New Innovative Mandarin Program at S.F. State
June 30, 2008
S.F. State started a Chinese-language academy for middle school students, but if you enter the classroom, there isn’t a textbook in sight. Christy Lao, professor of elementary education, and Peggy Benton, professor of instructional technologies, developed this curriculum where students will create their own podcasts, comic books and digital stories. Read more
Folklife Revelation
June 30, 2008
Every year around the Fourth of July, our nation’s museum, the Smithsonian Institution, holds a world-class block party on the National Mall that features the culture, crafts and people of three countries, states or organizations. If you have ever watched television and seen the huge rallies that are held on the National Mall to support or oppose various issues each year, you know the location where the festival is held. Read more
Manny Pacquiao Wins!
June 30, 2008
Manny Pacquiao became the first Filipino fighter to hold titles in 4 different divisions after defeating David Diaz (34-1-1). See the amazing knockout on the next page!
Daily Dose: 06/30/08
June 30, 2008
»AsianWeek Market Report
»Mike Steps Up to the Mic
»Pacquiao’s Historic Victory Came through Training
»Bridging the Language Divide: Electoral Glossary Available in Asian Languages
»Jindal Wants New Law to Execute Child Rapists
»Lawyers Deny Key Role in U.S. Interrogation Policy
»Yankees Put Matsui on DL with Sore Left Knee
»Revitalized Chan Ho Park Back to His Best with Dodgers
»Wie on the Road Back to A Cloudy Future
»D.A. Refuses to Charge Officers in Cho Case
»UCLA School of Dentistry Names Mo Kwan Kang First Professor to Hold Dr. Jack A. Weichman Chair in Endodontics
»Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Asian Employees Association Raises Over $13, 500 for China Earthquake Victims
»Bush Administration Lifts North Korea Sanctions
»China’s Fireworks Makers Struggle
»Rice Praises China’s Post-Quake Recovery Efforts
»Gay Activists March in India’s Gay Pride Parade
»Daihachi Oguchi, Master in Traditional Japanese Drumming, Dies After Being Struck By Car
»Hundreds Injured as 15,000 South Koreans Protest U.S. Beef After Rice Visits Seoul
»China and Hong Kong Battle Over Top Students
»Taiwan Hopes to Become A Player in Medical Tourism
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Hands-Free California?: Why not ‘hands-off’? Protesting the July 1 law
June 30, 2008
I’m such a good Asian American driver that I can drive my “rice rocket” while talking into and holding my cell phone — all at the same time. Model minority? Hey, I could text message and do NASCAR.
So naturally, I’m a bit agitated that we’re just a few days from that dreaded day when they cut off your hands, but let you keep your tongue.
Forget about Independence Day on July 4. By then, you won’t have as many freedoms as you used to. As the “Big Brother” signs alert us on the roadways, California goes hands-free on July 1. Read more
Bilingual Ballots
June 30, 2008
As American as apple pie
The importance of voting cannot be overestimated. The franchise has been steadily expanded from white landowning males to all males, to blacks, to women, to all citizens over 18. Our secular faith teaches us that the more citizens participate, the stronger and healthier a democracy we have.
The city of Boston currently provides bilingual ballots for Chinese and Vietnamese-speaking voters under legislation stemming from a 2005 agreement with the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. The cost to Read more
Droodles
June 30, 2008
Who’s Expected to Pay?
June 30, 2008
This month, we begin a multipart series on dining savvy, specifically geared toward being a great host or guest at a business or social lunch.
Extending the invitation
By Western customs, the person extending the invitation (a host) is the person expected to pay.
Wait one minute! If you are Chinese — as I am — you are probably saying, “That’s not what I was told.” Read more
The Importance of Role Models
June 29, 2008
The Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (capal.org), founded here in Washington in 1989 to encourage Asian Pacific American participation in government, has helped almost two decades’ worth of summer interns to learn how government works.
Among the scholarships offered to bright young APAs when they work in a congressional office or federal agency is the Senator Paul Simon Scholarship. There is a reason that Sen. Simon’s name graces a scholarship Read more
Chinese Pioneers
June 29, 2008
Following the Golden Rivers” is an experience every young person or new Californian should participate in, as the California Historical Society tells the real story of the challenges that early Chinese pioneers faced in changing California’s raw land into the Golden State it is today.
The Chinese pioneers of 150-plus years ago fought against unspeakable odds, hatred and discrimination to make their homes in America. Their stories are a triumph over incredible adversities. Read more
Bay Area MIT Alums Gather For 100th Anniversary
June 29, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — Over 130 people gathered for a relaxing day of picnicking and hiking on Angel Island to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Club of Northern California on June 15.
Organizers and volunteers brought food, drinks and ice from the Ferry Building to historic Angel Island on public ferry boats. Alums ranged from the classes of 1948 to 2007.
Alternative Media Inc. and the Artists’ Vocal Ensemble sponsored the event.
Letters to the Editor: Flip-flopping on Obama, Save our Kids from JROTC
June 29, 2008
Flip-flopping On Obama
In your June 13 editorial, “Savor the Moment,” I am somewhat befuddled by your stance toward Obama. On the one hand, you praised him, yet on the other hand, you perpetuated myths about him by saying that “others worry about Obama’s inexperience” and his “lack of familiarity with the Asian Pacific American community.” Read more