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Top news stories personally selected by the publishers for their relevance to the Asian-American community.
December 2009 - Posts
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Legal services for low-income residents REDLANDS - Legal Aid - Redlands is a program of the YMCA of the East Valley and partially funded by the United Way. For more than 25 years, the program has served thousands of clients. Read More...
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Corrine Jennings came to New York from Rhode Island in the 1970s — armed with the drive and credentials to be a Broadway scenic designer. However, the head of the union told her they didn’t have blacks or women, and they were not going to. “That’s theater,” Read More...
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More than 200 people packed City Hall’s City Council Chamber Tuesday night Dec. 22 to celebrate the swearing-in of City Councilmember-elect Margaret Chin, who will be the first Asian-American to represent Manhattan’s Chinatown. Read More...
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For many Americans, the decade we are now closing began on Sept. 11, 2001, not Jan. 1, 2000. And why not, given Sept. 11's magnitude? Read More...
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With many New Yorkers struggling, officials have planned less pomp around this year’s mayoral ceremony. Read More...
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Packaging art by the decade isn’t realistic; art doesn’t come in squared-off units. Read More...
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Jeremy Lin has emerged as one of the country's elite college basketball players. Why does he still get mocked for being Asian? Read More...
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Jeremy Lin has emerged as one of the country's elite college basketball players. Why does he still get mocked for being Asian? Read More...
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For many Americans, the decade we are now closing began on Sept. 11, 2001, not Jan. 1, 2000. And why not, given 9/11's magnitude? Read More...
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Roseann “Rosie” O’Donnell the stand-up comedian, actress, singer, author and media personality was spotted in Miami Beach Tuesday when she was having a romantic hand-in-hand walk with her new lady love Tracy Kachtick-Anders, 47 and mother of six children. Read More...
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July A public memorial service is held for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. An estimated 1 billion viewers watch the service broadcasted around the world. In New York, crowds watch the service outdoors on Jumbotrons in Times Read More...
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With many New Yorkers struggling, officials have planned less pomp around this year’s mayoral ceremony. Read More...
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Those highway and interstate signs alerting motorists to upcoming restaurants and services have been a pretty good deal for businesses over the years. Read More...
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By LESLIE BOW McClatchy Newspapers As the mother of a royalty-worshipping little girl, my feelings about Disney's first black princess are mixed. From the media coverage of "The Princess and the Frog," you'd think it was a historical moment akin to President Read More...
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Jon A. Gerson of the Montgomery County Education Association (left) talks with Yong-Mi Kim, principal of Wayside Elementary School in Potomac, during the African American Chamber of Commerce of Montgomery County, Asian American Political Alliance and Read More...
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SANTA CRUZ Silent Peace Walk today The Peace Community of Santa Cruz will lead off the DIY Parade today with its fifth Silent Peace Walk. Read More...
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I've been reading both geoblogs and women-in-science blogs for a while, and watching the support networks grow around them. So when I looked through the Geological Society of America's list of session topics for the 2009 annual meeting and saw one about Read More...
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For many Americans, the decade we are now closing began on Sept. 11, 2001, not Jan. 1, 2000. And why Read More...
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July A public memorial service is held for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. An estimated 1 billion viewers watch the service broadcasted around the world. In New York, crowds watch the service outdoors on Jumbotrons in Times Read More...
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A few weeks after his historic appointment, Evan Low has settled into the mayor's office at Campbell City Hall. Read More...
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First Night Pittsburgh celebrates its 15th anniversary tonight with a Downtown-sized party. Read More...
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Campbell made headlines this past year with the appointment of its newest mayor. The Campbell City Council Chamber wasn't big enough to hold the gathering of family and friends wanting to catch a glimpse of history Evan Low was about to take the mayor's Read More...
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Physician Lam Do was recently one of three authors who participated at a marrow and stem cell donor registration drive at the Cupertino Library held in memory of Ja-Lih Lee, a Cupertino librarian and former bookstore owner who died Dec. 1 after a battle Read More...
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“This place is run by a ‘Supreme Master’?” says my buddy Lee. He’s driving us to a vegan eatery with an innocent name, “Loving Hut.” “Yeah,” I say. “But we’re cool. It’s the food. Good for you. Guaranteed.” Read More...
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For many Americans, the decade we are now closing began on Sept. 11, 2001, not Jan. 1, 2000. And why not, given 9/11's magnitude? Think of the last 10 years as a period in which demographic patterns reshaped the nation and the world. Read More...
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LOS ANGELES — On a recent winter night, the Lams and their three children sat in front of a television set with rabbit ears sprouting out of the top. Read More...
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For over two centuries, writers have tried to capture the essence and rhythm of America as a nation. An ambitious history charts their progress. Read More...
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The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission has launched an investigation into complaints of racial attacks at South Philadelphia High School. Read More...
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President Obama's nomination of U.S. Magistrate Edward Chen for a federal judgeship in San Francisco has run into trouble in the Senate, which sent Chen's name back to the White House last week in a sign of Republican opposition to the former American Read More...
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2009 was a year filled with highs and lows for Cambridge, from the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates and the destruction of a Harvard Square Mormon church to the arrival of new school superintendent Jeff Young and the protests that erupted Read More...
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New England Financial - Dallas, A MetLife, Inc. Company , recently joined the US Pan Asian American Chamber Southwest to host a successful standing-room only event featuring procurement representatives and specialists from the City of Dallas, The Dallas Read More...
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Seoul, Dec 29 (DPA) North Korea said Tuesday it had detained a US citizen who illegally crossed the border from China, confirming earlier reports that the activist entered the Stalinist state. Read More...
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Program Council's Asian Cultural Committee is devoting this week to educating the SMU community about the different aspects of Asian life. The Asian community ranges from "Russia to China to India to Saudi Arabia," said sophomore Sabeena Rahman, the Asian Read More...
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Seoul - North Korea said Tuesday it had detained a US citizen who illegally crossed the border from China, confirming earlier reports that the activist entered the Stalinist state. Activists have said that Robert Park, 28, crossed into North Korea Fr.. Read More...
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PITTSFIELD -- Another week, another side note: Two weeks ago, a mention of an outing included the search for a bar/restaurant called Legends, presumably on the New Lebanon, N.Y. stretch of Route 20. Read More...
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Alright, who did it? Who conjured up the homecoming theme of "All-American SMU?" Isn't anyone tired of seeing the bloody American flag shoved in his face every time he wants to do something? Read More...
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Chinese American Live Poultry serves freshly plucked birds to a largely immigrant clientele. Neighbors complain the facility stinks and the Rosemead Planning Commission has voted to shut it down. At the slaughterhouse in Rosemead, patrons can grab a fresh Read More...
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When the South Asian Journalists Association was formed in 1994, there were only a few Indian-American bylines in the mainstream press, mostly in the business pages. There were some folks in the editing ranks, but they were even fewer in number than the Read More...
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Think of the last 10 years as a period in which demographic patterns reshaped the nation and the world. Those shifts will extend into the next decade, creating a link between these 10 years and the 10 years just ahead. Read More...
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NEW YORK– Amid the global up-surge of the economic meltdown and the prevailing weakening of holiday revenues, another beauty contest becomes a welcome relief to the already “saturated” roster of such beauty events but the new pageant producer, Special Read More...
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Steve Aoki and Mark Hunter (better known as the Cobra Snake) finish each other’s sentences. On Sunday, the day after DJ Aoki played to a wall-to-wall crowd at Luxy (which Hunter photographed), the best friends buckled down in the East District’s (東區) Read More...
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PRINCETON BOROUGH -- At first glance, you wouldn't know you were in an office of the Center for African American Studies (CASS) here at Princeton University. Read More...
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CAMBRIDGE - Leland Cheung is a fast talker, with a blistering schedule and an unforgiving iPhone. Read More...
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Asian-Americans have higher instances of certain types of cancer, yet screening rates remain dismal. A new study calls for culturally sensitive materials to stress the importance of early screening, to help close the disparity. Read More...
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CHEONG PHIN reflects on a decade of fashion. THE year marks the end of the first decade in the third millennium. Read More...
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Click on the photos for Gothamist's top ten favorite shows this year. Last year, of course, we couldn't stop talking about Passing Strange , but this year's highly subjective list is notably devoid of musicals. (Unfortunately, we haven't seen Fela! ) Read More...
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Spencer declares state of emergency after too much lye is accidentally released into the townand#8217;s water supply. Even more shocking is the news that lye is a standard treatment used to raise the pH level of water and prevent pipe corrosion. Bottle Read More...
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Spencer declares state of emergency after too much lye is accidentally released into the town's water supply. Even more shocking is the news that lye is a standard treatment used to raise the pH level of water and prevent pipe corrosion. Bottle of Poland Read More...
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Young people who were serious about table tennis used to have to make the trip to Beijing, Stockholm or Moscow to train with world-class coaches. Read More...
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Fifty-six percent of people surveyed by the Western Union Company preferred to have the gift of cash this season. Read More...
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Passing off sexual stereotypes that reduce women as objects of so-called harmless fetishes is socially irresponsible. And it's not harmless. By fostering a culture of behavior that denigrates one group of women, all women are denigrated. And that is unacc Read More...
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A Korean-American human rights activist made a Christmas Day crossing from China into North Korea in an attempt to raise awareness of human rights abuses in the Stalinist state, fellow activists and South Korean media reported yesterday. Read More...
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Minority voters appear to be the majority in this year's election, according to an analysis by the New York Times. Read More...
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City's religious diversity allows for many options and traditions Read More...
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Black, Hispanic and Asian residents made up a majority of voters in last month’s mayoral election in New York. Read More...
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Seoul - A Korean-American human rights activist made a Christmas Day crossing from China into North Korea in an attempt to raise awareness of human rights abuses in the Stalinist state, fellow activists and South Korean media reported Saturday. Neith.. Read More...
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FREMONT — On Christmas Day, the pews were filled, but so were the Asian-themed shopping centers and the Indo-American movie theater. The Bay Area's fourth most-populous city is one of the few with a plurality of Asian-American residents, many of whom Read More...
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Asian American hip-hop hasn't received quite the props that it deserves. Far East Movement has come along to change all of that. Read More...
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Last month’s mayoral election produced a seismic shift. Black, Hispanic and Asian residents made up a majority of voters in a citywide race for the first time. Read More...
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There's a California that doesn't get discussed much amid talk about the economy, housing, health care, global warming and changes in the population. California is still the creative capital of the West, if not the entire United States. Disney, the.. Read More...
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Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Renée Tajima-Peña, a professor of community studies at UC Santa Cruz, has been named a USA Fellow for 2009 by United States Artists, an arts advocacy organization based in Los Angeles. Read More...
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"Lynch him! Lynch him! Lynch that n%**#$!" Standing in a group of her peers in the Mustang Band at the SMU vs. TCU football game, Raqketa Williams expected to hear chants of "M-U-S-T-A-N-G-S!" among other SMU favorites that bring the student body together Read More...
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Southland viewers are finding they can get nearly three times as many channels as they once could with an antenna. And best of all, they're free. On a recent winter night, while neighbors strung their Baldwin Park homes with Christmas lights, the Lams Read More...
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Los Angeles attorney Dolly Gee's appointment as a U.S. District Court judge was approved today by the Senate and she will become the first Chinese American woman on the federal bench. Read More...
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Silicon Valley suburb becoming America's hotbed of table tennis Read More...
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Silicon Valley suburb becoming America's hotbed of table tennis Read More...
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ASPEN - In Israel, military service is essentially mandatory for all non-Arab citizens over the age of 18. Throughout the country, the sight of young men and women in uniform, guns over their shoulders, is as ubiquitous as falafel stands. "The military Read More...
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Raise your hand if you think Southern California is the film and TV capital of the world. Now raise your hand if you think the area is also home to a huge, serious, skilled, creative theater scene. Oh, yes, you’d certainly be right the second time. Read More...
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Photo via the Asian American Justice Center Los Angeles Attorney Dolly Gee today became the first Chinese-American woman in U.S. history to serve as a federal district court judge when the Senate confirmed as a U.S. District Court Judge for the Central Read More...
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The India Community Center in Milpitas, Calif., is an influential hatchery for Olympic hopefuls. Read More...
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In September 2003, less than two years after the voters of Flushing made him the first Asian-American City Councilman, John Liu (D-Flushing) was instrumental in the formation of the Downtown Flushing Transit Hub Business Improvement District, more commonly Read More...
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A search for [ dreadlocks ] sports one of those Google definitions links at the top right of the page that leads to an 'offensive' categorization of those who have dreadlocks as their hairstyle. The Google Definition of dreadlocks uses it in a sentence Read More...
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PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN The India Community Center in Milpitas, Calif., houses the largest Ping-Pong training program for youths in the U.S. and is an influential hatchery for Olympic hopefuls. Read More...
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MILPITAS, Calif. -- Young people who were serious about table tennis used to have to make the trip to Beijing, Stockholm or Moscow to train with world-class coaches. Read More...
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LOS ANGELES, Dec 24 — Young people who were serious about table tennis used to have to make the trip to Beijing, Stockholm or Moscow to train with world-class coaches. Now they go no farther than this Silicon Valley suburb. “I’m trying to become one of Read More...
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The India Community Center in Milpitas houses the largest Ping-Pong training program for youths in the United States and has already become an influential hatchery for Olympic hopefuls. Read More...
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In September 2003, less than two years after the voters of Flushing made him the first Asian-American City Councilman, John Liu (D-Flushing) was instrumental in the formation of the Downtown Flushing Transit Hub Business Improvement District, more co.. Read More...
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But sadly, in the U.S., we've seen chip makers shut down their fabs over the years. Very few fabs are now built in the U.S. Semiconductor fabrication plant - Asian - Asian American - Ethnicity - Organizations Read More...
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I think Christmas is not about presents. It is about spending time with your family and friends! A lot of people shop for grandkids and children. The kids don’t always need presents, they need you and your love! I know this may be hard! Read More...
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Just when you thought Pittsburgh had run out of anniversaries to celebrate, the First Night celebrations this New Year's Eve combine two milestones into one giant, Downtown-sized party. Read More...
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Beware Harvard's Lin-chpin. Just four days after Old Dominion bounced Georgetown from college basketball's unbeaten ranks, the Crimson come calling, and they boast Harvard's hottest commodity since Matt Damon. Fresh off lighting up two of the more hostile Read More...
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Holy Cross Hospital, 1500 Forest Glen Road in Silver Spring, received a $750,000 grant from Dallas-based Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to fighting *** cancer worldwide. Read More...
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Holy Cross Hospital, 1500 Forest Glen Road in Silver Spring, received a $750,000 grant from Dallas-based Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to fighting *** cancer worldwide. Read More...
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Portalli's opens where Jordan's Steakhouse was I n tough economic times, I would open a steakhouse if I had to open a restaurant. But what if you're opening a restaurant where a steakhouse failed? Then I would make it an Italian restaurant. Read More...
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A healthy serving of Californian suburban angst is topped with a drizzle of existential angst in Half-Life , a self-assured if somewhat overwrought debut by writer/director Jennifer Phang, a woman with the kind of vivid imagination Hollywood could use Read More...
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Museum curators keep wish lists, and the sculpture of Isamu Noguchi has been high on Hilarie Faberman's since she began working at Stanford's Cantor Center for Visual Arts 17 years ago. So when she and museum director Tom Seligman, who see eye to eye Read More...
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About 50 Asian American and African American students at South Philadelphia High School are among the newest members of the Philadelphia NAACP. Read More...
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Three-fourths of money raised locally stays here and the other quarter funds national *** cancer research. Read More...
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*According to the latest projections from the Census Bureau, whites will no longer constitute the majority population in America by the year 2050. However, that is later than previously expected. Census Bureau demographers had expected the nation to become Read More...
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Lewis Lazare: When WBBM-Channel 2 General Manager Bruno Cohen said this month hewanted to do an early morning show unlike any other on localtelevision, he wasn't kidding. Set to debut Feb. 1, that show, "Monsters & Money in the Morning,"will feature an Read More...
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Advocates for the disabled are arguing in lawsuits across the country that Abercrombie & Fitch and J.M. Hollister stores, which cater to a hip, young clientele, are decidedly unfriendly to the disabled. Read More...
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The Media Theatre Media PA LOA $488/week minimum. Artistic Director: Jesse Cline Score: William Finn Book: Rachel Sheinkin Director: Patricia Raine Choreographer: Karen Cleighton Read More...
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NARBERTH, PA--(Marketwire - December 21, 2009) - Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc. ( NASDAQ : RBPAA ) today announced that it has terminated the agreement relating to the sale of Royal Asian Bank, which was previously announced to investors in September Read More...
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NARBERTH, PA--(Marketwire - 12/21/09) - Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc. (NASDAQ: RBPAA - News ) today announced that it has terminated the agreement relating to the sale of Royal Asian Bank, which was previously announced to investors in September Read More...
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Elementary students learn about media in new clubs Students at Holy Cross School in DeWitt are participating this year in two cutting edge clubs: Read More...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Poynter Institute has announced a partnership designed to provide professional development to journalists and media leaders from underrepresented demographic groups in an effort Read More...
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A national civil rights organization that weighed in last April after a racially motivated incident involving Franklin & Marshall College students is not satisfied with F&M's confidential mediation of the problem.Two Asian students and one Asian-American Read More...
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After springing for more than $102 million to win a third term, Mayor Bloomberg has decided to shut the cash spigot -- he's not holding a reception after his inauguration, sources told The Post. It's a surprising decision for a billionaire who spe... Read More...
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The Russell County School Board voted 4-3 to name Michael Green, principal of Russell County High School, interim superintendent. This moves comes two weeks after the board voted to buy out former Superintendent Yvette Richardson’s contract with six months Read More...
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The BART Board of Directors on Thursday unanimously elected its longest-serving board member, James Fang, to serve as its new president. The Board also unanimously elected Board Member Bob Franklin to serve as vice president. Read More...
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After springing for more than $102 million to win a third term, Mayor Bloomberg has decided to shut the cash spigot -- he's not holding a reception after his inauguration, sources told The Post. Its a surprising decision for a guy who spent $2.5 mil.. Read More...
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DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Consumer Behavior 2010" report to their offering. Read More...
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Priyanka Singha, an Indian-origin girl from California has been crowned as the 28th Miss Indian American, beating contestants from 25 cities across the USA. Read More...
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Lewis Lazare: Torey Malatia wants clarification. "We're in no man's land right now," said Malatia, president and CEO of Chicago public radio WBEZ-FM (91.3). Malatia was referring to whether it's OK for WLFM-FM (87.7) to operate as a for-profit smooth Read More...
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The panels fall into three basic categories: those that were created through legislation enacted by the City Council, those created by executive order and those mandated by State charter. Some members are appointed by the mayor, others by the governor Read More...
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The latest round of acquisitions at the Seattle Art Museum concentrates on Asian and Asian American work, which is, for the museum, a kind of roots music. SAM opened as a Pan-Asian art museum, a field that continues to be a strength. Read More...
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The state Senate Rules Committee smoothly confirmed Michael Peevey as president of the California Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday, while refusing to hold a hearing for another commissioner Democrats said failed to show interest in consumer rights Read More...
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He pulled a Miley. Toby Keith is taking heat after making an allegedly racist gesture at a Nobel Peace Prize party earlier this week. Read More...
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The state Senate Rules Committee voted 5-0 Wednesday to reconfirm Michael Peevey, a Gov. Arnold Schw Read More...
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&$ &$ The year 2009 has been a year of good harvest for Chinese writers in terms of international recognition. Besides Su Tong who won the Man Asian Literary Award for The Boat to Redemption (河岸), Leslie T Chang bagged the Asian American literary award Read More...
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Most of the Asian students who boycotted Southern after attacks at the school have returned following a meeting with district officials Tuesday. by Amanda Snyder Two weeks ago, about 25 Asian students were attacked due to a lack of action by South Philadelphia Read More...
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President Barack Obama has nominated community activist Joseph Pak of Garden Grove to join the 15-member National Council on Disability. Read More...
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The Dallas Water Department tolerates racial discrimination, a hostile work environment and retaliation, according to a new federal lawsuit. Read More...
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Throughout 2009, Queens has been the site of some of the biggest and most important news stories in the city, state and even the country. Whether it be the outbreak of the H1N1 virus, a foiled terror plot in Flushing or political scandals and triumphs, Read More...
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Toby Keith made a hand gesture at a Nobel Peace Prize after party last week that has two Asian organizations seeing red. Read More...
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Celebrate Asian Heritage with the Golden State Warriors as they take on Yi Jianlian and the New Jersey Nets on Friday January 22, 2010. A portion of each ticket purchase will be donated to San Francisco Hep B Free – a citywide effort to screen and vaccinate Read More...
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Asian-American Tensions Dozens of Asian and Asian-American Philadelphia high school students are back in the classroom following an eight-day boycott. The students mobilized to demonstrate their frustration after being targeted in a series of violent, Read More...
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Toby Keith better start working on that apology statement about now. Asian watchdog groups are blasting the country crooner over an allegedly racist gesture made during an impromptu... Read More...
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It's back to school for some South Philly High for students who feared for their safety after a series of racial attacks. Read More...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dozens of Asian students plan to head back to class at a Philadelphia high school after boycotting for eight days in response to a series of racial attacks. Read More...
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Officials from Asian campaign groups have criticized Toby Keith after the country singer allegedly made a "racist hand gesture" at a Nobel Peace Prize party in Norway. Read More...
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Officials from Asian campaign groups have criticised TOBY KEITH after the country singer allegedly made a "racist hand gesture" at a Nobel Peace Prize party in... Read More...
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The deadline is Friday for county residents to send nominations for the NAACP teacher and principal of the year. Read More...
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ARLINGTON - The $1.15 billion Cowboys Stadium reached its goals for women and minority contracting in one set of categories and narrowly missed the mark in another. Read More...
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Asians have traditionally joined the military at the lowest rate among all races, but -- lured by job security, college aid and, for some, citizenship -- their enlistments rose 80% in L.A. County. On a chilly Saturday morning this month, the future soldiers Read More...
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Raising the curtain on what promises to be a new round of debate over Immigration reform, a group of Democratic lawmakers introduced a comprehensive bill Tuesday in Washington that, among other provisions, offers a path to legalization for the country's Read More...
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Asian-American students will be back in class after meeting in Philly school superintendent over safety. Read More...
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Dozens of Asian students plan to head back to class at a Philadelphia high school after boycotting for eight days in response to a series of racial attacks. Read More...
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The year 2009 has been a year of good harvest for Chinese writers in terms of international recognition. Read More...
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A group of Asian students is slowing returning to South Philadelphia High School after staff and district officials guaranteed their safety. Read More...
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An overwhelming majority of people who have periodontal (gum) disease are also at high risk for diabetes and should be screened for diabetes, a New York University nursing-dental research team has found. The researchers also determined that half of those Read More...
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An overwhelming majority of people who have periodontal disease are also at high risk for diabetes and should be screened for diabetes, a nursing-dental research team has found. The researchers also determined that half of those at risk had seen a dentist Read More...
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Some seek bigger role in cemetery regulation in wake of Burr Oak grave tampering scandal Six candidates for Illinois comptroller are vying in the Feb. 2 Democratic and Republican primaries for the chance to hold a constitutional office that is little Read More...
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He's the first Asian American that will hold a citywide elected position come January. Senior Correspondent Gabe Pressman sat down with Liu to discuss his life, family, and politics. Read More...
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Hundreds and thousands of Asian American convenience store and gas stations across the country have decided to oppose the proposed food and beverage tax under the health care reform. Read More...
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Sunday, Asian American students rallied in South Philadelphia. Many say they’re still too afraid to go back to school. Read More...
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Sunday, Asian American students rallied in South Philadelphia. Many say they’re still too afraid to go back to school. Read More...
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A national Asian American advocacy organization says it plans to file a federal civil rights complaint against the Philadelphia School District after a series of attacks on Asian students at... Read More...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A national Asian American advocacy organiztion says it plans to file a federal civil rights complaint against the Philadelphia School District following a series of attacks on Asian students at a high school. Read More...
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A national Asian American advocacy organization says it plans to file a federal civil rights complaint against the Philadelphia Read More...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A national Asian American advocacy organiztion says it plans to file a federal civil rights complaint against the Philadelphia School District following a series of attacks on Asian students at a high school. Read More...
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A national Asian American advocacy organization says it plans to file a federal civil rights complaint against the Philadelphia School District after a series of attacks on Asian students at a high school. Read More...
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An attorney with the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund yesterday said the organization will file a federal complaint against the Philadelphia School District, charging that school officials have failed to address repeated violent attacks Read More...
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- An Asian legal group said it plans to file a civil rights complaint against the Philadelphia School District over attacks on Asian-American students. Read More...
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A group of Asian students boycotting class after a recent series of attacks are planning to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice. Attorneys with the Asian American Legal Defense Fund are seeking an extensive investigation in the treatment Read More...
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The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund said yesterday that it would file a federal civil rights complaint accusing the Philadelphia School District of failing to address violence against Asian immigrant students at South Philadelphia High Read More...
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Photo by Flickr user Helmers The Asian American Legal Defense Fund is expected to file a complaint against the Philadelphia School District for its failure to address the violence against Asian students at South Philadelphia High School. 28 people were Read More...
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Photo by Flickr user dave_mcmt Last week on Thursday , twenty-six Asian-American kids were assaulted at South Philly High. That's bad. What's worse is that so far there has been no resolution to what is an ongoing and apparently adult-fueled problem. Read More...
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A spokesperson for dozens of Asian students targeted at South Philadelphia High School says they plan to file civil rights charges against the Philadelphia School District. Read More...
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Fair Franchising Advocate Lowering Service Fees by $1,000 for Property Owners Facing Liquidated-Damage Claims; High Concentration of Hotels in Florida and Expanding Services to Vertical Market Expected to Keep Costs Low Read More...
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Doctors have known for years that a woman's risk of developing heart disease rises after menopause, but they weren't exactly sure why. It wasn't clear whether the increased risk is due to the hormonal changes associated with menopause, to aging itself, Read More...
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TUESDAY 8 December saw an impressive turn-out of political leaders, human rights activists and Irish-American organisations in New York’s City Hall to mark 25 years of the MacBride Campaign for Equality and Fair Employment in the North of Ireland. Read More...
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The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund said today that it would file a complaint for civil rights violations with the federal justice department against the Philadelphia School District for failing to address violence against Asian immigrant Read More...
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Slanty Eyed Mama opened up its performance with "Ice, Ice, Baby" adding its own twist and singing "Rice, Rice, Baby." Slanty Eyed Mama speaks about racial issues and the misrepresentation of Asian Americans through songs and comedic performances. Read More...
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Libble Mansell of White Oak BioPharma Solutions in Gaithersburg chats with Bill Pisano of the ACI Group in Baltimore at the Greater Baltimore Committee's Maryland Small Business Summit Monday in Baltimore. Read More...
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Americans do not believe that they know much about depression, but are highly aware of the risks of not receiving care, according to a survey released by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Read More...
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SALINAS, Calif. -- The Republic Cafe in Salinas served as a gathering place for the local Asian-American community for decades. ... Read More...
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Sororities at Miami University handle formal recruitment and chapter participation differently. Many women are required to return early from their holiday break to take part in their chapter's annual rush. Jamie McMillen, collegiate relations director Read More...
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Seoul - North Korea adhered to its notorious history of provocation in 2009, reaching a climax with its second nuclear test in May and provoking tougher United Nations sanctions. With fresh issue... Read More...
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Jacqueline Nguyen, a Vietnamese immigrant who spent her first months in the United States in a refugee camp before going on to graduate from Crescenta Valley High School, has been confirmed to the federal bench. Read More...
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Recent NAMI Survey Highlights Public Is Aware of the Risks of Not Receiving Care Read More...
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ARLINGTON, VA--(Marketwire - 12/10/09) - Americans do not believe that they know much about depression, but are highly aware of the risks of not receiving care, according to a survey released in November by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Read More...
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Lincoln Elementary School in Chinatown would be the first traditional public school in Oakland to win the federal award for academic achievement. Read More...
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When Theresa Wu, Class of 2001, entered Penn State as an undergraduate, her parents thought she would become a doctor. Read More...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Sheryl WuDunn will be the keynote speaker for the Nevada Women's Fund's 2010 Salute to Women of Achievement event. Read More...
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Japanese Americans who were forced from their studies in the 1940s at the University of California, Davis, will be given honorary degrees Saturday. Read More...
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About 300 fans packed into the narrow spectator gallery at Dartmouth College’s squash courts, hoping to see their underdog team topple fifth-ranked Harvard for the first time. But the cheering soon turned to heckling - and then a full-fledged verbal assault Read More...
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Officials say beating happened after Asian-American students attacked a disabled African-American student off-campus. Read More...
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Following 10 suspensions that resulted from fights last week, South Philadelphia High is trying to find a way to alleviate in-school racial tensions. by Amanda Snyder The security and police presence increased, even as Principal Lagreta Brown kept a watchful Read More...
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In emotional testimony yesterday, Asian students described being victimized at South Philadelphia High for years, often as school staffers stood by, encouraged the attackers, or hurled racial slurs. Read More...
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When the year end comes along, everyone exclaims, “where did the year go?” This is the lament, especially, of the busiest people in the community - those who have a full plate both with work, careers and family. Yet these are the ones who go the extra Read More...
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Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood's long relationship bears fruit in the new movie "Invictus," which tells the story of Nelson Mandela's role in a South African rugby team's unlikely season. Read More...
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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - December 9, 2009) - NDC Capital Partners, LLC, in partnership with HSM Equity Partners, Inc., announced the signing of a long-term lease with 99 Ranch, the largest Asian American supermarket chain in the United States, to occupy Read More...
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All the groups participating in the March for Humane Immigration Policy -- including six from Hudson County -- are contacting their members of Congress to inform them about the walk and urge their support for humane immigration policy. Many others plan Read More...
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Japanese-Americans who were forced from their studies in the 1940s at the University of California, Davis will be given honorary degrees Saturday. Read More...
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The state Senate will block confirmation of a Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointee to the Public Utilities Commission because Democratic leaders say she sides too often with the telecommunications industry, a spokesman for Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Read More...
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Chicago, Dec 9 (IANS) The Indian arm of GE Healthcare, the $17 billion healthcare business of General Electric Company, is promoting a unique public-private partnership (PPP) initiative to bring accessible and affordable rural healthcare across India Read More...
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ROSEMEAD - The Planning Commission took an aggressive step Monday to shut down a controversial poultry slaughterhouse on Garvey Avenue, with one member making a call to "go for the throat." Read More...
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The California Senate chief refuses to hold a hearing for Rachelle Chong, who had the backing of AT&T and Verizon, which benefited from her successful push to deregulate most land-line services. The leader of the state Senate today rejected a controversial Read More...
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The creator of "OBAMA PAN DE SAL" does it again SAN DIEGO - As Manny Pacquiao was winding down in his bout with Miguel Cotto that eventually gave him his seventh boxing title last month, Filipino baker Wilma Fernandez Ventura was hurrying to go back to Read More...
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Today, Superintendent Arlene Ackerman is to make her first public statements about ongoing racial tensions and safety concerns at South Philadelphia High School. Read More...
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JAMA. 2009;302(22):2423. Legislation introduced October 29 aims to ramp up prevention and treatment of hepatitis B and C. Read More...
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Welcome to Skokie People Speak, I am Al Nathan, volunteer contributor-journalist, e-mail alfrednathan@sbcglobal.net. My name as byline was omitted by mistake in the Nov. 12 issue about school funding. Read More...
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Comprehensive Report Details the Prevalence, Implications, Costs of Caregiving and Demographics of Caregivers Read More...
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Dr. Wallace: I'm 16 and dating a swell guy. My parents also think he's wonderful. They have a rule that every time I go on a date, the boy has to come into our house for a small chat with them. My parents are very nice. They ask Tyler where we're going Read More...
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Administrators are holding closed meetings today at South Philadelphia High School with parents who have questions about security at the school. Read More...
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In San Francisco, Filipino-American media professionals and concerned community members recently gathered to honor the slain media professionals and send a message that they may have been killed, but their legacy and sacrifice will never be forgotten Read More...
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A new admissions policy adopted by the UC Board of Regents earlier this year would dramatically reduce the number of African-American and Asian students admitted to most UC campuses starting next fall, and damage UC's commitment to diversity. Read More...
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Anger and fear over violence at South Philly High forces dozens of Asian student to boycott school and speak out. Read More...
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Many in the myopic LGBT mainstream have called for a boycott of the Democratic party and Obama administration -- a financial "time out" as they regroup their forces. This is misguided Read More...
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Evan Low is 26. But looking through the lens of history, however, that's practically geriatric: In 1972, Campbell made the national news when it elected Rusty Hammer to the City Council at age 18. Hammer, who died of leukemia last year, began wielding Read More...
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CALIFORNIA, United States—Mona Pasquil has become the first woman, first Filipino American, and first Asian American to become a lieutenant governor of California. Read More...
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Looking through the lens of history, however, that's practically geriatric: In 1972, Campbell made the national news when it elected Rusty Hammer to the city council at age 18. Hammer, who died of leukemia last year, began wielding the mayor's gavel when Read More...
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December 06, 2009 - TAMPA, Fla. -- The Asian American Convenience Stores Association (AACSA) formed a new alliance with The Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo to fight against the soft drink taxes of 3 cents per can and 17 cents per two-liter bottle, which federal Read More...
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The Republic Cafe in Salinas served as a gathering place for the local Asian American community for decades. Read More...
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The Campbell Council Chamber wasn't big enough to hold a gathering of family and friends wanting to catch a glimpse of history as one of their own was about to take the mayor's seat. Read More...
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Evan Low, 26, was voted into his one year term on Campbell's mayor rotation system Tuesday night by the city council. Read More...
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Municipality only city in Northern California to have such a distinction Read More...
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Municipality only city in Northern California to have such a distinction Read More...
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The six men on stage included a poet, a break dancer and a filmmaker. They pounded rhythms on the dhol drum, modeled fresh fashions, slathered whipped cream on bare skin and discussed their passion Read More...
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The six men on stage included a poet, a break dancer and a filmmaker. They pounded rhythms on the dhol drum, modeled fresh... Read More...
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The six men on stage included a poet, a break dancer and a filmmaker. They pounded rhythms on the dhol drum, modeled fresh fashions, slathered whipped cream on bare skin and discussed their passion for community service. This is the "Mr. Hyphen" contest, Read More...
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A black candidate and a white candidate are facing off in Atlanta's mayoral runoff election Tuesday. But another bloc, gay voters, may well decide the outcome. Read More...
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CAMPBELL, Calif. -- Campbell Vice Mayor Evan Low is hoping to make history Tuesday night by becoming the country's youngest openly gay mayor. Read More...
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A faux pageant in the San Francisco Bay area aims to redefine the image of Asian men beyond nerdy, sexless stereotypes. This year's winner is an American-born grad student of Thai descent. United States - San Francisco - Asian American - California - Read More...
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The six men on stage included a poet, a break dancer and a filmmaker. They pounded rhythms on the dhol drum, proclaimed "Vietnamese Men Are Lovers" or applied whipped cream to bare skin. They modeled sport coats and sleepwear and discussed their passion Read More...
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The contest was established in 2006 by Hyphen magazine, an all-volunteer publication dedicated to covering Asians in America in all their complexity. 'The contest is a lot like the publication itself: Fun, tongue-in-cheek, kind of campy, but there's a Read More...
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ASIAN FACES Finally a book written specifically for Asian women and their beauty concerns. Celebrity makeup expert Taylor Chang-Babaian shares her highly sought after beauty tips and techniques that can apply to specific Asian American women’s concerns. Read More...
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The contest was established in 2006 by Hyphen magazine, an all-volunteer publication dedicated to covering Asians in America in all their complexity. 'The contest is a lot like the publication itself: Fun, tongue-in-cheek, kind of campy, but there's a Read More...
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The six men on stage included a poet, a break dancer and a filmmaker. They pounded rhythms on the dhol drum, proclaimed "Vietnamese Men Are Lovers" or applied whipped cream to bare skin. They modeled sport coats and... Read More...
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PHILADELPHIA - Police say three people who noticed a Philadelphia school counselor unconscious and dying in an emergency waiting room robbed him instead of going for help. Read More...
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The six men on stage included a poet, a break dancer and a filmmaker. They pounded rhythms on the dholdrum, modeled fresh fashions, slathered whipped cream on bare skin and discussed their passion for community service. Read More...
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The six men on stage included a poet, a break dancer and a filmmaker. They pounded rhythms on the dhol drum, proclaimed "Vietnamese Men Are Lovers" or applied whipped cream to bare skin. They modeled sport coats and... Read More...
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The six men on stage included a poet, a break dancer and a filmmaker. They pounded rhythms on the dhol drum, proclaimed "Vietnamese Men Are Lovers" or applied whipped cream to bare skin. They modeled sport coats and sleepwear and discussed their passion Read More...
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It’s time to ignore the complacency and incompetence of our government and form a downtown nongovernmental organization. Read More...
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Campbell will make history tonight when they name their new mayor. Read More...
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PASADENA, Calif.----Kaiser Permanente announced today that more than 60 nonprofit organizations from Kern to San Diego will receive grants totaling more than $750,000 to help fund a wide range of services for people with HIV and AIDS, including youth Read More...
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Despite recession, American communities support AIDS-affected countries through World Vision Read More...
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Priyanka Singha, an Indian-origin girl from California has been crowned as the 28th Miss Indian American, beating contestants from 25 cities across the USA. Read More...
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Decline means less revenue for towns as seven-figure sales disappear Read More...
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Student Union Senator for Racial Minorities J.V. Souffrant '13 has his work cut out for him. Read More...
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The motto of “any person, any study” at Cornell is meant to be emblematic of the diversity of the student population. Specifically, the Cornell Statement on Diversity and Inclusiveness is “Open Doors, Open Hearts, and Open Minds” for both the student Read More...
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