Top news stories personally selected by the publishers for their relevance to the Asian-American community. http://asian-americans.com/blogs/news/atom.aspxCommunity Server2009-01-07T21:57:49Zhttp://asian-americans.com/blogs/news/archive/2009/01/08/s-f-supes-choose-new-president-san-francisco-chronicle.aspx2009-01-08T22:00:42Z2009-01-08T22:00:42ZThe new Board of Supervisors were sworn in shortly after noon today and, after seven rounds of voting, elected freshman Supervisor David Chiu to the powerful position of president. He is the first Chinese-American to lead the left-leaning 11-member body,.. 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