Archive for June, 2010

  • 3 White* Guys Found Not Guilty Of Covering Up Or Committing Sexual Assault, Drugging and Stabbing of College Pal Robert Eric Wone

    3 White* Guys Found Not Guilty Of Covering Up Or Committing Sexual Assault, Drugging and Stabbing of College Pal Robert Eric Wone

    * and something else Remember this article about http://www.asianweek.com/2009/03/27/the-robert-wone-case-and-the-real-cowards/ The Robert Wone Case and the Real Cowards about 3 upstanding members of the LGBTQ community  who seemed absolutly guilty as sin in the “mysterious” murder of their Asian American college pal? Aaron Morrissey reported June 29,...

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  • JACL Hosts National Convention in Chicago

    JACL Hosts National Convention in Chicago

    CHICAGO, IL  – The Japanese American Citizens League “JACL” proudly presents “A Night at Club Chicago,” a new script set in Post-World War II Chicago by  writer*/musician/composer/producer/actor Keith Uchima, based upon ideas conceived by Tonko Doi and Keith Uchima. “A Night at Club Chicago” is...

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  • Japanese Pop Culture to be Showcased in September Festival

    Japanese Pop Culture to be Showcased in September Festival

    San Francisco, CA – NEW PEOPLE, a dynamic entertainment destination bringing the latest examples of Japanese popular culture to North American shores, has announced the date for the 2010 J-Pop Summit Festival – Saturday, September 18th. The venue has also launched a web site at...

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  • MacCanDo Youth Headed for the National Junior Olympics

    MacCanDo Youth Headed for the National Junior Olympics

    San Francisco, CA – On June 18-19, 2010, MacCanDo club members traveled to Tulare, CA to compete in the qualifier competition for the National Junior Olympics. To date, a total of 10 MacCanDo athletes successfully qualified in 11 different events for the AAU National Junior...

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  • CYC Receives $10,000 Donation To Serve API Youth

    CYC Receives $10,000 Donation To Serve API Youth

    SAN FRANCISCO, CA – On Monday, June 28, the San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs’ Foundation presented a generous contribution of $10,000 to CYC (Community Youth Center of San Francisco) to support its mission and to provide much needed summer programs for youth in the community. Founded...

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  • Social Notes: Summertime Flings

    Social Notes: Summertime Flings

    By Carolyn Gan They say that “life is a gamble” when we choose our lifetime careers, partner and the pursuit of happiness. Truer words were never more predicated than when 10 supporters of the UCSF Asian Heart and Vascular Center became 100 devotees on May...

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  • SF Fil-Am Chamber of Commerce To Host Sake Mixer

    SF Fil-Am Chamber of Commerce To Host Sake Mixer

    The San Francisco Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce (SFFACC) will be hosting their 2nd Annual Sake Mixer on June 30th, 2010 at 6pm at the Vanguard Headquarters building on 2501 Mission Street in San Francisco. SFFACC is a non-profit organization, which seeks to promote the economic...

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  • Samoan Youth To Be Honored

    Samoan Youth To Be Honored

    REDWOOD CITY, CA – When you think of the future, be sure to count Samoan youth in the equation. Expect for them to be: inspiring, leaders, self-motivated, determined, gifted, conscientious, responsible, independent, intellectual, and charismatic to say the least. These qualities describe the first crop...

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  • Family Reunion Honors the Legacy of a Dad and Vietnam War Hero

    Family Reunion Honors the Legacy of a Dad and Vietnam War Hero

    Hand colored photos by Vietnamese artist at a Saigon studio commissioned by Sp5 Wright & presented as anniversary gifts for wife Ouida, shortly before his death. SAN FRANCISCO – This July, the U.S. and Vietnam are commemorating 15 years of the Bilateral Trade Agreement. This...

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  • 1st Annual Bamboo Park Festival

    1st Annual Bamboo Park Festival

    SAN JOSE  – B Box Arts Foundation is launching the first annual Bamboo Park festival on June 27, 2010 in downtown San Jose, California. Bamboo Park is celebrating the culture and arts of the growing Filipino American community. Enjoy a day filled with talented artists...

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