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Category Archives: New York
Hate Crimes in the U.S. Under-reported
I happened to catch “All Things Considered” late last night driving home. The program that was airing was on hate crime statistics and how they are generally under-reported. It was the lead that caught my attention. Lara Pellegrinelli started her … Continue reading
Eddie Huang Mans-up on his Restaurant Review, Posts Mom’s E-mails
And now for what may just be a great documentary film subject in the making: after Chinese American urban chef Eddie Huang gets zero stars (!) for a review of his restaurant Xiao Ye in the New York Times, he … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Family, Food & Drink, Lifestyles, New York
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Love & Solidarity with the Muslim American Community
On September 9th, the NCRR (Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress) and the JACL (Japanese American Citizens League), in cooperation with the Japanese American National Museum and other groups held a vigil in Little Tokyo to show their support for … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education, New York, Politics, Southern California
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Debunking the Myths of the “Ground Zero Mosque”
At this point, some of you may be aware of the controversy surrounding the “Ground Zero Mosque” and the high emotions that are surrounding this construction. There have been many different viewpoints and opinions on it, with many of the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education, New York
Tagged 9/11, fox news, Islam, muslim, prejudice, protest, wtc
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Takeru Kobayashi Released from Jail
On July 4th, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut defended his title (and winning for the 4th time in a row) in Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest by eating 54 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Due to a contracts dispute with Major League Eating & … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Health, Lifestyles, Local, New York, Observations, Sports, TV
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Historic March for LGBTs in NYC’s Lunar New Year Parade
For the first time in the parade’s 11-year history, an LGBT group was allowed to march in the annual Lunar New Year Parade and Festival, which took place Sunday in New York City’s Chinatown. About 300 gays and their supporters … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), LGBT, New York
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[Feb 20] NEW YORK: AsianinNY.com Presents A Celebration of Lunar New Year
AsianinNY.com is proud to host a festive celebration of the Lunar New Year on Feb 20th with a night full of great performances, good music, and amazing food and drinks! We are also pleased to have one of the best comedians in New York City, Esther Ku, as our MC for the night! Also, there will be a runway fashion show presented by a high-end designer brand, Lucullen. In addition, we will have Manhattan Monologue Slam introduce their one-of-a-kind skit. To carry the spirit of the New Year celebrat… Continue reading
Indian Americans taking a hit during the Recession
Of the many people affected by the recession, some not typically thought about are Indian Americans. Just a few years ago, Indian Americans were lauded for their success in the hotel and motel industry, owning 43% of all hotels and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Local, New York, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged closed banks, Fremont California, hotels, Indian Americans, motels, recession, taxi drivers, theaters
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NYC’s New Comptroller, Cheered by Asian-Americans Declaring a New Era
On New Year’s day, New York City swore in their new comptroller, Taiwanese American John C. Liu, making Liu the first Asian-American elected to hold a city-wide office. John’s parents, visiting from California, were present, as well as his brothers … Continue reading
New Yorkers: Dawen Performing at a Venue Near You 12/4-12/7
We’ve blogged about Dawen’s fantastic YouTube covers of songs before, and for those of you in New York, you’re in luck — Dawen’s in an Empire state of mind and will be in your neighborhood as part of the New … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music, New York
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CNN: Margaret Chin Poised to be 1st Chinese-American to Represent N.Y.’s Chinatown
As blogged earlier in September, Asian American candidates in the New York City primaries did well. CNN just did an excellent profile of Margaret Chin, who is on the verge of being elected to the city council and being the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, New York, Politics
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