The Meaning About ‘Mean’
I heard on the news (”Hmong Hunter Found Dead,” Jan. 12) that James Nichols commented, “Hmong people are mean.”
Now, why in the world would you say something like that about the Hmong if you’re trying to prove your innocence? He did this purposely, because he thought he could get away with […]

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SAN FRANCISCO — On Wheels, one of the nation’s leading minority automobile publications, awarded Subaru its Asian-American Diversity Advertisement Print Ad Award for the second consecutive time this month in Detroit. The winning ad, entitled “Wind, Fire, Wheel,” beat out a number of other automotive makers by best communicating the Asian American love for speed […]

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For over 33 years, the Organization of Chinese Americans — a national constellation of 80 chapters and affiliates and 10,000 members — has been on the front lines for Asian Pacific Americans — fighting for civil and voting rights by reaching out to tens of thousands of voters, advancing a next generation of leadership by […]

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HONOLULU — On Jan. 8, the Moanalua High sophomore had just turned 16. Then he became the only amateur tied for eighth against 72 pro-golfers going into the final round of the Sony Open at the Waialae Country Club.
The 5’ 1″, 135-pound Tadd Fujikawa lost to Paul Goydos and finished in 20th place out of […]

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In the long aftermath of the James Kim tragedy, family members continue to grieve. However, there are options.
You can take the edge off your sorrow by using the tragedy to make the world a better place for everyone.

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Actor. Model. Host. Singer. Young and charismatic Vietnamese and French American John Wynn is a jack-of-all-trades in the entertainment industry.
In the past four years, the up-and-coming pop cultural phenomenon has modeled in national television commercials and print ads for Kohl’s, Verizon Wireless and recently Chevrolet. He has appeared on such television shows as CSI: Crime […]

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A drizzly wintry afternoon at the thirteen hundred block of 18th Avenue was anything but gloomy as over 300 members and friends of the Organization of Chinese Americans gathered with excitement to witness the ribbon-cutting, opening the new OCA headquarters and the establishment of the OCA National Center for Asian Pacific American Leadership. National President […]

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Humble and Less Ethnocentric
I’m hoping that this incident was not retaliation (”Hmong Hunter Found Dead,” Jan. 12) against Chai Vang. I grew up in Wisconsin as a second-generation Hmong American.

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ROMANCE, THY NAME IS GERE
Richard Gere admits that he’s still peeved at Sylvester Stallone, who allegedly started that whole “gerbil/match” rumor, but he can’t help it if all he can think about is sex and Indian food.

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YALE ASSAULT: Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep graduates have hit the news for hate crime — on New Year’s Eve for allegedly assaulting members of the prominent Yale University “Baker’s Dozen” choir team and peppering them with homophobic remarks. … Sacred Heart students were also allegedly involved in the San Francisco Sunset District 2003 hate crime […]

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After nearly a year on the job as a commissioner on the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), San Francisco resident Rachelle Chong was finally confirmed by a 33-0 vote of the state Senate on Jan. 11. The vote had to come by the Jan. 12 anniversary date of her appointment by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, or […]

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Last Friday’s official opening of the OCA National Center for APA Leadership in Washington, D.C., is a major accomplishment not only for the Organization of Chinese Americans but for the APA community as a whole. It represents a quantum level of achievement that will assure our community’s place at the centers of power for generations […]

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