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Top news stories personally selected by the publishers for their relevance to the Asian-American community.
July 2008 - Posts
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At the south end of Chinatown, residents are preparing to wave Chinese flags and sing Chinese songs this weekend, celebrating the Beijing Olympics. But the events' organizers don't expect anyone from the north end to show up. Rather than bringing Manhattan's Read More...
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Editors: Use this version to CORRECT titles in grafs 8 and 12Jul. 31, 2008 NOTE: Photographs are available at http://umns.umc.org . >By the Rev. David Kwangki Kim* PARAMUS, N.J. (UMNS)--In 1998, the Rev. Sang E. Chun sought to strengthen lay leadership Read More...
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Immigrant and limited-English-proficient communities are likely less prepared for a major disaster, according to a study released today. Read More...
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Helen Jo is also the first woman to be promoted to the position in the department. She received her new badge today. As Helen Jo worked her way to the front of the room to receive her new badge, a stream of colleagues, family and friends crowded and cheered Read More...
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A hush fell over the audience as the stage blacked out on four women sitting defiant on stools. Seconds later a thunderous applause erupted for Diana Son's "R.A.W. ('Cause I'm a Woman)." Directed by 20-year-old Dalia Yassine and performed by four students Read More...
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CBS will sponsor its fourth multicultural sketch comedy talent showcase in January in Los Angeles. Rick Najera (“Mad TV,” “In Living Color”), an executive producer, writer and the vice president of LATV Network, returns to direct the showcase. Read More...
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The increasing U.S. trade deficit with China has cost 2.3 million American jobs between 2001 and 2007, including 366,000 last year alone, according to a study released on Monday by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), with those displaced workers losing Read More...
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Washington lawyer. Smith College alumna. Sister and daughter and friend. Bearer of gifts and the smile that launched a thousand fliers. Read More...
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Only 13 percent of the Washington daily newspaper press corps are journalists of color. Read More...
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"White skin notwithstanding, this is our first black President. Blacker than any actual black person who could ever be elected in our children's lifetime. After all, (he) displays almost every trope of blackness: single-parent household, born poor, working-.. Read More...
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The state is investigating a financially strapped nonprofit health clinic in Fresno on suspicion of Medi-Cal fraud. The bankruptcy attorney for Sequoia Community Health Centers confirmed Wednesday that the nonprofit and its management are under investigation.. Read More...
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Commentary: Ministry reaches out to Asian Americans >Jul. 30, 2008 NOTE: A photograph is available at http://umns.umc.org . >A UMNS Commentary By the Rev. Judy Chung* The Asian American Language Ministry Plan is a United Methodist initiative that is expanding Read More...
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About 22,000 temporary, part-time and contract state workers face lay-offs with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger poised to sign an executive order to deal with a budget crisis. That could mean longer lines at Department of Motor Vehicles offices, fewer food Read More...
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The FBI and Justice Department will help investigate the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant in a small Pennsylvania coal town. The federal involvement comes less than a week after local officials in Schuylkill County charged three white teens in the Read More...
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A Florida appeals court has denied a bond reduction request from the mother of a missing 2-year-old Orlando girl. Casey Anthony is being held on $500,000 bail on charges of child neglect, making false statements and obstructing an investigation. Police Read More...
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Federal and state investigators have found serious problems at a suburban San Diego hospital, some of which resulted in preventable deaths. Mistakes documented this spring at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa include restraining a schizophrenic who.. Read More...
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A company backed by the founders of Gap Inc. is set to take control of the bankrupt Pacific Lumber Co. and the 210,000 acres of timberlands it owns along California's North Coast. The Mendocino Redwood Co. is expected to finalize the deal Wednesday when Read More...
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President Bush has phoned embattled Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to extend his warm wishes. A White House spokesman said Bush talked with the Israeli leader Wednesday just before Olmert announced in Israel that he will resign in the fall. Spokesman.. Read More...
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Central Bank President Carlos Vallejo says Ecuador is going to keep using the U.S. dollar as its currency despite concerns that its weakening value may spur inflation. The bank chief said Wednesday that the country's hefty oil exports and US$2.5 billion Read More...
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The Los Angeles Police Department says one of its officers was shot and wounded by Long Beach police. LAPD Officer Sam Park says the officer was shot early Wednesday in Long Beach. The wounded officer's name has not been released. The Long Beach Police.. Read More...
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A General Motors Corp. official says the automaker plans to cut 15 percent of its U.S. and Canadian salaried work force _ or around 5,100 jobs _ by November 1. The GM official declined to confirm the specific numbers Wednesday but indicated they were.. Read More...
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One worker is dead and another is injured after an overloaded crane toppled on a bridge over the Colorado River in Central Texas. Texas Department of Transportation spokesman Marcus Cooper confirms the death and says it happened Wednesday morning during.. Read More...
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Mediaset, the media empire founded by Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, said Wednesday it was seeking at least 500 million euros ($779 million) in damages against Google Inc.'s YouTube service for allegedly misusing video produced by Mediaset. In a lawsuit.. Read More...
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Guyana is increasing tax rates on some log exports to encourage domestic production of wood products like furniture. The 5 percent increase per log applies to about 20 types of popular tropical hardwoods exported to the U.S., Europe and Asia. The upcoming Read More...
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The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold former White House strategist Karl Rove in contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena to testify. Voting along party lines Wednesday, the committee said Rove broke the law by failing to appear at a July Read More...
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Dallas police say three young siblings riding in a car have been critically hurt in gunfire outside an apartment complex. Police say the shooting victims _ a 4-year-old girl, a 10-year-old boy and their 12-year-old sister _ were in the back seat of the.. Read More...
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A federal appeals court has overturned the securities fraud convictions of two New York Stock Exchange specialists. Michael Hayward and Michael Stern were convicted in July 2006 after they were accused of stealing $1 million apiece. Prosecutors said they Read More...
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A spokeswoman for Delta Air Lines says flight attendants found a woman's body in the restroom of a plane that landed in Atlanta. Spokeswoman Keyra Johnson says the body was on Delta flight 950 that arrived from Los Angeles. She says the crew noticed the.. Read More...
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Golden Child is a tale of the unbinding of a traditional Chinese household as it comes under the influence of Western culture. The playwright, David Henry Hwang, is the first Asian-American to win a Tony Award for Best Play for his Broadway hit M. Butterfly Read More...
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The 22nd Annual National Association of Asian American Professionals Convention & Diversity Career Fair will be held August 21-24, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, CA. Attendees will benefit from a two-day diversity career Read More...
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A British hacker accused of breaking into Pentagon and NASA computers has lost his appeal against extradition to the U.S. Gary McKinnon is accused by American prosecutors of executing a series of cyber-attacks that stole passwords, attacked military networks.. Read More...
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Nintendo of Japan says its profit for the fiscal first quarter rose 34 percent from a year ago as sales of its hit Wii video game consoles shot up. Nintendo Co. said Wednesday that April-June profit at the Japanese manufacturer of Super Mario and Pokemon.. Read More...
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An employee of a Mountain View company has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in federal court for embezzling more than $240,000 by using the firm's credit card to buy and restore muscle cars and to pay for cosmetic surgery, vacations and a kitchen countertop... Read More...
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San Francisco police released a composite sketch Tuesday of the man suspected of fatally shooting another man at a stoplight earlier this month. Daniel Dennard, 23, of Antioch was shot around 7:20 p.m. July 19 while he was on a motorcycle, waiting for Read More...
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TODAY Opponent: Royals Time: 12:35 p.m. TV: None Pitchers: Bannister (7-9) vs. Gallagher (1-0) THURSDAY Off FRIDAY Opponent: At Red Sox Time: Channel: 36 TV: 4:05 p.m. Pitchers: Duchscherer (10-7) vs. Wakefield (6-8)... Read More...
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The 22nd Annual National Association of Asian American Professionals Convention & Diversity Career Fair will be held August 21-24, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, CA. Attendees will benefit from a two-day diversity career Read More...
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TONIGHT Opponent: At Dodgers Time: 7:10 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Sanchez (8-6) vs. Billingsley (10-9) THURSDAY Off FRIDAY Opponent: At Padres Time: 7:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Lincecum (11-3) vs. Peavy (8-6)... Read More...
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Dodgers 6th: Kemp singled to center and stole second. Ethier grounded out to second, Kemp to third. With two outs, Loney singled to left, Kemp scored. Blake doubled to left, Loney to third. On Lewis' error, Loney scored. Dodgers 2, Giants... Read More...
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Japan's industrial output fell 2 percent in June from the previous month on declining demand for passenger cars and factory equipment, the government said Wednesday. The output returned to negative in June after a 2.8 percent rise in May that followed Read More...
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More than 100 Indian-Americans from across the US helped raise over $1.5 million for Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee at a major Asian-American and Pacific Islander fundraiser at The Mayflower Hotel in Read More...
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Scholars are available to discuss origin of the Games, human rights and Chinese culture. Read More...
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PEORIA, Ill. , July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Maximus Multimedia International, LLC, a leading provider of hospitality information and entertainment-on-demand systems, announced today an agreement with Taiwan -based nStreams Technologies, Inc., to extend new Read More...
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Maximus Multimedia International, LLC, a leading provider of hospitality information and entertainment-on-demand systems, announced today an agreement with Taiwan-based nStreams Technologies, Inc., to extend new state-of-the-art informational and entertainment Read More...
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Each call features an hour of analysis, strategy and practice tips, followed by 30 minutes of questions and answers from participants. Read More...
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Their shared vision is one of progress: A more diverse network of judges and lawyers to help address racial imbalances and foster cultural understanding in the court system. Read More...
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Their shared vision is one of progress: A more diverse network of judges and lawyers to help address racial imbalances and foster cultural understanding in the court system. Read More...
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Plane believed to be carrying ex-Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic lands in... Read More...
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CHICAGO, Illinois - As the U.S. House of Representatives goes on a 39-day recess from August 1, supporters of the Filipino Veterans bill got an assurance from the staff of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Dem.-CA-18) that the Speaker is going to calendar S. Read More...
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CHICAGO, Illinois - As the U.S. House of Representatives goes on a 39-day recess from August 1, supporters of the Filipino Veterans bill got an assurance from the staff of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Dem.-CA-18) that the Speaker is going to calendar S. Read More...
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Earlier this month, worried about the effect that newsroom cuts were having on minority journalists’ working numbers, the National Association for Black Journalists released an industry-wide memo stating that “this is no time to treat diversity like a Read More...
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Self-proclaimed "Obama Mama" Leola Brinker shows support for Barack Obama at a rally for the Democratic presidential contender Sunday at Nevada Partners in North Las Vegas. Read More...
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Back in 1974, when Billie Williamson started her career at Ernst & Young, the phrase "corporate diversity" might have referred to a company that accommodated men in both red neckties and blue ones. She got a sense of that quickly enough when she... Read More...
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Mei Guo (The Beau Monde-The Beautiful World), an exhibition of site specific, mixed media installations by Asian American artists and Asian artists who live in America, will be on view at Contrasts Gallery, No. 181 Middle Jiangxi Road, Shanghai, from Read More...
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On the star meter, the Hollywood Collectors show is a few notches beneath dinner theatre Read More...
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'Good Is Not Enough and Other Unwritten Rules for Minority Professionals' Read More...
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Just 14 hours after returning home from an exhausting nine-day foreign tour, Sen. Barack Obama demonstrated Sunday that his schedule will remain packed leading up to an expected mid-August vacation to his native Hawaii. Read More...
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Just 14 hours after returning home from an exhausting nine-day foreign tour, Sen. Barack Obama demonstrated Sunday that his schedule will remain packed leading up to an expected mid-August vacation to his native Hawaii. Read More...
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Born in Nellore, Chivukula came to Chennai in 1952 as a two-year-old, when his father moved in search of work. Read More...
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