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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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Arts-Entertainment 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... -
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... -
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.... -
Asian Cinematic Perspectives at the 2012 San Francisco International Film Festival
Posted on April 24, 2012 | No CommentsThe 55th San Francisco International Film Festival is in full swing this week through Thursday, May 3 at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, the Castro Theatre, SF Film Society Cinema and SFMOMA in San Francisco and the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley. This year’s showcase offers... -
San Francisco Celebrates Lao New Year
Posted on April 24, 2012 | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO, CA – Laotian Americans from across the country will converge and celebrate the year 2555, year of the Naga or Dragon at the 4th Annual International Lao New Year Festival (ILNYF) with a one day-long event on Saturday April 28, 2012 from 10... -
Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Celebrates Japanese Heritage and Culture
Posted on April 4, 2012 | No CommentsThe 2012 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival now celebrating its 45th year, is one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions. Each year, over 200,000 people attend this dazzling display showcasing the color and grace of the Japanese culture and the diversity of the... -
SF Vietnamese American Poetry And Art Festival Takes Place April 28
Posted on April 4, 2012 | No CommentsThe Diasporic Vietnamese Artist Network (DVAN) and the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC) present the Third San Francisco Vietnamese American Poetry & Art Festival, a premiere showcase for Vietnamese American writers and artists. The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 28 at the African...