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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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Lifestyle Archive
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Cultural Procession Highlights Faces of Asia
Posted on May 18, 2012 | No CommentsColorful Asian ethnic attire will be paraded through the Asian Heritage Street Celebration as part of the Faces of Asia cultural procession at 11 a.m. “The cultural procession is an opportunity for people from different ethnic groups to come together to wear their cultural attire... -
Alina Powell Shows Home Video of Presumed Murdered Susan Powell
Posted on May 16, 2012 | 4 Comments[Demons and Saints: Murder of Susan Cox Powell Family] I’ve created a book-on-a-blog website on the Susan Powell case here at the link above. It has the most detailed biographies and timelines of events that I’ve seen, and the closest thing to a comprehensive reference... -
Martin Yan and Local Chefs Demonstrate Asian Cooking
Posted on May 15, 2012 | No CommentsMartin Yan and Local Chefs Demonstrate Asian Cooking For the first time ever, the 8th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration is offering the public a chance to learn how to cook delicious Asian dishes at the festival’s cooking demonstration booth located at Ellis and Larkin... -
Indulge In Pan Asian Delights at Asian Heritage Street Celebration
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No CommentsIndulge in Pan-Asian Delights This year’s 8th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration boasts a scrumptious collection of pan Asian delights and sweets, along with the Bay Area’s most popular food trucks. Food vendors will be located on Golden Gate St. accompanied by a seating area... -
San Francisco International Film Festival Closing Night
Posted on May 4, 2012 | No CommentsThere’s always something interesting about the power of the red carpet — there’s some kind of alchemy that happens and brings it to life when celebrities take their magical ride down the crimson path. The cameras flash and people move about in anticipation to get... -
On the Scene: May 1
Posted on May 1, 2012 | No CommentsHonors All Around Congratulations and toasts were all around Cynthia Yee who was recently awarded the Hall of Fame Award by the San Francisco Generations, Inc. organization whose motto is “Bringing Native San Franciscans Together”. Cynthia was lauded by Debra Mugnani Monroe and MC Doris... -
Kollaboration SF Seeks Local Talent For September Show
Posted on May 1, 2012 | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO, CA — Calling all Bay Area talent! On Saturday, June 2nd, Kollaboration is back in the Bay Area to audition local, top artists. Kollaboration is an annual event and movement produced by and for Asian and Pacific Islanders who are typically underrepresented in... -
Video: Karen Mok Covers Karen Carpenter’s Close to You
Posted on April 28, 2012 | No Comments[Hu's On First Blog] Music Video: (hat tip to Larry Shingawa) Karen Mok (Wikipedia, open source) Chinese name 莫文蔚 Pinyin Mò Wénwèi (Mandarin) Jyutping mok6 man4 wai3 (Cantonese) Birth name Karen Joy Morris Origin Hong Kong Born (1970-06-02) 2 June 1970 (age 41) Hong Kong Occupation... -
Telltale Signs: A GREAT WEEK FOR PROUD PINAY MOTHERS
Posted on April 26, 2012 | 1 CommentSAN FRANCISCO – There may not be a prouder week for Pinay mothers of American pop entertainers. On the week of April 16th, four Filipino American offspring of Pinays were featured in the three highest-rated American network TV talent shows, surviving an elimination round of... -
Theatre of Yugen’s Japanese Theatre Arts Summer Conservatory 2012
Posted on April 26, 2012 | 1 CommentFor over 30 years, Theatre of Yugen has been the only company in the US dedicated to performing and training in Nohgaku, and now, for the first time, is offering week-long conservatory-style training experiences for students interested in this ancient and traditional Japanese performance art....