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An American Diary The San Jose Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works by Roger Shimomura, including American Diary: December 7, 1941 created in 1997. The exhibit runs through Jan. 7, 2001. (110 S. Market […] -
Stretching Across Chinese Communities
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Dec 22, 2000 - Jan. 4, 2001
Mistrial in Ocean Shores Murder Case
(in National News)Oakland Adult Education and ESL Classes Threatened
(in Bay Area News)
Sina.Com Stretches Across Chinese Communities
(in Business)
Tetrasomia: The New Era in Circus Art
(in A&E)
Voices from the Community: My Life as Special Ed
(in Opinion)Stretching Across Chinese Communities
By Ron Chepesiuk
The Asian […] -
Isn’t It Ironic: the Aftermath of District Runoffs
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Dec 22, 2000 - Jan. 4, 2001
Mistrial in Ocean Shores Murder Case
(in National News)Oakland Adult Education and ESL Classes Threatened
(in Bay Area News)
Sina.Com Stretches Across Chinese Communities
(in Business)
Tetrasomia: The New Era in Circus Art
(in A&E)
Voices from the Community: My Life as Special Ed
(in Opinion)Isn’t It Ironic: the […]
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Davis Names Japanese American as YACA Assistant Secretary
Gov. Gray Davis announced the appointment of Naomi Aoyagi as assistant secretary for administration and oversight for the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency (YACA).
Aoyagi, a Sacramento native, began her career with the State Department of Health in 1976 supervising a contract reporting and claims unit. Between 1979 and 1985, she served in various administrative capacities […] -
Protesters Draw Attention to Sweatshop Conditions at DKNY
By Associated Press
Protesters and organizers from the Oakland-based Asian Immigrant Women Advocates (AIWA) rallied in San Francisco downtown amidst busy shoppers last weekend as part of a nationwide boycott against clothing designer Donna Karan of New York, who is accused of harboring sweatshop conditions at their garment factories.
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Maybe Next Time
Learning from the loss of Asian Americans on the Board
By Neela Banerjee
With all the votes counted, San Francisco’s new Board of Supervisors is being heralded by progressives for its majority of independent candidates and neighborhood activists who aren’t beholden to the so-called Willie Brown political machine. But this victory is tempered by the loss of […] -
Struggling to Stay Open
Oakland Unified School District threatens adult education classes
By Joseph Hong
A budget deficit crises within the Adult Education Program of the Oakland Unified District has students, teachers, administrators, and others worried that in an effort to slash the deficit, classes, which benefit a large Asian American immigrant population, may be eliminated.
“If we experience cut backs, then […] -
Nowhere to Hide
Director Lee Myung-Se gets South Korea into the action
By Kimberly Chun
Writer and director Lee Myung-Se throws every high-impact filmmaking technique at the screen, just to see what would stick with his most recent action film, Nowhere to Hide. The director doesn’t hide his influences — they’re great ones: Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and Mean Streets, […] -
Bringing Her Cat Tale to Life
Amy Tan to narrate The Chinese Siamese Cat with San Francisco Symphony
By Gerrye Wong
San Francisco Symphony will present a delightful concert for the entire family with author Amy Tan who will narrate from two of her novels, The Chinese Siamese Cat and The Joy Luck Club, with accompaniment by the symphony orchestra.
Renowned author Tan is […] -
CrouchingTalent,
Director Ang Lee brings a new sense and sensibility to martial arts moviemaking
By Kimberly Chun
Director Ang Lee spent five months preparing to shoot the romantic martial arts epic film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. He spent another five months shooting the film in Beijing, on the dramatic, sandy expanses of the Gobi Desert and amid the […] -
Tetrasomia – The New Era in Circus Art
San Francisco’s beloved New Pickle Circus will unveil the wonders of Tetrasomia, a holiday extravaganza at Cowell Theater, to reveal a world where the human body confronts and transcends the natural elements of the earth, defying gravity to find beauty in feats of balance.
Under the artistic direction of the famed Chinese circus star and master […] -
Letters to the Editor
Facts about Phelan
Dear Editor: I want to add some more historical facts about the late James Duval Phelan, whom Joseph Hong wrote about in “What’s in a Name,” (Nov. 30), which concerns the renaming of Phelan Avenue to Violeta Marasigan Street.
In the interest of social justice, it’s helpful to recall these facts about Phelan, who […]
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An awesome thing to do. I going learn how to ballroom dance too.
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GREAT ARTICLE!
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Folks: Wow!!! And I thought trig was unfathomable. Nevertheless, time for decency AND honor to manifest themselves in our governance.
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awarthurhu on The Affirmative Action Economic Meltdown
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Sounds like a great event. All of these classes and knowledge will be much needed during this economic time.
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