Daily Dose: 10/03/08
October 3, 2008
» AsianWeek Market Report
» Philadelphia Chinatown Says No to Casino
» Inability to Sanitize Live Carp Ends Fishy Foot Treatments
» Former Candidate Tan Nguyen Indicted Over Mailer Sent to Latinos
» Assembly Member Furutani Announces Passage of Filipino American Resolution
» Students From Oakland and East Bay Rev Up for This Year’s Election
» Supervisor Chu Announces $100,000 Grant for West Sunset Playground
» Cal State L.A. Honors Kyle Hsu
» Project 760 Renames JTAF to Japan Town Arts Festival
» Korean Shin Leads by One at the Samsung
» Juanda Wins Fourth Bracelet
» 2008 AWIB Leadership Awards Six Trailblazing Asian Women to be Honored
» Bollywood Actors and Crews Strike to Demand Better Pay
Compiled by Carlos Militante
AsianWeek Market Report
| AsianWeek Market Report | ||||
| Asian Stock Indexes | ||||
| NIKKEI 225 | Tokyo | 10,938.14 | -216.62 | -1.94% |
| HANG SENG | Hong Kong | 17,682.40 | -528.71 | -2.90% |
| KRX | Busan | 2,953.97 | -44.02 | -1.47% |
| SSE IX | Shanghai | 7,559.27 | 182.43 | 2.47% |
| BSE | Bombay | 12,526.32 | -529.35 | -4.05% |
| HOSE | Ho Chi Minh | 452.14 | -8.11 | -1.76% |
| SET | Bangkok | 412.98 | -5.52 | -1.32% |
| Asian American Market Report | ||||
| Yahoo! | YHOO | 16.26 | 0.68 | (4.36%) |
| Citigroup | C | 19.36 | -3.14 | (-14.00%) |
| Amkor Technology, Inc | AMKR | 5.99 | 0.11 | (1.87%) |
| Sybase | SY | 29.49 | 0.41 | (1.48%) |
| UnionBancal Corp | UB | 73.49 | 0.02 | (0.03%) |
| East West Bank corp,Inc | EWBC | 15.51 | 0.51 | (3.40%) |
NATION
Philadelphia Chinatown Says No to Casino
Mayor Nutter, City Councilman Frank DiCicco and state Rep. Mike O’Brien have a meeting scheduled next week with the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corp. to discuss the proposal to move the Foxwoods casino from the Delaware Riverfront in South Philly to the Gallery in Center City. From the talk at a PCDC meeting tonight, the community is very much opposed to the idea.
John Chin, PCDC’s executive director, called the proposed casino a “very, very bad idea” for Chinatown. Chin is concerned that the casino’s investors have not shown any plans for what they hope to do at 11th and Market streets.
George Yep, owner of the East Asia Noodle Co., said traffic is already a problem for his business. He offered up $500 on the spot to help PCDC hire an attorney.
The meeting will be on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. at Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church at 915 Vine St.
— Philly.com
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Inability to Sanitize Live Carp Ends Fishy Foot Treatments
For the past three weeks, scores of customers descended upon a nail salon in Kent.
They came from Idaho and Ohio and Minnesota. The appointment book was booked solid two months out.
They came to Peridot Nail Salon and parted with $30, so that for 15 minutes, tiny fish could nibble the dead skin off their feet.
Thursday, however, the Department of Licensing shut down Tuyet Bui’s, um, fishy operation, saying that the pedicures were illegal.
After conducting further research, the department decided that the pedicures were unsanitary and potentially unsafe.
Bui was personally delivered a letter Thursday informing her of the agency’s decision, which was based on a state law that all implements used in pedicures had to be “sanitized, disinfected, or disposed of after each service to protect salon customers from the possibility of disease and infections.”
Hers was the first salon in the state to offer the pedicures, which are popular in Turkey and Asia, and Bui said the treatment had garnered an enthusiastic response from customers.
She said she would start a petition for the state to take a closer look at the treatment and said that the pedicures are safe and sanitary.
—Seattle Post-Intelligercer
BAY/CALIFORNIA
Former Candidate Tan Nguyen Indicted Over Mailer Sent to Latinos
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A federal grand jury has indicted former GOP Congress candidate Tan Nguyen over a controversial 2006 mailer sent to Latino voters that warned immigrants against voting.
The letter, sent out in the waning days of Nguyen’s congressional campaign against Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez, was written in Spanish and triggered national headlines with many observers seeing it as the direct result of a long string of GOP candidates’ increasingly using anti-illegal immigration sentiment to get elected.
— OC Register
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Assembly Member Furutani Announces Passage of Filipino American Resolution
SAN FRANCISCO — On October 4, Assemblymember Warren T. Furutani, (D-Gardena) will announce the passage of Assembly Joint Resolution 65 (AJR 65) which formally recognizes the important contributions of Filipino and Filipino Americans to the history and cultural heritage of California at a press conference to be held prior to Manilatown Heritage Foundation’s 2nd Annual Dinner, Dance and Silent Auction at the Cathedral Hill Hotel in San Francisco where he will be the keynote speaker.
Written by Furutani, AJR 65 successfully passed the California Legislature and was officially adopted as Resolution Chapter 131 on September 5, 2008. AJR 65 passed both houses of the Legislature with strong bipartisan support.
AJR 65 expresses the state’s commitment to preserving the important legacy of Filipino and Filipino Americans, and it is supported by a broad-based coalition of advocates, academics and community organizations.
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Students From Oakland and East Bay Rev Up for This Year’s Election
OAKLAND, Calif. — On October 4, over 150 high school students from Oakland and throughout the area will join at the Youth + Power = Change Conference. This conference is organized and led by Asian American young women from Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice (ACRJ) and is geared towards Asian youth and other young voters to learn about the importance of voting and this year’s California ballot.
Students will be welcomed by the Hip Hop Voter Registration Bus, a collaboration between AC Transit and Alameda County that transformed an AC Transit bus into a mobile voter registration vehicle, to travel throughout the county and register young voters.
Organizations like Chinese Progressive Association and Asian Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership are bringing their high school youth members to assemble and learn about ballot initiatives that affect them as youth and that directly affect their bodies, health and sexuality, i.e. Proposition 4 (Parental Notification Initiative), Proposition 6 (Runner Initiative) and Proposition 8 (Limit Marriage Initiative).
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Supervisor Chu Announces $100,000 Grant for West Sunset Playground
Supervisor Carmen Chu announced that West Sunset Playground, one of the most heavily used recreation sites in the Sunset District, would receive a $10,000 challenge grant from PG&E in an effort to rebuild the playground.
“West Sunset Playground is a tremendous asset to our community, and we want to make sure that our families and children can continue to recreate here in the generations to come,” said Supervisor Carmen Chu. “An investment in West Sunset Playground is an investment in the future of our neighborhood.”
PG&E’s challenge grant will support the Friends of West Sunset Playground’s (FOWSP) effort to rebuild the playground, which is located in the midst of several schools, athletic fields, a library and thousands of families.
FOWSP, a community organization comprised of local parents, formed this year in response to the Neighborhood Parks Council’s 2008 assessment of the City’s parks, in which West Sunset Playground was deemed unsafe.
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Cal State L.A. Honors Kyle Hsu
LOS ANGELES — Among those presented with Cal State L.A. Outstanding Professor Awards was Kylie Hsu, a specialist in linguistics who was key in developing two B.A. programs at Cal State L.A.
At Cal State L.A., the annual Outstanding Professor Awards primarily recognize excellence in teaching, along with citing significant achievements in scholarly inquiry or creativity, professional activities and service to the campus and community. Presented to a previous Outstanding Professor award recipient, the President’s Distinguished Professor Award recognizes superlative teaching and exceptional commitment to students as well as professional accomplishments and services.
ARTS/ENERTAINMENT
Project 760 Renames JTAF to Japan Town Arts Festival
SAN FRANCISCO — Project 760 Productions, the organizers for JTAF (also known as “Japan Town Anime Faire”), announces its full name change from JTAF to Japan Town Arts Festival, an event showcasing arts and crafts by artists inspired by Japanese entertainment. The name change is in response to the change in focus of JTAF from an anime convention to an event that focuses on the appreciation of arts and crafts inspired by the Japanese entertainment. The convention that was formerly known as “JTAF” or “Japantown Anime Faire” is now known as “Otaku Amusement Festival” and will be managed by Project 760 Productions.
Project 760 Productions is negotiating with the Japantown area on the dates and locations of Japan Town Arts Festival and intends to host the event as early as December 2008. Registration fees for artists’ spaces at the Festival will start as low as $60 for the weekend for a space. Fees for table and chair rental will be assessed for participants who request them. Japan Town Arts Festival will be free to the public to attend and visitors are welcome to dress up as their favorite anime, manga or video game character.
SPORTS
Korean Shin Leads by One at the Samsung
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — Ji-Yai Shin became a household name back home in South Korea and even somewhat in Japan after she won the Women’s British Open in August.
Now, the 20-year-old Shin is interested in raising her profile in the United States—with regular success on the LPGA Tour.
She shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday to take the first-day lead in the Samsung World Championship, topping Paula Creamer’s 68 that featured a birdie on 17 following a bogey on the previous hole.
Yani Tseng, who is leading the Rookie of the Year race and ranked third, also had a 69.
—AP
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Juanda Wins Fourth Bracelet
Four hundred eighty-four hands were played during the 19-hour final table at the World Series of Poker Europe main event. Exhausted from the day and proving that endurance is necessary during competition, John Juanda held his fourth bracelet, his first since 2003. Throughout the 39-year history of the World Series of Poker, Juanda’s victory over Stanislav Alekhin completed the longest final table, breaking the record of final-table hands by 130.
Those last two players that Juanda eliminated were the two Russians that started the final table, with tremendous weight on both their shoulders. Alekhin, at age 23, was making his first major live final table. Time and time again, the other players commented that he was impossible to read, including Juanda.
Juanda’s win, the first for an American at the WSOP Europe, was worth £868,800 and a bracelet he’ll never forget.
This event will be televised on ESPN in early 2009.
— ESPN.com
COMMERCE
2008 AWIB Leadership Awards Six Trailblazing Asian Women to be Honored
NEW YORK — Six extraordinary Asian women will receive the 2008 Asian Women In Business Leadership Awards as they are feted at the group’s Thirteenth Anniversary Gala on Tuesday, October 14. This annual event highlights the tremendous contributions of Asian women as entrepreneurs and corporate leaders.
The awardees were selected from hundreds of candidates. Their resounding success in the business world and deep commitment to helping the community makes them truly inspiring role models.
Recipients of the 2008 Corporate Leadership Award are Wan Ling Martello, CFO & Strategy at Wal-Mart International and Ponni Subbiah, vice president, Medical Affairs at Pfizer Inc.
The recipients of the 2008 Entrepreneurial Leadership Award are:
Anisa Balwani, president and owner, RCT Technologies Inc; Sara Kim, CEO, SK Management Consulting & St Mary’s Eye & Surgery Center; Joyce Takiguchi, president, ComStar International; and Joan Yang, president and owner, Rand & Jones Enterprises.
Pei-Sze Cheng, WNBC, News Channel 4, will be the emcee for the evening.
GLOBAL
Vietnamese ‘Borats’ Cause a Storm
Two students who dressed up as the TV character Borat are at the center of a dispute in Vietnam.
The pair performed a dance act at a company party dressed as the spoof Kazakh journalist in his notoriously skimpy “mankini” swimming costume.
They have now found themselves suspended from college for 12 months.
The incident, dubbed the “nude dance of FPT Arena students,” has stirred up a storm on internet forums and also in the domestic media.
In a statement, FPT Arena said the organizers of the party did not know about the act in advance, adding that two of the firm’s executives had been sacked over the incident.
Hanoi Cultural Inspectorate on Tuesday fined the college 4m dong ($240; £135) for a number of offences including “use of improper clothing.”
— BBC
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Bollywood Actors and Crews Strike to Demand Better Pay
MUMBAI, India — The shining lights of Bollywood went dark Wednesday as actors, technicians and cameramen went on strike to demand better pay and overtime, halting dozens of movies and television productions.
A coalition of 22 unions representing more than 100,000 technicians, dancers and other film workers ordered its members not to show up for work, indefinitely shuttering one of the world’s most prolific movie industries.
More than 200 Hindi-language films are produced every year in Mumbai, home of India’s film industry known as Bollywood.
But while the films portray a world of glamour and feature lush production numbers, working conditions on the sets are notoriously poor. Workers who build movie sets or handle lighting get paid about $11 for long days without overtime.
The strike comes on the eve of Hindu festival season, when the industry launches its biggest films in hopes of capturing large audiences.
— The Wall Street Journal
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