| • | Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay Turns 100
Angel Island Immigration Station Turns 100. Obama declares January 21, 2010 National Angel Island Day. Honor your family & friends today with permanent recognition on the Centennial Wall. Read More...
January 20, 2010 |
| • | Judge Lucy H. Koh Among Five Obama Nominees to Serve on the U.S. District Court Bench
Judge Lucy H. Koh is among five nominees by President Obama to serve on the U.S. District Court Bench. Read More...
January 20, 2010 |
| • | Save Our Chinatown - Judge Rules
Judge Sharon Waters rules on the Save Our Chinatown case against the City of Riverside. Read More...
September 05, 2009 |
| • | Dr. Jim Yong Kim, newly appointed President of Dartmouth College, to speak at KACF 4th Annual Building Bridges Gala
Dr. Jim Yong Kim, newly appointed President of Dartmouth College, to speak at KACF 4th Annual Building Bridges Gala Read More...
September 01, 2009 |
| • | Statement of Shon Meckfessel on Missing U.S. Hikers
Statement of Shon Meckfessel on Missing U.S. Hikers Read More...
August 06, 2009 |
| • | Freed Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee are home at last
Freed journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee are home at last. Read More...
August 05, 2009 |
| • | Statement by the President on the Release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee
Statement by the President on the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee Read More...
August 05, 2009 |
| • | Laura Ling and Euna Lee are headed back to the U.S. with Bill Clinton
Laura Ling and Euna Lee are headed back the U.S. with Bill Clinton Read More...
August 04, 2009 |
| • | Statement from the families of Laura Ling and Euna Lee regarding their pardon
The families of Laura Ling and Euna Lee issue a statement regarding the pardon of their loved ones. Read More...
August 04, 2009 |
| • | Kim Jong-il has granted a special pardon to detained journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee
Kim _jong-il has granted a pardon to detained journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. Read More...
August 04, 2009 |
| • | Ex-President Bill Clinton Visits North Korea Tuesday for Detained Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee
Ex-President Bill Clinton Visits North Korea Tuesday for Detained Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee Read More...
August 03, 2009 |
| • | Asian Americans Strong Environmentalists, Poll Finds
Among California's Asian Americans, 83 percent describe themselves as environmentalists, compared to just 52 percent of all California voters, according to a first-ever poll on the environmental attitudes of Asian-American voters. NAM environmental editor Ngoc Nguyen reports on the surprising findings. Read More...
July 13, 2009 |
| • | Free Laura Ling and Euna Lee Vigils held in Sacramento, San Francisco, Phoenix, Paris and Washington D.C.
Free Laura Ling and Euna Lee Vigils held in Sacramento, San Francisco, Phoenix, Paris and Washington D.C. on July 9. 2009 Read More...
July 09, 2009 |
| • | 230+ Media Outlets Take Collective Stand Urging Immigration Reform
New America Media, the nation's first and largest collaboration and advocate of ethnic news media has issued the following statement on immigration reform.
AsianConnections.com, and more than 230 other ethnic media outlets have joined forces in supporting New America Media's call for reform.
With the massive audience reach and power of more than 230 media outlet partners, NAM is sending this message to Congress and the White House. Read More...
July 08, 2009 |
| • | Students Graduate from Green Job Training
by Sing Tao Daily - New America Media
June 29, 2009
OAKLAND -
The City of Oakland first green job training commencement was held at Laney College on Monday. The Sing Tao Daily reports 38 graduates from different ethnic groups said, We are ready to the millions of green job opportunities that President Obama had promised.
All the graduates had been previously laid off. They learned how to install solar panels; fix wind power electricity generators; produce bio-fuel and took other classes on recyclable energy resources in the 12-week training program.
According to the American Solar Energy Society, there will be 16-37 million green jobs available to people being laid off by 2030. Read More...
July 05, 2009 |
| • | In the Memory of Injustice
St. Paul, Minnesota -
On July 22, 2006, 19 year old Fong Lee was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer.
On May 28, 2009 a Federal jury ruled that Officer Jason Andersen did not use excessive force when he shot and killed Lee, ruling against Fong Lee's family's wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis. Lee's family asserts that Fong was unarmed and running away on foot from the police officer.
Elvis Thao, a member of the Hmong community in Minnesota, and actor, hip-hop performer and musician in Clint Eastwood's award-winning 2008 movie Gran Torino, contributes this poem in tribute to Fong Lee. Read More...
June 10, 2009 |
| • | North Korea Sentences Laura Ling and Euna Lee to 12 Years in Prison
The Obama administration is working "through all possible channels" to win the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in North Korea. Read More...
June 07, 2009 |
| • | Images from the Los Angeles Vigil for Laura Ling and Euna Lee. Photos courtesy Natasha Bishop.
Images from the Los Angeles candlelight vigil for Laura Ling and Euna Lee.
Photos courtesy Natasha Bishop. Read More...
June 04, 2009 |
| • | A Letter from Lisa Ling
Candlelight vigils were held in 9 cities June 3 as American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee are in court in North Korea facing charges of "illegal entry" and "hostile acts."
Read tonight's message from Laura Ling's sister, Lisa.
After more than two months of silence hoping that their daughters would be released through diplomatic channels, the Ling and Lee families have now gone public to plead for their daughter' safe return home. Read More...
June 04, 2009 |
| • | Larry King talks with Lisa Ling and the families of detained U.S. Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee
Larry King talks with Lisa Ling and the families of detained U.S. journalists held in North Korea. Read More...
June 02, 2009 |
| • | Nationwide Vigils for Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee Detained in N. Korea
Nationwide Vigils held for Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee in court June 4 in N. Korea Read More...
June 01, 2009 |
| • | Recession Turns Homes into Classrooms
Unemployment and the long wait lists for preschool are prompting some Chinese parents, who’ve traditionally valued education, to turn to a new way to teach and care for their toddlers – preschool at home. News feature by New America Media reporter NAM’s Vivian Po. Read More...
May 29, 2009 |
| • | Chinese Immigrants Lead Call for College Access
OAKLAND, Calif. -- English-language learners have the lowest scores on the California High School Exit Exam and the lowest rates of college attendance in the state. Zhuanyi Deng hopes to change all that.
New America Media Education Editor Carolyn Ji Jong reports. Read More...
May 29, 2009 |
| • | Los Angeles Chapter ASCEND Conference Highlights
Members of the Asian American business, accounting and finance community gathered in Los Angeles to rethink how they will do business in the future.
This is their second annual event since the founding last year of the LA Chapter of ASCEND, a non-profit organization which has ten professional chapters, 16 student chapters and more than 4,500 members nationally. Read More...
May 29, 2009 |
| • | The Climate Gap - Poor, Minorities Hardest Hit by Climate Chang
People who live in neighborhoods with dirtier air and water -– usually low-income and ethnic minorities -- will bear the brunt of climate change, according to a report released today.
Climate change will increase pollution, harm public health, raise the costs of food, energy and water, and result in job losses, with the greatest burden falling on communities of color and the poor, the study found. Read More...
May 29, 2009 |
| • | UPDATE: N. Korea sets June 4 Trial Date for Current TV Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee held since March 17
UPDATE:
May 12, 200 - North Korea sets trial date June 4 for American Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee.
April 24, 2009 - The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is deeply troubled by the news that two American journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, have reportedly been indicted in North Korea for illegal entry and "hostile acts." Read More...
May 14, 2009 |
| • | Barack Obama\'s ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH, 2009 Proclamation
Barack Obama's ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH, 2009 Proclamation Read More...
May 11, 2009 |
| • | UPDATES: New Court Date July 9th at 9:30am - Riverside, CA Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order to Developer - Angry Citizens Fight to Save Riverside, CA Historic Chinatown Site
Upcoming Activities from members of http://SAVEOURCHINATOWN.org:
- Tues., May 12 at 5:45 p.m., Revoke the Vote Demonstration; City Council Public Comments session begins at 6:30 p.m.
- Sat., May 16:
- 6th Annual Riverside International Drum, Mask, and Dance Festival, White Park, 12 noon - 7 pm, SOCC table 12 noon - 4 pm
- Old Riverside Foundation Vintage Home Tour event. SOCC will staff a table 10 am - 4 pm at the non-profit area in the Courtyard Marriott on University Avenue (near ORF's Weber House).
- Mon., May 18, 6-8 pm, 1503 Humanities & Social Sciences (HMSS 1503). For Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, SOCC will co-sponsor a film screening and Q&A session with UC Riverside's Asian Pacific Student Programs for When They All Still Lived. Admission: free to all.
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1. The Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) filed a Writ of Mandamus on April 22, 2009 against the Superior Court of the State of California and the Save Our Chinatown Committee (SOCC) in an attempt to overturn the Preliminary Injunction issued by the Court on March 20, 2009, Judge Sharon Waters presiding. The SOCC trial date has been moved from June 20 to July 9 at 9:30 a.m.
2. Join us for the Revoke the Vote demonstration! The image of George Wong, the last caretaker of Chinatown, will appear once again on May 12 when we will urge Riverside City Council to rescind its approval of the archaeological treatment plan and revoke the permits of the project. The developer violated several city ordinances and conditions of the building permits on Valentine’s Day weekend. Let the City Council know that these unlawful and destructive practices should not be tolerated in the City of Riverside. We will assemble in front of City Hall, located at the corner of 10th and Main Streets, at 5:45 p.m. We need your participation!
3. Reports on recent activities:
Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside presentation, sponsored by the UUCR Social Justice Committee, Wed. April 30. Those who attended were given background on the historical importance of the site and updated information on the current preservation effort.
On Friday afternoon May 1st, several SOCC members joined hundreds of people and nearly 30 groups at the Cesar Chavez Community Center to march downtown to Riverside's City Hall for the May Day gathering of "Human Rights for All". SOCC's two new banners were unveiled to accompany the banners of many organizations in solidarity with the rights of workers and immigrants. SOCC members distributed bilingual leaflets and carried trilingual signs proclaming "Human Rights for ALL".
Among the immigrant laborers of the United States from the 19th and 20th centuries, Chinese workers were singled out and disadvantaged by the various Chinese Exclusion Laws. These immigrants included the pioneer Chinese residents of Riverside, most of whom contributed to the economic development of this city, and many of whom contributed to the successful citrus industry that eminated from Riverside and flourished in Southern California.
Later that same evening, SOCC hosted the "Music for Chinatown" fundraiser at Back to the Grind, a local popular coffeehouse in downtown Riverside. The enthusiastic crowd packed the house and was treated to a delightful evening of acoustic world music. The camaraderie, community spirit, and support for Riverside's Chinatown contributed to a fun and positively successful event.
The Riverside Chinatown was a significant topic of their newsletter, News 'n Notes, for March. Their April edition appeared recently with an update on the Riverside Chinatown since the March presentation.
To view the current newsletter online, go to
http://www.chssc.org/NewsNotes/NN_Master.htm .
CHSSC was an early advocate for the site dating back to the 1980s.
3. The SOCC lawsuit is not the only one against the City.
The Old Riverside Foundation, a well-established Riverside organization with 501 (c) (3) status, also cites CEQA in the Fox Plaza project (see below).
From their website, http://www.oldriverside.org/
The Old Riverside Foundation filed a Writ of Mandamus on July 10, 2008 naming the City of Riverside, City Council of Riverside, and the Riverside Redevelopment Agency as defendants in an effort to set aside all land use approvals connected with the Fox Plaza project.
The suit contends that the City failed to follow certain provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act and the City Municipal Code leading to the approval of this project.
To get to their lawsuit status page, go to http://www.oldriverside.org/Lawsuitstatus.htm
In the meantime, focus your thoughts and energies on positive outcomes!
Peace be with us,
Save Our Chinatown Committee
saveourchinatown@gmail.com
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February 26, 2009 - Riverside, California
On Tuesday, February 26 Riverside Superior Court Judge Sharon Waters issued a temporary restraining order against real estate developer Doug Jacobs, halting work on an historic Riverside Chinatown site until a preliminary injunction hearing is held on March 20.
The historic Riverside Chinatown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and has been declared a City of Riverside Landmark, a Riverside County Landmark, and a California State Point of Historical Interest.
Despite protests from members of the community who lobbied to preserve the site intact for future generations, and all of the official cultural and historical recognition, the Riverside County Board of Education decided to sell the site to real estate developer Doug Jacobs. Read More...
May 07, 2009 |
| • | 2009 AAJA Internship Grants - Deadline April 24!
Hurry - Apply for an AAJA Internship Grant before Friday April 24th! Read More...
April 22, 2009 |
| • | Apply for Paid Fed Govt Internship in Washington DC - Hurry Deadline is April 17 or until all positions are filled
Download the application at http://www.capal.org/ee/pages/index.php?/Programs/index
In addition to the eight (8) Fed Govt summer Internships with stipends at the Dept. of Agriculture in Washington D.C., The Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) is also offering two $2,000 scholarships.
Deadlines for applying:
The eight (8) summer internships, each with $2,000 stipend: April 17, 2009
Two CAPAL scholarships: May 1, 2009 Read More...
April 15, 2009 |
| • | Is a Carbon Tax Good for the Economy?
SAN FRANCISCO -- Last December, Gov. Schwarzenegger tasked a 14-member commission to come up with new sources of revenue for the state that could put an end to the feast or famine revenue cycles seen in Sacramento. The Commission on the 21st Century Economy met on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley last week to hear testimony on one revenue option: a carbon tax. Read More...
March 23, 2009 |
| • | AALDEF Honors Dale Minami, Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl Wudunn and Sandra Leung with 2009 Justice in Action Awards
AALDEF Honors Dale Minami, Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl Wudunn and Sandra Leung with 2009 Justice in Action Awards March 26. Read More...
March 21, 2009 |
| • | APIAVOTE: AALDEF Exit Poll Results Confirms Growing Influence of Asian American Voters
First-Time Voters Voted Overwhelmingly for President-Elect Barack Obama. Read More...
January 08, 2009 |
| • | Statement on the Passing of William H. (Mo) Marumoto
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) President and CEO William H. (Mo) Marumoto Dies of Heart Attack. Read More...
November 26, 2008 |
| • | Sonal Shah, Peter Rouse and Chris Lu are Asian Americans Named to Advise and Staff Obama-Biden Transition Team
Sonal Shah, Peter Rouse and Chris Lu are three of the Asian Americans who have been named by President-elect Obama to advise and staff his Transition Team. Read More...
November 12, 2008 |
| • | CACF 10th Annual Caring for Children Awards Gala is November 12
CACF 10th Annual Caring for Children Awards Gala is November 12 Read More...
November 11, 2008 |
| • | Asian American Voter Turnout High on Election Day, but Many Face Problems at Polls
Asian American Voter Turnout High on Election Day, but Many Face Problems at Polls Read More...
November 04, 2008 |
| • | Dr. Edmund Kwan Offers Pro Bono Services in Honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Dr. Edmund Kwan Offers Pro Bono Services in Honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month Read More...
October 22, 2008 |
| • | Taina Bien-Aimé, Phoebe Eng and Carol A. Robles-Román to be Honored by New York Asian Women\'s Center
Taina Bien-Aimé, Phoebe Eng and Carol A. Robles-Román to be Honored by New York Asian Women's Center. Read More...
October 22, 2008 |
| • | Irene Hirano, Eric Yamamoto and John C. Yang to be honored by the Asian American Justice Center
Irene Hirano, Eric Yamamoto and John C. Yang to be honored by the Asian American Justice Center. Read More...
October 07, 2008 |
| • | AALDEF Announces Plans for Asian American Election Protection Project and 11-State Multilingual Exit Poll for November 2008 Elections
AALDEF Launches New Web Campaign on Facebook and YouTube; the Multilingual Voter Hotline is 800-966-5946. Read More...
October 06, 2008 |
| • | Asian American Students Don't Benefit From No Child Left Behind Act
New Report: Asian American students don't benefit from
No Child Left Behind Act—Major Reforms needed Read More...
May 21, 2008 |
| • | Humanitarian Relief Efforts in Response to Myanmar Cyclone, Earthquake
Donations for relief efforts can be made to the American Red Cross International Response Fund and the Tzu Chi Foundation, "Support Myanmar with Love". Read More...
May 16, 2008 |
| • | REBTEL Offers Free Calling to China, Myanmar Disaster Areas
REBTEL Offers Free Calling to China, Myanmar Disaster Areas through May 22. Read More...
May 14, 2008 |
| • | International Public Policy (IIPP) Fellowship
International Public Policy (IIPP) Fellowship Read More...
May 08, 2008 |
| • | Call for ASPIRE's 1st Annual Outstanding Woman of the Year Award
The nomination deadline for Aspire's 1st Annual Outstanding Woman of the Year Award is March 1, 2008. Read More...
January 20, 2008 |
| • | Kelly Hu, Yul Kwon, and Deputy Secretary of Southern Nevada Chris Lee to Man Phone Banks in Nevada for the APIA Vote
Kelly Hu, Yul Kwon, and Deputy Secretary of Southern Nevada Chris Lee are manning phone banks for the AAPI vote. Read More...
January 17, 2008 |
| • | Harry Belafonte, Art Chong and Seymour Hersh to Receive 2008 Justice in Action Awards at AALDEF's Annual Lunar New Year Gala
Harry Belafonte, Art Chong and Seymour Hersh to Receive 2008 Justice in Action Awards at AALDEF's Annual Lunar New Year Gala Read More...
January 15, 2008 |
| • | Inspiring Across Generations Leadership Conference
Inspiring Across Generations Leadership Conference Read More...
November 09, 2007 |
| • | Asian Women in Business Workshop 'Starting Your Business 101' Begins in November
Asian Women In Business holds four-week series on small business ownership – 'Starting Your Business 101' in New York. Read More...
October 31, 2007 |
| • | AALDEF Announces Asian American Election Protection PLANs for 2007
AALDEF Announces Asian American Election Protection PLANs for 2007 Read More...
October 26, 2007 |
| • | Wall Street Journal Editor-at-Large Paul Steiger to Speak About the Future of Journalism at AAJA Convention in Miami
Wall Street Journal Editor-at-Large Paul Steiger to Speak About the Future of Journalism at AAJA Convention in Miami Read More...
August 01, 2007 |
| • | AALDEF Opening Reception for Newark, NJ Office on July 12
NJ-AALP opens its doors to Asian American residents with employment and immigration questions. Read More...
July 11, 2007 |
| • | 2007 SAJA Journalism Awards Announced
2007 SAJA Journalism Awards will be handed out at the 13th annual dinner on July 14, 2007 in NY. Read More...
July 09, 2007 |
| • | National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) Launches Career Center Online
National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) Launches Career Center Online Read More...
July 09, 2007 |
| • | AAJA Governing Board Urges UNITY to Take Proactive Approach to Media Cutbacks and Layoffs
AAJA Governing Board Urges UNITY to Take Proactive Approach to Media Cutbacks and Layoffs Read More...
July 05, 2007 |
| • | iPhone Mania!
After months of anticipation, the wait was over today!
AC Team and friends shared in the excitement of the iPhone, undisputedly the biggest first day launch of a cell phone in history. Read More...
June 29, 2007 |
| • | Judge Robert M. Takasugi Receives UCLA Public Service Award
Judge Robert M. Takasugi Receives UCLA Public Service Award Read More...
June 28, 2007 |
| • | Dell Shares Minority Supplier Best Practices
Dell Shares Minority Supplier Best Practices During China Visit Read More...
June 15, 2007 |
| • | Asian Women in Business Present "Born to Lead: Corporate Asian Women Trailblazers"
Corporate Asian Women's Leadership Conference 2007 Read More...
June 14, 2007 |
| • | Immigrant Construction Workers File Suit to Recover in Unpaid Wages
New York Construction Workers United and AALDEF Launch Campaign to Stop Wage Violations in Trades Jobs Read More...
June 12, 2007 |
| • | Democratic Candidates to Appear on ALL AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL FORUMS ON PBS moderated by Tavis Smiley
Democratic Candidates to Appear on ALL AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL FORUMS ON PBS moderated by Tavis Smiley Read More...
June 11, 2007 |
| • | Fall 2007 Jefferson Fellowship application deadline is June 20
The theme for the Fall 2007 Jefferson Fellowships is "Mekong on the Move: Asia's New Economic Frontier?". Read More...
June 02, 2007 |
| • | Register for the SAJA Convention and Job Fair
The South Asian Journalists Association Convention runs from July 12-July 15, 2007 in New York. Read More...
May 28, 2007 |
| • | Betty Tian Joins AsianPRWire
Betty Tian joins AsianPRWire to work with Chinese American media at local and national levels. She will coordinate outreach campaigns focusing on the Chinese American population. Read More...
May 24, 2007 |
| • | New Report Illuminates Asian American Priorities for 2008 Elections, Senate Vote in 2006 Battleground States, and Need for Expanded Language Access
AALDEF Exit Poll Surveyed over 4,700 Voters in Nine States and 23 Cities During Decisive Midterm Elections Read More...
May 14, 2007 |
| • | Dr. Ding-Jo Currie Honored by SBA
Coastline Community College President Dr. Ding-Jo Currie receives award from the Small Business Administration for her advocacy work supporting diversity and small business owners. Read More...
May 13, 2007 |
| • | GE’s ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICAN FORUM HOSTS FIRST-EVER NATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT
One of General Electric’s four Affinity Networks, Asian-Pacific American Forum volunteers, contributed close to 900 hours of volunteer time at “APAF CARES – An Evening of Giving,” a collaborative national community service event. The event was held at Universal Studios Hollywood as part of the 8th Annual GE APAF National Meeting. Read More...
May 02, 2007 |
| • | Glass Ceiling and Glass Walls
Recently, LA Times ran an article on the “Return of the Glass Ceiling” or as they put it, the “female free management zone” of corporate business. This article calls attention to a subject many have been lulled into thinking is on the way to be solved: the common belief is that women are assuming more corporate management positions and directorships and that women have free choice in how and where they advance in their careers. Read More...
April 25, 2007 |
| • | Asian American Journalists Association Calls for Newspaper Editors Not to Lose Sight of Diversity Amidst Industry Changes
AAJA Convention to Emphasize Skills Training for Journalists to Succeed in Today's Newsrooms Read More...
March 28, 2007 |
| • | The Uses for US $1
The children came in groups of tens, twenties, thirties, forties and fifties. They came on foot on the hard packed potholed dirt roads, the older ones, ages eight or nine, holding the hands of the younger ones. Many of them walked barefoot the several kilometers from the eleven villages around Nandi Hills, Bangalore rural district, India to the HH Sai Maa Health Centre, as they owned no shoes. There are no buses nor could they have afforded to take one. They came with their teachers, smiling and eager to get some needed medicine and vitamins and to learn about health and hygiene. Read More...
December 20, 2006 |
| • | The Future of Wireless is Here - and Its in Asia
If you think your new camera phone is hot, just wait until you see the next generation of cell phones. Read More...
August 31, 2006 |
| • | Ski Jackets with GPS Tracking? 2-way voice bracelets?
Ski jackets with GPS tracking? How about bracelets that have 2-way voice capabilities linking patients to medical facilities. These are just a few examples of how wireless technology is dramatically changing our lives. Read More...
August 28, 2006 |
| • | A high level University of California academic mission to China begins August 24. Dean to post his Blog of China trip
The trip is part of the 10+10 Program, an effort for the University of California’s 10 campuses to partner with 10 prominent Chinese research universities. The goal is to increase research, education and faculty and student exchanges.
The visit was organized by the UC Office of the President. UC President Robert Dynes, UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry Yang, UC Merced Provost Keith Alley, UC Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, UC Merced Professor Ruth Mostern, and trip blogger Samuel Traina, the acting dean of graduate studies, vice chancellor for research and director of the Sierra Nevada Research Institute are among the delegates. Read More...
August 23, 2006 |
| • | How to find a Job in Journalism
Want a job in Journalism? Invaluable tips from Ernest R. Sotomayor, Director of Career Services at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. Read More...
August 02, 2006 |
| • | Asian Americans Post Slight Gains in Numbers working in Television News
Latest report shows more Asian Americans are working in television news, but the numbers still do not reflect the Asian American population in the U.S. Read More...
July 06, 2006 |
| • | Language assistance available for California’s 2006 Primary June 6
Asian American Voters Numbers are Up! Language assistance is available to voters during California’s 2006 Primary Election, Tuesday, June 6. Report by Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) Reports Read More...
June 02, 2006 |
| • | Representative Mike Honda Speaks Out on Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Another Asian Pacific Heritage Month—May — has come and almost gone as quietly as it has arrived. It has been mostly unnoticed by mainstream media, and yet as public servants, this May feels different, for there is a growing political energy, excitement and electricity, for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIAs) across the country. Read More...
June 01, 2006 |
| • | What would you do differently?
What would you do differently this year? To know the answer to that question, we need a perspective on what happened in the previous year. What did we do that we are happy and satisfied with? What did we do that we are less than proud of? What would we do differently if we had the chance? Read More...
January 18, 2006 |
| • | Tsunami Aid Distributed Unevenly Between India's Fishing and Farming Villages
Tsunami Aid Distributed Unevenly Between India's Fishing and Farming Villages Read More...
December 25, 2005 |
| • | Fearless Women: How to Succeed Using What You've Got
Last year I received a call from Arielle Ford, the publicist to some of the most renown names in the book business: Deepak Chopra, Mark Victor Hansen, Jack Canfield, Wayne Dyer, Marianne Williamson, Don Miguel Ruiz and many more. Would I be interested in being featured in a book titled, “Fearless Women: Midlife Portraits”, about women who have achieved life success by working through their fears? Arielle explained to me that by the time a Fearless Woman reaches her forties, her effortless good looks of youth have matured into the warmth and beauty of a life well lived. Her infectious vitality, sense of purpose and desire to make the world a better place, warms and positively changes everyone she connects with. Read More...
June 08, 2005 |
| • | Helping to Rebuild the Spirits of the Tsunami Survivors
An American doctor who survives the Tsunami disaster in Thailand returns to bring the healing power of laughter to help rebuild the spirits of the survivors. Read More...
April 12, 2005 |
| • | AALDEF Provides Free Legal Advice to Southeast/Asian Communities Facing Deportation
AALDEF Provides Free Legal Advice to Southeast/Asian Communities Facing Deportation Read More...
March 02, 2005 |
| • | Entrepreneurial Dreams
Have you been dreaming of starting your own business and looking for help and support in the process? Or do you already have your own business and would like some guidance on how to expand and further develop the company? Well, help is at hand and it’s FREE!
SCORE, the Resource Partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration www.score.org is dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide. SCORE, "Counselors to America's Small Business", is an excellent source of free and confidential advice to help you build your business from idea to start-up to success. Read More...
March 02, 2005 |
| • | Happiness
Happiness. Ah, what does that much used word mean? Happiness is regarded as such a fundamental need that that the pursuit of it, along with life and liberty are written into the Constitution of the United States of America as the three inalienable rights. Read More...
December 20, 2004 |
| • | Iris Chang Historian, Author World Change Agent 1968-2004
On November 11, 2004, Iris Chang, one of America’s leading young historians died at age 36. Read More...
November 12, 2004 |
| • | Tea Alchemy
An opportunity to create peace and to enjoy an inspiring afternoon of Tibetan music, dance and to share sacred tea is my idea of a great time. So when my friend Dan Smith asked me to help him organize a Tibetan Tea Alchemy event to benefit all sentient beings and to create universal peace, I jumped at the chance. Read More...
October 03, 2004 |
| • | Are Brands more powerful than Governments?
It was a noteworthy opening to any conference: a former supermodel/small business Bangladeshi entrepreneur, a former child laborer/Fortune 500 executive/author/consultant/philanthropist, the former Chairman & CEO of Unilever Spain & France/President of International Organization of Employers and the Director General of the Universal Forum of Cultures Barcelona 2004. Read More...
August 12, 2004 |
| • | A Holistic Approach to Multicultural Marketing
Marketing consultant Len Fong shares his holistic approach to Multicultural marketing. As Corporate America moves away from the illusion of mass marketing and into the realities of niche marketing, multicultural marketing becomes more and more important in helping advertisers gain market share and incremental revenues. Read More...
July 07, 2004 |
| • | Dalai Lama & Cultivating the Heart of Leadership
It was a different group than the usual college audience in the University of California at Irvine Barclay Theater on Friday April 16th. His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama and 115 global business and academic leaders gathered there to discuss and explore the development of an economy that works for everyone. I was honored to be among the business leaders invited to participate in this historic gathering. Read More...
May 18, 2004 |
| • | Life Balance - How to juggle work, home, personal and spiritual health
A balanced life. Is it possible? Yes! Is it automatic? Maybe for a few lucky souls, but for the rest of us, it’s a like learning how to walk on a tight rope, it gets easier and easier and eventually you can even do it blindfolded but there is still the potential of falling off. I would like to share with you some ideas to make it easier you walk your tightrope easier and to have a safety net when you do fall off. Read More...
April 06, 2004 |
| • | 'J Camp' Provides Intensive Journalism Training For High School Students of Color in Washington D.C.
'J Camp' Provides Intensive Journalism Training For High School Students of Color in Washington D.C. this summer. Read More...
March 19, 2004 |
| • | Anti-Americanism and Anti-Globalization - a time of danger and opportunity
Anti-American opinion and misperceptions have escalated in every region of the world and this has threatened the business of multinational corporations. Further, there is a widespread lack of awareness, appreciation and sensitivity to other cultures in the domestic US market. It is a time of immense challenge as the escalation of this trend can tear the world asunder. As the Chinese say, it is a time of danger and opportunity. Read More...
February 27, 2004 |
| • | Rejuvenate Your Life!
It’s A New Year, time to renew and assess how you can more fully enjoy and balance your life. Year 2004 and the Chinese New Year of 4702. The year of the Wood Monkey with its promise of renewal and change. A Monkey year to give full rein to your creativity and imagination, and this Monkey year is coupled with the Wood element representing a time of rapid development, idealism and youthful innocence. Let’s use these characteristics to rid ourselves of the behaviors and attitudes that don’t serve us any more and start fresh… Be it a career, relationship, or ourselves—that we are looking to enhance. Read More...
January 26, 2004 |
| • | Happy Holidays!
A holiday message from Jhemon Lee and AsianConnections.com! Read More...
December 21, 2003 |
| • | Happy Holidays????
“Happy Holidays!” Such cheery loaded words. Read More...
December 16, 2003 |
| • | Life is a Dash
Life is a Dash - Corporate Leader and Philanthropist Marilyn Tam shares her thoughts on life. Read More...
November 14, 2003 |
| • | Why We Can’t Talk About Asian Faces
As an Asian American, how do we describe ourselves? I don’t mean in terms of personality or stereotypes. Rather, do we have a vocabulary for illustrating our facial and other physical features? Read More...
October 16, 2003 |
| • | Lessons Learned from Visionary Tom Yuen
Successful visionary Tom Yuen gives sage advice to Mike Kai on entrepreneurism. Read More...
October 03, 2003 |
