Daily Dose: 07/31/08
July 31, 2008
» AsianWeek Market Report
» A Surgeon Builds a Business by Believing in Herself
» JACL Selects New Mike M. Masaoka Fellow
» Chinese and Latino Immigrant Youth Commended for Health and Environmental Efforts
» Chiang Continues to Pay Workers at Usual Wage
» U.S. Asia Center to Host Asian American Business Leaders Roundtable
» Daniel Ahn Joins Voyager Capital as Managing Director
» Wisconsin Exhibit Showcases Array of Asian Art
» ‘A Very Special Love’ Set for 8-city Theatrical Run
» Yao Ming Not Certain About Ron Artest
» Matsui Increases Workload
» Lawyers in Rural Japan: Low Supply, Iffy Demand
» U.N. Says Threats Against Journalists Must End In Nepal
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Tiara Time: Cherry Blossom Alumnae Reunite for Community Service
July 31, 2008
The Cherry Blossom Queens are getting ready for their first reunion ever in the 40-year history of the contest. No need to wear your gown or do your hair — just bring your dedication to serve.
With a generation of young Japanese Americans becoming ever more distant from its roots, these Queens are on a mission to preserve their heritage.
“Young people are interested in culture, but they don’t know about it, and if we don’t teach, we are going to lose it,” worries Gail Tanaka, a Queen from 1992. Read more
For Obama, class trumps race
July 31, 2008
CHICAGO — I was curious what language Barack Obama would speak after last week’s “Presumptive Nominee World Tour” that included stops in Germany and the Middle East.
But when he showed up at a last-minute session of the “Unity: Journalists of Color” convention, B.O. looked predictably tired and jetlagged. He could have been sleepwalking.
Maybe Obama took the journalists of color for granted. After all, most of the 7,000 conventioneers were absent themselves, unable to change their plans after Obama delayed his appearance date from Thursday to Read more
LOGO Lesbian Reality
July 31, 2008
Gimme Sugar is like The Hills with cast members trying to make their way through a staged world called Life. But the difference between the two, other than social class (Hills is trust fund and Sugar is white-collar working), is the generally sincere message that friendship is key for the girls of Sugar. The superficial difference is these girls are lesbians.
Gimme Sugar is aired on LOGO, the new lesbian and gay channel run by MTV Networks. MTV catapulted the genre “reality television” before the term was even coined with its wildly popular The Real World. Read more
Giants Rookie is First Full-Blooded Filipino in Big Leagues
July 31, 2008
Giants rookie pitcher Geno Espineli has heard his share of stereotypical cracks about wacky left-handers. Read more
Presidential Campaign Update
July 31, 2008
The Asian American Finance Committee, Democratic National Committee AAPI Leadership Council, South Asian Leadership Council and Indo American Leadership Council hosted on July 29 a soldout lunchtime reception with Sen. Obama for Asian American, South Asian and Pacific Islander supporters in Washington, D.C., at the Mayflower Hotel.
“Being here is especially meaningful to me because I consider myself to be an honorary AAPI member, and I think I’ve got some pretty good credentials,” said Obama at the event, referring to his youth spent in Hawai‘i Read more
Navigating Corporate Politics
July 31, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — The Asian Business League of San Francisco (ABL-SF) held a panel on “unwritten” strategies for successfully navigating corporate politics on July 24 at the law offices of Morrison & Foerster.
The panel, moderated by ABL-SF board member Stephen Jeong, included Randy Quebec, general manager of AT&T; Read more
Hot Shots: 08/01/08
July 31, 2008
LGBT Perspective: Same Need, Different Approach
July 31, 2008
In April 1993, our son told us he was gay. We were devastated. We hoped it was a phase like the time he dyed his hair green, but it was not, and we spent the next two years learning what it means to have a gay son.
Almost immediately after he told us, our son sent us a package of booklets from Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays. Those little booklets were the first real information we ever read about lesbians and gays and, for a while, the only information. Read more
Sano Receives Honor From Japan
July 30, 2008
Dr. Emily Sano received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, from the Consul General of Japan in San Francisco, Yasumasa Nagamine, on July 1.
Dr. Sano, who retired as Director of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco at the end of 2007, received this prestigious honor in recognition of her contribution to the introduction of Japanese art and the promotion of cultural exchange between Japan and the U.S. Read more
Poet Al Robles honored in New International Hotel Exhibit
July 30, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO - Over 100 people gathered in Manilatown’s International Hotel on July 26 for the opening of a photo exhibit and reception honoring Filipino poet and activist Al Robles.
Attendees were treated to a heart-warming afternoon of song, dance and food. The festivities began with a roast-like speaking and reading from friends and fellow writers, each honoring Robles’ work with the elderly Filipino “manong” community. Read more
APA Groups Stand Up for Immigrant Youth
July 30, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO - A coalition of immigrant and community organizations flooded the steps of City Hall on July 29 in response to what they deemed to be a misleading series in the San Francisco Chronicle that has recently blaming crime on immigrant youth.
APA organizations like the Filipino Community Center, Asian Law Caucus and Chinese for Affirmative Action gathered in full force with banners and signs that read, “One City For All.” The were among the 100 clergy, Read more