To Our Readers
December 31, 2008
AsianWeek has played a long and significant role in helping develop Asian Pacific America, from publishing the first 1980 U.S. Census data on Asian and Pacific Islanders Americans to co-publishing the most comprehensive textbook analyzing 2000 Census data with UCLA. Read more
Asian Pacific Americans During the Great Depression
December 31, 2008
As we begin 2009, economists tell us that we are officially in a recession. Some say we are heading into the worst economic conditions since the global Great Depression that lasted from 1929 until the Second World Read more
Monster Smiles Win Strangers’ Hearts
December 31, 2008
Street artist’s public gifts say ‘everything will be alright’
SAN FRANCISCO - In recent days, little grinning monsters with bulging eyeballs have been spotted around San Francisco, from the benches of Yerba Buena Gardens to BART stations. Read more
City Hemorrhages Filipino American Nurses
December 31, 2008
Expect San Francisco government employee unions to turn the screws up on incoming supervisors - particularly Eric Mar and David Chiu - after the latest layoffs. Although the city budget is more than $6 billion, Mayor Gavin Newsom and the board face its inflexibility, having to make cuts in a shrinking $1.2 Read more
Not Just a Man, A Whole Country
December 31, 2008
At noon, on Jan. 20, when the 44th President of the United States of America raises his right hand and swears on the Lincoln Bible as he takes office, the United States closes a sordid page of its history and opens a new chapter on its own identity. Read more
The White Man Saves the Day Again?
December 31, 2008
Clint Eastwood in ‘Gran Torino’
Hollywood has a tradition of producing films where the heroic Caucasian protagonist saves the helpless people of color. Think Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves or Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai — not only do the white characters act as the saviors, but the minorities are also usually just supporting characters who exist solely to help the main character achieve his goal. Read more
Daily Dose: 12/30/08
December 30, 2008
» AsianWeek Market Report
» Smuggling of Chinese Immigrants on the Rise
» American Health Insurer Sends Patients to India
» FWN’s First Annual Filipina Salo Salo: January Restaurant
» Korean Americans Find a Home in Fullerton
» Asian American Holiday Play
» Winter Workshops at Kearny Street Workshop
» China Mulling Bid for 2018 Winter Games
» Online Piracy Menaces Pro Sports
» Taiwan Ex-President Back in Jail
» Thai PM Switches Venue for Speech
Web Site Raises Money for Hep B
December 30, 2008
Online shoppers can now purchase items and donate to S.F. Hep B Free, all in one click of a mouse at the Web site wearehepatitis.com.
The site falls under the umbrella organization wearecharities.com, a new shopping Web site that serves a multitude of non-profit organizations. Read more
Asian Yes Man
December 30, 2008
Yes Man is one of the hottest movies out now, and there’s plenty of new and familiar Asian American faces making their debut in this movie! John Song plays a Korean instructor in this comedy along with his beautiful student, Lauren Kim. Read more
Asians Comprise at Least Half of Students at SF’s Top Elementary Schools
December 30, 2008
All ten of the San Francisco Unified School District elementary schools recently named as 2008-2009 Title I Academic Achievement Award recipients have an Asian student enrollment of at least 53 percent. Read more
On Track for a Better Chinatown
December 30, 2008
Despite apprehension, Central Subway project receives much enthusiasm
SAN FRANCISCO — Imagine a Chinatown with less congestion, easier accessibility, more jobs and safer transportation. It’s a vision that many residents and business owners share, and they’re putting their hopes on the Central Subway project to make it a reality. Read more
LGBT Perspective: For 2009: Tolerance Not Violence
December 29, 2008
A woman was beaten and raped by four men. They terrorized her for close to an hour and, when they were done, left her naked in the street. Throughout the attack, they taunted her with the reason she was chosen: She is a lesbian. Read more
