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The 2004 Best of the Asian Pacific American Bay Area
For more than two months, you, our readers, filled out AsianWeek’s Best of Asian Pacific American Bay Area surveys, casting votes in more than 50 categories relevant to the Asian Pacific American community. This year’s winners are restaurants that serve food mom might have dished up. They are businesses that APAs frequent, whether for their […]
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Profile: Richard Wah Kan
Richard Wah Kan
Age: 45
Title:‘President and CEO, DreamCatcher Games
Office location: Toronto, Canada
Ethnicity: Chinese Canadian
Birthplace: Trinidad, West Indies
Current Favorite Game: Syberia -
Profile: Frank Fu
Frank Fu
Age: 50
Title: CEO, Leadman Electronics, USA Inc.
Office Location: Santa Clara, Calif.
Ethnicity: Chinese American
Birthplace: Taiwan
Who were your influences growing up? Albert Yu of Intel. -
Profile: Kazuo Hirai
Kazuo Hirai
Age: 42
Title: President and CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA)
Office location: Foster City, Calif.
Ethnicity: Japanese American
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
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Big Playas: CEOs and their play things
While it’s true that Asian Pacific Americans are quite poorly represented in certain fields, such as hockey-stick manufacturing and chainsaw-juggling, there is no shortage of APAs in the videogame industry. Asian corporations and their American branches have dominated the gaming world since the introduction of the Nintendo Entertainment System almost 20 years ago, and APAs […]
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Profile: Mark Jung
Mark Jung
Age: 42
Title: President and CEO, IGN.com
Office location: Brisbane, Calif.
Ethnicity: Chinese American
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
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AsianWeek’s Holiday Games and Gadgets Gift Guide
Ah yes, it’s that time again. The change in season brings with it the annual San Franciscan tradition of overstuffed turkeys and roast duck, Union Square parking madness, freedom from school and a much lighter bank account. But no need to fret! AsianWeek is here to help you choose the best gifts for those […]
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Yee Confronts Violent Games
Gone are the days of Pong and Pac-Man. Moving beyond dots traversing the television screen, video games have developed into more realistic renditions of life events, and becoming increasingly controversial particularly with its depictions of war and gang-violence.
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The ‘C’ in the ‘Big C’
For the Dec. 9 mayoral runoff, Supervisor Gavin Newsom has been consolidating and expanding his support by edging leftward in the hope of splitting a potential Matt Gonzalez liberal-progressive coalition.
Newsom has picked up lesbian/gay liberal Democratic endorsements, such as those from the San Francisco Democratic Party, City Treasurer Susan Leal, Assemblyman Mark Leno, Supervisor Bevan […] -
Year End Memories
The lure of China beckoned me in search of new memorable moments on my eighth adventure to China since my first trip in 1976, right after Chairman Mao died. A trip organized by recently retired United Airlines supervisor Sylvia Young brought together 40 California and Hawaiian travelers to visit the site where the Peking Man […]
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Chinese Electeds Support Newsom
The majority of San Francisco’s Chinese American elected officials — six of seven — reiterated their support for Supervisor Gavin Newsom for mayor on Nov. 26, saying he best represents the community’s interests.
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