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Daily Dose: 05/19/08
Posted on May 19, 2008 | No Comments> AsianWeek Market Report > Chinese Americans Attend Transcontinental Railroad Re-Enactment > MN women allegedly sold protected wildlife parts > New Textbook Tackles Oregon’s Controversial Racial History > SD researcher examines flax role as tool against colon cancer > Hawai’i official state plant will be... -
Rick Quan Let Go by KPIX-CBS5
Posted on May 19, 2008 | 17 CommentsJust in time for Asian American Heritage Month Hooray! It’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! Does it still matter? Once again, the awareness is so low that the first mention I’ve encountered the entire month was when the San Francisco Giants honored Chinese Americans at... -
Asian-Majority Fremont School District Seeks Funding School Board urges Chinese parents to support Measure B
Posted on May 19, 2008 | No CommentsCUPERTINO, Calif. — Cupertino Chinese School parents discussed on May 9 Fremont Union High School District’s Measure B, a measure on the June 3 primary ballot that will allow the district to sell $198 million in bonds to raise money for its five schools. The... -
Public Higher Education Endangered: Telltale Signs
Posted on May 19, 2008 | 1 CommentCalifornia established a Master Plan for Education in 1960 that transformed educational opportunity for several generations and in the process became the model for public higher education nationally. The plan defined specific roles for the University of California, California State University and the California Community... -
The Silent Killer
Posted on May 19, 2008 | No CommentsAn Asian mother looks at her 4-year-old son sleeping peacefully as she lies bedridden in a San Francisco hospital. She thinks to herself, “I wonder what my baby will look like next year.” Struck with a virus known as “the silent killer,” she won’t live... -
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2008: A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
Posted on May 19, 2008 | No CommentsAmericans who trace their ancestry to Asia and the Pacific Islands have contributed much to our Nation. During Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we highlight their importance to our great Nation. Asian Pacific Americans have made our country better with their talents and hard work.... -
A Proclamation from the Mayor of San Francisco
Posted on May 19, 2008 | No CommentsWHEREAS, in October 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a Joint Resolution adopted by the House of Representatives and the Senate, designating May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and this May marks the 30th Anniversary of the celebration; and -
Free the Texas 464
Posted on May 19, 2008 | 8 CommentsWhile we were at war over Obama’s pastor, Texas destroyed a community of nearly 1,000 by “liberating” 463 healthy, well-behaved polygamist sect Mormon children (plus one newborn) from their families in Eldorado. But the ACLU has said ”exposure to a religion’s beliefs, however unorthodox, is... -
Chinatown YMCA Breaks Ground
Posted on May 19, 2008 | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of community members turned out on May 8 for the breaking ground ceremony at the much-awaited and highly anticipated new Chinatown YMCA. Gold shovels, hard hats and champagne cups in hand, the groundbreaking celebration drew together community members, individual donors, -
Pelosi Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Posted on May 19, 2008 | No CommentsAs May begins, we again celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, recognizing the contributions, reflecting upon the history, and embracing the diverse cultures of Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) across the nation.