Daily Dose: 04/30/08
April 30, 2008
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> AsianWeek Market Report
> CAA Staff Honored as “Local Hero” by KQED
> Cynthia Park of Kang & Lee Advertising Receives Advertising Women Award
> Senators, CAPAC meet AAPI Small Business leaders
> Rose Chen Appointed SVP, Private Banking for Encore Bank
> Nordstrom Exhibit Celebrates Asian Pacific American Artists
> Viz Media Redesigns Official Online Store
> Philippines to permanently ban foreigners from receiving kidneys
> India Prime Minister Denounces Abortion of Females Read more
Is the backlash here yet?: Chinese Americans — and all Asian Americans — Should Be Ready
April 30, 2008
China is now America’s number 3 Enemy. A February 2008 Gallup Poll found that Americans declared that China had replaced North Korea as our number 3 enemy. Is anyone surprised that China is perceived to be a greater threat than the long time trouble maker North Korea? It seems that every day our fellow Americans are feeling more and more threatened by China’s growing economic power, in addition to China’s growing international influence in Asia, Australia, South America, Africa and the Middle East. Read more
From San Jose’s Lost Chinatown Rises A Future Japantown
April 30, 2008
As a tractor peeled away the asphalt that had sealed it for decades, the site of San Jose’s former Chinatown was once again exposed to the elements.
Letters to the Editor: China: Learning from the Best, ‘Forbidden Kingdom’ Sounds Familiar?, On-Liner Asian American History, Not Folding Over ‘21′
April 30, 2008
China: Learning From the BestCal State Professor Wins Wang Family Award
April 30, 2008
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Cal State San Bernardino biology professor Stuart Sumida has been selected to receive a Wang Family Excellence Award for 2008 as the outstanding faculty member in the fields of natural sciences, mathematical and computer sciences, and engineering, making him the fourth CSUSB professor to receive the honor. Read more
Daily Dose: 04/29/08
April 29, 2008
> AsianWeek Market Report
> Calif. case involving Laos plot will see long delay
> Philippines helps poor with cheap rice
> Vietnam warns speculators face punishment after hoarding sends rice prices rocketing
> Thai activist challenges royalist ritual at nation’s cinemas
> Vietnam to end adoption deal after damming US report
> Hong Kong Disneyland launches classic attraction in bid to boost Read more
Disparities in APA Health Coverage: Uninsured rates for some subgroups among highest in U.S.
April 29, 2008
Going beyond national studies that often treat Asian Americans as a homogenous and relatively healthy group, a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum finds that certain subgroups of the nation’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations are doing much worse than other subgroups in terms of health insurance coverage and access to health care. Read more
Asian American Suppliers Sharpen Their Competitive Edge
April 29, 2008
In a slow economy, sharpening one’s competitive edge is often foremost on small business owners’ minds. For some, it could even be requisite for survival. But challenging times can also mean great opportunities — if you know where to look. Read more
N. Calif. Asia Society Dinner
April 29, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — Climate change, new environment-saving technologies, and corporate and policy solutions to the dire circumstances facing the globe were discussed at the fifth annual Asia Society of Northern California Dinner on April 19 at the Four Seasons Hotel by award honorees Steven Chu, Peter Darbee and George Lucas.
“Unique is that these are major public figures representing three completely different worlds. … But all three have become major contributors in the search for a more sustainable global environmental model,” the organization’s executive director Bruce Pickering said. Read more
World-Class Asian Art
April 29, 2008
Bay Area residents are in for some big treats as the world-class Asian Art Museum showcases a major exhibition this summer.
Daily Dose: 04/28/08
April 28, 2008
> AsianWeek Market Report
> Asian Pacific Fund Creates K-12 Lesson Plans for Heritage Month
> Indian Company Tries to Grab 200 U.S. Movie Theaters
> Kearny Street Workshop Names new Executive Director
> Two Lowell Students Win the SF Young Playwrights Festival
> US Senate honours Burma’s Suu Kyi
> Chinese Cyber Nationalists Hit the West Where it Hurts
> Chinese students clash with demonstrators at Olympic torch relay Read more
‘Yellow Peril’ Helps Clinton Sink Obama in Pennsylvania
April 28, 2008
Is that so bad?
Clinton = fighter, Obama = wimp.
That was the conclusion of one disgusted Obama supporter in a post-Pennsylvania primary e-mail to me with the subject line, “Obama has to fight back, or he doesn’t deserve it.” Read more
