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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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Yin-Yang Archive
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Asian Yes Man
Posted on December 30, 2008 | No CommentsYes Man is one of the hottest movies out now, and there’s plenty of new and familiar Asian American faces making their debut in this movie! John Song plays a Korean instructor in this comedy along with his beautiful student, Lauren Kim. -
Paris & Posh Love Samantha Thavasa
Posted on December 23, 2008 | No CommentsGlamour queens Paris Hilton and Victoria Beckham can’t get enough attention in Japan! As spokesmodels for luxury handbags designed by Samantha Thavasa, their faces are featured all over magazines and billboards. -
Asians Are Tough Guys Too
Posted on December 16, 2008 | No CommentsWith the tagline “Live fast, Kill Young,” the new Asian American film Baby exposes that Asians can be gangsters, and not just the nerdy kids in math class. Lead actor David Huynh plays a teen who gets caught up in the East L.A. gangster lifestyle.... -
True Beauty is On The Inside, Right?
Posted on December 9, 2008 | 4 CommentsPeople say true beauty is found on the inside, but a new reality show on ABC premiering January 5 will challenge that notion. Former TRL and Entertainment Tonight host Vanessa Minnillo is the head judge on a panel assessing contestants’ inner beauty. I hope she... -
Zeebra: The Next Lil Wayne?
Posted on December 3, 2008 | No CommentsZeebra is one of the biggest rappers in Japan right now, and he isn’t afraid to let everyone know his opinion. After MTV Japan’s Video Music Awards in May, he posted a YouTube video criticizing MTV for not appreciating musicians. Lately he’s been spotted in... -
The Asian Pick Up Artists Learned Something!
Posted on November 25, 2008 | No CommentsKevin Feng from VH1′s the Pick up Artist 2 was eliminated in the second episode, and he is probably still heartbroken since he’s had only one girlfriend (who cheated on him). Afro’d-out Brian Ly, on the other hand, who at 21 years old has never... -
Lisa Ling is the New Oprah
Posted on November 18, 2008 | 4 CommentsYou probably recognize Lisa Ling as the beautiful Chinese American journalist and TV host from The View, National Georgraphic’s Explorer and even the Oprah Winfrey Show! Some people even mistake her as Lucy Liu since they are both Chinese American women in the television biz.... -
Gwen’s Baby’s a Buddha
Posted on November 11, 2008 | No CommentsFormer No Doubt lead singer Gwen Stefani surprised everyone by having Kingston-now age two-with that tiny body of hers! Now, she’s had another baby named Zuma, whom dad Gavin Rossdale calls very “Buddha-like” because he’s very “mellow.” Seems like Gwen’s Harajuku love may have influenced... -
Harold Lee Says No on Prop 8
Posted on November 4, 2008 | No CommentsYou probably recognize actor John Cho who plays the silly Korean American investment banker who’s also a big time stoner in the Harold & Kumar films, but off-screen he’s an influential public speaker. Asian American groups gathered in L.A. and S.F. on October 23 to... -
Asian American Singer Opening for Kanye
Posted on October 28, 2008 | No CommentsWe knew Kanye West had a fetish for things Asian, including anime (he collaborated with Takashi Murakami for his Graduation album cover design and his music videos). Now Kanye’s taking an Asian singer on the road with him: Van Ness Wu, one of Taiwan’s hip...