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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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Voices from The Community 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... -
Telltale Signs: Scarborough will not be Mischief Reef redux
Posted on May 4, 2012 | 3 CommentsIf Filipinos could only unite to save the Scarborough Shoal from being invaded by China as Filipinos did to save Jessica Sanchez from being eliminated in American Idol, perhaps the Philippines can still manage to retain its ownership of the disputed shoal in the future.... -
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... -
Save the Joss House Temple! By Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, and Eva Ong
Posted on April 17, 2012 | 4 CommentsThe Temple of the Forest Beneath the Clouds, also known as the Weaverville Joss House, is one of 70 state parks in danger of closing. For the past year, I have been working closely with Assemblymember Wes Chesbro, Supervisor Judy Morris of Trinity County, and... -
Chinese Progressive Association Celebrates International Women’s Day with Three Generations of Women Leaders
Posted on March 6, 2012 | No CommentsAbout 30 community members from the Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) were honored on Saturday in San Francisco’s Chinatown in celebration of International Women’s Day. CPA celebrated the courage and role model of three generations of women leaders – women who organized CPA’s womens’ group back... -
Jeremy Lin Forces National Discussion on Asian Americans
Posted on March 5, 2012 | 12 CommentsAs Asian Americans who grew up playing basketball, my sister and I have a keen interest in the Jeremy Lin phenomenon. We identify with Lin in many ways, so we’ve found ourselves deeply-invested in his journey — so much so, that we cheer for him... -
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... -
Is Jeremy Lin the NBA’s version of Tim Tebow?
Posted on February 7, 2012 | 10 CommentsInterview after Interview, New York Knick’s Jeremy Lin attributed his recent success to Christianity—his faith—and to Jesus Christ, the savior of his faith. Jeremy Lin is a devout Christian. We get it. But we might not get the ramifications of his recent success. For instance,... -
An Unwavering Commitment to Asian American and Pacific Islander Veterans
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No CommentsOn Tuesday, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) convened a roundtable on AAPI veteran’s issues. The goal of this roundtable was to highlight VA’s work in leveraging partnerships with the AAPI community. Hosted...