Yearly Archives: 2008

India exam pressure leads to wave of student suicides

Posted on May 27, 2008 by John

In many nations in the world, it is the dreaded university entrance exam that is the sole determinant of whether or not you get into a university or not – not your high school grades, extracurricular activities or achievement scores … Continue reading →

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Asian American 2.0?

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Efren

In SFGate today, Jeff Yang talks about the clashing ideas of Asian American identity among generations, namely my generation (people born in the 70s) and older, and those who are in their teens and 20s. He brings up issues that … Continue reading →

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Jackie Chan Enters Chinese Reality TV with “The Disciple”

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Ernie

So I’m a little bit behind on this, but because there isn’t really many blogs talking about this, it’s worth a mention: “The Disciple,” a Chinese reality show produced by Jackie Chan where the winner, skilled in both acting and … Continue reading →

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New Chinese aphrodisiac: real estate

Posted on May 26, 2008 by John

My friend Lisa Chow is a free lance reporter currently based out of Beijing, and just had her first broadcast piece, distributed by American Public Media, “New Chinese aphrodisiac: real estate: “You know what’s going to work with members of … Continue reading →

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SF: Free: 5/30: AsianWeek’s 6th Annual Comedy Night

Posted on May 25, 2008 by John

A friend of mine emailed me aboutAsianWeek’s Sixth Annual Comedy Night and as written about in “Laugh Out Loud With APA Comedians:” “Standing room-only crowds and tons of laughter have become a staple of AsianWeek’s popular free comedy night, which … Continue reading →

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5/30: Cupertino Reception for Edison Mayor Jun Choi and Boston City Councilor Sam Yoon

Posted on May 24, 2008 by John

I just heard about this event on hapihour.org: Yul Kwon and the Asian Americans for Good Government (AAGG) Political Action Committee (PAC) are hosting a welcome reception for Edison (NJ) Mayor Jun Choi and Boston City Councilor Sam Yoon on … Continue reading →

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Lyrics Born Performing in SF’s “Outside Lands” Festival

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Ernie

With San Francisco having its first multi-day music festival in Golden Gate Park in a really long time – maybe ever – it would be silly not to mention Bay Area Hip-Hop artist Lyrics Born in the line-up with such … Continue reading →

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Clinton, McCain and Obama Reach Out to Asian-Americans

Posted on May 23, 2008 by John

This past Saturday, the Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) organized the Presidential Town Hall at UC-Irvine Bren Events Center at University of California, Irvine. The event was not advertised that far in advance. I originally had read about … Continue reading →

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Doodle 4 Google Winner: 6th grader Grace Moon from Castro Valley

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Jen

Google hosted its first Doodle 4 Google competition, and out of 16,000 entries from K-12 graders nationwide, 6th grader Grace Moon from Castro Valley won, with her illustration above. You can also find it on the Google search page, for … Continue reading →

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Kristi Yamaguchi wins “Dancing With the Stars”

Posted on May 21, 2008 by John

As I had mentioned before, I don’t really watch “Dancing with the Stars,” but did know the finals were last night. Well, as I had thought from the beginning, Kristi Yamaguchi wins the competition, as reported in The San Jose … Continue reading →

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Yul Kwon’s Red Mango in Palo Alto

Posted on May 21, 2008 by John

I read last week that Yul Kwon, most known as the winner of “Survivor: Cook Islands,” had opened a Red Mango in downtown Palo Alto. Ernie had posted previously that Kwon had trouble opening a Red Mango in San Francisco … Continue reading →

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2,000 celebrate ‘Little Saigon’ victory

Posted on May 20, 2008 by John

As I noted in March, the San Jose City Council agreed to let a privately funded “Welcome to Little Saigon” to go up, replacing the previously named (and later recalled) “Saigon Business District.” On Sunday, the supporters of “Little Saigon” … Continue reading →

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