Archive for May 13th, 2008

  • Daily Dose: 05/13/08

    Daily Dose: 05/13/08

    Posted on May 13, 2008 | No Comments
    » AsianWeek Market Report » Burmese Americans Try to Help, but Have Few Options » U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono Endorses Obama » Some Legitimate Taxpayers’ Rebates Cut Off by Immigrant Provision » Disputes Flare Up Among N.D. International Students » WA Teen Gets Life for...

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  • For Asian American Males, a Slap in the Face and a Kick in the Teeth

    For Asian American Males, a Slap in the Face and a Kick in the Teeth

    Posted on May 13, 2008 | 45 Comments
    Where are the voices of outrage? The angry letters of protest and condemnation? Why aren’t Asian Americans out on the streets, picketing and boycotting? And where are the searing editorials from the Asian community newspapers, as well as community leaders speaking out against this latest...

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  • Harvard Student Wins 1st Annual Outstanding Woman of the Year Award

    Harvard Student Wins 1st Annual Outstanding Woman of the Year Award

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    BOSTON — Asian Sisters Participating In Reaching Excellence (ASPIRE) announced Mihiri Tillakaratne as the grand prize-winner of the 1st Annual ASPIRE Outstanding Woman of the Year Award for female high school or college students of Asian American descent.

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  • Berkeley Law Bestows Highest Honor on Attorney Dale Minami

    Berkeley Law Bestows Highest Honor on Attorney Dale Minami

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    SAN FRANCISCO — Attorney and civil rights leader Dale Minami received the Citation Award, one of the highest honors from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, on May 2 at the Ritz-Carlton. Minami, a partner with Minami Tamaki LLP specializing in personal injury...

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  • Mineta Visits Lockheed Martin: Talks About Life in Politics and Leadership Advice

    Mineta Visits Lockheed Martin: Talks About Life in Politics and Leadership Advice

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    SUNNYVALE, Calif. —Former Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta addressed a crowd of approximately 400 Lockheed Martin employees April 29, offering information about his upbringing, working in the public and private sectors, and advice for people in leadership positions.

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  • SE Asian Prof. Explores Marriages

    SE Asian Prof. Explores Marriages

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    As a child, Hung Cam Thai went from Southeast Asia to the South in America, where he grew up with the help of black Catholic nuns. Now a respected professor of sociology and Asian American studies, Thai helps pioneer the largely uncharted waters of what...

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  • Partnering for Success

    Partnering for Success

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    SAN JOSE, Calif. — The National Council of Asian American Business Associations and the United States Asian Business Council presented the first stop on the “Partnering for Success” multi-city tour May 2 at the Silicon Valley Capital Club.

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  • Real Estate Sales Down, Prices Up … How can that be?

    Real Estate Sales Down, Prices Up … How can that be?

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    DataQuick reported April 17 that the median sales price of single-family homes and condos decreased in all nine Bay Area counties, with the exception of San Francisco, increasing 0.3 percent. It also reported that the number of sales were down about 21 percent in San...

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