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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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Education Archive
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CSU Trustees Appoint Leslie E. Wong as President of SF State
Posted on May 10, 2012 | No CommentsThe California State University Board of Trustees has named Leslie E. Wong, president of Northern Michigan University, as president of San Francisco State. “I am pleased and honored to be chosen as the next president of San Francisco State, and look forward to working closely... -
SF State to Honor Graduating Asian American students
Posted on May 8, 2012 | No CommentsSan Francisco State University’s graduating class includes a number of exceptional Asian American students who have overcome obstacles, given back to their communities and achieved academically. Of the 7,869 undergraduate and graduate students that will be honored at the University’s Commencement ceremony on May 19,... -
Tiger Mother vs Romney’s Mormon Moms and Rosen’s Two Mommies
Posted on April 17, 2012 | 18 CommentsI’ll bet that Asian Americans have some opinions on the trial balloon sent out by President Obama’s friend Hilary Rosen that went down like a Led Zeppelin. Obama and the entire Democratic party were so quick to throw Hilary Rosen under the bus that it... -
Another Angry Korean Shooter at Oikos University
Posted on April 3, 2012 | 4 Comments[Hu1st Blog] update 4/3-10PM Han (cultural) I heard KIRO-FM Ron & Don show in Seattle (yeah, two white guys) notice that this college and VTech were both Koreans and one guy mentioned he heard about this value in Korean from Wikipedia that guys had this... -
Open Call for School Awards Nominations
Posted on March 20, 2012 | No CommentsDo you know someone or a school who is committed to promoting cross cultural diversity? Think the community should be aware of their accomplishments while encouraging others to follow in their lead? We are currently looking for nominees for the Asian Heritage Street Celebration School... -
Fall 2012’s State Funding Threatens CCSF’s Asian American Studies Department
Posted on March 3, 2012 | No CommentsIn the recent edition of The Guardsman, Peter Goldstein, CCSF’s Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration, warned the school could lose 25 million dollars in State Funding, if the California Tax Proposal is not passed in this November’s election. This lack of state funding could... -
Deadline Extended for “Go Green” in Art Contest
Posted on March 1, 2012 | No CommentsLast month, the Asian/Pacific American Heritage Association (APAHA), with support from Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), announced the ‘Go Green’ Art Contest, aimed at engaging Asian/Pacific American high school students to express environmental issues – such as sustainability, clean air, water quality, renewable energy... -
Houston Area’s Asian American Students “Go Green” in Art Contest
Posted on February 10, 2012 | No CommentsHOUSTON – The Asian/Pacific American Heritage Association (APAHA), with support from Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), recently announced the “Go Green” Art Contest, aimed at engaging Asian/Pacific American high school students to express environmental issues – such as sustainability, clean air, water quality, renewable energy and recycling... -
Asian Foreign Students Tops At… Application Cheating
Posted on January 9, 2012 | 4 CommentsFrom Global Post Elite Asian students cheat like mad on US college applications Just picked off my facebook feed from one of my Asian American student friends. Sounds like that same thing I saw before about those prep services in Asia that will help you with... -
Irony Is Chinese Squeezing Out Asian American College Students
Posted on January 4, 2012 | 2 CommentsEducation News picked up the Bloomberg story that a hardworking son of Korean immigrants was turned down by all of the University of California campuses he applied to, not just Berkeley and UCLA (University of Caucasians Living Among Asians) but also San Diego. He had...