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Top news stories personally selected by the publishers for their relevance to the Asian-American community.
March 2009 - Posts
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AsiAm HSV- meets on the second Saturday of each month. Our goal is to promote friendship and personal growth among Asian-American women in Hot Springs Village through a variety of social and community service activities. Call Monita Collins at 922-8493 Read More...
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There was a big "summit" meeting this morning at Tom Colicchio's Craftsteak restaurant to discuss the release of an interesting, albeit unsurprising, study highlighting the racist hiring practices at NYC restaurants. Commissioned by the Restaurant Opportunities Read More...
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NEW YORK----Paul, Weiss announced that the firm achieved a significant victory in its representation of The Port Authority Asian Jade Society, a group of 11 Asian American police officers who in 2005 filed suit against the Port Authority of New York and Read More...
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An Asian American civil rights organization in New York has taken on legal representation of Lori Phanachone, a Storm Lake High School Senior who recently made headlines as she protested a mandatory English proficiency test. A lawsuit is unlikely, the Read More...
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An Asian American state senator has introduced a bill to ban discrimination at work sites because of language. Read More...
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The Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts was ablaze with cultural fusion Friday night as the Pan Asian Council entertained audiences with its 15th annual Asian Nite. The program is one of the biggest events for the Asian American Cultural Center, in which Read More...
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National Council of Asian American Business Associations (NCAABA) creates an aggressive agenda to develop Asian businesses yielding a call from the White House to attend President Barack Obama's recent Southern California town hall meetings. (PRWeb Mar Read More...
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National Council of Asian American Business Associations (NCAABA) creates an aggressive agenda to develop Asian businesses yielding a call from the White House to attend President Barack Obama's recent Southern California town hall meetings. Read More...
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You might not want your tween or teen to read this: Using cell phones and playing video games may not be as harmful to children's academic performance as we thought. Read More...
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The world premiere of Robert O'Hara's Antebellum — a play of Nazi power and Hollywood dreams — begins March 30 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's home in Washington, DC. Read More...
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The University of California's recent eligibility reforms are breeding distrust for the institution among Asian-Americans, several scholars and community leaders said Friday.UC should rescind or delay the changes until Asian-American Read More...
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Mercury NewsA new University of California admissions policy, adopted to increase campus diversity, could actually increase the number of white students on campuses while driving down the Asian population. Read More...
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Concern that new rules will limit admission of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Read More...
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Though he's best known to comic book fans as the writer of Planet Hulk, World War Hulk and Skaar: Son of Hulk, Greg Pak is putting down his green pen in order to take part in Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology due in stores on April Read More...
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On Monday I e-mailed the “Single Asians” video — a spoof of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” full of stereotypes about Asians, and Asian women in particular, by the a capella group Mixed Company — to the members of InSight, Yale’s Asian American Women’s Forum Read More...
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WASHINGTON: Asians-American tend to have higher education and income than the national average, according to the latest statistical profile by the Asian-American Studies Center at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA). Read More...
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The Asian American Federation estimates there are more than 250,000 Asian Indians living in the five boroughs, with two-thirds of them in Queens. But for Indians in their 60's, 70's and older, there .... Read More...
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Asian-American women who ate higher amounts of soy during childhood had a 58 percent reduced risk of *** cancer, according to a new study. Read More...
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The average Asian-American household earns 66,103 dollars a year, against a national average of 50,233, it said. But there were major differences within the community, with Americans of Indian origin the wealthiest. Read More...
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The average Asian-American household earns 66,103 dollars a year, against a national average of 50,233, it said. But there were major differences within the community, with Americans of Indian origin the wealthiest. Read More...
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CHARLESTON – The Eastern Illinois University Asian-American Association is planning a fundraiser to help families of three EIU graduate students from India who were killed in a two-vehicle accident near St. Louis on Saturday. Graduate students Anusha Read More...
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Women who consumed high amounts of soy during childhood may have a lower risk of developing *** cancer, says a new study on Asian-American females. Read More...
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CHARLESTON – The Eastern Illinois University Asian-American Association is planning a fundraiser to help families of three EIU graduate students from India who were killed in a two-vehicle accident near St. Louis on Saturday. Graduate students Anusha Read More...
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Kristina Wong’s “Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is a humorous, educational and gut-wrenching performance about the high rate of suicide among Asian-American women living in the United States. Read More...
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Students for Building Dreams President Michael Cheung, UF sophomore Claudia Phen and Vice-President Van Vu build a mock Asian-American institute to raise awareness for the lack of equal resources for Asian- American students on campus. Read More...
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If it's April, it's time for the annual Asian American Heritage Month at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Read More...
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CHARLESTON — Members of Eastern Illinois University’s Asian-American Association plan to help the families of their fellow international students killed Saturday. Read More...
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Title: Soy May Help Shield Asian-American Girls From *** Cancer Category: Health News Created: 3/25/2009 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/25/2009 Read More...
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BETHESDA, Md., March 25 (UPI) -- Asian-American women who ate higher amounts of soy during childhood had a 58 percent reduced risk of *** cancer, U.S. researchers said. Read More...
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Asian-American women who ate a lot of soy as children had a 58 percent reduced risk of developing *** cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that suggests soy may have a protective effect. Read More...
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CHICAGO: Asian-American women who ate a lot of soy as children had a 58 per cent reduced risk of developing *** cancer, US researchers said in a finding that suggests soy may have a protective effect. Read More...
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Washington, Mar 25 : Women who consumed high amounts of soy during childhood may have a lower risk of developing *** cancer, says a new study on Asian-American females. Read More...
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Early consumption seems most beneficial, but needs further study, experts say. Read More...
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Asian-American women who ate higher amounts of soy during childhood had a 58 percent reduced risk of *** cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Read More...
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Asian-American women who ate a lot of soy as children had a 58% reduced risk of developing *** cancer, US researchers said on Tuesday in a finding that suggests soy may have a protective effect. Read More...
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Women who regularly ate soy as children may have a lower risk of developing *** cancer, a study of Asian- American women suggests. Read More...
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Early consumption seems most beneficial, but needs further study, experts say. Read More...
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Asian-American women who ate higher amounts of soy during childhood had a 58 percent reduced risk of *** cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research Read More...
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Tobacco use is becoming a growing public health problem in the Asian-American community, but people living in more cohesive neighborhoods are less likely to smoke. Read More...
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TUESDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) -- Asian-American women who consumed high amounts of soy during childhood appear to have reduced their risk for *** cancer, a U.S. National Cancer Institute study has found. Read More...
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* Findings in Asian-American women needs to be confirmed Read More...
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Asian-American women who ate higher amounts of soy during childhood had a 58 percent reduced risk of *** cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research Read More...
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( American Association for Cancer Research ) Asian-American women who ate higher amounts of soy during childhood had a 58 percent reduced risk of *** cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of Read More...
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* Women who ate soy as kids had 58 percent lower risk Read More...
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Source: Reuters * Women who ate soy as kids had 58 percent lower risk * Findings in Asian-American women needs to be confirmed CHICAGO, March 24 (Reuters) - Asian-American women who ate a lot of soy as children ... Read More...
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ABC reports Chicago 2016 committee officials said that it means nothing for Chicago to be in last place on GamesBids.com's BidIndex ranking of the four Read More...
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Want to relax like a young A-Lister? Here is where the tweens are heading for holiday. Read More...
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LOS ANGELES – Say this for the World Baseball Classic, if a bit snidely. Organizers have had no trouble finding neutral sites for the WBC championship game. Read More...
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The Sacramento Region Community Foundation has granted more than $72,000 to six local community arts organizations for projects that range from a rarely performed Duke Ellington work to an exhibit of quilts by the region's artists. Read More...
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By Michael Ausiello Michael Ausiello confirms a date for you to save: May 13 nuptials on ''Lost.'' Is May 7 booked for ''Grey's''? Read More...
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NEW YORK – Asian-American organizations testified before Congress on Thursday about the difficulties that Asian Americans had voting in the general election last year. Read More...
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Fifteen year-old Filipino Carlos Camig Briones becomes the youngest mens champion in San Francisco golf history. Read More...
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Journalism highlighting inter-ethnic relations was honored at a NAM regional ethnic media awards celebration in Los Angeles. Read More...
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The Sacramento Region Community Foundation has granted more than $72,000 to six local community arts organizations for projects that range from a rarely performed Duke Ellington work to an exhibit of quilts by the region's artists. Read More...
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An international Web site that ranks each city's chances of winning the 2016 Olympics now puts Chicago in fourth. Read More...
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MONTGOMERY — Belle Mead resident Neena Singh, founding member and president of the Montgomery International Ladies Association, was honored by Gov. Jon Corzine last week for her community service. Read More...
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Hello! I am in my lovely two-bedroom condo in Florida facing the lake. Read More...
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"You've come a long way, baby." - Virginia Slims cigarette campaign Read More...
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Barack Obama's election could turn out to have negative consequences in addressing racial injustices in the United States, according to new research. Read More...
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CEDAR FALLS --- Jonathan Zeissler was born an MK --- a missionary's kid. Read More...
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Hopes and preparations for the 2016 Olympics have been dominating public discourse and city planning for more than two years Read More...
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Scoop: Who's getting married on 'Lost' and 'Grey's'? Read More...
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By Michael Ausiello Michael Ausiello confirms date for you to save: May 13 nuptials on ''Lost''; is May 7 booked for ''Grey's''? Read More...
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In recent years, Asian-American Greek life has emerged on college campuses. But along with the rise of Asian-American fraternities have come incidents of hazing, at least one of which turned fatal. Two fraternity members are joined by Marion Phoummarath, Read More...
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Hopes and preparations for the 2016 Olympics have been dominating public discourse and city planning for more than two years, but now, the latest ranking of the four finalist cities for the games shows Chicago has now slipped into last place. Read More...
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The most popular player at Dodger Stadium on Sunday night was not from New York City or Chicago or Miami or even Kalamazoo, Mich. Read More...
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Japan's 9-4 victory in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic against Team USA won't be seen as a shifting of the international baseball world toward Asia. That shift already took place some time ago. Read More...
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Friday, March 20 All dolled up The Manhattan Beach Community Theatre presents “Hello, Dolly” tonight and tomorrow at 8 and Sunday at 5 p.m. in the Manhattan Beach Community Hall Theater, 303 S. Peck Ave., MB. The musical, by Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart, Read More...
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Garden City Police are searching for a missing elderly woman last seen at her home around midnight. Read More...
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Sitting in a suite at the Hotel Kabuki in Japantown, Kiyoshi Kurosawa looks like a character in one of his horror films - baggy eyes, head drooping, a look of dread creased across his face, talking about nightmares. "Most of my nightmares are mundane Read More...
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Guests on Friday's Wanda's Picks Radio are Tovi Scruggs, M.Ed., and Sharon Morrison Parker, directors of ASA Academy, who talked about an exciting conference next week: "MAN UP! First Annual Black Boys Conference: Extending the Arm of Brotherhood to Achieve Read More...
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Take in a new, free exhibition of prints, posters, photographs, and videos that emerged in 2008 as artistic emblems of support of Obama for President. "Officially Unofficial - Inspired Art for Obama" includes official campaign materials as well as independent Read More...
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Seven cases per 100,000 people were reported last year, state health officials said. Despite a decline, the state figure remains high above the national rate of 4.2 per 100,000. Tuberculosis cases in California have fallen to the lowest level on record, Read More...
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Two Americans were detained in North Korea earlier this week for illegally crossing the border from China, North Korea’s state-run media said Saturday. The Korean Central News Agency said North Korean authorities are investigating the case and gave no Read More...
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To date, the majority of research conducted about tobacco use has been related to the impact of moderate to heavy smoking. The March 2009 issue of Nicotine and Tobacco Research is focused on examining light and intermittent smoking. Read More...
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Like many kids who grew up in central Pennsylvania, Hiep Bui and his friends plucked crayfish from a stream and put them in a bucket. Then -- perhaps unlike many kids fascinated by the water-dwelling critters -- Bui and his buddies let one of their mothers Read More...
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One wouldn't have thought a movie musical about Colma, a municipality best known for its abundant cemeteries, would be an express ticket out of obscurity. But it was just that for H. P. Mendoza, who wrote the script and score as well as co-starred in Read More...
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PETER KRAMER/The Associated Press Tyra Banks' casting team for 'America's Next Top Model' will be in Dallas on Saturday.Can you "smile with your eyes"? Tyra Banks can. The talk show titan is sending her America's Next Top Model casting team to Dallas Read More...
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SecureHorizons, a division of UnitedHealthcare, on Wednesday opened a medical center in Alhambra, Calif., aimed at improving health care access for the Chinese-American community, the Pasadena Star News reports. Asians represent 47% of the Alhambra population, Read More...
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By way of serendipity and effort, the programming at the 27th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (March 12-22), remains resilient to the star-studded vehicles that herald every other festival’s existence in town, promoting instead Read More...
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n Protest by minority students led to development of Department of Ethnic Studies Read More...
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Richard Masato Aoki, a former member of the Black Panther Party, died Sunday morning at his home in Berkeley from complications from dialysis. He was 70. Read More...
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HAHNVILLE – The Dow Chemical Company has announced that Steve Milligan will become the new site leader for its St. Charles Operations site in Hahnville. He will replace Nawzer Parakh, who has served in that position since 2004. Read More...
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On his desk sits an array of photos that speak loudly to the young mayor's high flying life these days. There is one of him with Pope Benedict, and another of him rubbing elbows with hip hop artist Jay-Z during the Inauguration festivities. And then there Read More...
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Queens Crossing in downtown Flushing. (F & T Group) A new business center opening in Flushing will help Asian businesses enter the American market. Read More...
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Murali Balaji will explore how South Asian identity has developed in relation to hip-hop Sunday, when he reads from his co-edited anthology, Desi Rap: South Asian Americans in Hip Hop. Read More...
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A Filipino-American writer and editor in New York has won a major literary prize in the United States. Read More...
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n Oakland resident was one of first to join Black Panthers Read More...
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The Philly film scene (15 years ago that would have been an oxymoron) is hopping with a heaping load of smaller film festivals that will supplement the region's premier fest, the Philadelphia Film Festival / Cinefest '09, March 26 through April 6. Read More...
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SANTA CLARA, Calif.----From Asian-American studies to chemistry, college students learn it all. Santa Clara University, though, goes one step further in teaching their students everything their professors and their parents may not have taught them - life Read More...
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A New York-based civil rights organisation on Thursday told the United S Congress how Asian American voters, including Indian Americans, faced hurdles in 11 states and in the District of Columbia during the 2008 presidential elections that prevented them Read More...
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As a key Judiciary subcommittee looks to the 2008 elections to assess the state of voting rights, Republicans will once again... Read More...
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Working together can be the key ingredient to making a mark on a community. Read More...
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California may not look like the Golden State from the state Capitol, but it's still golden on Capitol Hill, ranking first in clout in the nation, according to Roll Call. Read More...
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A new Medicare resource center opened in Alhambra to help Chinese-American seniors. Read More...
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In response to recent incidents of racism on campus, about 200 undergraduates flocked to the Science Center lawn at noon yesterday to participate in the “Many Colors, One Harvard” rally. Read More...
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Last week, following a graffiti-themed party at Lowell Grille, students in the Chinese Students Association found racist remarks including “Chinese people perform genocide” and “Chinese people suck” scrawled on the walls. Read More...
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Whew! Clearing up any concerns that President Obama might have to seek a fourth nominee for the job, former Washington governor Gary Locke (D) sailed through his confirmation hearing on his nomination as commerce secretary yesterday, with nary a sign Read More...
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A charter member of the Black Panther Party and leader in the Third World Liberation Front Strike of 1969, Aoki died Sunday morning at his home in Berkeley. Read More...
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FOR THOSE needing a slow withdrawal from Cinequest, start with an opening-night gala on March 20 at the San Jose Museum of Art, as the valley leg of the San Francisco International Asian American film opens a weekend-long stand at Camera 12 in San Jose. Read More...
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The speculation over who will fill California vacancies on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shifted into a higher gear Tuesday, after the Obama administration made its first appellate pick. Read More...
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A Palisades Park restaurant has agreed to pay $30,000 in back overtime payments to a Korean worker who earned a flat salary for working 72 hours a week, an immigrant-rights organization said. Read More...
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What seems like a simple question - How many Hispanics are living in the United States? - has become complex as the 2010 census approaches. Hispanics and other minorities have historically been undercounted in the once-a-decade survey. Read More...
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What seems like a simple question — How many Hispanics are living in the United States? — has become surprisingly complex as the 2010 census approaches. Read More...
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Asian-American members of the US Congress on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to reform immigration by year end, saying the current system was tearing families in their community apart. Read More...
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Screenwriter Millard Kaufman, who co-created the cartoon character Mr. Magoo, was nominated for Academy Awards for his screenplays for "Take the High Ground!" and "Bad Day at Black Rock" and won a cult following as a first-time novelist at the age of Read More...
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What seems like a simple question — How many Latinos are living in the United States? — has become surprisingly complex as the 2010 census approaches. Read More...
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What seems like a simple question -- How many Hispanics are living in the United States? -- has become surprisingly complex as the 2010 census approaches. Read More...
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The Hawaii chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association tomorrow presents "A Layoff Survival Guide: How to Survive Shaky Times." Read More...
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HARTFORD -- Calling them a "shadow government" that often duplicates services provided by other state departments, budget director Robert Genuario on Monday urged legislators to adopt the governor's bills that would downsize or eliminate 21 watchdog agencies, Read More...
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The killing of Robert Chae in his Montgomery Township home was one of three murders of Asian-American businessmen since November and part of a spree of 14 attacks in the Philadelphia region. Read More...
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SAN FRANCISCO – The City’s public defender will screen his second documentary film, “You Don’t Know Jack; The Jack Soo Story,” on Wednesday. The movie is about the Oakland actor, who became the first Asian-American to star in a lead role when he was cast Read More...
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Police and Asian community groups in the Philadelphia area have been meeting with residents worried by recent crimes, including a wave of home invasion robberies and three murders. Read More...
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Ko Im is a NY1 news assistant and a member of the Asian American Journalists Association. She filed the following report on the growing popularity of "scrubbing," a therapeutic massage practiced in the Korean community. Read More...
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Sophea Pheap felt ignored, alone and always one step behind in her old GED class. Read More...
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The Hawaii chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association next week presents "A Layoff Survival Guide: How to Survive Shaky Times." Read More...
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The UW-Eau Claire Student Senate, Hmong Student Association and Residence Hall Association will host the Asian American Cultural Extravaganza from 7-9 p.m. March 26 in the Council Fire Room of Davies Center. Read More...
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About 20 students gathered in Salomon 001 yesterday to listen to a panel discussion about Asian-American political involvement that featured local political figures. Read More...
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"Half Life" by Jennifer Phang is one of 108 movies playing at the long-running event. Read More...
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