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Lieu: More American Requirements for LPGA Players
Assemblymember Ted Lieu (current Chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus) released a statement regarding the new English requirement titled “A Modest Proposal for the LPGA.”
AsianWeek would like to create a healthy forum and discussion regarding this issue. How do you feel about the LPGA’s new policy? How do you feel about […] -
Ohio Man Sentenced for Sending Hate Mail
For almost twenty years David Tuason of Pepper Pike, Clevland, sent over 200 racially charged hate mail letters all across the nation, targeting black and mixed-raced men . Tuason, 46, pleaded guilty in May to six counts of mailing threatening communications and two counts of threatening interstate communications,
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Will.i.am Shows Obama Video “Yes We Can” at DNC (feat. Kelly Hu)
Rapper, artist, and Black Eyed Peas member, Will.i.am produced a music video titled “Yes We Can” featuring presidential candidate Barack Obama, Kelly Hu, and other artists earlier this year. The video’s exposure to mainstream media increased astoundingly at the Democratic National Convention.
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AsianWeek’s Most Memorable Moments of the 2008 Beijing Olympics
A look at AsianWeek’s most memorable moments of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
1. Chinese Gymnasts - Age in QuestionPerhaps one of the most controversial moments in Olympic Gymnastics history. The legitimacy of the gold medals won by China’s women’s gymnastics team
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Karma or Numerology on China’s Medal Count?
Internet broad band connections in China are being flooded with notions that the medal count numbers (51 gold medals, 22 silver medals, 28 bronze medals) look strikingly similar to the date and time of one of China’s most devastating natural catastrophes, the Sichuan Earthquake (May 12, 2:28pm or 5-12, 2:28). Are the powers beyond […]
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2008 Beijing Olympics – The Day After Verdict
Beijing Olympic Games
Augut 8, 2008 - August 24, 2008
After building up expectations for an historic Beijing Olympic Games, host country China was knocked on its heels after worldwide protests over Tibet, and last minute fears about environmental pollution. But no major problems developed, and nations, organizations and individuals are all putting their spin on the […] -
Beijing Olympic Medals: Most World Sharing Ever
First-time Olympic host China topped the gold-medal chart with one of the most dominating and diverse performances ever. But the United States, Britain and other nations also celebrated, as Olympic medals were spread out to more winning nations than in any other Olympic Games.
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Emil: It’s Barack O’Biden
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Asian American is “World’s Greatest Athlete”
Bryan Clay brings Olympic decathlon title back to the United States, and it wasn’t even close.
BEIJING – The world’s greatest athlete may or may not eat Wheaties for breakfast, but we know that he drinks traditional Japanese rice soup every New Year’s eve.
Bryan Clay finished the 10-discipline decathlon competition with 8,791 points on Friday, a […] -
Asian Cheerleaders in the Olympics: “OK” or Unacceptable?
Due to cultural and perhaps, to some extent, ideological differences cheerleading as a profession hasn’t been as well-received in Asia (China more specifically) as it is in the US. But maybe times are changing. Recently, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) has enlisted 400 cheerleaders for the games. They have been […]
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Chinese Women Gymnasts Win Gold - Age in Question
Yet another controversy surrounds the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Following the offensive photos taken by Spanish Olympians, the legitimacy of the gold medal won by China’s women’s gymnastics team is in question based on their age.
Former standout Olympian gymnast Dominique Dawes says “Gymnasts tend to look young,” -
Asian Americans to be nine percent of population
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writer
Asians, Blacks, Hispanics and other people of color will make up a majority of Americans by 2042, according to new government projections. That’s eight years sooner than previous estimates, made in 2004.
2008 Asian American Olympians
