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Loida: One of the Most Successful Filipinos Ever
Businesswoman, author, philanthropist and lawyer, Loida Nicolas-Lewis, does it all. Loida, one of the most successful and richest Filipina women in the world, is the CEO of TLC Beatrice International Holdings Inc., a company whose sales reached over $2 billion in 1996.
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Pinoy Power Comes to Hawaii!
A powerhouse lineup of U.S. and Philippine political, business and community leaders will troop to the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu from Sept. 28 – Oct. 1, to address delegates to the jointly held 4th Global Filipino Networking Convention and the 7th National Empowerment Conference of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA).
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Letters to the Editor
Talk-Story about Senator Akaka
I agree that Hawai‘i residents must vote in this primary (“Here’s the Real Talk-Story,” Sept. 22). We must send Senator Akaka back to D.C. to keep our senior status in the U.S. Senate. Akaka works for the benefit of all, not just special interest groups.
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Sticking Point: Does Democracy Work in Asia?
I am not really worried if Osama bin Laden is dead or alive in some random cave in South Asia.
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From Vision to Reality
On September 21, 2006, history was made in the Asian Pacific American community when OCA national president Ginny Gong put her signature on over 20 pieces of documents to complete the purchase of our building in Washington, D.C.
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Pinoy Power!
In last weekend’s elections in Hawai‘i, Filipino American congressional candidate and state Senator Ron Menor stumped succinctly, “Shall we wait another 100 years?” Although Menor lost his bid in one of the nation’s most important congressional races for Asian Pacific Americans, his clarion call was familiar with his colleagues at this week’s global networking and […]
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OCA Owns New HQ in D.C.
The Organization of Chinese Americans made history on Sept. 21, with the $4.1 million acquisition of their new headquarters building in Washington, D.C.
“With this purchase, OCA will be the first national APA organization to establish a permanent presence in our country’s capital,” said OCA National Center Campaign Chair Claudine Cheng. “The concept of permanency […] -
Angel Island Gets Revamped
"My experience of visiting Angel Island Immigration Station for the first time was moving and memorable because of my family connections to the place, and it actually made me wonder if I could ever do anything to help bring the story to light,” said Dan Quan, whose father was detained there in 1925.
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Akaka, Hirono Win Hawai’i Nominations
HONOLULU — U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka now faces 16-year veteran state Rep. Cynthia Thielen, who was named by the state Republican Party, to run in the general election. Former Vietnam prisoner of war Jerry Coffee won the GOP nomination, but he withdrew from the race due to health issues. Thielen is assistant minority floor leader.
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Chiang Victory Depends on TV Money
SAN FRANCISCO — John Chiang’s bid to become California Controller and the first Asian American to hold statewide office since Insurance Commissioner Harry Low in 2002 is in the last five weeks.
Chiang recently spent a weekend campaigning and raising money in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Torrance resident was seeking support from Asian Americans […] -
Dottie Low Breaks the Mold
Dottie Low, respected San Francisco ceramic artist and teacher, will have her one-of-a-kind creations on display from Oct. 7 to Nov. 25 at the Chinese Culture Center in San Francisco in an exhibit entitled Breaking the Mold: Earth, Water, Fire.
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Stranger Than Fiction
JET LI NOT READY TO DIE
"Fight, fight, fight. Martial arts is about more than just beating people up. It’s a whole philosophy," Jet Li told Canada.com. The veteran is wreaking havoc by announcing that he is no longer making martial art films — followed by only one caveat: It’s got to have heart. "Why […]
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Dear "observer": You are absolutely right about my personal education history, insofar as I was lucky to be one of only three? Chinese-American students at Horace Mann Grade School in San Jose, way back in the mid-'20s, Half-"right" in the ensuing fact I attended Francisco Jr.
Frank Eng on Where’s the Racism in ‘New Yorker’ Cover?
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I have a feeling that Christian and Frank Eng went to all-white schools and don't know what it's like for Asians to attend "diverse" schools, so I post a 2005 article: http://www.
Observer on Where’s the Racism in ‘New Yorker’ Cover?
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As a reader, I feel I have joined the conversation too late to make sense of this, since it's already at the level of polemic.
eric henderson on Arab Americans as Asian?
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"And I understand that those Asian-Americans who do uncritically embrace racist ideas about black people usually glean them from the dominant (i.
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Jammer: You are more than "right." Your experience is, likely, not all that different from ANY suffered at the hands of bullies.
Frank Eng on Where’s the Racism in ‘New Yorker’ Cover?
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To experience the unique dancing style of Jabbawockeez is feeling their movement, seeing their vision, laughing, crying, shouting and knowing that there is still hope.
John Fluker on JabbaWockeeZ Wins! America’s Best Dance Crew Recap
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Well my only viewing of Last Comic Standing was unfortunately seeing Esther Ku say jokes at the expense of Asian men that only a racist would love.
Jammer on Not-So-Funny Funny Asian
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Well, Christian, even though I acknowledge many of your arguments that I've read in your posts, racism is a two-way street.
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Dear Christian: For I find you "dear," as in "endearing.: And I question not one line in your riposte other than that NO "community," of any stripe, is ever "free" of its lowest common-denominators.
Frank Eng on Where’s the Racism in ‘New Yorker’ Cover?
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Is it LAMEN or RAMEN? ANSWER; it should be spelled in English as LAMEN. see here an EMAIL from a veteran language man, a reporter/editor in NYC: http://www.
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