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Person on the Street: Mother’s Day
Q: What’s the craziest thing your mom has done?
She left me in Berkeley all by myself when I was 12 years old. We had just gotten into a fight; I wanted to go to a birthday party, but she wanted me to buy new clothes for it. We went to San Francisco […] -
Asian Heritage Street Celebration Raffle Benefits SF Schools
Win prizes and raise money for SF schools!
Each year the Asian Heritage Street Celebration brings together great prizes to raise money for San Francisco public schools.
This year more than twenty prizes include a pair of round trip tickets to Asia donated by Cathay Pacific Airlines, a pair of round trip airplane tickets anywhere in […] -
Costco stores to hike up rice prices
In the response to recent customer demand and supply shortages, Bay Area Costco stores anticipate increasing rice prices across the board.
Prices for Super Lucky Elephant jasmine rice stayed constant for the week at $21.99 per 50lb. bag and $10.99 per 25 lb. bag. A 50 lb. bag of Calrose rice currently goes for $15.99.
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Chinese Community Learns About Hep B
Approximately 500 people attended a free bilingual hepatitis B panel discussion and lunch sponsored by California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) and held in conjunction with the “San Francisco Hep B Free” ampaign on May 4 at the Imperial Palace in Chinatown.
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SF Giants Go To Bat for SF Hep B Free
SAN FRANCISCO — Streets, schools, and theatres aren’t the only places you’ll find APA Heritage Month celebrations this year. Thanks to the Giants, celebrations are now happening around one of America’s greatest treasures — the baseball diamond.
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Restaurants Take Hit from High Rice Prices
As with most Thai restaurants, Berkeley’s Racha Cafe uses Thai jasmine rice as its staple. Jasmine rice is characterized by its fragrance, and a number of brands, including Golden Phoenix, Butterfly, and Three Ladies, have made their way overseas to the United States.
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Izzie Dance Awards Winners
SAN FRANCISCO — Danny and Peter Luong received the 22nd annual Isadora Duncan Dance Awards April 28 in the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum at the 2007 San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. The pair were chosen for their ensemble performance “Lion Leaping Through the Plum Blossom Mountain to Reach the High Green” with […]
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Chinatown Economic Forum
SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor Gavin Newsom gathered with nearly 300 residents April 29 at Chinatown’s Gold Mountain Restaurant, to explore ways the city could help improve the neighborhood’s economic future.
“We need to deliberate a strategy to raise consciousnesses,” Newsom said to the mostly Chinese-speaking audience. “This is not the end of the -
Restaurants Hit Hard by Rice Prices
Individuals and families who prepare home-cooked meals can see for themselves the effects of the rice squeeze. Whenever they go to stores to purchase rice, they see the increased prices and acknowledge the limits on purchases.
But what about those who eat out regularly? The recent price hikes in the rice market also affect frequent patrons […]
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