Archive for April, 2010

  • Assemblywoman Fiona Ma to Receive Leadership California’s State Leader Award

    Assemblywoman Fiona Ma to Receive Leadership California’s State Leader Award

    SAN FRANCISCO – On Monday, May 3, 2010 Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) will be presented Leadership California’s State Leader Award. Ma receives the award in recognition of her extraordinary work and service to the government and the people of California. Other awardees include Julie...

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  • Black on Chinese Killings Rare, Crime Stats Show

    Black on Chinese Killings Rare, Crime Stats Show

    Editor’s Note: Following the death of Tian Sheng Yu, New America Media’s editor Aaron Glantz writes about race relationship from a crime statistics perspective. By Aaron Glantz of New America Media SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The killing in Oakland of Tian Sheng Yu, 59, by...

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  • The Triumph of Victoria Manalo Draves

    The Triumph of Victoria Manalo Draves

    If Victoria “Vicki” Manalo Draves had represented the Philippines when she won two gold medals in springboard and platform diving in the 1948 London Summer Olympics, there would have been monuments erected all over the Philippines to celebrate her inspiring victory and to mark the...

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  • Asian American Leaders React to Prop 16

    Asian American Leaders React to Prop 16

    Proposition 16 on the June 8 ballot requires two-thirds voter approval for any community that wishes to enter the retail electricity business. Proponents of the bill, including its sponsor, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), argue that, if city leaders intend to spend public funds and...

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  • Ascend West Coast Conference 2010

    Ascend West Coast Conference 2010

    “Reinventing for the Long Term” Ascend’s Northern California Chapter, in cooperation with chapters in Los Angeles and Seattle, presents its 4th annual West Coast leadership conference and gala – Inspiring Across Generations. Reinvent Yourself for the Long-Term: Business is undergoing rapid changes in how and...

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  • Black-Asian Unity: Why we need to talk about race relations beyond individual incidents

    Black-Asian Unity: Why we need to talk about race relations beyond individual incidents

    By Sam Cacas Since publishing my first book, “BlAsian Exchanges, a novel” two years ago, I have often been asked to speak about the real-life common history of Blacks & Asians that is highlighted throughout my book. This includes the true story about Richard Aoki,...

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  • On Lok Hosts Annual Spring Banquet

    On Lok Hosts Annual Spring Banquet

    SAN FRANCISCO – On Lok’s annual Spring Banquet, scheduled April 29 at the San Francisco InterContinental Hotel, will honor outstanding community members while raising funds for the nonprofit organization, which provides complete healthcare and social services for frail seniors throughout the San Francisco Bay Area....

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  • Local Vietnamese American Artist Wins AHSC Poster Contest

    Local Vietnamese American Artist Wins AHSC Poster Contest

    Local artist Trinh Mai’s radioactive green bonsai aglow with a golden sun has been declared the official artwork of the 6th annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration. Her design was just one of almost 50 entries for the annual AHSC poster contest held in conjunction with...

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  • Chinese American Hero: Judge Dolly M. Gee

    Chinese American Hero: Judge Dolly M. Gee

    This is Week 40 of AsianWeek’s salute to Chinese American heroes, in strategic partnership with Chinese American Heroes, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to documenting the contributions of Chinese Americans to America and the world. This week we honor Federal District Court Judge Dolly M....

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  • Inside Black-Asian Violence – It’s Not About Race

    Inside Black-Asian Violence – It’s Not About Race

    YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia , Commentary, Amanze Emenike , Posted: Apr 21, 2010  Editor’s Note: Recent attacks on Asian Americans by black teenagers in San Francisco have led some to speculate that ethnic tensions in the city are on the rise. But one young man...

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