News

APAs Selected as California Schoolmasters of the Year

Lowell High principal Andrew Ishibashi and Noriega and Francis Scott Key Child Development Centers’ Site Manager Candace Lee, have been selected as Schoolmasters of the Year for 2009-10 for the San Francisco Unified School District. The two were honored at a dinner at the Napa Elks Club on March 5.

“I feel deeply honored because this was the first time that this award has been presented to an educator from the Child Development Program,” says Lee. “I thank Superintendent Carlos Garcia and his cabinet for recognizing the value of my work.”

The Schoolmaster of the Year Award is sponsored by the California Schoolmasters’ club, which was established in 1893. Membership is open to all Northern California area educators. The award is given to principals in participating school districts who show exceptional leadership.

Commerce

ABL-SF Celebrates Lunar New Year

Approximately 100 people gathered at Mercury Lounge in San Francisco on March 18, 2010 for Asian Business League’s Lunar New Year Celebration.

Guests munched on chicken wings, lumpia, and shrimp and had the chance to have their fortune told.

The Asian Business League of San Francisco (ABL-SF) was founded in 1980 as a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of Asian Pacific American leadership in business. Through seminars, workshops, and social and networking functions, ABL-SF provides its members with opportunities to develop and enhance leadership and management skills, and to build relationships with other Asian professionals. ABL-SF also provides its members with opportunities to meet business leaders in the community and to address issues facing Asian professionals and Asian-owned businesses.

http://www.ablsf.org/

Lifestyle

Food - Vancouver Film School Canadasian Short

Speaking of why Asians can’t get more Oscars, these folks are working to change that. Vancouver Film School mostly put out cute computer animated shorts, and many if not most feature budding Asian filmmakers / animators, but this one hit me in the gut.

Don’t watch this unless you can handle a 10 minute tear jerker.
Dad finally promises his girl she can have sushi at the fancy sushi restaurant but…..

Created by Vancouver Film School students through the VFS Film Production program:

Director: Johann Lee
Producer: Shayla Perry
Director of Photography: Megan Matsen
Writer: Johann Lee and Andrew Chung
Art Director: Younghoo Kwon
Editor: Ronash Bajracharya
Assistant Director: Oliver Milne
Camera Operator: Megan Matsen
1st Assistant Camera: Linda Besseling
Sound Mixer: Ronash Bajracharya
Grip: Kris Khosrowkhani
Production Assistants:
Max Marois
Chris Dow
Jessy Dupont
Dialogue Editor/ADR Recordist: Anton Verenitch
Foley Editor/Foley Artist: Tinjun Niu
SFX/SPFX/BG Editor/Foley Artist: Chris Matlosz
Music Composer: Kaze Patricio Chan

Cast:
Kiana Bahrey
Jim K. Y. Chan
Fane Tse
Melanie Oh
Rachael Li
Kelly Bartucci
Amanda Konkin
C Douglas Quon
Jacqueline Quon

Sports

Unanimous Decision Win for Manny Pacquiao

by John Juan, Jr.

Arlington, Texas - The fight weekend began with the weigh-in located in the front entrance of the $1.3 Billion Dallas Cowboys, Stadium in Arlington, Texas. About a thousand fans attended to witness Manny Pacquiao’s weigh-in at 145 lbs and Joshua Clottey, noticeable the bigger fighter, at 147 lbs.

Clearly, the excitement from the fight fans was from also experiencing the spectacular Cowboys Stadium and seeing the colossal Jumbotron for the first time. The stadium did not disappoint - it illuminated the night as the Jumbotron and flat screens lit up throughout the stadium. The largest dome stadium in the world was built to perfection with modern art like architecture driven with the latest technology.  Among the technology, included a jaw dropping HD Jumbotron by Mitsubishi Electric Diamond System, weighing at 600 tons, 60 yards long, and 72 feet tall.

The stadium setting was fit for “The Event” as the seats begin to fill up fast at 9pm Central Time and as the main event anticipation grows. About 51,000 fans were at attendance creating an electric atmosphere screaming “Manny, Manny, Manny!” with the Philippines and the Ghanaian flag apparent throughout the stadium. Circular screams also came from a cycle of fan waves during the undercard fights. The fans were  truly having a good time.

The anticipation grew larger as the Jumbotron played video clips of past battles with Hearns, Hagler, Ali, Leonard, and other hall a fame boxers. Soon it introduced Joshua Clottey with a video montage as he came out of a Ghana song with confidence and smooth dance moves. Manny Pacquiao’s video montage plays after fans yell “Manny, Manny.” Pacquiao walks out of the locker room to Rocky’s theme song, “Eye of the Tiger,” that electrifies the 51,000 fans.

Soraya Simons sang Ghana’s national anthem, and the Filipino rock star Arnel Pineda, lead singer of the American rock band Journey, sang the Philippine national anthem while a Cowboys cheerleading trio led the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. Michael Buffer soon chants his trademarked saying “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!” then the first round bell rings. Pacquaio was the aggressor of the entire fight throwing three times as many punches as Clottey. Clottey was in a shell of defense during the majority of the fight, as Pacquiao threw combinations after combinations. Clottey landed a couple power punches, but then laid off, back to his shell. He was so committed to his defense cover strategy that Pacquiao, humorously, was able to execute a double punch combo, using his left and right hand at the same time to punch around the blocking gloves of Clottey. The fans screamed and laughed with enjoyment.

The fight lasted for twelve rounds with the same pattern of Clottey covering up and Pacquiao punching away. The outcome of unanimous decision was to Manny Pacquiao with scores of 120-108, 119-109 and 119-109. Clottey was not able to handle the pace and speed of Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao wins his 51st fight and retains the WBO Welterweight Title.

Who’s next for Pacquiao? Mayweather vs. Pacquiao is what the world wants to see. However, Mayweather has to first beat Mosley on May 1st for this to happen with the exclusion to his blood testing demands. We will have to wait and see. I know for sure, if Pacquiao vs. Mayweather does happen, it must be at the Cowboys Stadium with confidence that it will sell out to 100,000 fans and millions will be watching. Manny and Team Pacquiao are ready for Mayweather. Mayweather, do it for the fans and do it for Boxing!