»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 elected moderator of 218th GA
»America’s Largest Asian- Language Broadcaster Honored
»Korean Choir Director Lee Promotes Overseas Performances
»China’s Zheng Wants to Surprise Williams in Historic Wimbledon Semifinal Match-up
»Chinese Bloggers Scale The ‘Great Firewall’ in Riot’s Aftermath
Compiled by Ivan Natividad
| AsianWeek Market Report | ||||
| Asian Stock Indexes | ||||
| NIKKEL_225 | Tokyo | 13,265.40 | -20.97 | -0.16% |
| HANG SENG | Hong Kong | 21,242.78 | -461.67 | -2.13% |
| KRX | Busan | 3,337.54 | -39.48 | -1.17% |
| SSE IX | Shanghai | 9,398.18 | 236.04 | 2.58% |
| BSE | Bombay | 13,094.11 | -570.51 | -4.18% |
| HOSE | Ho Chi Minh | 430.05 | 10.76 | 2.57% |
| SET | Bangkok | 742.15 | -17.86 | -2.35% |
| Asian American Market Report | ||||
| Yahoo! | YHOO | 21.35 | 0.47 | (2.25%) |
| Citigroup | C | 16.80 | -0.04 | (-0.24%) |
| Amkor Technology, Inc | AMKR | 10.11 | -0.14 | (-1.37%) |
| Sybase | SY | 28.50 | -0.20 | (-0.79%) |
| UnionBancal Corp | UB | 39.85 | -0.78 | (-1.92%) |
| East West Bank corp,Inc | EWBC | 7.58 | -0.19 | (-2.45%) |
Nation
Filipino Community Protest Philippine President Arroyo’s Visit
NEW YORK - Filipino domestic workers, youth, women and allies gathered at the Philippine Consulate in New York City to “detain and deport” Filipino President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Organized by the Alliance for a Just and Lasting in the Philippines-New York and co-sponsored by “Act Now to Stop War and End Racism” and Gabriela Network, the action was performed as a sign of their disgust for her 10-day visit to the United States.
“We wanted to expose Macapagal-Arroyo as a U.S. puppet,” said Alliance organizer Leah Obias, “Macapagal-Arroyo was here to meet with Bush, politicians and business people in the U.S. to continue the subservient and unequal relationship between the two countries.”
This year, the Philippines received $30 million in American tax dollars towards Foreign Military Financing, despite Macapagal-Arroyo’s heinous human rights record showing 1,000 activists killed, more than 200 missing and more than 200 detained.
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Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Announces Fellowship
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies has announced its Public Policy Fellowship, which focuses on urban planning, housing issues and community economic development, particularly in the Asian Pacific American community.
The institute is a national non-profit, non-partisan educational organization based in Washington, D.C., that strives to pursue a mission of increasing participation of individuals of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage at all levels of the political process.
Since 1994 it has served as an informational resource to Congress about the Asian Pacific American community.
The Fellowship will begin in September 2008 and last for 9 months. Individuals interested in applying should send their resume and cover letter to:
Mr. Edward Chow, Jr.
Director of Programs
APAICS
1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW - Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036
Please submit by July 18, 2008
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Olympian Taylor Takata Offers Judo Clinic
HONOLULU - Judoka Taylor Takata will hold a judo seminar on July 13 in the ‘Iolani School athletic complex. The seminar will focus on judo techniques at the Olympic level from a world-class coaching, featuring 2008 U.S. Olympian Taylor Takata. A 2000 ‘Iolani graduate, Takata became the first judoka from Hawaii to go to the Olympics in 12 years.
The first session takes place from 9 a.m. to noon for children ages 12 and under. The second session is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and is for ages 13 and older. Cost is $35 per session for participants, $10 per session for spectators. In addition, a Hawaiian-style dinner will be held at ‘Iolani School on July 20 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
To register for the seminar or dinner, e-mail nicholasklee@gmail.com or call 348-3267.
Bay
David Chiu Endorsed By Asian American Bar Association
SAN FRANCISCO - Candidate for District 3 Supervisor, David Chiu has been endorsed by the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area. The endorsement was announced at a North Beach reception given in David’s honor, hosted by District Attorney Kamala D. Harris, Public Defender Jeff Adachi and other legal community leaders.
“I am honored to receive the endorsement and confidence of the Asian American legal community through the endorsement,” said David Chiu. “As a public representative, I will continue my fight to ensure people from all walks of life have access to justice.”
The Asian American bar association is one of the largest minority bar associations in California, providing Asian American attorneys in the San Francisco Bay Area with a vehicle for the unified opinions and positions on matters of concern to all Asian American attorneys.
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Local Ikebana International Member Receives Award of Honor
SAN FRANCISCO - Mrs. Kayoko ‘Suiyo’ Fujimoto, a Teacher Advisor to the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of Ikebana International, has received a unique recognition from the Ohara School of Ikebana for promoting the art of ikebana outside of Japan. This Award of Honor from the Kobe-based board of directors of the Ohara School has been awarded to only 6 other persons.
For more than five decades, Fujimoto has taught and demonstrated the art of ikebana in the Bay Area and Fresno. She has been an active member of Ikebana International’s Bay Area chapter since 1966, as well as being a charter member of the Ikebana Teachers Federation.
Ikebana International is a worldwide nonprofit cultural organization that perpetuates the exquisite art of Japanese cultural arts. Headquartered in Tokyo, it has more than 160 chapters in nearly 60 countries.
San Francisco pastor Reyes-Chow elected moderator of 218th GA
SAN JOSE -The Reverend Bruce Reyes-Chow, an energetic pastor of the Mission Bay Community Church in San Francisco was elected moderator of the 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church.
Reyes-Chow received 48 percent of the first ballot votes and won an easy majority on the second ballot with 390 votes or 55 percent, defeating Reverend Bill Teng of National Capital Presbytery who finished as runner up.
In his speech Reyes-Chow reiterated his belief that “nothing is too hard or too wondrous for God… we will be able to live into a future in which we are a vital and vibrant presence in the world.”
Reyes-Chow, the grandson of Chinese and Filipino immigrants to California. He is a graduate of San Francisco State University and San Francisco Theological Seminary. As a write/blogger, Reyes-Chow describes himself as a “pastor/geek/dad/follower of Christ.”
Commerce
America’s Largest Asian-Language Broadcaster Honored
SAN FRANCISCO - KTSF Television, the nation’s largest Asian-language broadcast station, today announced that its “Cantonese Newscast” was selected by The Paley Center for Media, in partnership with the National Academy of Television Arts & Science and the Television Bureau of Advertising, for inclusion in the Paley Center’s permanent collection.
KTSF’s winning submission, titled “First Live U.S. Chinese-Language Newscast,” is considered a program of social and historical importance by the Paley Center. The Cantonese newscast premiered as the first live local Chinese-language newscast in the United States to enthusiastic audience feedback.
KTSF and its team of experienced Chinese-speaking journalists provide in-depth reporting of news and information relevant to San Francisco Bay Area’s Chinese community. It is the only U.S. television station to broadcast nightly, live news programming in Cantonese and Mandarin.
Arts
Korean American Choir Director Lee Promotes Overseas Performances
CHICAGO - The Chicago Children’s Choir has been at the forefront of promoting peace and tolerance. A trip to Korea, a divided nation, seemed like a natural course for a group whose international tours included post-apartheid South Africa in 1996.
The choir’s director Josephine Lee believes the trip to Korea manifests the artistic and philosophical goals of not only the group but of herself.
“It’s about world citizenship. Music is a vehicle by which we communicate, cross-cultural barriers and begin the process of living harmoniously,” Lee said. “It’s through children you make change because they are the future.”
The choir brings together children aged 8-18. Its core mission is to bring arts education to inner city schools. Those who excel take part in extracurricular choral groups and the top 90 singers sing with Lee. The choir has appeared in prestigious venues all over America with artists such as Celine Dion and Bobby McFerrin.
GLOBAL
China’s Zheng Wants to Surprise Williams in Historic Wimbledon Semifinal Match-up
BEIJING - It will be a milestone match for Chinese tennis, but 133rd-ranked wild card Zheng Jie isn’t cowed by her opponent in the Wimbledon semifinals eight-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams.
Zheng became the first Chinese to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 win over Nicole Vaidisova on Tuesday. Jiang pointed to Zheng’s mental toughness and determination in “changing the history of Wimbledon.”
“Even if Zheng Jie can’t win,” Jiang said about Thursday’s match against Williams, “at least Zheng’ll surprise her.”
Headlines in China heralded Zheng’s success at Wimbledon and said it was historic for the world’s most populous country, where tennis’ popularity is dwarfed by ping pong, football and basketball.
Chinese sports officials said Zheng’s accomplishment was a shot of confidence for Chinese athletes ahead of the Beijing Olympics, which begin in just over a month.
- Associated Press
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Chinese Bloggers Scale The ‘Great Firewall’ In Riot’s Aftermath
CHINA - Some 30,000 rioters set fire to government buildings over the weekend to protest the way authorities handled the death of a teenager in the province’s Weng’an County. While state-controlled media provided immediate coverage, government censors moved fast to delete online posts.
So bloggers have taken to posting in formats that China’s Internet censors have a hard time automatically detecting. One recent strategy involves online software that flips sentences to read right to left instead of left to right and vertically instead of horizontally.
China’s sophisticated censorship regime known as the Great Firewall can automatically track objectionable phrases, and with the Beijing Olympics slightly more than a month away, the Chinese government has shown little patience toward dissent.
Authorities in Nanjing recently imposed a four-year prison sentence on Sun Lin, who had written posts on the overseas dissident Web site Boxun.com.
- Wall Street Journal