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Archive for February, 2007
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The Final Battle for Veterans Equity
Posted on February 23, 2007 | No CommentsWASHINGTON — The U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee held a hearing Feb. 15, on the Filipino Veterans Equity Bill on the eve of the 61st anniversary of the day the U.S. Congress passed the infamous Rescission Act. The act had excluded Filipino WW II veterans... -
Thirty Years of ECAASU
Posted on February 23, 2007 | No CommentsThirty years ago, Bob Marley’s reggae, the Sex Pistols‚ punk and the disco beat of Saturday Night Fever were popular on college campuses. Women were just starting to be admitted to elite formerly all-male schools, but they already had won 13 of the coveted 32... -
An Open Letter to Rinko Kikuchi
Posted on February 23, 2007 | No CommentsAn open letter to Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi offering unsolicited career advice… Dear Ms. Kikuchi: Congratulations on your Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Babel. It is quite an accomplishment to receive the industry’s highest accolade for your very first Hollywood project. And... -
How Street Fairs Make Asian Americans
Posted on February 23, 2007 | No CommentsIf a street fair could be personified, it would be Pablo Heising. With his hippie long hair, Pablo was not only full of life, energy and passion, but he also had the ability to bring the entire community together and entertain his audience with stories... -
Yellow Enough For You?
Posted on February 23, 2007 | No CommentsThere are questions about Barack Obama’s “blackness” that are making me wonder about my own “yellowness.” It’s enough to make a guy go amok. Just how yellow am I? And let me not leave you out, dear AsianWeek reader. -
Blanc de Chine to Flaunt Latest at S.F. Symphony
Posted on February 23, 2007 | No CommentsSan Franciscans will have the chance to preview the spring collection from Hong Kong design house Blanc de Chine, when its fashions hit the runway at the Imperial Dinner following the San Francisco Symphony’s Chinese New Year Concert on Feb. 24. Initially known to Hong... -
Overseeing a $53 Billion Purse, What Next?
Posted on February 23, 2007 | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO — To many, the California Board of Equalization (BOE) is somewhat of a mystery. Most are unsure of what the board does, how many members it has or whether it is a local, state or federal agency. Constitutionally established in 1879, the BOE... -
Love for Baseball and Sex
Posted on February 23, 2007 | No CommentsMIHO HATORI FUMES OVER MISINFORMATION Former Cibo Matto vocalist Miho Hatori rocked San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall for her first U.S. tour since releasing her solo album, Ecdysis, in 2005. And, dressed in an outfit possibly inspired by the ‘80s and The Fifth Element,... -
Friends Look for Julie Lee’s Vindication
Posted on February 22, 2007 | No CommentsProminent San Franciscans, both Asian and non-, are continuing to lend their support to community activist Julie Lee, who is due in court on May 4, to face felony charges related to the ill-fated and yet-unbuilt San Francisco Neighborhood Resource Center. Lee is accused of... -
GenerAsian Now in San Francisco
Posted on February 22, 2007 | No CommentsSan Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s swearing-in of civil service commissioner Yu-Yee Wu (an AsianWeek contributor and formerly with law firm of Minami Tamaki) along with status of women commissioner Jing Xu Lee of the Chinese American Voters Education Committee are just the latest in a...