As Tasty as Ice Cream: Sal Vanilla does Singapore
October 31, 2003
Last week, Japanese performance group Sal Vanilla brought its Zen-infused mixed-media art to the tiny city-state of Singapore.
[inter/action] enjoyed a three-night run at Little Asia 2003, a new mini-festival that will also present Australian percussionist Ben Walsh and the country’s own Daniel K. & Co. over the following weeks. Singapore recently joined Little Asia, an alliance of Asian and Australian presenters aimed at initiating cultural exchange for small-scale experimental theater in the region. Read more
Chinese Immigrants and Small Businesses Give Gonzalez a Shot
October 31, 2003
With less than one week until the election, San Francisco’s mayoral candidates are stepping up their campaigning and targeting the Asian Pacific American population, particularly the Chinese.
According to the Chinese American Voters Education Committee (CAVEC), an estimated 78,000 APAs are registered to vote in the city, with Chinese Americans making up 70 percent of that number. Read more
Leal Attracting Support of Women
October 31, 2003
City Treasurer Susan Leal is running in the San Francisco mayoral race as a self-proclaimed woman’s woman who is supported by female leaders and women’s groups. Read more
Newsom Redefines “Progressive”
October 31, 2003
San Francisco’s highest profile mayoral candidate, Gavin Newsom, is stumped. Sitting at his steering wheel and driving himself to probably the 10th function of the day, he has just been asked to tell a reporter something different and significant about himself, something that’s not in the campaign website hagiography or the San Francisco Bay Guardian’s hit pieces.
He’s drawn a blank. Read more
Heavy Does It: Family-friendly Barrio Fiesta isn’t as good as mom’s
October 31, 2003
Barrio Fiesta
2262 Westborough Blvd.
South San Francisco, CA 94080
650-583-3136 Read more
Like a Wave: Lin Hwai-min brings “Moon Water” to the Bay Area
October 31, 2003
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan Read more
Beyond Bollywood: 3rd I premieres the first S.F. South Asian film festival
October 31, 2003
UpFront News Briefs
October 31, 2003
OVERHEARD
“He comes out to California to raise money, and he never discusses his views on social issues. Who would want their community to be associated with David Duke supporters?” Read more
No Daly Machine Politics
October 31, 2003
Last week, an Asia trade mission benefiting San Francisco’s economy was interrupted by acting Mayor Chris Daly’s putsch. By taking advantage of Mayor Willie Brown’s absence, Supervisor Daly anointed an environmentalist and an Asian Pacific American architect to succeed two APAs on the powerful Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Read more
AsianWeek 2004 ELECTIONS ENDORSEMENTS
October 31, 2003
San Francisco’s Asian Pacific American community makes up more than one-third of the city’s 776,000 residents. Unfortunately, political campaigns overlook our numbers and recognize that APAs represent only one-sixth of the electorate. Since no single voter group in San Francisco comprises a majority, voters must build coalitions and forge compromises with the APA community. When other communities fail to partner with our community, the political left will eventually be left out, and the political right will always be in the wrong. Read more
Duh Mayor for a Day
October 31, 2003
Chris Daly has revived my interest in San Francisco politics. I admit, I haven’t been all that interested since I was mayor. But more about that later.For those of you who don’t know Daly, he’s a supervisor for the city and county of San Francisco who will forever be remembered for the stunt he pulled last week. Read more
Who on the Left gets Left Out?
October 31, 2003
With mayoral candidates unlikely to draw a majority in the Nov. 4 election, conventional wisdom is that a December runoff is inevitable. Read more
