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Another Side Effect of the Year of the Dragon: Increased Tourism in the U.S.

Tim wrote about the side effects of the Year of the Dragon and here is another one: increased tourism to the U.S. While Chinese traditionally go home for the Lunar New Year, a growing number are going abroad, with top … Continue reading

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Apply for The CAPAL 2012 Internship and Scholarship

College undergrad and grad students: if you’re like me and find that this is the time of year where you’re constantly looking for a way to procrastinate or fretting about summer/future plans, think about applying for CAPAL’s (Conference on Asian … Continue reading

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North Korea Turns Cell Phone Use Into War Crime

As if living in North Korea wasn’t hard enough. Now the regime is instituting a 100 day mourning period, which prohibits the use of mobile phones. And they’re serious about it: “[T]he ruling Workers’ Party has warned that anyone found … Continue reading

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APALC Proposes Los Angeles Redistricting Plan

Recently, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) submitted a citywide redistricting plan to LA’s City Council Redistricting Commission that would help keep Asian American neighborhoods intact and strengthen Asian American voices as the city looks to redraw its electoral … Continue reading

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Call for Content from The Korean American Story

For all the writers, poets filmmakers, and creative people out there, the Korean American Story is looking for new content! The goal of this new project is capture the stories  of Korean Americans who immigrated to the United States during the … Continue reading

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New Leader of AAJC: Mee Moua

Congrats to Mee Moua! The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) just announced that the former Minnesota State Senator will be their new president and executive director, replacing Karen Narasaki who is stepping down after 20 years on the job. AAJC … Continue reading

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Brothers Reunited In Japan After 60 Years Apart

Japanese-American Minoru Ohye celebrated his 86th birthday Monday with his only brother after traveling to Japan for a reunion with him. The brothers were born in Sacramento, but sent back to Japan to live with different families after they dad … Continue reading

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Austrailian Radio Documentary On Deported Cambodian American Immigrant Children

From ABC (Australia) Radio: “Tens of thousands of Cambodians fled the Khmer Rouge regime of the 1970s and ended up in refugee camps on the Thai border. Some of those families were resettled in the United States and their children … Continue reading

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Top Chef’s Dale Talde Opens New Restaurant Appropriately Named Talde In Brooklyn

Dale Talde of Top Chef hasn’t been forgotten yet. His pan-Asian restaurant, Talde (Wow, where did he get that name?) is officially a go in New York. Gothamist has a sneak peek: “The restaurant is now officially up and running, … Continue reading

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LAST CHANCE: $50 American Express Year of the Dragon Gift Card Giveaway

Hey everyone – you have just 1 hour left to enter our Giveaway to win a $50 American Express Year of the Dragon Gift Card provided by 8Asians and American Express!

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APCF – Verizon Scholarship Applications Open to High School Seniors

The Asian Pacific Community Fund has partnered with Verizon to financially assist students in their pursuit of higher education as they face the challenge of significantly rising costs of obtaining a college degree. These awards will support those who excel academically, … Continue reading

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Rosemead Police Kills Asian Woman Outside of Mental Health Clinic

Via the LA Times: “A woman fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy after she wielded a hammer and screamed outside a Rosemead mental health clinic was identified Thursday as 40-year-old Jazmyne Ha Eng. … She appeared to be mentally ill … Continue reading

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