Illinois University’s fifth annual Asian Heritage Month Reception on Sunday. Read More...
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The city's Landmarks Preservation Commission voted on Tuesday to hold public hearings for six Manhattan sites, a step that typically results in designating the properties as landmarks. The buildings include two Federal-style brick houses at 190 and 192 Read More...
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CHARLESTON — Aloha Chicago plans to bring the “magic of the Islands” to those in attendance at Eastern Illinois University’s fifth annual Asian Heritage Month Reception on Sunday. Read More...
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Population-based interventions needed to reduce deaths from chronic diseasesA new study led by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in collaboration with researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University Read More...
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By: Devin Sikorski Left out of last year’s inaugural Rutgers Day, Livingston students and faculty are gearing up this year to show just how much the campus has to offer. Livingston campus will offer an array of activities for visitors this Rutgers Day, Read More...
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Isamu Noguchi (U.S.A., 1904–1988), "Victim", 1962 (cast 1988). Bronze. Read More...
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>>Bay/Cal Assemblywoman Fiona Ma Selected as Speaker pro Tempore of the California State Assembly AACI receives $3 million grant to tackle problem gambling First Laotian National Conference to be held >>Arts Korean Am play “Macho Bravado Debuts Bay/Cal Read More...
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Readers of my writing over the years have likely noted my consistent message about the need to keep the balance between “high tech” and “high touch” in the hospitality industry. If we make too many guest interactions function on automated systems, we Read More...
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Vishakha N. Desai, is now the president and chief executive officer of the Asia Society. She is the first woman and the first Asian-American to lead the educational nonprofit institution, which was founded to foster understanding between Asia and America Read More...
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Serge Thomann has been busy saving the St Kilda triangle but he also found time to photograph local identities for posterity, and talk to Kylie Northover. Read More...
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Critical avenues to prevent cancer overlooked; immigrant women at high risk of death from *** cancerWASHINGTON, DC -- Although Asian Americans have long been portrayed as a "model minority" with few major problems, data released online today in the American Read More...
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There's always been plenty of drama in the narrative category of The American Dream -- especially when that dream becomes increasingly elusive. Read More...
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Chang-rae Lee is the author of NATIVE SPEAKER, winner of the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for First Fiction, A GESTURE LIFE, and ALOFT. He is also the recipient of an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, a Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award, a NAIBA Book Award Read More...
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New York City's Pan Asian Repertory Theatre continues its 33rd season with the premiere of Lauren Yee's Ching Chong Chinaman, beginning previews March 19 toward a March 24 opening. Read More...
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YOU COULD SAY that Chang-Rae Lee explores Asian-American identity in his novels. You could say he explores the legacies of war, or the roots of betrayal, but none of these grand statements, one suspects, accurately describes the inspiration, the grace Read More...
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Although Asian Americans have long been portrayed as a "model minority" with few major problems, data released online in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) reveal that distinct groups of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Read More...
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New York City's Pan Asian Repertory Theatre continues its 33rd season with the premiere of Lauren Yee's Ching Chong Chinaman, beginning previews March 19 toward a March 24 opening. Read More...
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Alexander Dawson Summer Camp 10455 Dawson Dr., Lafayette 303-665-6679 www.dawsonschool.org Come join us for 10 weeks of Dawson’s exciting new summer camps and Programs for kids ages 5-18. Read More...
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Although Asian Americans have long been portrayed as a "model minority" with few major problems, data released online today in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) reveal that distinct groups of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Read More...
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( Burness Communications ) Although Asian-Americans have long been portrayed as a "model minority" with few major problems, data released online today in the American Journal of Public Health reveal that distinct groups of Asian Americans, native Hawaiians Read More...
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Looking out at the packed auditorium at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Tuesday, Penelope Creeley said, “I think I can say, with good authority, that Creeley is in the house.” Read More...
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Madison movie buffs, get ready to make some choices. The schedule for this year's Wisconsin Film Festival is out, and it is, as always, a lot to digest. The schedule is available in Thursday's Isthmus and at the festival web site. Read More...
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At Sproul Plaza, beloved correspondent Steve Finacom - who has views, I must emphasize, with which I do not always agree - "came face to face with a robed Hare Krishna chanting and playing what appeared to be a small accordion. This has to win at least Read More...
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There’s no issue that touches people more directly than health care, so there’s good reason for people to want as much reassurance as they can get before the country goes ahead with reform. That’s why those who work in our health care system day in and Read More...
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ARE INDIE film producers actually calling for more and more and yet ever more unplanned-pregnancy movies? More importantly, are audiences? The People I've Slept With (showing March 20, 4:45pm)—one of the salient features at the Asian American Film Festival, Read More...
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On the opening of their latest season, Brenda Way, head of the ODC Dance Company, talks about being one of three dance companies traveling through Southeast Asia for the State Department. ODC Downtown is at Yerba Buena's Novellus Theater from March 12-28 Read More...
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>>Bay/Cal- Defendants Found Guilty in Hate Crime Against Indian American >>Arts- Award Winning Bay Area Native Performs as Solo Cabaret Artist >>Global- Thai Protesters continue amid dissent over Prime Minister Bay/Cal Defendants Found Guilty in Hate Read More...
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Repertory film listings for March 18-24, 2010. Thursday, March 18 Hana, Dul, Sed (98 min., 2009). Asian American Film Festival (PFA, 7:00) Bayan Ko: My Own Country (108 min., 1984). Asian American Film Festival (PFA, 9:00) Friday, March 19 What We Talk Read More...
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4 Star. Monsturd and Retardead : Presented by Thrillville. Thu., March 18, 7:30 p.m. $10. 2200 Clement (at 23rd Ave.), 666-3488, www.hkinsf.com/4star/ . ... Read More...
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New Haven, Connecticut - March 16, 2010 – Contemporary artwork collectors with originals by artists such as Millares, Palazuelk, Bansky and Christo, can now sell them to a famous Spanish gallery without leaving the comfort of their home. Read More...
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Chi-*** Yang is the Festival Director for the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, and Deann Borshay Liem is the director/producer of In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee. The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival is running Read More...
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The life of poet, activist, and Fillmore District native Al Robles was memorialized in San Francisco’s Fillmore Plaza on Fillmore and O’Farrell Related posts: Fil-Am is San Fran entertainment commissioner Filipino American community organizer Al Perez Read More...
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From an American concentration camp to the Black Panthers. Read More...
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Women have played vital roles to make the media and entertainment industry a great success. Read More...
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After making the rounds on the festival circuit, Tze Chun’s "Children of Invention" will open theatrically in New York and Los Angeles on March 12. The film follows the trials of an Asian-American family struggling to make ends meet. When their single-mother Read More...
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In 2002, when Mike Cheng and his friend Ben Wang were students at UC Davis majoring in Asian American history, they went to interview Richard Aoki for a student newspaper, Third World Forum . Cheng said meeting Aoki, a Japanese American who was one of Read More...
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Memorial services are planned this weekend for Loni Ding, an award-winning filmmaker, educator and activist who documented the Asian American experience while fighting for broader community access to television programming. Ms. Ding, whose full name was.. Read More...
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Anthony Advincula discusses the possibility of Manny Pacquiao's final fight this saturday, Commentator Richard Rodriguez sees reason for optimism in California, and the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival launches this weekend. Read More...
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A scene from “White on Rice.” “White on Rice” is an Asian-American domestic dramedy that’s determined to be as culture-neutral as possible. Read More...
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When talking to Gary Snyder, the conversation quickly turns to the mountains near his California home. Read More...
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Asian and Asian American movies were shut out of the Oscars this year, but the director of The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival says Read More...
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Eye Openers: What's hot around the Bay this week Read More...
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The Pre-SXSW Fest at Equinox, 1453 E. Amador Ave., will feature five bands Monday, eight bands on two stages Tuesday and at least three bands Wednesday. Read More...
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Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, which is one of the few Asian American professional dance companies in the USA, will be performing at the Plaza del Sol Performance Hall on Tuesday, March 16 at 8 p.m. Read More...
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SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States—Poet, activist, and Fillmore District native Al Robles will be honored on March 14 at 12:30 p.m. in San Francisco’s Fillmore Plaza on Fillmore and O’Farrell Streets with music, poetry, and remembrance. Read More...
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“As the ground rushes up to meet him, Kevin thinks about missiles again.” Read More...
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Pixar had cast just about every stereotypical ethnic part EXCEPT Asians, and painted a bleak Asian-free future in WALL-E. But when they finally cast an adorable Asian kid in a long tradition of Asian sidekick, they not only failed to promote the unique Read More...
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>>Bay/Cal- Assemblywoman Fiona Ma Recognized for Extraordinary Public Service >>Arts- Fil-Am Activist featured in Documentary at The 28th Annual SF International Asian American Film Festival >>Nation- Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Congratulates Read More...
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A fresh voice for Asian-American youth has been blazing trails and making noise. A new music entertainment channel is taking over and word on the street is that MYX® is the new lucky cat in town. Despite the fact that nine million Asian-Americans are Read More...
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>>Bay/Cal- Cathay Pacific offers Student Aviation Program >>Arts- MYX® launches Billboard Photo-BOMB Contest >>Nation- Chevron Allows Supervisor to Harass Employee with “Stupid Jap” Slur >>Global- Indian Prime Minister Singh takes gamble with Pakistan Read More...
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>>Bay/Cal- Scholarships available for Summer Study Abroad 2010 >>Arts- Kearny Street Workshop holds “Understanding Bollywood through Music” >>Nation- CAPAC Applauds President’s nomination of Goodwin Liu >>Global- 17 Die, 26 missing in Indonesian Landslide Read More...
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The 28th Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF), which showcases the best Asian and Asian American films from around the globe takes place March 11-21, 2010 in San Francisco, Berkeley and San Jose. 2010 marks the 30th Read More...
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Otto Lee Returns to Sunnyvale Sunnyvale’s former Mayor Otto Lee has finally returned home from Camp Victory in Baghdad after a yearlong service in the combat zone. He served as Chief of Drawdown Material Disposition Policy at the Multi-National Forces Read More...
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So many films, so little time at the Asian American Film Festival. by Kelly Vance City of Life and Death is a horrifying, epic account of the notorious Rape of Nanjing. The People I've Slept With, on the other hand, is a bawdy sex comedy about a self-consciously Read More...
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Berkeley filmmaker's quest to find the woman she replaced in a South Korean orphanage — and come to terms with her own identity — turns out to be even more complicated. by Kathleen Wentz On the surface, Deann Borshay Liem's identity already seemed complex. Read More...
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Last week, Trinity College's International House held its first International Culture Festival. Running from Wednesday, March 3, to Saturday, March 6, the festival incorporated various cultures through performances, dining options, and presentations. Read More...
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To submit a listing, e-mail film@sfweekly.com . Artists' Television Access. Slingshot Hip-Hop : Jackie Reem Salloum's film about Palestinian musicians. Thu., March 11, 7:30 p.m. $6. "In Search of Lorine Niedecker: Film and T... Read More...
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New study finds Minnesota has a lower educational 'wealth gap' than most states By Beth Hawkins | Tuesday, March 9, 2010 An education think tank identified 2,817 so-called "private public schools," whose doors, it says, are "effectively closed to poor Read More...
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This week Academy Awards Party at the Lark Walk the red carpet in your best glam outfit, then eat, drink and mingle as you watch the Oscars in HD on the big screen. Benefits the Lark Theater's programs. $40-$75. 4 p.m. today. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia.. Read More...
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GREEN BAY -- Green Bay Hnub Qub will host an eggroll fundraiser to help support the dance group Thursday at the United Hmong and Asian American Community Center, 401 Ninth St. Read More...
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Hooray for Hollywood icons - they lent inspiration to Burton's 'Alice' Old-school diva theatrics find a prominent place in Tim Burton's new "Alice in Wonderland" movie. To play the raging Red Queen, Helena Bonham Carter channeled Bette Davis at her most.. Read More...
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"I'm a Yawk-sure kid," said Aasif Mandvi in his New Yawk accent. A who? Mandvi, "The Daily Show's" Senior Foreign-Looking Correspondent and star of the new independent film "Today's Special," was simply asked where he was from. "I was born in India - Read More...
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Fay Ann Lee is an everyday woman living in New York City. An actress by trade, Lee found roles for Asian American women few and far between. Determined to have her voice heard, she wrote a screenplay about self-discovery, acceptance and love through the Read More...
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As demonstrated by last season's production of Les Misérables, Actors' Playhouse and its artistic director, David Arisco, are more than capable of pulling off the complex megamusicals that dominated Broadway before the ascendance of movie-inspired and Read More...
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New screenings of a 1968 documentary, “The Great Charlie Chan,” have revived discussions of how Hollywood portrays Asian-Americans. Read More...
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"Our Family Wedding” (PG-13 for brief profanity and sexuality) Cross-cultural comedy about a couple of feuding family patriarchs, one Black (Forest Whitaker), one Mexican-American (Carlos Mencia), pressured to put aside their differences after two of Read More...
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Facing deportation after two decades behind bars, activist poet Eddy Zheng visited Macalester last Friday. His trip was a long time coming for Zheng's friend, Political Science professor Paul Dosh. Read More...
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Casting by the Children's Theatre for "Disney's Mulan Junior" have raised concerns in the Asian-American theater community. Read More...
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JUNEAU - The Ahn Trio will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 6 at the Juneau-Douglas High School auditorium. Read More...
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Loni Ding, 78, a filmmaker who brought issues of Asian American identity to the surface, and to PBS, and helped win legislation backing independent producers, died Feb. 20 in a hospital in Oakland, Calif. Read More...
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The synergy between American brewed premium sake and Asian/American synth-pop rockers, The Slants, will light up the West this March with the band's Pageantry Tour hitting cities across the Rocky and Pacific states. (PRWeb Mar 2, 2010) Read the full story Read More...
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The synergy between American brewed premium sake and Asian/American synth-pop rockers, The Slants, will light up the West this March with the band's Pageantry Tour hitting cities across the Rocky and Pacific states. Read More...
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The synergy between American brewed premium sake and Asian/American synth-pop rockers, The Slants, will light up the West this March with the band's Pageantry Tour hitting cities across the Rocky and Pacific states. Read More...
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Indian Americans have avoided many of the burdens of their skin tone in American life. Ironically, however, few communities worldwide demonstrate as deep a prejudice for light skin as Indians. Read More...
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As I continue to speak before hospitality associations and management groups, I have come to believe that the focus of leadership in this industry must evolve with speed and clarity. My career in this industry began in independent family operated resorts Read More...
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An Event for Every Season If you find yourself bored in the Bay Area, you clearly aren't looking hard enough. Whether your tastes lean toward old-fashioned, foodie, fetishist, or family, there's likely an event right up your alley. With these kinds of Read More...
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