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Archive for January, 2011
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Gateway Public Schools are Guiding San Francisco Children to Academic Excellence
Posted on January 31, 2011 | 1 CommentWith public school applications due February 18, many San Francisco parents are scrambling to complete their school selection forms. When Liana Szeto, founding and current principal at Alice Fong Yu Alternative Elementary School went through the enrollment process for her own two children, she remembers... -
EmeraldFish.com: A Treasure Trove of Luxuries for Modern Living
Posted on January 31, 2011 | No CommentsEmeraldfish.com, the new online boutique for contemporary objects from around the world, has recently launched. EmeraldFish.com was developed by Heddie Chu, an interior designer and a graduate of Parson’s School of Design. A founding partner at architecture and design firm NC2 Studio, Chu shares her... -
15th Annual Tet Festival Celebrates Year of the Cat
Posted on January 28, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe Little Saigon District in San Francisco will be bustling with excitement as over 60 diverse arts and crafts, food, and community booths fill Larkin and Ellis streets on Sunday, Jan. 30, in celebration of the Vietnamese New Year’s Tet Festival. The 15th annual festival... -
The Heart of the Matter, A Response to Tiger Mom
Posted on January 27, 2011 | 7 CommentsMy initial reaction to “The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” was anger. After several days, the emotion turned to disheartened. And as I write this response, I open up the possibility for the activist, the psychologist, and the healer in me to be heard.... -
Federal Agencies Plan to Increase AAPI Access to Government
Posted on January 27, 2011 | No CommentsThe White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Interagency Working Group (IWG) recently released the first set of agency plans to increase Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) access to the federal government. “The agency plans are part of the Administration’s commitment to... -
President’s Speech Upholds Issues of Importance to Southeast Asian Americans
Posted on January 27, 2011 | 1 CommentAt the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC), we watched the President’s State of the Union address last night with interest as he touched on many issues that are important to Southeast Asian Americans. In particular, President Obama stressed the continued need to grow the... -
My American Mother Beats Your Chinese Mother
Posted on January 26, 2011 | 1 CommentMike Lanza of playborhood.com posted this in response to a lot of the Chua articles and thought it would be good to highlight a good insight into the limitations of the Asian Way which goes a long way to explaing why if Asians are so... -
Asian Heritage Street Celebration Seeks Performers
Posted on January 26, 2011 | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO – The AsianWeek Foundation is once again inviting talented up-and-coming artists to grace its stages and perform for an enormous crowd at its 7th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration (AHSC). The AHSC is proud to have presented numerous renowned and emerging artists, including... -
AAPIs Experience Significant Loss of Home Equity
Posted on January 26, 2011 | 1 CommentLOS ANGELES, Calif. –Asian American-Pacific Islanders who own homes saw their greatest loss of equity following the national foreclosure crisis, despite their higher median income, according to a new study by the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) and the UCLA Asian American Studies... -
Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton is on Quest to be the Best
Posted on January 25, 2011 | 2 CommentsThree-time World Champion and the Bay Area’s own “Female Fighting Pride of Filipinos worldwide,” Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton recently announced the Bay Area Boxing Event of the Year on February 25, 2011 at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, California. Multiple belts are on the line...