Bay Briefs
January 31, 2008
Asian-Language Voter Guides Available
EVENT: Presented by the Center for Asian Americans United for Self-Empowerment (CAUSE) and the Easy Voter Guide Project Read more
A Dazzling Opera
January 31, 2008
One of the greatest love stories in Chinese history played at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House on the weekend of Jan. 8. Dazzling the audience with its myriad of talents, the opera, Farewell, My Concubine, ended too Read more
An Open Letter to Renaldo Lapuz
January 31, 2008
On Jan. 16, the hit reality TV series American Idol kicked off its seventh season and introduced the world to Filipino American Renaldo Lapuz. The press immediately labeled him “the new William Hung,” after the former American Idol reject (and fellow Asian American male) who went on to have his 15 minutes of fame for his painfully clueless renditions of songs like “She Bangs.” Here is some advice for Lapuz about his future. Read more
Hep B Post
January 30, 2008
Special Section
Nation Briefs
January 30, 2008
25th Anniversary Lunar New Year Celebration
EVENT: Presented by the Asian American Coalition of Chicago
DESCRIPTION: This gala includes a reception, guest Read more
JCCNC New Year’s Gala
January 30, 2008
More than 500 attended the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California’s annual New Year’s gala at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco on Jan. 12.
Proceeds from the party, which featured singer Shigeru Matsuzaki, benefited the San Francisco Japanese Language Class Inc. (also known as Hoshuko). Read more
Know Disease for No Disease
January 30, 2008
The beginning of health,” a Chinese proverb reminds us, “is to know the disease.” The wisdom behind this century-old adage captures the essence of the S.F. Hep B Free Campaign’s public awareness strategy. To defeat a deadly virus lurking in the streets, community members must first be aware that it exists. Read more
Global Briefs
January 29, 2008
A New Generation Of Chinese in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa’s Chinese community is the oldest and largest on the continent. South Africa’s first Chinese immigrants arrived from southern China in the 1870s. Read more
Sometimes the Indians Win
January 29, 2008
If you want to see War and Peace fought by Chinese and Americans, watch Sand Pebbles on The History Channel. Directed by Robert Wise, who also did West Side Story and The Sound of Music, and filmed in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Read more
Commerce Briefs
January 28, 2008
Lunar New Year Brunch
EVENT: Sponsored by Singapore American Business Association, SingaporeConnect and NUSEA
DESCRIPTION: Celebrate the New Year with a buffet Read more
The Fight for Asian American Studies Continues
January 28, 2008
In 2003, students at Harvard University surveyed the university’s hallways and meeting areas and found four centuries of portraits of esteemed scholars and benefactors. Three of the 302 portraits were people of color. Read more
Is Honesty the Best Policy?
January 28, 2008
TOO HONEST LELAND: State Senator Leland Yee’s honesty two weekends ago caught a lot of flack in the Chinatown community press for blowing the whistle on his former ally, former Supervisor Ed Jew, for illegally helping with permits for Quickly boba café. Read more
