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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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AskQ Archive
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Lean On Me – Again
Posted on December 27, 2008 | No CommentsDear Q, I have a friend who is always asking for favors. It doesn’t really bother me except lately, now that she’s unemployed, she’s been leaning on me too much: car rides, eating my Chinese take-out leftovers, having me pick up the tab for dinners... -
My Friend the Addict
Posted on December 20, 2008 | No CommentsDear Q, My friend is a drug addict. By day, he’s a Chinese American lawyer who works hard, goes out to dinners with colleagues and hangs with his parents. But on weekends, he’s doing serious stuff locked up in his apartment. He called me once... -
Shallow BF
Posted on December 13, 2008 | No CommentsDear Q, My boyfriend is very shallow about how he looks. He washes his face three times a day and is a clotheshorse. When we go out, it takes him forever to get ready, even if it’s just to dim sum on Sundays. -
Bratty Spoiled Niece
Posted on December 6, 2008 | No CommentsDear Q, I hate my sister’s daughter. She’s a spoiled Chinese American brat who gets every toy, dessert or wish she wants. She’s only 9, but it’s so irritating that my boyfriend and I often leave before dessert when -
Mom’s Plastic Surgery
Posted on November 29, 2008 | No CommentsDear Q, My mother wants to have plastic surgery — and not just injections but reconstruction. I’m very much against it. I told her it’s cultural shame to give up her Chinese looks, but she isn’t listening. Can I stop her? — Woman With Her... -
My Big Fat Boyfriend
Posted on November 22, 2008 | No CommentsDear Q, My boyfriend is fat: He has fat fingers, fat calves, fat shoulders and a fat face. We’ve been together eight years, and while I didn’t expect him to stay as handsome as when I met him, he’s let himself go a lot and... -
No More Jewish Husbands
Posted on November 15, 2008 | 35 CommentsDear Q, I am one of four Chinese daughters in my family (no sons). All three of my sisters married Jewish guys, and now the pressure from my parents for me to marry a Chinese guy is too much. I told them it was unfair;... -
Tech-Addicted BF
Posted on November 8, 2008 | 4 CommentsDear Q: My Chinese American boyfriend is a stereotypical tech geek and addicted to his gadgets. He will look at his PDA, cell, check his email, surf the Web and text while we’re together—in the car, over dinner, while I’m in the middle of a... -
No Job, No Nookie
Posted on November 1, 2008 | No CommentsDear Q: I’m a 28-year-old who lost my job recently, but I’m enjoying getting to know San Francisco again and hanging out with friends. I’m having a good time despite the financial worries ahead, and I’ve worked pretty hard, so I’ve decided to take a... -
SWM seeks SAF
Posted on October 25, 2008 | No CommentsDear Q: I’m a single white male in search of an Asian or Thai spouse, but I’m finding that difficult in the Houston, Texas, area. I thought you may be able to help more than going to every Thai or Asian restaurant in town; the...