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Police Seeking Help with Possible Abduction of Hmong Girl

From Asian American Press: “Brooklyn Park Police are looking for a missing teen that could possibly be the victim of an abduction. At approximately 3:00 p.m. Thursday, police were called to the 7700 block of Abbott Ave N on what witnesses … Continue reading

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Billboard Launches K-Pop Hot 100 List

In conjunction with Billboard Korea, Billboard.com has now included in its international section Billboard K-pop Hot 100 based on “digital sales via leading websites as well as downloads from mobile service sites using an industry-standard formula and the most credible … Continue reading

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Shark Fin Ban Approved By California Senate Committee

The controversial shark fin ban may soon become a reality in California, as the LA Times is reporting the bill has been approved by the state Senate committee: “The bill, which would ban the sale, trade and possession of shark … Continue reading

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Toxic Chinese Honey Made It to U.S. Stores

According to the U.S. Food Safety News Chinese honeymakers are disguising the origin of their honey by shipping it to other Asian nations including Vietnam, Malaysia, and India, in order to smuggle it to the United States. What’s worse is … Continue reading

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HSBC India’s Davis Says Wages Rising as Rivals Poach Bankers

“Many look at outsourcing as the ultimate evil in the U.S., but its beauty may lie in how it redistributes wealth globally. In fact, the continuous wage increases by Western companies to pay its workers in developing markets actually helps … Continue reading

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24 Year old Indian-American Makes Bid for US House Seat

“A young Indian-American is now challenging established norms in an audacious bid to win a seat in the U.S House of Representatives. Ranjit Gill, a law student at University of California in Berkeley is just 24 (he’d have crossed the … Continue reading

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Ken Jeong Says Comedy Saved His Life

Ken Jeong was promoting The Hangover 2 in South Korea last week, marking his first visit to his parent’s homeland since 1986. Jeong was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in North Carolina. In this English-language interview in the Korean … Continue reading

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Chinese Premier Confident on US Outlook

Food for thought from the New York Times: The Chinese Premier is meeting with US counterparts and talking as if the US economic smackdown is just a passing phase. Amusingly, this carries a little bit of bias, considering that the … Continue reading

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How to Support Goodwin Liu for California Supreme Court

Back in May, University of California at Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu confirmation for the U.S. Court of Appeals was blocked in the Senate due to Republican opposition based on his past comments on Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito. In … Continue reading

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Universal Pictures Signs Justin Lin to 2-Year Production Deal

Justin Lin, you are now a bona fide Hollywood A-List director: “Universal Pictures has just signed Fast Five director Justin Lin to a two-year production deal for his newly formed company Barnstorm Pictures. Lin has directed three The Fast and … Continue reading

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Asians Behaving Badly: San Jose Panda Express Sued for Latino Discrimination

Via the Mercury News: “The federal government said Wednesday it is suing a Panda Express restaurant in West San Jose for making its Latino workers clean toilets while Asian employees stood by and enjoyed an easier workload. The U.S. Equal … Continue reading

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American Apparel Employee Crushed to Death on the Job

From Huffington Post: In Anaheim, American Apparel employee Tuan Phan was crushed to death by a knitting machine on the job last Friday. According to reports, “Phan was attempting to remove a jammed roll of fabric from the circular knitting machine. … Continue reading

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