Hawaiian Getaway
February 25, 2005
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 get there and back (with a question mark on the “back” part.) Read more
Hollywood’s 25 Worst APA Blunders
February 25, 2005
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 the “worst” was much easier. Why? Read more
The Only Yellow at the Academy is Oscar
February 25, 2005
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. Read more
In AsianWeek History
February 25, 2005
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. Read more
Celebrating 50 Years of Wing Chun Kung Fu Teachings
February 25, 2005
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 and teaching students who number in the thousands, from as far as Europe and China. Read more
Arts Briefs
February 25, 2005
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. Read more
Vanishing Women
February 25, 2005
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 they have each made positive contributions to California as legislators. Read more
Hen For Viet-Ams
February 25, 2005
( 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 a magic claw from the Turtle God. The magic claw, serving as the trigger in his bow, shot multiple arrows accurately, successfully defending the kingdom against all invaders. Read more
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
February 25, 2005
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Bay Briefs
February 25, 2005
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. Read more
Soo Yuen Tradition Continues
February 25, 2005
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 Read more
New and Notable Books
February 25, 2005
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 Read more
