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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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In the Classroom Archive
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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... -
South Korea to Fund Language Class in San Francisco Bay Area Public School
Posted on June 2, 2011 | No CommentsNew America Media, Peter Schurmann A public high school in the affluent Bay Area suburb of San Ramon is set to offer what will be only the second Korean-language program in Northern California, where an ongoing fiscal crisis is driving most schools toward drastic cuts.... -
Bay Area Educators Honored at AHSC
Posted on May 10, 2011 | No CommentsThe public is invited to come celebrate six Bay Area educators who have been selected as finalists in the Asian Heritage Street Celebration School Awards for their commitment to the future generation of Asian Pacific Americans. A ceremony recognizing all of the Asian American nominees... -
Raffle Program a Ticket to More School Funds
Posted on May 10, 2011 | No CommentsWith the goal of teaching children philanthropy at an early age, the Asian Heritage Street Celebration has created the “Make Some Money for Your School” Raffle Program. The AHSC provides prizes and administrative support for students and school groups selling raffle tickets, and Louie and... -
The Case for Confucius Classrooms
Posted on February 17, 2011 | 1 CommentIn the spring of 2010, the Hacienda La Puente School District (HLPUSD) Board voted to cooperate with China’s Hanban on a program called the Confucius Classrooms to be implemented at Cedarlane Middle School. People who opposed this decision started a controversy that spread across national... -
Transitional Kindergarten Gives Kids a Leg Up
Posted on February 9, 2011 | 1 CommentBy Vivian Po, New America Media LOS ANGELES – Ethan Wong, who turned five last November, was experiencing a hard time transitioning from pre-school to kindergarten, mainly because of his young age and delayed speech. But after transferring to the pilot Transition Kindergarten program at... -
Gateway Public Schools are Guiding San Francisco Children to Academic Excellence
Posted on January 31, 2011 | 1 CommentWith public school applications due February 18, many San Francisco parents are scrambling to complete their school selection forms. When Liana Szeto, founding and current principal at Alice Fong Yu Alternative Elementary School went through the enrollment process for her own two children, she remembers... -
First Mandarin Immersion Public Charter School Opening in East Bay
Posted on January 25, 2011 | 6 CommentsYu Ming Charter School, the East Bay’s first Mandarin immersion public charter school, is now holding information sessions and accepting applications for fall 2011 enrollment of kindergartners and first graders. Located in Alameda County and open to all California residents, Yu Ming fills a huge... -
AiYah! Asian Kids Scored 2nd Place on NAEP Science!!?
Posted on January 25, 2011 | 20 CommentsI say the NAEP does provide some interesting information, but the real progressives out there need to be able to recognize how much harm and damage can be caused by crazy standards like this just as Amy Chua realized only too late the cost of getting her girls to where she thought they should go. -
The Cost of Tiger Parenting in Shanghai
Posted on January 14, 2011 | 10 CommentsI may have been among the first to publically complain about the “Give Me Harvard or Give Me Death” Asian Success Uber Alles ethic years before Amy Chua, or Eric Liang’s youtube classic. Any time you see really high test cores like those coming out...