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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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Games & Gadgets Archive
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Dual Screen Set for Nintendo’s Future
Posted on May 21, 2004 | No Comments“While others talk, Nintendo is working,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, executive vice president of Nintendo of America, referring to Nintendo’s regrouping of minds as a result of its recent decline in popularity. By the beginning of 2003, GameCube and accompanying software sales had fallen short behind... -
2004 E3: Get Ready to Game
Posted on May 21, 2004 | No CommentsThe 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the world’s largest annual video game convention, flooded the L.A. Convention, Center once again with a spectacular array of colors, sound and the latest innovative technology. -
Sony’s Sexy Little Thang
Posted on May 21, 2004 | No CommentsSony Computer Entertainment America‘s (SCEA) press conference at E3 sizzled with bright lights and giant screens as it projected products for 2004. One of the highlights was the official announcement of Sony’s PSP (PlayStation Portable). -
Crash, Bang, Pow!: Assemblyman Yee authors bill to segregate AO games at retail shops
Posted on May 14, 2004 | No CommentsGone are the days of Packman and Centipede. In today’s more extreme video games, players can rape prostitutes, blow up cars and burn people alive with the simple maneuvering of a joystick. -
Mapping the Streets of L.A.
Posted on April 2, 2004 | No CommentsTrue Crime: Streets of LA’s success relies heavily on the randomly automated reactions and behaviors of innocent bystanders, as well as the reconstruction of the entire city and its socioeconomic structure. -
Evolving at GDC 2004
Posted on April 2, 2004 | No CommentsEvolve. The theme this year at the 18th annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) at the San Jose Convention Center has struck a chord with the video game development community. It defines the next stage of advancement and growth. -
SEGA Settles Fil-Am Bias Suit
Posted on April 2, 2004 | No CommentsVideo game maker SEGA Corp. of America Inc. and Spherion Corp., a temporary worker agency, agreed to pay $600,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging the companies fired some Filipino American workers because of their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Mar. 25. -
Revival of Cool
Posted on April 2, 2004 | No CommentsName: Alan Yu Age: 30 Title: Director, Game Developers Conference Ethnicity: Chinese American Residence: San Francisco -
iPod Mini Big on Sound
Posted on January 23, 2004 | No CommentsIn popular culture, trends are cyclical. As the old saying goes, “Everything old is new again.” In the winter of 2002, Apple Computers introduced the iPod MP3 player — a device that was ubiquitously described with one word — cool. Well, Apple has revived the... -
A Technosexual Paradise
Posted on January 23, 2004 | No CommentsThe glitz and glamour of Las Vegas was eclipsed for four days by the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES). A showcase for the sleekest and sexiest technology, CES offers a preview of the dazzling gadgetry set to invade your home. Though there weren’t as many...