Archive for July 3rd, 2008

  • Daily Dose: 07/03/08

    Daily Dose: 07/03/08

    »AsianWeek Market Report »Filipino Community Protest Philippine President Arroyo’s Visit »Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Announces Fellowship »Olympian Taylor Takata Offers Judo Clinic »David Chui Endorsed By Asian American Bar Association »Local Ikebana International Member Receives Award of Honor »San Francisco pastor Reyes-Chow...

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  • Largest Asian American Business Opportunity Conference Held in D.C.

    Largest Asian American Business Opportunity Conference Held in D.C.

    The U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation held its 23rd Anniversary CelebrAsian Business Opportunity Conference on May 27 through 29 at the Hilton Washington hotel in Washington, D.C. PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi, who served as the conference chair, U.S. Labor...

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  • Tila: Happily-Never-After III

    Tila: Happily-Never-After III

    Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Tila Nguyen who understood that her name just wouldn’t do for her blonde ambitions and the stardom in her eyes. So she renamed herself Tila Tequila, posed for Playboy.com, became the most popular person on...

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  • Presidential Campaign Update

    Presidential Campaign Update

    Texan At-Large Delegate Ramey Ko, founder of Asian Americans for Obama, felt the need to pinch himself after Sen. Obama’s success at the Iowa caucuses. He claims that, throughout his life, he has grown accustomed to seeing his party lose, but this campaign has instilled...

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  • We Were Right — And Wrong

    We Were Right — And Wrong

    Two prominent Asian Pacific American players in post-9/11 policy and military strategy made encore appearances over the past two weeks — one in the spotlight and one in the background. Former Justice Department attorney John Yoo, who wrote the 2002 and 2003 memos providing a...

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