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Filipinos for Affirmative Action Host 1st Ever Pinay Jazz Concert in Oakland Chinatown
Filipinos for Affirmative Action (FAA) will host the first ever Pinay Jazz concert at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in historic Oakland Chinatown on April 16, 2009, where we will honor Tessie Guillermo, CEO of ZeroDivide. ABS-CBNs Balitang America reporter Henni Espinosa will emcee the benefit event. We’re proud to present a cross-generational cast of…
ABS-CBN, Angel Georecha Ventura, Ann Marie Santos, APIA Health Forum, Balitang America, Filipinos for Affirmative Action, Georgie Leong, Henni Espinosa, Jody Ente, Josie Canion, La Festival de la Cancion Latino-Americana, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Oakland Chinatown, Pinay Jazz Concert, Prelude, Raquel Berlind, Star Search of Asia, Stevie Wallage, Tessie Guillermo, The Art Khu Trio, Third Wave, ZeroDivide -
LEAP’s SF Community Leadership Conference on March 28
Register NOW for the 2009 San Francisco Community Leadership Conference “Be the Change, Be a Leader” and join us on Saturday, March 28th for stimulating day of leadership development and networking. Kicking off the conference will be keynote speaker, David Chiu, President of the SF Board of Supervisors. Featured workshop sessions include Assertive Interviewing, Understanding…
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Meet Tak Toyoshima, Secret Asian Man Creator, in SF March 20-21
Tak Toyoshima, creator of “Secret Asian Man” (http://secretasianman.com), the first nationally syndicated comic strip featuring an Asian American lead character, will be at Dave Lu’s Drink for a Cause on Friday, March 20, at Poleng Lounge, 1751 Fulton, San Francisco. Tak’s appearance is courtesy of the award-winning newspaper Nichi Bei Times (http://nichibeitimes.com) and “The Many…
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Federal Hate Crime Indictment Filed in Lake Tahoe Hate Crime
On March 5, 2008, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of California returned an indictment for federal civil rights charges for the race-based attack on Vishal Wadhwa and his companions on July 14, 2007. Edwin Prather, past president of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA), has represented Mr.…
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Happy Hour: “A Song for Ourselves” a Film on Chris Iijima
Nakamura Sundance Interview on CNN TRT: 9 min. from Tadashi Nakamura on Vimeo. Dale Minami, Yuri Kochiyama, Audee Kochiyama Holman, Marjorie Fujiki, Diane Matsuda, Eddie Wong and Keith Kamisugi invite you to join us for a special happy hour on Saturday, March 14, from 6:30 p.m. at the new A5 Steak Lounge, 244 Jackson St.,…
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Asian Educators Alliance Announces First Ever High School Student Conference
The Asian Educators Alliance (AsEA), an affinity organization for Asian/Pacific Islanders (API) is a national organization committed to creating opportunities for API teachers and school staff to meet, network and support one another. For the past 5 years we have held an adult conference, but this year we are hosting our first ever high school…
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67 Years Ago Today: FDR Imprisons Japanese Americans
Sixty-seven years ago today, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, allowing the military to circumvent the constitutional safeguards of American citizens in the name of national defense. The order set into motion the exclusion from certain areas, and the evacuation and mass incarceration of 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry living on the West…
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Historic Angel Island Immigration Station Re-Opens on Feb. 15 After Three Years
On Sunday, February 15, the U.S. Immigration Station, Angel Island will be re-opened for the first time in over three years. Major restoration and preservation work for this National Historic Landmark has been completed with new exhibits and interpretive elements available to bring out its significance as a national symbol of Pacific immigration. Join us…
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