Renters and Homeowners Face Off Over Prop 98 and 99
May 30, 2008
At the forefront of both Proposition 98 and Proposition 99 on the June 3 ballot is the issue of eminent domain, and the transferring of power and property rights to homeowners against the government’s right to take land for public use. Both measures seek to constrain government power to seize land through constitutional amendment. Read more
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Presidential Campaigns
May 30, 2008
As we celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we recognize the rich history, cultures, diversity, and contributions of APA individuals, groups, and communities that are part of the tapestry of this nation.
APA Heritage Month was begun in the U.S. through the leadership of Congressmen Norman Mineta and Frank Horton, and Senators Daniel Inouye and Spark Matsunaga, who introduced resolutions in Congress in 1977 to create this annual celebration. Read more
Daily Dose: 05/29/08
May 29, 2008
> AsianWeek Market Report
> CPA Boston Wins Step in the Fight for Bilingual Ballot
> NCCR Releases Curriculum on Interethnic Relations and the Japanese Internment
> Cops probe theft of San Lorenzo statue in Queens
> Husband of Killed Pinay woman sentenced to 18 years
> The Church and its immigrant flock: catering not just to spiritual needs
> Filipino Boxing Champion Manny Pacquiao to host Public Workout
> LA Asian Community-Labor Groups Join Campaign against the Carwash Industry
> Cabaldon a frontrunner in Calif. 8th district
> Tila Tequila more guarded at “Second Shot at Love”
> China’s Premier Wen Wins Many Fans on Facebook
> South Koreans take to the streets over fears US beef harbors mad cow disease Read more
U.S. Entrepreneurs Eye Asian Audience
May 29, 2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. - It is a dream coming true for all writers - a computerized pen that stores hand-written notes, which can be then translated as text on a PC.
The creator of the Pulse Smart Pen, Jim Marggraff, is no stranger to developing innovative learning tools out of modern technology. His children’s education company Leapfrog, known for its popular multimedia learning products, reaped $1 billion in five years’ of operation and is popular among American children - Read more
Size Matters
May 29, 2008
As this season’s reality shows come to an end — amidst others beginning to percolate — it seems a lesson can be learned about the number measured from head to toe. Simply, if you’re short, it’s easy to be typecast as immature. Petite Michelle “Mochi” Camaya of Step It Up and Dance did poorly in challenges that required her to embody abstract ideas and youth. Read more
Bay Area Asian Pacific Americans Give $1.8 million for Earthquake Relief
May 29, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — With the recent aftershocks from the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan, China, still rattling thousands of homes in the province’s southwestern area, and a growing death toll exceeding 67,000 with unaccounted victims still among the ruins, the Bay Area Asian Pacific American community has responded with $1.82 million in donations over the past two weeks. Read more
Presidential Campaign Update
May 29, 2008
Barack Obama is just 49 delegates shy of clinching the Democratic nomination with last weekend’s addition of three superdelegates from Hawai‘i: the new state Democratic Party Chair Brian Schatz, Vice Chair Kari Luna and at-large superdelegate James Burns. Read more
Addressing School Violence
May 29, 2008
By Jeff Adachi and Angela Chan
Nearly half of 8,000 San Francisco high school students recently surveyed believe that violence at school is a serious problem. This alarming statistic requires greater focus on reducing violence, bullying and harassment in our schools. Students cannot learn at their full potential if they fear for their safety. Read more
People for the Ethical Treatment Of Aging Blonde Sexpots: Kindness for Sharon Stone — banned in China
May 29, 2008
As if China doesn’t have enough to worry about, it appears that a growing number of Chinese are outraged by recent statements made by Sharon Stone.
I have long studied the Stone oeuvre (including a near graduate-level preoccupation with the ice pick symbology in Stone’s 1992 vehicle, Basic Instinct), and as one who has cultivated inappropriateness throughout my life, I was ready to pounce. Read more
Grant Ave. Follies Still Kickin’
May 29, 2008
Glamorous, quick-stepping and graceful are the Grant Avenue Follies — synchronized dancers who entertain at many Bay Area venues.
“Grant Avenue, San Francisco, USA!” goes the beat for the lively group comprised of all senior citizens: all retired, happy, physically fit and well into their 60s through 80s. One would never believe it looking at them. Read more
Daily Dose: 05/28/08
May 28, 2008
> U.S. House Of Representatives Passes Bill Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
> Wie to play in German Open
> N.Y. Assemblywoman Passes Resolution to Encourage Solidarity with Sichuan
> Southern California Chinese use consul to show support
> Gov. Schwarzenegger Appoints Five Members to Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs Commission
> Traditional noodle soup links Vietnamese to their homeland
> Viz Media Announces DVD Release Of Pokemon: The Rise of Darkrai
> Chinese cinema to ban Sharon Stone
> Zhang Ziyi outraged by quake ignorance Read more
China, Temblor Accomplishes What the Olympics Couldn’t
May 28, 2008
What the Olympics couldn’t do, the earthquake in China accomplished. I do not mean the terrible death and destruction, of course, but the wave of sympathy and patriotism in its wake that is now sweeping over China. Suddenly, China is experiencing something new - and yet strangely reminiscent of another era, when everyone wore Mao’s jacket and marched to the same tune. Read more