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Untangling Chinese Family Roots: Genealogist offers some tips
Jeanie Low, a San Francisco-based genealogist and lecturer for the National Genealogical Society, specializes in Chinese American history and offers tips on how to begin a search for family history.
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The Father of All Chinese Doctors: Holt A. Cheng was a trailblazer
Recognition came nearly a century after Holt A. Cheng graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in San Francisco in 1904 and handily passed the California Medical Board examination to become the first Chinese American licensed physician in California.
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Her Bum Is on Fire: Jessica Hagedorn debuts with her latest novel
After years of chatting on the phone and sending various e-mails back and forth, I finally got the chance to meet writer extraordinaire Jessica Hagedorn.
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‘Good’ Job, Supervisors
The effect of Proposition N — or Care Not Cash (CNC) — is still reverberating, regardless of its legal and political fate.
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The Nationwide Impact of California’s Recall Election
The Washington, D.C., region was hard hit by Hurricane Isabel last week, with well over a million people left without power, water or both.
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UpFront News Briefs
OVERHEARD“[The suit] definitely plants the seeds for other people and groups in other states to initiate [litigation] where there are punch-card ballot machines in some jurisdictions and not in others.”
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Chaplain Detained Over Documents
For nearly a year, Army Chaplain Capt. Yousef Yee peered through the steel mesh cells at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, dispensing religious guidance to suspected terrorists.
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Liu Keeps NYC Council Post
John Liu won the Democratic primary on Sept.9 in his bid to remain district 20’s representative to the New York city council.Liu’s victory, 64 percent to 36 percent, over Isaac Sasson ensures that he will retain his position as the only Asian Pacific American citywide elected official, since there is no Republican challenger in the […]
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Fox Cancels ‘Banzai’
Mr. Banzai will no longer scream “Banzai!” for your television viewing pleasure. Fox television has canceled Banzai after a summer of controversy and protests. Racial caricatures like the show’s Mr. Banzai, who dressed in a karate outfit and shouted in a thick accent, offended many Asian Pacific American viewers.
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Chasing Chickens: National Chicken Month in full effect
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San Francisco Schools Cracking Down on Truancy
The San Francisco Unified School District has begun to make strident efforts to crack down on perpetually tardy pupils and students who chronically cut class.
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The Hmong are refugees, not immigrants.
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I'm Chinese American woman and I used to date a Salvadorian guy. What was I thinking?!! Yes, I have low self-esteem.
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Two teenagers are being "forced" to get married in Alaska. Are the Christian extremists holding signs outside their parents' homes decrying the sins outside the sanctity of marriage? I whole-heartly wish the parents-to-be the best, but I find it hard to accept the hypocracy of this minority group.
Desiree Thompson on LGBT Perspective: Why Would APIs Favor Discrimination?
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Why is he still in Middle School? I am surprised that considering his talents he's not attending an enginering isntitute-MIT.
Rich on Asian American Boy Invents Solar Energy Panel Enhancer
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An awesome thing to do. I going learn how to ballroom dance too.
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I think Ken Eng has a few good points. But he is also a little on the hard headed side. I happen to agree that many Asian don't stand up agaisnt discrimination.
Sue on Why I Hate Asians
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GREAT ARTICLE!
Christine Kim on Organ Recipients Compete on CYC Dragon Boat Team
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Folks: Wow!!! And I thought trig was unfathomable. Nevertheless, time for decency AND honor to manifest themselves in our governance.
Frank Eng on Vets' High Stakes Gamble
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Go and search for "sing for change Obama". The original Sawada video has been effectively withdrawn as it has been made private, and there are 200 "tributes" based on Hitler Youth, Kim Il Jung kid songs, Caberet Nazi hymns, Castro and islamic Jihad versions, not to mention verbatim posts by conservatives who just think it's creepy, which I in no way endorse no matter how hilarious I think they are.
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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