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Top news stories personally selected by the publishers for their relevance to the Asian-American community.
July 2009 - Posts
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A new poll released by New America Media indicates ethnic media readership is growing and reaches a substantial majority of African, Asian, Hispanic, and Americans. Read More...
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Last year's presidential election was particularly historic, but not historic enough to increase the vote among all slices of the nation's population. Read More...
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Each weekday morning, Ball Don't Lie serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your wine and chocolates. Brian Windhorst, Cleveland Plain Dealer : "The Cavaliers' major moves are done, but the finishing touches may not be. According to Read More...
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MORRIS PLAINS — Four former employees are suing a Speedwell Avenue nail salon, claiming discrimination and that they were not properly paid. Read More...
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MIAMI Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra told a luncheon gathering hosted by the Philippine Basketball Association and Powerade-Team Pilipinas manager JB Baylon that Filipino players should think big in their ambition to play in the National Basketball Association Read More...
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After two weeks of controversy over the arrest of Harvard's Henry Louis Gates by the Cambridge Police Department's Sgt. James Crowley, I could really go for a cold brew. Couldn't you?. Read More...
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Did you know 12% of Americans spent an average of $30 last year on virtual goods? Read More...
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In returning to his mother's native country, the Heat coach is taken by both the local culture and the zeal to learn more about the NBA. Read More...
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With a Filipino-American coach finally breaking the barrier in the NBA, can a local player be far behind? For visiting Miami Heat mentor Erik Spoelstra, it"s very much possible. "Why not? Think big. It"s gonna happen at some point," said the soft-spoken Read More...
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With a Filipino-American coach finally breaking the barrier in the NBA, can a local player be far behind? For visiting Miami Heat mentor Erik Spoelstra, it"s very much possible. "Why not? Think big. It"s gonna happen at some point," said the soft-spoken Read More...
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US lawmakers on Wednesday saw a new spirit of cooperation with China after top-level talks here, but some pointed to climate change as a looming dispute that could divide the Pacific powers. Read More...
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With a Filipino-American coach finally breaking the barrier in the National Basketball Association, can a local player be far behind? Read More...
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Film gives audiences insider’s view of little-known cultural fusion between Muslims, street beats. Read More...
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Mediterranean eatery to open in Center City in spring 2010 When George Meireles opened River Grille at the former Sign of the Carpenter gift shop on Northampton Street in Easton in 2003, there wasn't much to the corridor but a sea of vacant storefronts Read More...
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MANILA – Erik Spoelstra, the Filipino-American head coach of Miami Heat, has never been to the Philippines since he was 3. “This is such a special homecoming for me,” he said on his “On the Road” blog at the US Department of State website. “I felt very Read More...
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Minority media-makers in Boston! Considering a career or freelancing in public broadcasting? The Asian American Journalists Association will hold a one-hour public panel Friday, Aug. 14 at WGBH during the AAJA's annual convention in Boston. Read More...
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Tony Avella is running for mayor as a champion of small businesses and neighborhoods and opponent of developers. Read More...
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A new study of the impacts of gambling on Connecticut, commissioned by the General Assembly, doesn't produce a lot of surprises for the people of southeastern Connecticut, who already know that the towns near Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun bear more of the Read More...
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By Erin Quill Lodestone Theatre Ensemble, the critically-acclaimed Asian American theater based in Los Angeles, continues its “Beginnings & Endings” tenth and final season with an all-Asian American production of the classic 1989 musical revue “Closer Read More...
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Eleven years ago, the Roxbury Film Festival was founded to give filmmakers of color a forum to showcase movies turned down by Boston's major independent film festivals.... Read More...
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Tony Avella, a City Council maverick, is running for mayor as a populist champion of neighborhoods and small businesses, and an opponent of developers. Read More...
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(Boston) A new study has found that young LGBT Asian Americans often face unyielding family and cultural social stresses that affect their ethnic and sexual identities. The study, done by Hyeouk Chris Hahm, an assistant professor at Boston University Read More...
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Susan Hutchison, a candidate for King County executive, maintains that all of the sealed records from her lawsuit against her former employer KIRO-TV should be kept secret. Read More...
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WASHINGTON, D.C.----The United Health Foundation's Diverse Scholars Initiative will award grants this year to as many as 200 students from diverse, multicultural backgrounds enabling them to pursue careers in health care. Read More...
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>> Listen to an Interview with the First Chinese-American Woman to Enter Congress >> Fil-Am Group Leads Multi-sector Meetings in DC >> Noted Chinese News Anchor to Taiwan TV >>Japan Society Conference >>”Samurai Rebellion” Screening >> Japanese American Read More...
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The percentage of women working in local TV and radio news hit an all-time high, while the percentage of journalists of color fell, according to the 2009 Radio and Television News Directors Association/Hofstra University Annual Survey. Read More...
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A new study by an assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work examines the unique family and cultural stresses faced by young Asian Americans who also identify as LGBT, reports United Press International. Read More...
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A new study examines the unique family and cultural stresses faced by young LGBT Asian Americans, reports United Press International. Read More...
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In the past quarter, I have read at least 20 columns on strategies to encouraging revenue growth, with many of them offering contrasting opinions and options. This is the fourth economic crisis I have had to address with in my career. These crises have Read More...
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Asian-American homosexuals often face unyielding family and cultural social stresses that affect their ethnic and sexual identities, U.S. Read More...
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The Lawrence police chief called it a moment of "cultural insensitivity." An advocate for refugees called it an ugly example of a far too common problem -- law enforcement's failure to interact effectively with those who have come to America to escape Read More...
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BOSTON, July 28 (UPI) -- Asian-American homosexuals often face unyielding family and cultural social stresses that affect their ethnic and sexual identities, U.S. researchers said. Read More...
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Gun owners are increasingly concerned with the White House's citing of foreign law when it comes to gun rights. Read More...
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reflected on the height of the financial crisis and his desire to avoid another Great Depression during a Kansas City, Mo., forum. Read More...
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SAN FRANCISCO—Filipino-Americans fret over a stark irony. Martial law fears have resurged precisely when Corazon Aquino, who sparked People Power into smashing Marcos dictatorship, battles cancer. Read More...
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The House of Representatives is poised to consider legislation that will flush out any Obama "birther" conspiracy theorists in Congress. Read More...
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>> Chinese-American Children Sent to Live With Kin Abroad Face a Tough Return >> Lawmakers Aim to Devastate Vital Services to API community to Close Budget Deficit >> Hep B Awareness Chinese Banquet Dinner >> Call for Entries: 2010 San Francisco International Read More...
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This is Week 19 of AsianWeek’s salute to Chinese American heroes, in strategic partnership with Chinese American Heroes, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to documenting the contributions of Chinese Americans to America and the world. Last week Read More...
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If a new improved era in health care comes to pass, we will need to reclaim our bodies back from medicine. We need to revise not just health care, but also our relationship to it. Read More...
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BY BILL VARIAN Times Staff WriterTAMPA It has been nearly two months since Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean unveiled her budget for the next two years. The headline: Roughly $140 million in proposed spending cuts and more than 1,000 jobs lost Read More...
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Anne Arundel police investigating burglary and apparent attempted arson Anne Arundel County police are investigating a burglary over the weekend that left a Brooklyn Park hair salon defaced with racist messages and swastikas. Read More...
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Gina Mizell Sunday, July 26, 2009 Don Wakamatsu’s MLB playing career lasted just 18 games. read more Read More...
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Interns at an engineering- software company win a Little Debbie contest. Read More...
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For the second year in a row, attendance at the Colorado Dragon Boat Races topped 100,000 visitors, a spokeswoman said this evening. Read More...
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Athletes from across the Midwest took to the turf in Wausau this weekend. It was all for the 9th annual Asian American Sports Festival. Read More...
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If you plan on nominating someone for a Community Impact Award you may want to make it a priority. Read More...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck's portrait peered down on Bucks County commissioners and members of Namdong district as the communities signed an alliance Friday at the estate where she lived her last 40 years. Read More...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck's portrait peered down on Bucks County commissioners and members of Namdong district as the communities signed an alliance Friday at the estate where she lived her last 40 years. Read More...
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Denver is celebrating tradition with the annual Dragon Boat festival at Sloans Lake. The free, family-friendly festivalis expected to attract over 100,000 people this weekend to experience Colorado's Asian Pacific American heritage through performing Read More...
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SUMMER reading list got you yawning? Try spicing it up with writing lessons from the authors themselves. One of the many advantages of being a New York City kid is that authors are all over the place. And several programs and events this summer --... Read More...
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Branyan, Gutierrez get chance to shine with Seattle after being traded by Tribe Gutierrez says playing more takes pressure off Read More...
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A Fremont girl's wish to meet American journalist and news anchor Jim Lehrer was made possible through the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation. Seventeen-year-old Colette Jaycox loves politics, and the fact that she is battling leukemia hasn't deterred Read More...
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Tourists are staying home, businesses are slashing travel budgets and getting financing for real-estate investments is harder than ever. A June report by Morgan Stanley analysts predicted hotel loan delinquencies will reach 8 percent by year's end and Read More...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck's portrait peered down on Bucks County commissioners and members of Namdong district as the communities signed an alliance Friday at the estate where she lived her last 40 years. Read More...
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CHICAGO – Judge Victor Marrero of the United States District Court of Southern New York asked the lawyers of Marichu Suarez Baoanan to withdraw the RICO claims against former Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations Lauro Liboon Baja Read More...
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They say : “Presenting in its signature classical and contemporary style with original musical scores, TMDC’s dancing is precise, athletic and theatrical. The themes run the gamut of emotions. The message may be personal or political but it’s always relevant Read More...
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NEW YORK– Artists have phases in their careers. The not so great ones have downhill phases, while great ones have phases pointing them towards perfection. Read More...
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(NECN: Alison King) - After 16 years in City Hall, Boston Mayor Tom Menino faces his toughest re-election bid ever. NECN announced today the station will co-sponsor a Boston mayoral campaign debate on October 19th. NECN will partner with WBUR radio, WGBH Read More...
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Sigourney Weaver almost missed out on the role of a lifetime, because the ultimate science-fiction heroine thought she wasn't a science-fiction kind of gal. The film was 1979's “Alien,” and the actress who played Ripley is still thrilled to discover that Read More...
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This month, 300 ethnic media outlets ran an op-ed written by New America Media calling for immigration reform. Now they grade President Obama on immigration reform. Read More...
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>>CAA Celebrates 40 Years of Progressive Change >>Chinese American Graduates Facing Stiff Competition For Jobs >>First Vietnamese-American Commander Set For Afghanistan >>Festival To Give Atlanta A Taste of Asian Culture >>Open Call For Parade Entries: Read More...
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By TOM HOWELL JR. A New York man convicted of stabbing a Newton man on Mill Street in 2004 is arguing there were not enough minorities on the grand jury panel that indicted him. Read More...
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NEW YORK, July 24 — Gordon, 3, would not look his parents in the eyes, and refused to call them Mom and Dad. He erupted in tantrums and sometimes cried non-stop for half an hour. “We did not know why,” said his mother, Winnie Liu, recalling the desperation Read More...
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Ominous in black robes and hoods, three artists move stealthily to manipulate unique charges: 1.2-meter Japanese puppets that are putting a new face on language instruction for college students in Missouri’s heartland. Read More...
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The 2009 edition of the Asian American International Film Festival kicks off today in New York. Already attracting buzz (ha) is H.P. Mendoza’s “Fruit Fly,” which screened at the SF International Asian American Film and Outfest earlier this year. Read More...
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With 61 fraternities and 37 sororities, four different Greek councils and approximately 22.5 percent of undergraduates involved, the University is home to the nation's largest Greek community. Read More...
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In August, many Juneauites flee the early onset of a long damp fall by taking to the skies. As any real trip in or out of town involves a stop in Anchorage or Seattle, we've compiled a list of upcoming events and exhibits in those cities for travelers Read More...
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The Mountain View Buddhist Temple celebrated its 57th Obon Festival and Bazaar over the weekend, with great food, colorful dancing and good times. Obon is a midsummer Buddhist holiday held to honor departed ancestors, particularly those who have died Read More...
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CHINO HILLS - Filipino Americans are consistently gravitating to this city nestled in the hills overlooking the Chino Valley. The relatively new and affluent community is home to about 10,000 Filipino Americans. Read More...
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The Arkansas Geographical Critical Needs Minority Teacher Scholarship Program is looking for more minority teachers to teach in the Delta Region. Read More...
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At first glance, the Going Green Film Festival, which claims to be the first film fest to focus solely on green filmmaking, seems reasonable. Films can be submitted only through the festival's Web site in three categories: Green Production (where a film's Read More...
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Chennai, July 23 : GE Healthcare, the USD 17 billion healthcare business of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) and a group of its Asian American employees have adopted the Banavaram Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Tamil Nadu in an effort to provide that Read More...
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It will be a sports fans dream weekend in central Wisconsin, with a smorgasbord of events -- from youths to adults, from competitive to recreational -- taking place around the region. Read More...
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Several recent studies have found that being randomly assigned to a roommate of another race can lead to increased tolerance but also to a greater likelihood of conflict Recent reports, most notably one from Ohio State University, found that lodging with Read More...
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Live music reverberated from the stages and tented booths lined the pathways at Dawes Park this weekend at Evanston's Ethnic Arts Festival. More than 100 cultures were represented at the event as artisans and merchants came to the lakefront park to sell Read More...
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Editor’s Note: Ronald Takaki, often called the “father of multicultural studies,” who helped establish UC Berkeley’s undergraduate Ethnic Studies major and Ph.D. programs passed away this year. This Thursday a community memorial service in San Francisco Read More...
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American Legion Post #384, known as Cathay Post, lost their Hero Commander Bok Pon on Tuesday, July 21, 2009. Commander Pon learned that he was another Chinese American victim of Hepatitis B three years ago, and his physician gave him the dire warning Read More...
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When most people think of Michael Jackson, they think of the supposed “child abuse” he was allegedly accused of. What people don’t seem to acknowledge is the fact that Michael was never an abuser, but rather the victim of abuse for many years. Read More...
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Banner come back If there was ever any doubt that race and perception are intimately linked, the bizarre arrest of Harvard superstar Henry Louis Gates Jr. — which hit the news this past Monday — should dispel it once and for all. If there was ever any Read More...
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>> Cultural Psychiatry Expert Joins UC Davis Faculty, Holds New Endowed Professorship >> Mayor Gavin Newsom & Supervisor Eric Mar Introduce New Green Financing Program to Fund Energy, Water & Environmental Improvements to SF Buildings >> BakitWhy.com Read More...
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In the hospitality industry, we often privately and publicly talk about our most important asset as being our people. We hear that it is not the "polished marble or the lobby waterfalls or the shiny brass" that will make us successful, but the staff that Read More...
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Complete casting has been announced for the TheatreWorks production of Tony winner David Henry Hwang's Yellow Face, starring Francis Jue. Read More...
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LUANG PRABANG - After decades in exile, Lao refugees who sought political asylum in the West are now returning to their homeland, investing in business and boosting an economy starved for educated and cash-rich entrepreneurs. Read More...
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A grassroots campaign to rename UC Berkeley's Ethnic Studies Library after Ronald Takaki gains momentum. His widow remembers him as a man whose life (and publications) were all about crossing cultural boundaries. Read More...
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By Arun Kumar, Washington, July 22 : America's capital city has become home to the nation's fifth largest South Asian population with ethnic restaurants, salons, perfumeries and numerous houses of worship, according to a new survey. Read More...
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Lisa Abraham: Veggie U party is memorable for herb tasting Read More...
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Washington, D.C. -- Sierra Club applauds Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson's call today for greater diversity in the environmental movement and takes pride in our leadership on these issues. Read More...
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The state, which was developed by Chinese immigrants who built its railroads and rushed for gold, says it is sorry for racist laws that impeded their progress Read More...
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The state, which was developed by Chinese immigrants who built its railroads and rushed for gold, says it is sorry for racist laws that impeded their progress Read More...
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WASHINGTON----The National Association of Black Journalists welcomes Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to its annual convention to discuss the ramifications of one of the most important censuses in U.S. history. Read More...
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Name in English: Kenneth Fong Name in Chinese: 方瑞贤 [方瑞賢] Name in Pinyin: Fāng Ruì Xián Gender: Male Place of Birth: near Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Philanthropy: Yes Profession(s): Molecular Biology and Venture Capital Education: Bachelor of Science Read More...
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Atlanta area residents can get a taste of Asian American culture this weekend. The 16th annual Asian Cultural Experience is set to be held Saturday and Sunday at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth. Read More...
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Minnesota voters registered the highest participation rate in the 2008 presidential election, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released on Monday. Read More...
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A selection of North Jersey cooking classes. All classes require advance registration. To submit classes for future listings, e-mail pitcher@northjersey.com. For more listings, go to northjersey.com/foodblog. Read More...
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Atlanta area residents can get a taste of Asian American culture this weekend. Read More...
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American-style sports mania will mix with an Asian sense of community and culture this weekend at Marathon Park. Read More...
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BANGKOK, July 21 (Bernama) -- The United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are old friends facing new challenges. Thus, both must forge new partnerships to meet the demands of changing times, said US Secretary of State Hillary Read More...
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BANGKOK, July 21 (Bernama) -- The United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are old friends facing new challenges. Read More...
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Chinese Playing Baseball By Ryan Tam (Age 13) Baseball, an American sport invented by a man named Abner Douleday in 1839 is played worldwide. Many countries have professional baseball leagues in which the players play the game as their full time job. Read More...
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>> Thai Restaurant Accused of Underpaying Labor >> WWII Internees to Receive Honorary Degrees >> San Dimas Hate Crime Gets 22 Years for Attack on Asian Man >> Democrat claims US House seat in California >> Seeking Business Allies, Clinton Connects With Read More...
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The United States and the nations of Southeast Asia are old friends facing new challenges, and we must forge new partnerships to meet the demands of our changing times. Read More...
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Only 56 percent of adult Texans voted in the 2008 presidential election, one of the worst voter turnouts in the nation, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released on Monday. Read More...
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SEATTLE – The Seattle Mariners named Don Wakamatsu as their manager on Wednesday, making the 45-year-old former catcher the first Asian-American to manage in Major League Baseball. Read More...
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City Councilman John Liu (D-Flushing) says he is out to prove the office of city comptroller is more than data and numbers — it is about the people they affect. Read More...
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Minnesota voters registered the highest participation rate in the 2008 presidential election, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released on Monday. Read More...
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Before his phenomenally successful Angela's Ashes, he taught public school Read More...
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Norwich - The City Council will have a new look after Nov. 3, with only two incumbents seeking re-election as aldermen and three current members running for mayor in a separate race. The Board of Education by contrast may see only one new member, Republican Read More...
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My parents came to America in 1960, newlyweds attracted by Eisenhower's talk of the U.S. as a land of opportunity. Dad was accepted into postgraduate studies at Harvard and found work at Carney Hospital in Boston, while Mom in three years found herself Read More...
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Sri Lanka will ensure peace after 25 years of conflict by holding local elections that will give the Tamil population a voice in its future, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the US, Jaliya Wickramasuriya told a group of young Asian leaders. Read More...
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Director Rachel Tibbets says she had to answer one question before she could really sink her teeth into Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble's new production of "Macbeth": Were women playing men, or were women playing women who had taken on traditionally male Read More...
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Approximately 346,500 Mississippians have diabetes. Of that number, 115,000 have the disease and do not even know it. Citizens National Bank and the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi (DFM) are sponsoring a Diabetes Discovery Day Tuesday at the bank’s Read More...
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The 2009 Savonlinna Festival has got off to a fine start with a new production of Madama Butterfly . The Asian-American production team of Henry Akina (director), Dean Shibuya (set designer) and Anne Namba (costumes) have synthesized various ideas ranging Read More...
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Republican Mayor Allan W. Fung hits the ground running in his first six months in office as the all-Democrat Council opposes him at every turn. Read More...
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Sri Lanka will ensure peace after 25 years of conflict by holding local elections that will give the Tamil population a voice in its future, Jaliya Wickramasuriya, Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the U.S. told a group of young Asian leaders here this week. Read More...
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Sri Lanka will ensure peace after 25 years of conflict by holding local elections that will give the Tamil population a voice in its future, Jaliya Wickramasuriya, Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the U.S., told a group of young Asian leaders here this week Read More...
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"I'm in," declared West Side Congressman Danny Davis by phone from Washington on Friday morning. Davis had worked late the night before on President Obama's health-care bill, which passed out of the House Ways and Means Committee just before midnight. Read More...
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WASHINGTON - THE head of the US Congress' Asian American group on Friday proposed offering tax credits to firms that provide English lessons, saying it could help transform the immigration debate. Representative Mike Honda introduced a bill that would Read More...
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The head of the US Congress' Asian American group on Friday proposed offering tax credits to firms that provide English lessons, saying it could help transform the immigration debate. Read More...
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Cho's All American Girl was replaced in the line-up by The Drew Carey Show. Cho pointed out that a double standard was at play. Why wasn't Carey, also a comedian, judged by his looks? Read More...
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GOSHEN, Ind. – This summer, 21 incoming U.S. Latino, African American, Asian American and Native American college students participated in the Goshen College Summer Academic Leadership Training (SALT) program – sponsored by the Center for Intercultural Read More...
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Democrat Judy Chu of California was sworn in today to fill the House seat formerly occupied by Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis. Read More...
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By disgrasian.com Boston City Councilman Sam Yoon is currently running for mayor. A Democrat who was born in Seoul, moved to the U.S. at 10 months old, and became a citizen at 10 years old, Sam is the first Asian-American to hold elected office in Boston. Read More...
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Los Angeles - Democrat Judy Chu has been elected to the US Congress after beating rival Asian-American Republican, Betty Chu, in a special election in a heavily Latino district, according to election results Wednesday. Chu, 56, will be southern Calif.. Read More...
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The 2009 National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) Convention and Diversity Career Fair will be held in Denver, Colorado at the Hyatt Regency from August 13-16. The convention welcomes students and professionals from all industries Read More...
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The 2009 National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) Convention and Diversity Career Fair will be held in Denver, Colorado at the Hyatt Regency from August 13-16. The convention welcomes students and professionals from all industries Read More...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Democrat Judy Chu easily claimed a vacant U.S. House seat Tuesday in a Los Angeles-area district, reinforcing the Democratic majority on Capitol Hill. The former state Assembly member will become Southern California's only Asian-American Read More...
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Ethnicity will be the one obvious difference when California tax board member Judy Chu, arrives in Washington shortly to succeed fellow Democrat Hilda L. Solis. Chu, the easy winner of Tuesday's House special election in the state's 32nd District, will Read More...
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Democrat Judy Chu easily claimed a vacant U.S. House seat Tuesday in a Los Angeles-area district, reinforcing the Democratic majority on Capitol Hill. Read More...
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The crowded field for City Comptroller includes 42 year-old John Liu who came to New York City when he was five from Tawain where he was born. He was the first Asian American elected to the City Cou.... Read More...
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I didn't catch the Black in America series on CNN last year. Apparently I had my head in a hole, or maybe I was busy watching Kwame Kilpatrick go up in flames. Read More...
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Democrat Judy Chu was favored to claim a vacant U.S. House seat Tuesday after a campaign that tested racial lines in a Los Angeles-area district. If elected, the former state Assembly member would become Southern California's only Asian-American in Congress Read More...
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Democrat Judy Chu was favored to claim a vacant U.S. House seat Tuesday after a campaign that tested racial lines in a Los Angeles-area district. Read More...
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I checked in with the outspoken actress to talk about her new show, the politics of feeling beautiful, homophobia, the Internet, playing the banjo and her outlook on life. Read More...
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Unlike young western gays and lesbians, their Asian-American counterparts often face unyielding family and cultural social stresses that affect their ethnic and sexual identitiesYoung American-raised Asian and Pacific Islanders (API), who are in the sexual Read More...
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The process of homosexual identity formation among Asian and Pacific Islander youth, where the role of family life, personal sacrifice for family tranquility and generational clashes are central social stresses, has led researchers at Boston University's Read More...
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*Some good news emerged from Haiti last week. The predominantly Black and poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere appeared to be making great strides in conquering its AIDS epidemic. Read More...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Voters in a Los Angeles-area district are picking a new member of Congress Tuesday. Democrat Judy Chu is favored to be the next representative for the 32nd Congressional District. It's a heavily Democratic area that covers part of Los Read More...
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Unlike Frankford Avenue, which has a longer run in the city - from a close-up view of the Ben Franklin Bridge north to, basically, Bensalem - shorter Torresdale Avenue has never gone very far. Read More...
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THE BURR OAK CEMETERY scandal is so sad, macabre and ghoulish that when I saw the pictures of the four alleged perpetrators of this horrible and massive crime . . . they almost looked like they were dug up from somewhere. It takes a certain kind of person Read More...
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Voters in a Los Angeles-area district are picking a new member of Congress Tuesday. Read More...
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Voters in a Los Angeles-area district are picking a new member of Congress Tuesday. Democrat Judy Chu is favored to be the next representative for the 32nd Congressional District. It's a heavily Democratic area that covers part of Los Angeles and its Read More...
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Associated Press - July 14, 2009 3:14 AM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) - Voters in a Los Angeles-area district are picking a new member of Congress Tuesday. Read More...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Voters in a Los Angeles-area district are picking a new member of Congress Tuesday. Democrat Judy Chu is favored to be the next representative for the 32nd Congressional District. It's a heavily Democratic area that covers part of Los Read More...
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VietNamNet Bridge - At the University of California in Irvine, an extensive collection preserves the stories of Indochinese immigrants to the US. Researchers worry that budget cuts will hinder documentation of the community’s integration into American Read More...
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Students at 12 of Lee County's Title I schools will receive letters this week notifying them of the potential to switch schools next year if their school did not meet federal standards. Although the Lee County School District earned an A under Florida's Read More...
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Students at 12 of Lee County's Title I schools will receive letters this week notifying them of the potential to switch schools next year if their school did not meet federal standards. Read More...
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Welcome to Skokie People Speak, a continuation in writing of the former Comcast public access TV program. Read More...
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Filed under: News , Race and Civil Rights As Judge Sonia Sotomayor undergoes Senate confirmation hearings this week in the hopes of becoming the U.S. Supreme Court's first Hispanic member, the head of the NAACP says this battle represents the next level Read More...
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Whether called "preventive", "indefinite" or "prolonged," prevention detention schemes are essentially lawless, unconstitutional and un-American. At its root, detention without trial threatens democracy. Read More...
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by Joe Wilhelm Jr. The law office of Wood, Atter & Wolf hosted the latest meeting of the Jacksonville Asian-American Bar Association (JAABA) July 9, its last until the fall. Read More...
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As described by the festival: “The creator of ‘Colma: The Musical’ returns with another tuneful tale from the Bay Area. Filipina performance artist Bethesda moves into an art commune to search for her long-missing biological mother. Read More...
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Robbinsdale Area Schools' secondary students' reading and math scores on the recent Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA-II) math and reading tests MCA-II continued to improve. Read More...
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Hindu myths will come to life through Bharatanatyam style of dance at Rodey Theater this Saturday, thanks to the Kalakriti dance group's presentation of "Kala Darpanam." The event will benefit the Asian American Association of New Mexico and their efforts Read More...
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UC Irvine's extensive collection preserves the stories of refugees, but researchers worry that cuts will hinder documentation of the evolving immigrant community. In an unremarkable room in a corner of UC Irvine's main library, the little-known stories Read More...
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To view our videos, you need to: 1. Enable JavaScript. Learn how . 2. Install Adobe Flash. Install now . Read More...
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The story of Alice and Kev is remarkable in that it portrays a believable account of homeless life, and yet it is only a game. Read More...
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Robbinsdale Area Schools' secondary students' reading and math scores on the recent Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA-II) math and reading tests MCA-II continued to improve. Read More...
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Togo W. Tanaka, a former journalist and businessman whose reports on life inside the Manzanar internment camp illuminated divisions in the Japanese-American community after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the tensions that eventually erupted in riots at Read More...
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WOONSOCKET — With the way things are in the state and national economy, you might ask why anyone would want operate their own business these days. People are spending less than they had even a year ago and there is more pressure than ever to find the Read More...
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Asian American nerds -- it smacks of a stereotype, but now Asian American fans of comics, animation, science fiction and fantasy are flexing their muscle. The first ever comics convention, or ComiCon.... Read More...
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First it was a spray-painted swastika on a sign out front. Then bricks through the windows. Then a shower of 51 bullets. Now, after a tire-slashing and more broken windows -- this time by teens who told police they think ''all Muslims are terrorists'' Read More...
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...or, you could just go hang out in Malibu / Photo by nicadair via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Arts & Crafts Architecture Documentary Beautiful Simplicity: Arts & Crafts Architecture in Southern California is a documentary that examines Read More...
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IF you think ComiCon is cool, imagine sitting in a classroom with the creators of your favorite comics and talking to them one-on-one. That's what will be happening at the Asian-American ComiCon, a smaller, more intimate kind of comics convention... Read More...
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Kal Penn whose parents emigrated from Gujarat, is taking a break from Hollywood to work as an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison. Read More...
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Robbinsdale Area Schools' secondary students' reading and math scores on the recent Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA-II) math and reading tests MCA-II continued to improve. Read More...
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FREMONT -- A multi-racial Fremont man battling leukemia is getting some good news today -- his doctors have found him a stem cell donor that matches his unique ethnic makeup. Read More...
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The Obama administration is poised to spend $7.2 billion in stimulus money to expand broadband Internet access to rural America and under-served urban communities. But those who are supposed to benefit from the stimulus plan are not even at the table. Read More...
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Future International Tennis Hall of Famers, such as Andre Agassi, have played for the Capitals. Read More...
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Hundreds of Bay Area residents volunteered to be tested Read More...
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The newly expanded, newly relocated Museum of Chinese in America has chosen to open the doors of its new home on the edge of Chinatown quietly and gradually as it settles in over the summer. Read More...
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>> Filipino Americans “Celebrate Courage” in Washington, DC >> APA Family Support Services 2009 Fundraiser >> Ron Takaki Community Memorial >> 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors >> Asian American Theater Company Presents “Fayette-Nam” Compiled by Beleza Chan Read More...
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Actor Kal Penn started a new job Monday as a liaison between the White House and Asian communities. The Indian-American actor is taking a break from Hollywood to work as an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison, with a focus on connecting Read More...
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WASHINGTON, July 7 (UPI) -- Actor Kal Penn has begun his new career as an associate director in the White House's Office of Public Engagement in Washington. Read More...
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Kal Penn called his new job at the White House "the greatest reward." Following an abrupt departure from House this spring, the actor finally reported for his first day of work as associate director in the White House Office of Public Engagement on Monday. Read More...
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Actor Kal Penn started a new job Monday as a liaison between the White House and Asian communities. The Indian-American actor is taking a break from Hollywood to work as an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison, with a focus on connecting Read More...
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Actor Kal Penn started a new job Monday as a liaison between the White House and Asian communities. The Indian-American actor is taking a break from Hollywood to work as an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison, with a focus on connecting Read More...
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The first Asian American Comic Con will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2009, at the Museum of Chinese in America at 215 Centre Street in New York City. The... [read more] Read More...
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Paul Watanabe, director of the Institute for Asian American Studies and associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Boston, has been selected by Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to serve on the U.S. Census Bureau's Advisory Read More...
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Actor Kal Penn started a new job Monday as a liaison between the White House and Asian communities. The Indian-American actor is taking a break from Hollywood to work as an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison, with a focus on connecting Read More...
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ACTOR Kal Penn has formally started work at the White House, saying he is happy to take a break from Hollywood to serve in President Barack Obama's administration. Read More...
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Actor Kal Penn has started his new job as a liaison between the White House and Asian communities. Read More...
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Actor Kal Penn formally started work at the White House on Monday, saying he was happy to take a break from Hollywood to serve in President Barack Obama's administration. Read More...
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News Flash: Actor Kal Penn started his job at the White House today, as an associate director in the Office of Public Engagement, where he is the liaision to the arts and Asian-American and Pacific Island communities. Read More...
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The former "House" star will focus on connecting President Obama with the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, as well as arts groups. Read More...
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WASHINGTON - Actor Kal Penn has started his new job as a liaison between the White House and Asian communities. The actor had a recurring role on Fox's TV show "House" and starred in several films including "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle." Read More...
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Actor Kal Penn has started his new job as a liaison between the White House and Asian communities. Read More...
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"The times are changing, but the mission has not." That's what Milton Coleman, senior editor of The Washington Post , has to say to young journalists of color in today's rapidly-evolving news media world. Read More...
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SANTA FE - Who would have thought that chicken sandwiches would be the path to love? But for filmmaker Jon Moritsugu and his actress wife, Amy Davis,, the Burger King chicken sandwich was the elixir. Read More...
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Ann Woolner's syndicated column "When should firefighters wear tuxedos?" (July 1) was vague and wrong. Read More...
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For the first time in approximately five years, an undergraduate student has been nominated for the student regent position on the UC Board of Regents for the 2010-2011 school year. Read More...
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Togo W. Tanaka, a former journalist and businessman whose reports on life inside the Manzanar internment camp illuminated divisions in the Japanese-American community after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the tensions that eventually erupted in riots at Read More...
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While students are doing slightly better each year on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, the success rates of African-American, American Indian, Latino and Pacific Islander students shows Washington has a long way to go. Read More...
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While students are doing slightly better each year on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, the success rates of African-American, American Indian, Latino and Pacific Islander students shows Washington has a long way to go in improving school Read More...
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Togo W. Tanaka, a former journalist and businessman whose reports on life inside the Manzanar internment camp illuminated divisions in the Japanese-American community after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the tensions that erupted in riots at the World Read More...
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Picnics in the Pacific Northwest are always an exercise in hope. That's because of an inveterate, uninvited guest: the weather. So people cope by doing everything from packing tarps to wearing fleece, vying for the most likely sunny days and having a Read More...
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It took an identity crisis for Joy Hoffman to fully realize she’s Korean. Hoffman, a graduate student at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, was adopted by white, conservative, Lutheran parents as a baby and grew up in Orange County, immersed Read More...
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Many of his reports were critical of camp administrators and the policy that led to the internment of 10,000 people of Japanese descent, most of whom were U.S. citizens from Los Angeles County. Togo W. Tanaka, a former journalist and businessman whose Read More...
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A controversy that has captured the attention of the Chinese community is pitting a group of bus drivers against a well-known Hong Kong-born businesswoman. Read More...
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When Aran Park directed a tutoring center in South Korea, her workday ended at 3 a.m. That's when her last class let out. "We have a saying in Korea: If you sleep three hours, you succeed; if you sleep four hours, you fail," she said. Read More...
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CHICAGO – The husband of a confessed illegal recruiter in the Los Angeles suburb of Long Beach, California was sentenced to a three years’ probation last June 22 after pleading guilty to concealing and harboring an illegal alien, who lived in their house Read More...
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These articles and photos were produced by the 15 high school students who participated in the ThreeSixty Summer Journalism Workshop at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul from June 14 to 26. Eight students produced print stories, two were photographers Read More...
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Officials with the Tulare County Superior Court said they sent out 80 letters seeking nominations for the next grand jury. Read More...
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A new law that took effect this week makes it illegal to lure children under age 15 through sexually-explicit text messages or cell-phone pictures, signifying a shift in popular technology and giving prosecutors another tool to catch predators. Read More...
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(The following article assesses the relations between the Philippines and the United States and is published today to mark Filipino-American Friendship Day) Read More...
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Today is Philippine-American Friendship Day. July 4th is the USA’s most important national holiday. When we were an American colony, Filipinos were legally seen by the rest of the world as “US nationals” as carrying US-issued passports, we traveled abroad Read More...
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The premier proving ground for Seattle's light-rail venture is Othello Station. This stop sits midway between downtown and the airport, far enough from both that commuters should actually save time by taking the train instead of a bus. Read More...
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ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Naval Academy has admitted a freshman class with the highest percentage of minorities in its history, 435 out of 1,230 plebes. Read More...
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If leaving the house this weekend seems more trouble than it's worth, rev up the old DVD player. Here's our suggestion for dinner and a movie. Read More...
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For the first time in approximately five years, an undergraduate student has been nominated for the student regent position on the UC Board of Regents for the 2010-2011 school year. Read More...
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>> Immigrants Have Growing Role in Virginia Politics >>Call for Nominations: Outstanding Woman of the Year Award >>2nd Annual Safe Fest >>16th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival >> OCA-OC’s Backpack and School Supplies Drive and BBQ Picnic >> Stand Up Read More...
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Wells Fargo Co. on Thursday said it will invest $208,000 in the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation for a national research study about the characteristics and interests of business owners in the six largest Asian American ethnic Read More...
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After an informal announcement of her plans to run for the Michigan governor seat in 2010 last week, 54th District State Representative Alma Wheeler Smith officially kicked off her gubernatorial campaign Monday night with a fundraiser at Washtenaw Community Read More...
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A new report states it in black and white: Color is lacking on the boards of directors of the 46 largest independent foundations in the United States. Read More...
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SAN FRANCISCO----Wells Fargo said it will invest $208,000 in the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation for a national research study of the characteristics and interests among business owners in the six largest Asian American Read More...
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The proposal to institute a town hall meeting on justice issues one
day before each General Synod was postponed indefinitely when it came
to the plenary floor Tuesday afternoon with its committee recommending
no action. The resolution was brought by the Read More...
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Although new immigrants arrive in Chicago every day, Demetrious
Gonzalez and Brandon Felfle, of Chicagos First Congregational Church,
admit they spend more time talking about shoes and electronics than
about immigration and race. But they said they were Read More...
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The National Democratic Ethnic Coordinating Committee (NDECC) met on May 29, 2009 in Washington, DC to discuss organizational issues following the election of Democratic president Barack Obama. Representing the Ukrainian-American community were Julian Read More...
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A Filipino was one of the people who made Pixar’s latest movie "Up" a blockbuster hit. Read More...
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Two Asian-American journalists sentenced to 12 years’ “reform through labor” by a North Korean court June 8 were part of a three-person team that set out from Los Angeles in March to document the underground railroad that North Korean refugees use to Read More...
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Name in English: Emerald Yeh Gender: Female Birth Place: Princeton, NJ Profession (s): Anchorwoman, Writer, Reporter Education: B.A, Journalism, University of Hawaii; M.A., Journalism, Columbia University Award(s): 9 Emmy Awards in broadcast journalism, Read More...
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Dartmouth College's new president Dr. Jim Yong Kim takes over at the Ivy League School. Read More...
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In this time of global uncertainty, there is a hesitancy to spend capital dollars without having a clear sense of the timing of the ROI (return on investment). That concern is reasonable, but it may also cause some hoteliers to delay needed updates or Read More...
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Oregon is the first state in the country to require that every public university interview a minority candidate for every open head coaching job. Read More...
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While most business owners are struggling to keep their pace, Jennifer Aldrich has found a nice stride-- with a little help from a powerful resource. Read More...
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The legal world has been transformed in the last year, and so has The American Lawyer 's seventh annual A-List, which ranks the nation's elite law firms -- those that are best at balancing a thriving business with their obligations to the profession. Read More...
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