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Hawaiian Getaway
Recently, someone invited me to go to Hawai‘i with them. Tickets were cheap and living arrangements were already made. I wasn’t able to go because of work and other commitments. No worries. It’s not the end of the world; I can go to Hawai‘i anytime I want. All I need, really, is the money to […]
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Hollywood’s 25 Worst APA Blunders
So how does one come up with and rank the top 25 Hollywood blunders on this list? In the past, I’ve presented lists of the most influential Asian Pacific Americans in Hollywood and the best APA film moments. Coming up with those lists of the “best” was difficult. Compared with that, making a list of […]
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The Only Yellow at the Academy is Oscar
When Denzel Washington and Halle Berry won Best Actor and Actress Academy Awards, respectively, three years ago, there was much talk about the doors finally being open for black Americans and other minorities in Hollywood.
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In AsianWeek History
Feb. 26, 1998
“Americans Skate to the Top in Nagano”
Michelle Kwan wins the silver medal and Tara Lipinski wins the gold in women’s figure skating at the Nagano Winter Olympics. It was the first 1-2 finish for U.S. women since 1956. -
Celebrating 50 Years of Wing Chun Kung Fu Teachings
Grandmaster Chris Chan — founder, president and chief instructor of the U.S. Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy — celebrated his 65th birthday and the 50th golden anniversary of his martial-arts career last month in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Mastering his skills, power and teachings in Wing Chun kung fu, Chan has spent countless hours sharing with […]
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Arts Briefs
First Hawaiian Grammy
A compilation won the first-ever Grammy for Best Hawaiian Music Album. Slack Key Guitar Volume 2 was produced by Charles Michael Brotman on the Palm Records label. -
Vanishing Women
Political future for Chan, Liu and Chu: Assemblywomen Wilma Chan and Carol Liu are all looking to the future as they prepare to leave the California Assembly at the end of 2006. Assemblywoman Judy Chu has already declared her candidacy for John Chiang’s Board of Equalization seat. These three women deserve to move up because […]
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Hen For Viet-Ams
( continued from last week )
To be sure, not all women in Vietnamese history were heroic or admirable. My Nuong was the poster girl for the type of selfish and blind love that would make a decent James Bond movie in our time. She was a princess whose father, King An Duong Vuong, was given […] -
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Bay Briefs
APA Panel Saved From the ‘Terminator’
Pending since January, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s reform plan — which included the elimination of 88 boards and commissions, including the Commission on Asian Pacific Islander American Affairs — has been withdrawn for further review. -
Soo Yuen Tradition Continues
SAN FRANCISCO — To the cacophony of symbols and drumbeats and five gyrating Chinese lion-dancing teams, the Soo Yuen Benevolent Association, one of America’s largest and oldest family associations, celebrated the Lunar
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New and Notable Books
FICTION
THE GOOD MAN: A NOVEL
By Edward Jae-Suk Lee (Bridge Works Publishing Company)
Undoubtedly, this 29-year-old author can write. His story is a little convoluted but well worth the read. Gabriel Guttman (in German, “Gutmann” is literally “good man”), a
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Guys: How about that other APA "general," forgive my constant memory lapses, Taquba? Regardless, the point isn't the "race" of the general, it's whether the general swears allegiance to "the Republic" rather than the current "Caesar.
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I haven't found this with Chinese-Americans, but I have definately found this to be an issue with Chinese women originating from China, particularly Chinese women from wealthy families and/or Hong Kong.
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What do you mean, "we?" This is not a good example to suggest or even infer that these decisions were made by committee of the Asian community.
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