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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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Business Archive
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eWomenNetwork To Promote First San Francisco Asian Business Woman
Posted on May 2, 2012 | 1 CommentSan Francisco, CA – New Managing Director Mary Liu, has been appointed to lead the San Francisco chapter of eWomenNetwork to assist area women in building business relationships and finding new ways to turn networking interactions into new clients and increased sales transactions. “According to... -
Chinese American to Help Advise the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of the National Ombudsman
Posted on April 26, 2012 | No CommentsWashington, D.C – U.S. Small Business Administrator Karen G. Mills recently announced the appointment of Ronald W. Wong to the Region IX Regulatory Fairness (RegFair) Board. The U.S. Small Business Administrator and the U.S. Small Business Administration National Ombudsman, Ms. Esther Vassar, rely on the... -
Free Workshop for Small Business Employers
Posted on March 5, 2012 | No CommentsSan Francisco – Doing a small business is not easy. As employer, any owner of small business should be aware of the various legal issues at the workplace. The Southeast Asian Community Center (SEACC), together with the Filipino Business Assistance program of the Bayanihan Community... -
American Express Unveils the 2012 Lunar New Year Gift Card
Posted on January 11, 2012 | No CommentsNEW YORK – In celebration of the 2012 Lunar New Year, American Express today announced a new Gift Card design for the Year of the Dragon. The limited edition Lunar New Year Gift Card, exclusively from American Express, is available for purchase online with a free-shipping... -
Free Workshop on Starting a Business with Limited Capital
Posted on October 25, 2011 | No CommentsSan Francisco – Can you start a business with limited capital? This is a question that lingers in most minds among wage earners, unemployed and budding entrepreneurs. “It is not a question of can you,” says business director Victor Hsi,“it is more on how do... -
Architect Jacob Mar Joins Jenna Bayer Garden Design
Posted on June 21, 2011 | No CommentsOn June 2, Jacob Mar and Jenna Bayer of Mountain View-based Jenna Bayer Garden Design celebrated ‘An Evening in the Garden’, an outdoor garden party hosted by Saratoga resident Karen Knutson. During the festivities, Bayer introduced Mar as the company’s new landscape architect, while also showcasing... -
Over One Hundred China Delegates to Attend International Pow Wow in San Francisco
Posted on May 18, 2011 | No CommentsA record number of delegates from China will attend International Pow Wow in San Francisco on May 21-25. Some 120 Chinese tour operators, meeting planners and journalists are registered for the event, which is produced by the U.S. Travel Association. Known worldwide in the travel... -
Asian Mr. McDonald to be Honored During Eighth Annual Asian Heritage Awards
Posted on March 3, 2011 | 1 CommentSAN DIEGO – He’s known as “the Asian Mr. McDonald’s” and “the Asian Face of McDonald’s.”But the title that he values most is “American.” Along with wife Regina, C.C. Yin is McDonald’s largest franchisee with 28 franchises in 11 cities in California. That is an... -
Less Than 100 Asians Hold Board Seats in the Fortune 500
Posted on March 2, 2011 | 3 CommentsWashington, D.C. – Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP) recently unveiled the findings of its newest leadership series report measuring Asian and Pacific Islander (API) inclusion on Fortune 500 boards. “A minuscule 2.08 percent of the total 5,520 board seats in the Fortune 500... -
ChinaSF Recruited Company Launches SF Headquarters
Posted on March 1, 2011 | No CommentsMayor Edwin M. Lee today announced GCL Solar Energy (GCL) will expand its North American headquarters in San Francisco, tripling its footprint in the City to approximately 15,000 square feet. GCL is the U.S. subsidiary of China’s largest polysilicon producer and one of the world’s...