Wells Fargo Donates $50,000 To Chinese Culture Foundation
January 28, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — Wells Fargo donated $50,000 to the Chinese Culture Foundation’s Campaign for a New Beginning on Jan. 18 to help build the foundation’s endowment and ensure the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco’s cultural programming for the future. Read more
The Golden Age (Not Golden Arches) Of Sorabol Korean BBQ
January 28, 2008
The food court experience shouldn’t be limited to unhealthy options like burgers and pizza. Sorabol Korean BBQ & Asian Noodles appears to be redefining fast food as a genre. The Sorabol concept prides itself in its ability to keep up with Read more
Letters to the Editor
January 27, 2008
Ed Jew and Ranked-Choice Voting
An Asian Law Caucus exit poll found that Ed Jew was by far the most popular candidate running in the Asian community in 2006 (“Ranked-Choice Voting Ushered Jew Into Office,” Jan. 18). Asian Americans also preferred Asian American candidates. Read more
Food for Thought
January 27, 2008
Food is one of the ways we consume different cultures. Even if we can’t find a country on a map, when we eat its cuisine, we presume to know it and its people and way of life a little bit better. Read more
Cartoons With Heart … And a Little Mandarin
January 27, 2008
BURBANK, Calif. — Karen Chau is the creator of Ni Hao, Kai-lan!, an animated series for preschoolers based on her memories of growing up in a bicultural household with two brothers, a doting immigrant grandfather, and a father with one foot in the Old World and one in the New. It will premiere on Nick Jr. on Feb. 7 at 11 a.m. Read more
A Community Stands Together
January 26, 2008
The violent death of a beloved local artist leaves a community in mourning and seeking answers
Stories of police using excessive force to apprehend a suspect are a fact of life in Los Angeles. As a product of the suburbs, however, I often dismissed such tales as media hype or the occasional result of human error. Read more
Norm Chow Joins Coaching Staff at UCLA
January 26, 2008
LOS ANGELES — Norm Chow, who tutored a pair of Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks at Southern California, is returning as offensive coordinator at cross-town rival UCLA. Read more
Two Poster Contests Celebrating Asian Heritage
January 26, 2008
Win citywide exposure and $500!
When Graham Iwao Haynes won last year’s Asian Heritage Street Celebration poster contest, it was a milestone in his career. His catchy artwork, a dragon in the shape of a 3, Read more
Read or Die
January 26, 2008
Wolverine’s got adamantium, Superman’s got strength and the Hulk’s got green, radioactive rage. Yomiko Readman, however, has the power of paper. That’s right. Paper.
As the lovable main character of the manga series and Read more
Arts Briefs
January 25, 2008
V-Day Auditions: Filipino Men
EVENT: Audition call for men of Philippine heritage by the Filipina Women’s Network
DESCRIPTION: Call for theater performers and production volunteers in San Francisco for A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer: an All-Filipino Men Show! Read more
Calendar: 1/25/08
January 25, 2008
V-Day Auditions: Filipino Men
EVENT: Audition call for men of Philippine heritage by the Filipina Women’s Network
DESCRIPTION: Call for theater performers and production volunteers in San Francisco for A Memory, A Read more
Full House
January 25, 2008
Dear Q,
My Chinese American wife and I (I’m white) bought a nice, suburban-style home, and we love the neighborhood and our new friends.
We created an in-law apartment upstairs for her mother to live with us. I thought the only problem was the commute to work, but there’s also the problem that I don’t want to live with my mother-in-law.