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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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Chinese American Heroes Archive
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Significant Dates in Asian/Chinese American History, by Chinese American Heroes
Posted on April 15, 2012 | No CommentsChinese American Heroes presents this series of significant dates in Asian American and Chinese American history in celebration of the start of 2012. This is by no means a comprehensive list of events due to our limited time and resources for research. For the same... -
Significant Dates in Asian/Chinese American History – 3
Posted on February 28, 2012 | No CommentsChinese American Heroes presents this series of significant dates in Asian American and Chinese American history in celebration of the start of 2012. This is by no means a comprehensive list of events due to our limited time and resources for research. For the same... -
Significant Dates in Asian and Chinese American History
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsChinese American Heroes presents this series of significant dates in Asian American and Chinese American history in celebration of the start of 2012. This is by no means a comprehensive list of events due to our limited time and resources for research. For the same... -
Significant Dates in Asian American/Chinese American History
Posted on January 4, 2012 | No CommentsChinese American Heroes presents this series of significant dates in Asian American and Chinese American history in celebration of the start of 2012. This is by no means a comprehensive list of events due to our limited time and resources for research. For the same... -
A Short History About Chinese American Military Veterans
Posted on October 17, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe stories of the many Chinese Americans veterans who have served in the American military from the Civil War until the present has been completely forgotten or ignored. This is even more deplorable as they serve as a counter to the accusations and negative stereotypes... -
Remembering the Chinese American Heroes of 9/11
Posted on September 9, 2011 | No Commentsby Michael Kwan and Philip Chin, San Francisco It’s been ten years since September 11, 2001, when more than 3,000 innocent civilians perished. We would like to acknowledge the hundreds of brave men and women, police, firefighters, emergency workers, and individuals of many backgrounds and... -
Chinese in the Civil War
Posted on July 2, 2011 | 1 CommentJuly 3rd honors the third and decisive day of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 that turned the course of the Civil War. It also honors the life of Union soldier John Tommy who lost his life that day. Everyone knows whites and African Americans... -
Remembering 9/11: Chinese American Heroes
Posted on September 10, 2010 | 7 CommentsSeptember 11, 2001 was a national day of infamy. America was struck deep in the heart of our Nation as four hijacked aircrafts smashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Virginia, and a peaceful Pennsylvania... -
Today in Chinese American History – August 29, 1879
Posted on August 27, 2010 | 6 CommentsBy Connie Zheng On August 29, 1879, Ko Kun Hua appeared on the grounds of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts with his wife, five children, and two servants. Hired from China to teach Mandarin courses at Harvard, Ko would be the first Chinese faculty member... -
Chinese Americans in Literature
Posted on August 20, 2010 | 1 CommentAugust 21, 1875 commemorates the birthday of Winnifred Eaton, the first popular novel writer of Chinese American descent. Since the 19th Century, much of the literature of Chinese Americans have dealt with issues of identity, assimilation, family, race, and sexism within the context of living...