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West Coast Helps Launch National Hepatitis Testing Day
22 May 2012 11:30 PM | No CommentsU.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) highlights Hep B Free and Hep C Task Force for Los Angeles and San Francisco as part of nearly 100 testing events across U.S. SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES, CA – May 19, 2012 – Fresh on the heels...
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Free Hep B and Hep C Testing at AHSC’s Healthy Living Pavilion
18 May 2012 11:42 PM | No CommentsThe Healthy Living Pavilion at the 8th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration taking place at San Francisco’s Civic Center on May 19th, will provide free and low-cost health services, professional medical advice, interactive activities with prizes and health-related education materials. Located on Larkin Street between...
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Amok again: Have a “Lin-sane” Street Fair!
18 May 2012 11:35 PM | 1 CommentWhat, another year? Another heritage month? Why not let your friendly longtime amok columnist slice and dice things up for you nicely? This year we replaced poor Asian American YouTube hater, Alexandra Wallace, the blonde buxom bully of Asian Americans in the library, with basketball...
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SF Hosts Largest Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration Saturday, May 19 at Civic Center
18 May 2012 11:11 PM | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO – The City is hosting the largest pan Asian street fair nationwide to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage month on Saturday, May 19th at San Francisco’s Civic Center. The 8th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration, produced by the AsianWeek Foundation, will feature a...
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Rob McKenna Opens WA Campaign Office In Seattle Chinatown/ID
18 May 2012 1:53 AM | No CommentsI got this in my e-mail box. I first ran into Rob McKenna when he ran for Attorney General back in 2000 on the campaign trail for Supt of Public Instruction. Now he’s a favorite to be the next governor against Jay Inslee. While Rob...
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2008 Beijing Olympics Archive
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Sydney Orchestra “Synched” 2000 Olympics Performance (too)
Posted on August 29, 2008 | No Comments“What is the big deal!! When you do a live show it is sometimes neccessary to fill in with prerecord section in some instances,” cries Robyn, a commenter on a Canadian news outlet, in response to recent news about the 2000 Sydney Olympic opening performance.... -
AsianWeek’s Most Memorable Moments of the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Posted on August 26, 2008 | 4 CommentsA look at AsianWeek’s most memorable moments of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 1. Chinese Gymnasts – Age in Question Perhaps one of the most controversial moments in Olympic Gymnastics history. The legitimacy of the gold medals won by China’s women’s gymnastics team -
Karma or Numerology on China’s Medal Count?
Posted on August 26, 2008 | No CommentsInternet broad band connections in China are being flooded with notions that the medal count numbers (51 gold medals, 22 silver medals, 28 bronze medals) look strikingly similar to the date and time of one of China’s most devastating natural catastrophes, the Sichuan Earthquake (May... -
An Olympic Perspective on Diversity
Posted on August 25, 2008 | No CommentsObama has focused Americans on the conversation of diversity and excellence. We are a nation that carefully selects school superintendents, democratic convention delegates, while appointing public officials and hiring executives carefully to reflect the racial, ethnic and gender diversity of America. But the Olympics show... -
2008 Beijing Olympics – The Day After Verdict
Posted on August 24, 2008 | No CommentsBeijing Olympic Games Augut 8, 2008 – August 24, 2008 After building up expectations for an historic Beijing Olympic Games, host country China was knocked on its heels after worldwide protests over Tibet, and last minute fears about environmental pollution. But no major problems developed,... -
Beijing Olympic Medals: Most World Sharing Ever
Posted on August 24, 2008 | No CommentsFirst-time Olympic host China topped the gold-medal chart with one of the most dominating and diverse performances ever. But the United States, Britain and other nations also celebrated, as Olympic medals were spread out to more winning nations than in any other Olympic Games. -
Final Beijing Olympic Medal Count
Posted on August 24, 2008 | No Comments2008 Olympic Medal Count Gold Silver Bronze Total COUNTRY United States 36 38 36 110 China 51 21 28 100 South Korea 13 10 8 31 Japan 9 6 10 25 Kazakhstan 2 4 7 13 North Korea 2 1 3 6 Uzbekistan 1 2... -
Asian American is “World’s Greatest Athlete”
Posted on August 23, 2008 | No CommentsBryan Clay brings Olympic decathlon title back to the United States, and it wasn’t even close. BEIJING – The world’s greatest athlete may or may not eat Wheaties for breakfast, but we know that he drinks traditional Japanese rice soup every New Year’s eve. Bryan... -
Chinese Gymnasts Age Update: IOC Begins Investigation on He Kexin
Posted on August 21, 2008 | No CommentsIn an interview with The Times of London, the International Olympic Committee has officially ordered an investigation on He Kexin’s age. Any official evidence proving that Kexin did not meet the age requirements for gymnastic competition in the 2008 Olympic games could ultimately strip the... -
Kai & US Soccer Team Win Gold: What Does Her Tattoo Say?
Posted on August 21, 2008 | No CommentsNatasha Kai and the Women’s US Soccer Team defeated Brazil today 1-0 in a surprising victory for the gold medal. It was the third time in four Olympics. Throughout the match the US was undermanned and outplayed but Carli Lloyd came through to score in...