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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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Leadership Success Series Archive
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Forgotten Victory of AA Equal Rights Pioneers
Posted on May 11, 2011 | No CommentsLeadership lessons for the long run In 1981, en route from Massachusetts to begin his Ph.D. at Stanford, Scott Lankford stopped at Lake Tahoe, and managed to stay there for much of the next ten years. Today Dr. Lankford is a professor of English at... -
Seven Financial Realities and Opportunities
Posted on April 13, 2011 | No CommentsExcerpt from the reference guide “Wealth Building Values, Attitudes, and Habits” Middle class security is gone. For a generation, since the end of World War II, being middle class in the U.S. meant having access to affordable college education, which led to gainful employment, inexpensive... -
Branding Your Career Like Apple
Posted on January 13, 2011 | 2 CommentsLessons from Steve Jobs’ Former Boss Recently Leander Kahney of Cultofmac.com interviewed former Apple CEO John Sculley on his ten years’ experience working with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Link to the article: www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_44/b4201096309840.htm. We can summarize this interview and distill seven learning points to help... -
Asian Americans and Emotional Intelligence
Posted on July 28, 2010 | No CommentsFive Keys to Enhancing Your EQ Emotional Intelligence (EQ or EI) can be defined as the ability to understand, manage, and effectively express one’s own feelings, as well as engage and navigate successfully with those of others. According to Talent Smart, 90% of high performers... -
Wealth Building Attitudes, Values, and Habits
Posted on January 11, 2010 | 1 Comment“To master the world, one must first master one’s self.” - Chinese Proverb Success can be defined many ways. We can be successful at work, in school or with our relationships. We can measure success by how happy we are with ourselves, and whether we... -
New Leadership Success Series Blog
Posted on November 23, 2009 | No Comments View Extended Articles and Download Free Resources The new Leadership Success Series blog is now on-line. The blog includes extended versions of many of my articles published in Asian Week, as well as new writings. Categories include: · Communication success · Financial success ·... -
The Story of an Extraordinary Chinese Feminist
Posted on October 6, 2009 | No CommentsIn 2008 I participated in the “Autumn Gem” project, a docudrama directed and produced by San Francisco Bay Area filmmakers Rae and Adam Tow. The following is an excerpt from autumn-gem.com: “This project explores the extraordinary life of the Chinese revolutionary heroine and women’s rights... -
Eight Keys to Life Hardiness and Resiliency
Posted on September 3, 2009 | 2 Comments Helen Keller once said: “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.” As we navigate through challenging times toward a better future, it’s useful to... -
Ron Takaki and Asian American Leadership
Posted on June 9, 2009 | No CommentsForging a More Successful Multicultural America By Preston Ni Former U.C. Berkeley professor Ron Takaki passed away last month. With his quietus, America lost one of its most important warriors in the endeavor to forge a stronger, more successful multi-cultural society. As I contemplate Takaki’s... -
Leadership Success Series
Posted on June 1, 2009 | 1 Comment- Ten Characteristics of Millionaires - Is Your Voice Promotable? - Follow Your Bliss: Discover your true calling in Life - Overcome the Top Fear in America: Reduce Public Speaking Nervousness - How’s Your Money Doing? - Manage Your Time Successfully - Six Strategies to...