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U.S. Entrepreneurs Eye Asian Audience
SAN JOSE, Calif. - It is a dream coming true for all writers - a computerized pen that stores hand-written notes, which can be then translated as text on a PC.
The creator of the Pulse Smart Pen, Jim Marggraff, is no stranger to developing innovative learning tools out of modern technology. His children’s education company […] -
Name Tag Etiquette
Welcome to Etiquette in Minutes, a new monthly column dedicated to sharing business and social etiquette tips that will help busy professionals outclass the competition and become world-class competitive.
Question: You are at an event where you have just been given a stick-on name tag to wear. Where will you place it?
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APA Professionals Give to Asia
As reports grow grimmer every day from China (an estimated 41,000 casualties and some 5 million left homeless from the May 12 earthquake) and Myanmar (an estimated 100,000 dead or missing in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis at the beginning of May), members of the Asian American employee and professional community have joined in humanitarian […]
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Make the Right Business Connections at CelebrAsian ’08
Every successful business partnership begins with the right introduction. It can then expand exponentially through strategic business networks — strengthened with the right connections and relationships. During economically challenging times, these vital linkages can be worth their weight in gold, as businesses try to refocus and reposition their products and services.
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Berkeley Law Bestows Highest Honor on Attorney Dale Minami
SAN FRANCISCO — Attorney and civil rights leader Dale Minami received the Citation Award, one of the highest honors from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, on May 2 at the Ritz-Carlton.
Minami, a partner with Minami Tamaki LLP specializing in personal injury and entertainment law, is the first Asian American to receive the […] -
Mineta Visits Lockheed Martin: Talks About Life in Politics and Leadership Advice
SUNNYVALE, Calif. —Former Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta addressed a crowd of approximately 400 Lockheed Martin employees April 29, offering information about his upbringing, working in the public and private sectors, and advice for people in leadership positions.
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Real Estate Sales Down, Prices Up … How can that be?
DataQuick reported April 17 that the median sales price of single-family homes and condos decreased in all nine Bay Area counties, with the exception of San Francisco, increasing 0.3 percent. It also reported that the number of sales were down about 21 percent in San Francisco, while other counties were down between 32 and 49 […]
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Golden Opportunities for Investing in China: Chinese Officials Discuss China’s Economic and Entrepreneurial Possibilities in Bay Area Visit
CUPERTINO, Calif. — A panel of Chinese senior government officials will address investment and career opportunities in China and the United States on May 11 at the Hyatt Regency, San Francisco Airport.
Wu Xiaohua, one of three Chinese officials who will speak at the “Investment, Development and Entrepreneurship in China” seminar, will present an -
Real Estate Sales: 2-4 Unit Properties April 2008
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APA Accountants Mixer
More than 50 gathered in San Jose for Ascend’s Silicon Valley Mixer on April 23.
Ascend, formerly the National Asian American Society of Accountants, will -
Fox TV Writer’s Initiative
Got a great idea for a TV show?
Fox Diversity Development is again offering aspiring television writers the opportunity to submit original pilot scripts for the Fox Writer’s Initiative, a program to support the development of original television series ideas by -
Disparities in APA Health Coverage: Uninsured rates for some subgroups among highest in U.S.
Going beyond national studies that often treat Asian Americans as a homogenous and relatively healthy group, a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum finds that certain subgroups of the nation’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations are doing much worse than other subgroups […]
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