Category Archives: Current Events

Inspire / 07 – Aug 31 to Sept 2, San Francisco

Posted on August 24, 2007 by John

I’m not involved in Inspire / 07, but thought I’d mentioned it on 8asians since it has quite a line-up of Asian-American speakers and describes itself as “the premier leadership conference featuring many of the who’s who in the Asian-American … Continue reading →

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Asian-American Youth Venture Into Cal Politics

Posted on August 23, 2007 by John

As I have commented many times in the past on 8asians, Asian-Americans are not very politically active or involved, so it’s nice to read “Asian-American Youth Venture Into Cal Politics” (sorry for the late post on this article..): “In recent … Continue reading →

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Born in the Phillipines, A Real American Hero: Major General Antonio Taguba

Posted on August 22, 2007 by claire

A few weeks ago, U.S. Army Major General Antonio Taguba presided over San Francisco’s Pistahan Parade. The Pistahan Parade and Festival is an annual celebration of Filipino culture (and also a clever name since “Pistahan” means fiesta or festival, and … Continue reading →

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Stifling Alternative Journalism in China

Posted on August 22, 2007 by akrypti

As we know, ISPs in the U.S. are generally not held accountable for individual bloggers’ content. In China, they are. An article posted today reports the strong movement by the Communist regime “encouraging” bloggers to use their real names and … Continue reading →

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United We Stand: 5 Baby Steps Asian-Americans Can Take Toward Solidarity

Posted on August 18, 2007 by akrypti

I’ll get right to my point. The single most important issue our community faces today: Unity. Ironically, where non-Asians view us as one homogenous mob of exotic, stoic, and hard-working brown and yellow people, we differentiate ourselves into countless coteries … Continue reading →

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China: Reincarnation is against the law without our permission.

Posted on August 15, 2007 by genghis

When I first read the headline from MSNBC, China Regulates Buddhist Reincarnation, I shook my head in disbelief. Well disbelief because I don’t believe in Buddhism, and also China’s law bans Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. … Continue reading →

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NPR: Nagasaki Aftermath Haunts U.S. Veteran

Posted on August 10, 2007 by John

I heard last night on NPR this piece, “Nagasaki Aftermath Haunts U.S. Veteran.” Yesterday was the 62nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. I’ve been both to Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their respective atomic bombing museums, and they are … Continue reading →

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Mister Wong Launches International Logo Contest

Posted on August 9, 2007 by claire

Before you aim the international flame thrower, this post is not going there. We are all going to settle down and make love, not war. Or in this case, we are going to make art, not war. Okay? Okay. Mister … Continue reading →

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Santa Clara County adding Asians at nation’s fastest pace

Posted on August 9, 2007 by John

In today’s front page of The San Jose Mercury News reports: “Santa Clara County adding Asians at nation’s fastest pace – Births, Economy, Immigration Fuel Continuing Rise” “Santa Clara County’s Asian population has jumped by 20 percent, or about 91,000 … Continue reading →

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Beijing begins Olympic countdown

Posted on August 8, 2007 by John

One year from today will be the very lucky August 8th, 2008 (8/8/08) and the beginning of the much anticipated 2008 Beijing Olympics, seen as China’s coming out party for the 21st century, quoting here from a Reuters report: “More … Continue reading →

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Americans in China: [Silicon] Valley expatriates take risk on fast-growing economy

Posted on August 7, 2007 by John

In yesterday’s The San Jose Mercury News front page, the paper covers “Americans in China: [Silicon] Valley expatriates take risk on  fast growing economy.” The article goes on to describe the trials and tribulations of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs AND their … Continue reading →

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15 Years of Rejections: UN rejects Taiwan’s application

Posted on August 2, 2007 by John

I missed this news last week, but am not surprised by the result. The United Nations rejected Taiwan’s application to become a member nation for the 15th time since Taiwan has been expelled from the U.N. and has tried to … Continue reading →

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