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Top news stories personally selected by the publishers for their relevance to the Asian-American community.
September 2008 - Posts
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Dan Kwong remembers as if it were yesterday the first time he saw Bruce Lee in all of his heavenly glory: "It was utterly mind-boggling," he says. "Here I was, in an audience predominantly composed of white men, and they were cheering - just cheering Read More...
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Asian and Asian American Studies (AAAS) at Binghamton University, State University of New York, will look to continue the gains it has made over the past decade, thanks to a new grant from The Freeman Foundation. Read More...
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While both candidates' websites have sections targeting Asian Americans, McCain's is a mere form to sign up for emails. Obama's is based on popular social networking sites -- with blogs, member directories, and links to embed the Obama '08 logo on your Read More...
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AsiAm HSV- meets on the second Saturday of each month. Our goal is to promote friendship and personal growth among Asian-American women in Hot Springs Village through a variety of social and community service activities. Call Monita Collins at 922-8493 Read More...
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Glance at the menu of Tataki Sushi & Sake Bar in San Francisco, and you'll notice some glaring omissions. Notably missing from this tiny, 7-month-old establishment are such traditional staples as bluefin toro, hamachi, unagi, octopus and ever-popular Read More...
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A new model for improving the health of immigrants in the United States using media created by immigrants was announced today by New Routes to Community Health, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Benton Foundation. Read More...
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With the big Guam premiere and two film festivals lined up, the creators of 'Shiro's Head,' Don and Kel Muna, have a busy month ahead. Read More...
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Korean-American adoptees talk about their experiences growing up in a predominantly Caucasian world. Read More...
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Why do some of you feel the need to call yourself Mexican-American, African-American, Asian-American, etc? Read More...
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By Jim Morrill jmorrill@charlotteobserver.com DENVER |Nearly 200 Democratic delegates from the Carolinas are flocking to Denver this week, optimistic about Barack Obama's chances of winning their states but worried that a relative lack of experience and Read More...
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KAHULUI - An accomplished educator on Maui, Debra A. Nakama was honored as the one of 20 Outstanding Filipinos Abroad by the Filipino Image Magazine and Pinoy Global Online News. Read More...
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At 1 percent of the cost of project construction, art will transform Sound Transit from a transportation necessity to an expression of the city's core identity. Read More...
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NEW YORK Nissan North America has named Omnicom Group Hispanic shop Dieste Harmel &Partners, Dallas, to handle the multicultural marketing business for its Nissan and Infiniti brands following a review, sources said. Read More...
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Faye Reeder Race to Taste!: The Taste of Arlington committee is going full throttle toward "Race to Taste." The restaurant extravaganza, featuring a NASCAR theme this year, benefits the YMCA of Arlington and Theatre Arlington. "Pit boss" Michele Hoover’s Read More...
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Don't tell Hattie Kane, but I have another mother who means the world to me. Her name was Nancy Hicks Maynard; she... Read More...
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NEW YORK Nissan North America has named Omnicom Group's Hispanic shop Dieste Harmel & Partners, Dallas, as its lead agency to handle the multicultural marketing business for its Nissan and Infiniti brands following a review, sources confirmed today (Sept. Read More...
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Two widely used prediction models for identifying a woman's risk for *** and ovarian cancer might be less reliable for Asian-American women compared with white women, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Read More...
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In the 1980s, corporate America began to recognize the demographics of the American population was forever changing. Read More...
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In the racially diverse Washington suburb of Greenbelt, the term "progressive" is a badge of honor. Read More...
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Harrah's Entertainment Inc. — long known for using detailed customer tracking to keep players coming through casino doors — is about to get a lot more data to tinker with. Read More...
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If you ask Siong Ho what he thinks about putting a casino at the Gallery mall next to Chinatown, he will tell you a story. Read More...
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Two widely used prediction models for identifying a woman's risk for *** and ovarian cancer appear to be less reliable for Asian-American women compared with white women, according to a study in the October issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Reuters Read More...
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If you ask Siong Ho what he thinks about putting a casino at the Gallery mall next to Chinatown, he will tell you a story. Read More...
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In the racially diverse Washington suburb of Greenbelt, the term "progressive" is a badge of honor. But the city that began as a New Deal-era cooperative and overwhelmingly voted for Barack Obama has never had a minority serve on its council in its 71-year Read More...
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By GILLIAN GAYNAIR, Associated Press Writer. In the racially diverse Washington suburb of Greenbelt, the term "progressive" is a badge of honor. Read More...
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By GILLIAN GAYNAIR GREENBELT, Md. (AP) -- In the racially diverse Washington suburb of Greenbelt, the term "progressive" is a badge of honor. Read More...
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In the racially diverse Washington suburb of Greenbelt, the term "progressive" is a badge of honor. But the city that began as a New Deal-era cooperative and overwhelmingly voted for Barack Obama has never had a minority serve on its council in its 71-year Read More...
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In the racially diverse Washington suburb of Greenbelt, the term "progressive" is a badge of honor. But the city that began as a New Deal-era cooperative and overwhelmingly voted for Barack Obama has never had a minority serve on its council in its 71-year Read More...
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Indian Americans, praised by Manmohan Singh for their support, are overjoyed with the US House of Representatives putting its seal on nuclear deal. In pics : Delhi blast Read More...
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COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Indian Americans, praised by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for their steadfast support for the India-US nuclear deal, are overjoyed with the US House of Representatives putting its seal on it. Read More...
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GREENBELT, Md. -- In the racially diverse Washington suburb of Greenbelt, the term "progressive" is a badge of honor. But the city that began as a New Deal-era cooperative and... Read More...
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In the racially diverse Washington suburb of Greenbelt, the term "progressive" is a badge of honor. But the city that began as a New Deal-era cooperative and overwhelmingly voted for Barack Obama has never had a minority sit on its council in its 71-year Read More...
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In the racially diverse Washington suburb of Greenbelt, the term "progressive" is a badge of honor. But the city that began as a New Deal-era cooperative and overwhelmingly voted for Barack Obama has never had a minority sit on its council in its 71-year Read More...
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LAS VEGAS - Harrah's Entertainment Inc. - long known for using detailed customer tracking to keep players coming through casino doors - is about to get a lot more data to tinker with. Read More...
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Fresno's Asian American community represents around 10% of Fresno's population, but community leaders say they feel under-represented because many members of their community don't vote. For the first time ever, various Asian American groups got together Read More...
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When Warner Elementary ends for the day, dozens of black children in neat blue pants and button-up shirts pour out the doors to meet parents or grandparents waiting on the lawn to pick them up. Read More...
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A Jamaica Plain nonprofit started in the mid-1970s to realize the ideals of social change and diversity is in the midst of a painful and contentious downsizing that's pitting workers against management. Read More...
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Event: Special Deals at Borders - This promotion is back by popular demand, offering Borders customers a 20% discount coupon on a full priced book (English or Malay) with the purchase of any magazine. Note that terms and conditions apply; ask at the store Read More...
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INQUIRER DRAMA CRITIC GIBBS Cadiz has a deep passion for Philippine theater. Read More...
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Harrah's Entertainment Inc. - long known for using detailed customer tracking to keep players coming through casino doors - is about to get a lot more data to tinker with. Read More...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Harrah's Entertainment Inc. -- long known for using detailed customer tracking to keep players coming through casino doors -- is about to get a lot more data to tinker with. Read More...
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LAS VEGAS -- Harrah's Entertainment Inc. _ long known for using detailed customer tracking to keep players coming through casino doors _ is about to get a lot more data to tinker with. Read More...
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Beyond settling debates such as food vouchers versus gambling credits, Norton said the company used data from Total Rewards to build Asian-themed playing areas in certain casinos after tracking the tendencies and volume of Asian-American players from Read More...
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LAS VEGAS - Harrah's Entertainment Inc. _ long known for using detailed customer tracking to keep players coming through casino doors _ is about to get a lot more data to tinker with. Read More...
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Harrah's Entertainment Inc. - long known for using detailed customer tracking to keep players coming through casino doors - is about to get a lot more data to tinker with. Read comments Read More...
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The James Irvine Foundation released a pathbreaking new report detailing best practices for increasing voter turnout in low-income and ethnic communities. Read More...
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Two widely used prediction models for identifying a woman's risk for *** and ovarian cancer appear to be less reliable for Asian-American women compared with white women, according to a study in the October issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Reuters Read More...
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Boston Councilor Sam Yoon continued his tour of California with a fund-raiser scheduled last night in Los Angeles, a reception to boost his potential candidacy for Boston mayor that followed a similar event earlier this week in the San Francisco Bay area Read More...
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If Portland's Chinatown is to survive, it needs more people like Ivy Lin. That's not just because Lin is a relatively young Asian American woman in a neighborhood growing paler by the day. She has, more importantly, taken an interest... Read More...
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Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Banpu Pcl , Thailand's biggest coal company, expects to sell more fuel at higher prices in the next 15 months, helping to drive profit to a record for the third straight year in 2009. Read More...
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Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Banpu Pcl , Thailand's biggest coal company, may post a record profit for the third straight year in 2009 because it expects to sell more fuel at higher prices. Read More...
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A dozen plays opened at Twin Cities theaters in just the past two weeks. Here are short reviews of the best of them. Read More...
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"Year of the Fish" is a Cinderella story that's not for children: A Chinese girl who arrives in America with dreams of prosperity is instead forced to do menial labor. Read More...
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A nonpartisan coalition of student groups dedicated to increasing NU's voter turnout in the November election coordinated the voter outreach effort. The group, NU Decides, formed during the summer when NU Voter Outreach and NU Engage joined forces. Read More...
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The cocktail invitations have gone out. The $100 contributions are rolling in. "Help us elect Sam in 2009!" read one invitation, describing the candidate's "quest to become the first Asian-American mayor of Boston." Read More...
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They aren't state lawmakers. But that didn't prevent nearly 50 Florida State University students from sitting in lawmakers' seats Wednesday night. Read More...
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City Councilor-at-large Sam Yoon is running hard to become the first Asian-American mayor of Boston - in California. Here in the Hub, however, Yoon's people say... Read More...
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The Sixth Annual Diwali Festival of Lights is a joint effort between the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce and the Asian American Business Council. It will be held at Memorial Park on Sept. 27 from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Admission and parking is free. For more Read More...
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By Donovan Slack, Globe Staff Boston City Councilor Sam Yoon is fundraising in California for a possible run at the mayor's office here in Boston. An invitation for a cocktail reception in Menlo Park, Calif. on Monday urged recipients... Read More...
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The Life of Kings: Kevin Van Valkenburg has a final word about Boo Weekley, Ryder Cup jingoism and our wonderfully flawed country. Read More...
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