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Oakland High School Students Create Comic Book On Immigrant Experience

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Moye

With the help of their art teacher, students at Oakhland International High School–many of whom are immigrants and learning to speak English–have detailed their experiences by drawing and writing comics: “By asking her students to create these comics, Bui is … Continue reading →

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Japanese Emperor’s Granddaughter Loves Korean Group Girls’ Generation

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Mihee

From Korea Times: The granddaughter of the Japanese Emperor, “Gako, 17, gave a performance last fall in her high school, copying the choreography of ‘Oh!,’ a hit song of the group’s second album released at the beginning of 2010. One … Continue reading →

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Over Half Of All Asian American Professional Women Ages 33-46 Are Childless

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Ernie

From 8Asians reader Phantom: An article from Slate magazine on America’s widening fertility class divide. “According to the new Center for Work-Life Policy study, 43 percent of the women in their sample of corporate professionals between the ages of 33 … Continue reading →

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First Ever Asian American Bay Area Mayors Hit Stumbling Blocks

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Ernie

While Jean Quan is the first Asian American mayor of Oakland and Ed Lee is the first Asian American mayor of San Francisco, a string of events have both of the Northern Californian mayors in the hot seat the exact … Continue reading →

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Chinese Americans Tend to Borrow Less

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Tim

A new study by Rui Yao (the same researcher who found that Chinese Americans prefer riskier investments), found that while 72 percent of Chinese-American households hold a mortgage, only five percent of those households have outstanding auto loans, and only … Continue reading →

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Chinese Linguist Who Created Pinyin Now a Political Dissident

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Ernie

Most Chinese American kids who inevitably take Chinese courses in high school or college learn pinyin, a phonetic way to record Chinese sounds to the Westernized alphabet. NPR has recently published an article on its 105-year-old creator, Zhou Youguang: “[He] … Continue reading →

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Agent Orange Studies Overlook Vietnamese Americans But House Bill Attempts To Rectify Problem

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Jeff

The author of this New America Media commentary mentions that her father, a South Vietnamese Army Veteran, contracted liver cancer and points out that while studies have been done on the effects of Agent Orange on American veterans, the effects … Continue reading →

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K-Pop Star Rain Joins South Korean Army

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Ben

K-Pop star Rain takes a temporary hiatus from his stardom to join the military as required by South Korea: “The 29-year-old singer and actor gave a military salute to tearful fans Tuesday before walking into a boot camp in the … Continue reading →

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San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum Changes Logo to a Math Symbol

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Ernie

Design blog Brand New has a great piece on the recent re-branding of San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum. From 8Asians reader Raymon: “The logo (an inverted ‘A’) is pretty contemporary and doesn’t have any cliche ‘Oriental’ elements in it. I’m … Continue reading →

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LAST CHANCE: Giveaway of ‘The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom’ (Limited Engagement) Tickets in L.A.

Posted on October 13, 2011 by jozjozjoz

Hey everyone – you have just 1 hour left to submit your name and receive free tickets to to see ‘The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom’ (Limited Engagement), provided by 8Asians and the filmmakers! Tonight is your last chance to … Continue reading →

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California Governor Signs AB 1088, Requiring better Data Collection on Asian Americans

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Jeff

California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1088, which requires better data collection on Asian Americans by California state agencies that collect demographic data. An issue with studying the Asian American community is that data from various Asian ethnic groups … Continue reading →

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Photojojo Founder Amit Gupta Has Leukemia, Searching for South Asian Bone Marrow Donors

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Ernie

Amit Gupta, founder of popular camera website Photojojo, has been diagnosed with Acute Leukemia, and is appealing to South Asians on the Internet to get swabbed for a possible bone marrow match. The National Bone Marrow Registry has 9.5 million … Continue reading →

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