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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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Features Archive
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APA Mayoral Hopefuls
Posted on May 13, 2011 | No CommentsMayor Ed Lee, San Francisco’s first Asian American mayor, has set the pace for any other Asian American candidate to follow. But with Lee insisting that he will not stand for election in November, a plethora of mayoral hopefuls have stepped up to take his... -
Chinese American Heroes Salutes APAPA
Posted on June 11, 2010 | No CommentsThis is Week 42 of AsianWeek’s salute to Chinese American heroes, in strategic partnership with Chinese American Heroes, a non-profit organization dedicated to documenting the contributions of Chinese Americans to America and the world. This week we are going to introduce you to a very... -
Chinese American Heroine: Anna Sui
Posted on February 12, 2010 | No CommentsFashion Designer Name in English: Anna Sui Name in Chinese: 肖志美 [蕭志美] Name in Pinyin: Xiāo Zhìměi Gender: Female Birth Year: 1964 Birth Place: Dearborn, Michigan Current location: New York City Profession (s): Fashion Designer Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fashion Design, Parsons School of... -
Chinese American Hero: Vivienne Tam
Posted on February 11, 2010 | 1 CommentFashion Designer, Business Executive Name in English: Vivienne Tam Name in Chinese: 譚燕玉 Name in Pinyin: Tán Yànyù Gender: Female Birth Year: 1957 Birth Place: Guangzhou, China Current location: NYC Philanthropy: Yes Profession (s): Fashion Designer, Business Executive Education: Higher Diploma in Design, Hong Kong... -
Chinese American Hero: Alexander Wang
Posted on February 10, 2010 | 1 CommentFashion Designer Name in English: Alexander Wang Gender: Male Birth Year: 1984 Birth Place: San Francisco, California Current location: New York City, New York Philanthropy: Yes Profession (s): Fashion Designer Education: Parsons School of Design (now named Parsons The New School For Design) no degree... -
Chinese American Heroine: Vera Wang
Posted on February 9, 2010 | No CommentsInternational Fashion Designer Name in English: Vera Wang Name in Chinese: 王薇薇 Name in Pinyin: Wáng Wēiwei Gender: Female Birth Year: 1949 Birth Place: New York City Current location: New York City Philanthropy: Yes -
Chinese Americans in Fashion
Posted on February 8, 2010 | No CommentsBy Grace Fardella This is Week 39 of AsianWeek’s salute to Chinese American heroes, in strategic partnership with Chinese American Heroes, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to documenting the contributions of Chinese Americans to America and the world. In this week’s series, we are celebrating... -
Chinese American Hero: Frank Wu
Posted on December 28, 2009 | No CommentsThis is Week 38 of AsianWeek’s salute to Chinese American heroes, in strategic partnership with Chinese American Heroes, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to documenting the contributions of Chinese Americans to America and the world. This week we are honoring and recognizing Mr. Frank Wu,... -
Chinese American Heroes Honors Chinese American Food
Posted on December 16, 2009 | No CommentsThis is Week 37 of AsianWeek’s salute to Chinese American heroes, in strategic partnership with Chinese American Heroes, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to documenting the contributions of Chinese Americans to America and the world. With the holidays around the corner, we are also taking... -
Chinese American Heroes: Jonathan Lau & Jonathan Lin
Posted on December 8, 2009 | No CommentsThis is Week 36 of AsianWeek’s salute to Chinese American heroes, in strategic partnership with Chinese American Heroes, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to documenting the contributions of Chinese Americans to America and the world. This week we are honoring an all American organization, the Boy Scouts...