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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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National Archive
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How Growing Numbers of API Voters Will Help Change Politics
Posted on May 16, 2012 | 1 CommentA new study just confirms what most of us in the API community already suspected, Asian and Pacific Islander voters are both highly motivated to vote and gaining greater significance in national American politics. With the Asian and Pacific Islander community one of the fastest... -
America and the Tragic Suicide of Pvt. Danny Chen
Posted on May 11, 2012 | 3 CommentsQuestion: What Do Jeremy Lin, Vincent Chin, and Danny Chen Have In Common? Answer: All three were called anti-Asian names by racists who didn’t like the color of their skin. For Jeremy Lin, the recent name-calling on ESPN was by no means his first. From... -
U.S. Filipinos Highlight Immigrant Rights on May Day
Posted on May 1, 2012 | No CommentsFor Filipinos in the U.S. immigrant rights is an important issue. Filipinos relate to the issue for various reasons. Many do because they have waited over a decade to be united with their loved one(s) hoping for petition(s) to be approved. For others, it is... -
Telltale Signs: A GREAT WEEK FOR PROUD PINAY MOTHERS
Posted on April 26, 2012 | 1 CommentSAN FRANCISCO – There may not be a prouder week for Pinay mothers of American pop entertainers. On the week of April 16th, four Filipino American offspring of Pinays were featured in the three highest-rated American network TV talent shows, surviving an elimination round of... -
Telltale Signs: ACT OF VALOR – RACIST PROPAGANDA MOVIE
Posted on April 25, 2012 | 1 CommentTERROR ALERT! A group of 16 Filipino suicide bombers are poised to infiltrate the US border in Mexico wearing deadly explosive vests to be detonated in strategic points throughout the United States. A crack team of US Navy SEALs has been dispatched to intercept them.... -
On the Scene: Hawaiian Holiday
Posted on April 10, 2012 | No CommentsEvery year for the past 15 years, a group of Silicon Valley friends have reunited to experience a travel adventure in different parts of the United States. This year, the twenty-two friends flew over the Pacific Ocean to Kona for their traditional annual golf reunion.... -
Microsoft Launches First Machine Translator For Hmong
Posted on March 22, 2012 | 2 CommentsOn Thursday, March 22, Fresno State and Microsoft Research will host a community event in the Peters Educational Center on the Fresno State Campus (Student Recreation Center) to unveil the first in the world machine translator for Hmong. The translator is a collaborative effort between... -
AACR Honors Yibin Kang, Ph.D., With Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research
Posted on March 22, 2012 | No CommentsCHICAGO — The American Association for Cancer Research will recognize Chinese American Yibin Kang, Ph.D., associate professor of molecular biology in the department of molecular biology at Princeton University and member of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, with the 32nd Annual AACR Award for... -
Chicago Native Receives National Award from U.S. Navy
Posted on March 20, 2012 | No CommentsLieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) Stephen Graff, an Illinois native of Japanese and German ancestry has been named the 2011 Officer Recruiter of the Year – Reserve. This national award recognizes the most accomplished and successful recruiters across the country, who recruit the best men and... -
Korean Americans Join Reenactment of Historic 1965 Voting Rights March
Posted on March 8, 2012 | No CommentsA delegation from the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC), the Korean American Resource & Cultural Center (KRCC) in Chicago, IL, and the Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Inc. (CPACS) in Atlanta, GA, will join Latinos, Blacks and a host of civil...