Global Briefs
May 25, 2007
Pollution Turns Taj Mahal Yellow
AGRA, India — Iconic 17th century mausoleum, Taj Mahal, is renowned for its shimmering white marble, but air pollution is causing it to be encrusted with granules of dirt and soot.
Treatment to clean up takes about two months, costs $230,000 and will need to be repeated every two or three years.
The Taj Mahal was built by the Mogul Emperor Shah Jahan between 1632 and 1654 for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Read more
Nation Briefs
May 25, 2007
Gothamist Editor Wins ‘Wired’ Award
NEW YORK — Jen Chung, co-founder/editor of Gothamist and executive editor for all Gothamist sites, has won a Wired Rave Award for blogs. The Rave Awards highlight people that are “innovators, instigators, and inventors” in their field. Read more
Bay Briefs
May 25, 2007
SoCal Hotel & Lodging Conference
EVENT: Southern California Hotel & Lodging Conference
DESCRIPTION: Presented by the California Hotel & Lodging Association and the Asian American Hotel Owners Association. Includes educational seminars on lodging law and internet marketing, and trade show focused on California lodging industry professionals.
DETAILS: Free, May 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W. Katella Ave., Anaheim.
CONTACT: (714) 765-8950, calodging.com Read more
Arts Briefs
May 25, 2007
FilAm and ChiAm Music and Stories
EVENT: Music and storytelling on the Filipino and Chinese American experience
DESCRIPTION: Featuring Charlie Chin and Evelie Delfino Sales Posch with Deo Arellano.
DETAILS: $5-10, May 26, 2-4 p.m., Manilatown Center, 953 Mission St., Ste. 30, San Francisco.
CONTACT: (415) 777-1130, manilatown.org Read more
Yao Goes With the Flow
May 25, 2007
The closest that normal mortals can get to viewing Yao Ming face-to-face is usually more like eyeball to bellybutton lint, but now the PMSing and the incontinent in China can literally sit on his face. Read more
‘Excellence’ Airs Memorial Day
May 25, 2007
LOS ANGELES — The AZN Asian Excellence Awards, honoring Asian and APA achievements in arts and entertainment, rolled out the red carpet in front of UCLA’s Royce Hall this month to celebrities such as Rex Lee, Jason Scott Lee and Michelle Krusiec.
San Francisco’s comic sweetheart Margaret Cho looked around the sea of Asian faces and said, “I never see all the Asian actors because they usually have just one per show.” Read more
Highlander — Anime Style!
May 25, 2007
When the Wachowski brothers made The Animatrix, it was one of those great East meets West creative events that produced a brilliant series of classic anime shorts. Each had the unique flavor of the individual anime director blended beautifully with the Matrix universe that the brothers had created. One of those anime gurus, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, who worked on two of the eight shorts, is best known for his works Ninja Scroll and Vampire Hunter D. On June 5th, Kawajiri will be introducing to U.S. audiences another brilliant East/West collaboration, Highlander: The Search for Vengeance. Read more
The Baseball Report: Bonds & Oh — Sluggers in Arms
May 25, 2007
Every baseball fan worth their “We’re No. 1” foam finger knows that 755 is among the most cherished numbers in U.S. major league baseball history. The grand figure representing the all-time home run record set by beloved slugger Hank Aaron in 1976 will soon be eclipsed by vilified San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds. Read more
Building a Legacy in America: Chinese American Family Profiles
May 25, 2007
This month, let’s herald those early Chinese families who made America their home, raising families and subsequent generations in the Bay Area. Their stories represent the many immigrants who came from China seeking a better life, and the hard work it took attaining that American dream.
Gloria Hom, chairwoman of the Mission College Economics Department for 35 years, shares the story of four generations of her family: “My maternal grandfather, Thomas Foon Chew emigrated from Toy Shan, China in 1907, and by the 1920’s he took over the canning business founded by his father Yen Chew. Read more
SoMa Youth Receives Awards For Academic Excellence
May 25, 2007
San Francisco Bay Area Educators honored economically disadvantaged youth and children with an achievement award for consistent academic excellence. Read more
AACI Honors South Bay Heroes
May 25, 2007
SAN JOSE — Asian Americans for Community Involvement celebrated its 34th anniversary honoring community heroes and leaders at its San Jose Marriott fundraiser last week.
San Jose Japanese Community Youth Service, along with Nalini Shekar and Dr. Samuel So were bestowed with Community Star Awards.
The parent-run Japanese Community Youth Service, founded in 1961, helps children develop skills in dance and sports. Read more
KP Fetes Decade of Chinese Access
May 25, 2007
Over a hundred people gathered on May 11 to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Kaiser Permanente San Francisco’s Bilingual Chinese Module.
A primary health care clinic designed to provide high-quality and culturally competent care to members who prefer to receive health services in Asian languages, the Module has 13 bilingual Chinese physicians who are fluent in dialects such as Cantonese Chiuchow, Hakka, Mandarin, Shanghainese and Toishanese. Read more
