Is Ziyi Zhang the Next Meg Ryan?
November 25, 2005
SLEEPLESS IN SHANGHAI
Reading their Way to dot.com Profits
November 25, 2005
Abebooks.com has acquired the Berkeley-based BookFinder.com, a free Internet web service for finding and buying new and used books.
Launched as a final project for a class at UC Berkeley, Read more
Nation Briefs
November 25, 2005
Sketch Released of Suspect in Deliveryman Murder
NEW YORK — Police released a sketch of the person they’re looking for in connection with the killing of 54-year-old FaHua Chen, a Read more
Korean Culture at 16th Annual ‘Chuseok’
November 25, 2005
The beauty of Korean dance and music enveloped the well-dressed patrons who enjoyed the 16th Annual “Chuseok” Gala, a celebration of Korean arts and culture as in its traditional holiday of Thanksgiving held at the Asian Art Museum, Chong Moon Lee Read more
Lop Cheung on Thanksgiving for 3,500
November 25, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO –– More than 3,500 bags of groceries were distributed to mostly Chinese American residents in San Francisco just eight days before Thanksgiving.
In Chinatown, a line of 2,800 senior, disabled and low-income Read more
S.F. Puts in Mercury Warnings
November 25, 2005
Mercury in seafood signs will warn patrons of San Francisco restaurants and grocery stores, after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a new ordinance passed earlier this month.
The sign, which targets pregnant women and mothers of young Read more
What I’m Thankful For
November 25, 2005
I spend a lot of time in this column criticizing what’s out there, but with Thanksgiving upon us, I’d like to list what I’m thankful for in the world of Asian Pacific American film, TV and theater.
I’m thankful for the increase in APA faces as regular characters on Read more
Mayor Villaraigosa Reaches Out to APAs
November 25, 2005
When Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa asked the city on the day of his inauguration to “dream with [him],” it was unclear how Asian Americans would fit into that dream. He was the city’s first Latino mayor in 133 years, and Time magazine named him one of the Read more
Arts Briefs
November 25, 2005
Sandra Oh Wins Diversity Awards
Korean American actress Sandra Oh has won the “Creative Liberty” award from the Multicultural Motion Picture Association’s Diversity Awards. The organization aims to foster cultural and intellectual Read more
Bay Briefs
November 25, 2005
Asians Under Investigation 2 ChiAms Indicted in Missiles Scheme
SANTA ANA, Calif. –– Chao Tung Wu and Yi Qing Chen, two naturalized U.S. citizens born in China, are the first to be indicted Read more
Global Briefs
November 25, 2005
S. Korea’s Main Opposition Sweeps By-elections
SEOUL, South Korea –– South Korea’s main opposition party swept parliamentary by-elections, dealing a blow to President Roh Moo-hyun and his ruling party.
The conservative Grand National Party won all four seats up for Read more
Letters to the Editor
November 25, 2005
FCC Doesn’t Want West Bay Money
“The Daly Machine?” (Nov. 10) suggests that the Filipino Community Center is vying for West Bay’s frozen funds.
The FCC has no intention of applying for West Bay’s withheld funding should it become available. We are focused on serving the Filipino community in the Excelsior, and the recent debacle surrounding West Bay does not change that. Read more
