Category Archives: Current Events

Pacific Time: Asian Influence at Burning Man

Posted on September 6, 2007 by John

On KQED’ today, Pacific Time radio program did a story on “Asian Influence at Burning Man”: “The barren desert of Nevada vibrated to life last week as nearly 50,000 people flocked to Black Rock for the Burning Man festival. It … Continue reading →

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[Norman Hsu] Clinton Donor Fails to Appear in Court Again

Posted on September 6, 2007 by John

Norman Hsu, the Asian American Democratic donor who gave himself up last week after being a fugitive for 15 years, did not show up for his court date yesterday, as reported in The New York Times: “The mystery of Norman … Continue reading →

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[Lee Kuan Yew] Modern Singapore’s Creator Is Alert to Perils

Posted on September 4, 2007 by John

In Sunday’s New York Times, the newspaper summarizes an interview with Lee Kuan Yew with its sister paper, The International Herald Tribune (“Excerpts from an interview with Lee Kuan Yew“) in the article, “Modern Singapore’s Creator Is Alert to Perils” … Continue reading →

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APIAVOTE Urges Responsible Reporting

Posted on September 3, 2007 by John

I got this email / press release titled, “APIAVote Urges Responsible Reporting in Coverage of Asian Americans and the Political Process” the other day. If you haven’t been following the latest campaign news, there has been a recent report this … Continue reading →

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Foreign Affairs: The Great Leap Backward?

Posted on August 31, 2007 by John

I was in Borders today and came across the latest venerated issue of Foreign Affairs and came across as one of the front cover stories, “The Great Leap Backward” discussing the consequences of economic growth with environmental damage going on … Continue reading →

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Virtual Beijing police to patrol in cyber world

Posted on August 29, 2007 by John

A friend of mine sent me this article this morning, “Virtual Beijing police to patrol in cyber world.” Starting Saturday, Chinese internet users behind the Great Firewall of China, can report to the government offensive and malicious (anti-Communist, pro-Democracy, pro-Taiwan … Continue reading →

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Crouching China, Hidden Taiwan

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Mike

This just in – Ang Lee movie caught in political spat: Taiwan criticized the Venice International Film Festival on Tuesday for listing a movie by Oscar-winning Taiwanese director Ang Lee as originating in “Taiwan, China,” a label that suggests the … Continue reading →

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WSJ: In China, New Risks Emerge At Giant Three Gorges Dam

Posted on August 29, 2007 by John

In today’s Wall Street Journal, the newspaper reports that “In China, New Risks Emerge At Giant Three Gorges Dam.” As you may or may not know, Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric river dam started in 2003 and completed recently, … Continue reading →

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Bigger Than Las Vegas? That’s Macao’s Bet

Posted on August 28, 2007 by John

Today’s New York Times covers the opening of the world’s largest hotel and casino in the world, the $2.4 billion Venetian Macao Resort, in the article, “Bigger Than Vegas? That’s Macao’s Bet” The figures are just staggering: “The Venetian has … Continue reading →

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Bi-racial Couples – A first person account

Posted on August 28, 2007 by John

As you may or may not know, Min Jung Kim is a former blogger on 8Asians. She recently wrote a blog entry on Blogher.com regarding “Bi-racial Couples – A first person account.” Given 8Asians’s recent postings on: “Why Asian Guys … Continue reading →

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As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes

Posted on August 27, 2007 by John

In this weekend’s Sunday New York Times, the newspaper covers the cost of China’s economic growth in the article, “As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes.” The facts and figures are pretty staggering: “Environmental degradation is now so severe, with … Continue reading →

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Movie: Falling for Grace – Go See It!

Posted on August 26, 2007 by John

Tonight, I caught the very funny, touching and well produced independent film, “Falling for Grace,” written, produced, and directed (as well as starring) Asian-American actress Fay Ann Lee in her first film. Margaret Cho, Ken Leung, Christine Baranski and Lewis … Continue reading →

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