Daily Dose: 08/11/08
August 11, 2008
»AsianWeek Market Report
»McCain Appoints Chinese American Campaign Coordinator
»Translated Web Content Provides Access to Vital Health Information
»American Jewish Committee to be Honored at National JACL Gala Dinner
»Best Buy Donates to Kimochi
»Obama Campaign Announces AAPI General Election Executive and Steering Committees
»New Jersey India Day Parade Recognized by Governor
»Asian Americans Nona Lim and Simonida Cvejic to be featured by CBS 5
»Asian Community Mental Health Services Celebrates 26th Annual Asian Community Night With the Oakland Athletics
»Claudine Cheng Filed For Candidacy
»Three CCA players to Represent USA for Under-15 team Americas Cup in Bermuda
»Lee Lifts Indians Past Jays 4-0 to Earn 16th Win
»Netizens Endorse Chen Daoming Playing ‘Confucius’
»Chan Gets Kick Out of Giving
»Susan Chang Promoted to Account Executive at KemperLesnik
»Taiwan’s Leader Keeps Low Profile Abroad
»Filipino Kids at Beijing Olympic Art
»China-born American Coach Returns Home
Compiled by Beleza Chan, Steffi Lau and Miriam Ling
| AsianWeek Market Report | ||||
| Asian Stock Indexes | ||||
| NIKKEL_225 | Tokyo | 13,430.91 | 262.50 | 1.99% |
| HANG SENG | Hong Kong | 21,859.34 | -25.87 | -0.12% |
| KRX | Busan | 3,272.14 | 25.55 | 0.79% |
| SSE IX | Shanghai | 8,170.15 | -488.63 | -5.64% |
| BSE | Bombay | 15,503.92 | 336.10 | 2.22% |
| HOSE | Ho Chi Minh | 454.80 | 10.52 | 2.37% |
| SET | Bangkok | 702.93 | 12.23 | 1.77% |
| Asian American Market Report | ||||
| Yahoo! | YHOO | 20.20 | -0.06 | (-0.30%) |
| Citigroup | C | 19.65 | -0.17 | (-0.86%) |
| Amkor Technology, Inc | AMKR | 9.19 | 0.19 | (2.11%) |
| Sybase | SY | 35.81 | -0.09 | (-0.24%) |
| UnionBancal Corp | UB | 58.18 | 0.93 | (1.62%) |
| East West Bank corp,Inc | EWBC | 14.51 | 0.55 | (3.94%) |
NATION
McCain Appoints Chinese American Campaign Coordinator
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chinese American Peter Su has been appointed by presumptive Republican nominee John McCain’s campaign headquarters to be the Asian American Pacific Islander National Coalitions Coordinator for McCain2008.
Su will be working on bringing more AAPI votes to the Republican candidate as well as collecting opinions over a range of issues from the AAPI community, the World Journal reports.
Su said he joined the McCain campaign because he agrees with McCain’s values and view on political issues. He said Asian Americans identify with Republicans’ over family and education issues.
Su graduated from Purdue University and worked in Silicon Valley before joining the Bush campaign in 2000.
- World Journal
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Translated Web Content Provides Access to Vital Health Information
DALLAS - Two hundred thirty pages of widely used heart disease and stroke information has been translated into Spanish, Vietnamese and Simplified Chinese and is now available on the American Heart Association’s Web site at americanheart.org. Traditional Chinese is coming soon.
The Vietnamese and Simplified Chinese content is a new offering from the association, which currently has a Spanish Web site.
“This newly translated content will provide potentially lifesaving information to people who have not been reached before,” said Daniel Jones, M.D., president of the American Heart Association and dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
In 2000, U.S. Census data showed more than 29 million people spoke Spanish at home, making it the second most common language after English. Chinese now ranks behind Spanish as the second most widely spoken non-English language in the United States. The number of Chinese speakers is growing, as is the number of people speaking Vietnamese.
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American Jewish Committee to be Honored at National JACL Gala Dinner
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Jewish Committee will be given an award, called “Champion of Redress,” at the second annual National Japanese American Citizens League Gala Dinner. The event will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C. on September 25.
The JACL is highlighting the Redress movement throughout this year on the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. The Act paved the way for an apology and reparations to Japanese Americans who were interned in concentration camps in remote areas of the United States during World War II.
When the JACL began the Redress campaign in earnest after the 1978 National JACL Convention, John Tateishi, who was the Chairman of the National Committee for Redress for the JACL, received a call from Ernie Weiner, director of the Bay Area Chapter of the AJC. Mr. Weiner had been directed by the national office of the AJC in New York City to monitor the JACL’s Redress campaign. He pledged the support of the AJC for the Redress movement, and the AJC became the first organization to endorse the JACL’s Redress campaign. Mr. Weiner received the Edison Uno Civil Rights Award from the JACL at the 2008 National JACL Convention in Salt Lake City in July 2008.
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During a “Summer Sizzle Sales,” sponsored by the Best Buy corporate headquarters in Minnesota, the Geary/Masonic Best Buy store came in first. The prize to the store was the Scion, which was then to be donated to a non-profit organization. After submitting a proposal to Best Buy, Kimochi was selected to receive the Scion, which will be used for home-delivered meals, medical escorts and outreach/advocacy support for seniors.
At Best Buy’s annual staff meeting held at San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel in late July, Executive Director Steve Nakajo gave a presentation on Kimochi programs and services. Additionally, Best Buy donated three printers to Kimochi. This is Best Buy’s commitment to give back to communities where their stores are located.
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Obama Campaign Announces AAPI General Election Executive and Steering Committees
CHICAGO - The Obama campaign announced new membership of the executive and steering committees of the Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) for Obama Leadership Council. The general election committees were expanded to include AAPI supporters of former presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards.
“Barack Obama epitomizes all that is possible in this great country of ours,” said Jadine Nielsen, former Hawai‘i state director for John Edwards. “He was born and raised in Hawai‘i, a majority AAPI state, and he spent time as a child in Indonesia. His family members include a sister who is half-Indonesian and a brother-in-law who’s Chinese Canadian. He is a candidate who reflects our multi-cultural society at its best.”
The members of the Executive and Steering Committees of AAPIs for Obama Leadership Council are:
Executive Committee:
Jacinta Titialii Abbott, America Samoa
Gloria Caoile, VA
Nancy Chen, IL
Ann Lata Kalayil, IL
Hrishi Karthikeyan, NY
Dale Minami, CA
Konrad Ng, HI
Catherine Park, CA
Stanley Toy, CA
Lee Pao Xiong, CA
Janet Yang, CA
Steering Committee:
Rajen Anand, CA
Preeta Bansal, NY
C.P. Chen, OH
Curtis Chin, CA
Rocky Chin, NY
Martha Choe, WA
Robert Gee, VA
Lisa Hasegawa, MD
Paul Igasaki, VA
Keith Kamisugi, CA
Bill Kaneko, HI
Ramey Ko, TX
David Lang, CA
Rozita Lee, NV
Asif Mahmood, CA
Mona Mohib, DC
Karen Nakandakare, CO
Irene Natividad, VA
Hung Nguyen, VA
Jadine Nielsen, HI
Prem Shunmugavelu, MN
Bouapha Toommaly, DC
Cuc Vu, DC
Eddie Wong, CA
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New Jersey India Day Parade Recognized by Governor
ISELIN, NJ - Recently, Governor Corzine signed an official proclamation recognizing and congratulating New Jersey’s Indo American community for their contributions to the state and for the official India Day Parade that was held on August 10 Oak Tree Road, from Edison to Woodbridge.
New Jersey’s Indian American community accounts for a large segment of the state’s minority population. New Jersey remained the third most popular state with 169,180 in 2000, up 113 percent from 79,440 in 1990. About 2 percent of New Jersey’s 8.4 million residents are Indians, up from 1 percent in 1990 and the highest percentage of Indians in any state.
BAY/CALIFORNIA
Asian Americans Nona Lim and Simonida Cvejic to be featured by CBS 5
SAN FRANCISCO - CBS 5 in partnership with City National Bank and National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) San Francisco Chapter have created and will air unique salutes to women-owned businesses in the Bay Area.
Thirteen Bay Area women-owned businesses will be profiled in fifteen-, thirty-, sixty-second spots on CBS 5 during newscasts and archived on CBS5.com/hervision.
The following Asian American businesses/business women owners will be profiled, which started August 4:
Bay Area Medical Academy/Simonida Cvejic
Cook! SF/ Nona Lim
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Asian Community Mental Health Services Celebrates 26th Annual Asian Community Night With the Oakland Athletics
WHEN: Friday, August 15
WHERE: McAfee Stadium: Outfield, Sections 105-107 seats available
TICKETS: $30/ticket
INFO: William Dao, (510) 869-6025, willd@acmhs.org
WEBSITE: acmhs.org/AsianCommunityNight08.htm
OAKLAND, Calif. - Asian Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS) teams up with the Oakland Athletics for the 26th Annual Asian Community Night with the Oakland A’s. The charity event raises awareness about mental health through an evening of sports and family fun. A portion of ticket sales for the August 15 game purchased through ACMHS will be donated to the agency to bolster its services in the areas of mental health, developmental disabilities, family support and youth empowerment.
The highly anticipated game features a match-up between hometown heroes Oakland A’s and the current AL Central leaders Chicago White Sox. Field-level outfield seats are reserved for guests of Asian Community Night and are offered at $30 per ticket.
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Claudine Cheng Filed For Candidacy
Claudine Cheng was joined by City College President Lawrence Wong, who is one of her supporters.
Trustees Natalie Berg and Rodel Rodis, other officials and supporters to announce her candidacy last Friday.
District 3 candidate Cheng has submitted the requisite documents to the Department of Elections on Thursday August 7.
Mayor Gavin Newsom, Assemblywoman Fiona Ma and many other community and civic leaders support Cheng.
On July 8, Cheng filed with the Ethnics Commission as she had reached $100,000 in her fundraising, and on July 12 she was the first candidate in District 3 to have opened a campaign office.
SPORTS
Three CCA players to Represent USA for Under-15 team Americas Cup in Bermuda
CUPERTINO, Calif. - The recently played National Tournament in California (June 19-23) and the Zonal National Tournament held in Chicago (July 18-20) led players of the California Cricket Academy (CCA) and the Academy to yet another feather in their caps.
Three CCA players Pranay Suri, Vikram Valluri and Arsh Buch were selected to represent USA and invited to participate in International Cricket Council’s Under-15 Americas cup.
Pranay Suri (15) led CCA to the finals, winning the Runners Up trophy in the CCA-hosted National Tournament held in the Bay Area in late June 2008. He also led the West Zone team in the Zonal National Tournament that played in Chicago this July and won all the matches. Vikram Valluri is an elegant left-handed batsman and a reliable fielder. Arsh Buch is an all-rounder - a left-arm medium pacer with excellent control on line and length in addition to being a technically sound and reliable batsman.
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Lee Lifts Indians Past Jays 4-0 to Earn 16th Win
TORONTO - Cliff Lee worked eight shutout innings for his American League-leading 16th win, as the Cleveland Indians completed a three-game sweep to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 on Sunday.
Lee (16-2) lowered his ERA to 2.45, moving him ahead of Oakland’s Justin Duchscherer (2.51) for the major league lead. He won his fifth-straight decision and has not lost since a 4-3 defeat at Minnesota on July 6. He gave up eight hits - seven of them singles - with no walks. He struck out one.
The left-hander is responsible for 16 of his teams 52 wins (31 percent), the highest percentage of any major league pitcher.
Lee won for the first time in seven starts against Toronto, the only AL opponent he had never beaten.
Lee pitched nine shutout innings against Toronto on May 12.
-AP
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT
Netizens Endorse Chen Daoming Playing ‘Confucius’
Veteran Chinese star Chen Daoming has been voted “the most suitable” actor by netizens to play the role of Confucius in director Hu Mei’s film of the same title.
In a online poll conducted by Sina, a major Chinese web portal, netizens tend to have the same choice when asked which actor they think should play the role of Confucius, China’s ancient sage.
Chen Daoming has successfully played the King of Qin in Zhang Yimou’s epic blockbuster Hero and the role of King Gou Jian in The Great Revival, a Chinese historical television series.
Chen Daoming easily outranks his rivals, who include leading actors such as Pu Cunxin and Andy Lau, with a prevailing 40 percent in the poll.
Hong Kong star Andy Lau, who ranks 3rd in the poll, only won 7 percent of the vote.
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In March, the Hong Kong-born action film star Jackie Chan paid tribute to his late parents and his Australian roots by funding a science education center at the Australian National University.
Chan and the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, opened the Jackie Chan Science Centre at the university. It was paid for out of Chan’s donations to cancer research in honor of his parents, who were longtime residents in Canberra.
Chan made an initial donation to cancer research in Australia in 2002 after the death of his mother and renewed his philanthropy after his father died in February.
Neither he nor the Australian National University would comment on how much Chan had donated to cancer research, although the university said the donations were “substantial.”
Before his career in film, Chan lived in Canberra for a couple of years. He attended college and worked as a builder’s labourer.
- Reuters
COMMERCE
Susan Chang Promoted to Account Executive at KemperLesnik
NORTHBROOK, Ill. - KemperLesnik, a Chicago-based public relations and events agency, announced the promotion of Susan Chang to account executive from assistant account executive.
In her new role, Chang will take on additional responsibility for key golf and sports clients, including developing public relations strategies and leading media relations programs. She will continue to service affiliate KemperSports golf properties, as well as Wilson Golf, South Coast Development Council and the nation’s premier early season college basketball tournament, the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational.
Chang began her career with KemperLesnik in 2006 as an intern.
GLOBAL
Taiwan’s Leader Keeps Low Profile Abroad
During his campaign for Taiwan’s presidency, Ma Ying-jeou struck a conciliatory note with rival China, telling TIME that he wanted to “make friends” with Taiwan’s giant - and often very unfriendly - neighbor. Since sweeping to a landslide victory in March, Ma has largely followed up on that sentiment, inaugurating the first non-stop charter service between China and Taiwan since the two split during China’s 1949 civil war and taking steps to loosen regulations limiting Taiwanese investment in the mainland’s booming economy.
So when Ma embarks on his first overseas trip as president on August 12, he will be doing his best not to upset that fragile détente. Trips abroad by Taiwanese leaders are always diplomatically touchy since China does not recognize the island as an independent nation. But Ma is determined to keep his campaign promise of charting a smoother course with the mainland.
- TIME
Filipino Kids at Beijing Olympic Art
Galing Foundation, Inc. announced that the Beijing Olympic Art Exhibition opened June 1 at the Millennium Monument Museum. Selected paintings from the Philippines were artworks from children of Galing Lucban, namely Nico C. Eleazar and Cecil Empamano.
The Exhibition will travel from Beijing to the United Nations gallery in New York and then to Atlanta’s Youth Art Connection Gallery and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Gallery.
International Paint Pals received artwork for children in 66 countries, and they hope to eventually produce a book about the exhibition.
The artworks can be viewed by visiting International Paint Pals’ website: paintpals.org
China-born American Coach Returns Home
For U.S. women’s gymnastics coach Qiao Liang, it’s good to be home.
Qiao, a Beijing native and former Asian champion, has returned to his hometown for the Olympics after a 14-year absence.
“I’ve seen a lot of my former teammates and friends. When I go to the arena, it seems that everybody knows me. It’s a great feeling,” he said.
Qiao took up gymnastics at age 5. During the 1980s, he was one of the star gymnasts on the Chinese national team, winning several titles at National Games, Asian Games and World Cup events. He retired after the 1990 Asian Games and moved to the U.S., where he received a scholarship at the University of Iowa.
Qiao opened a gymnastics studio in Iowa and has already become one of the top gymnastics coaches in the U.S. He has produced 234 state winners and several national champions, including star gymnast Shawn Johnson, now competing for the U.S. women’s Olympics gymnastics team.
- China Daily
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