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CHINESE
AMERICAN CHRISTIANS
Many
Chinese American churches have often avoided pro-life activities
as too political, worldly, or culturally embarrassing - but
they are beginning to slowly change that perspective.
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DEBUT
ON DVD (SEPT 9, 2003)
"The
Debut" will be available in North America starting 9/9/03
for rental on videocassette AND for sale on Special Edition
DVD (only $24.95, suggested retail price).
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HONG
KONG'S RECOGNITION OF BRUCE LEE
To
his fans in Hong Kong, the fate of Lee's old house is not
just an embarrassment; it's evidence that their city doesn't
know how to make the most of its best cultural assets.
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APA
POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED
Rookie
APA police officers Craig Daniel Lee, 40, and Michael Kan,
25, is charged in the racial-related beating of Palo Alto
resident and community college counselor Albert Hopkins.
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MICHELLE
KWAN
With
five world figure skating titles, seven U.S. titles and Olympic
silver and bronze medals to her credit, . . .but this summer,
she's just another UCLA student.
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CHINA'S
"ONLY CHILD" POLICY
The
ubiquitous only child has become the focus of Chinese parents'
indulgence and high hopes. It's affecting the economy &
society.
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ZHOU
HAI'S IMAGES
You
cannot just glimpse at Zhou Hai's photographs; the grimy factory
workers and miners in them catch your eye and peer into your
soul as you are drawn to look into theirs.
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CHINESE
HIV POSTIVE COUPLE MAKE HISTORY
A
HIV-positive couple has wed publicly for the first time in
China in a ceremony widely reported in state newspapers, a
sign more sufferers may be ready to tackle rampant discrimination.
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JOSEPH
HAHN WANTS TO DIRECT
"Directing,
for me, is more of what I like to do, and doing the music
is more of an extra thing," Hahn said. "My first love is film,
and that's what I was doing before the band took off.
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ASIAN
CANDIDATES FOR CA. GOVERNOR
Mohammad
Arif (Pakistanian), Calvin Louie (CPA), Shu Yih Liu (CEO of
Stuttz Automobile Company), Donald Wang, Vip Bhola and Vic
Bajwa (Entrepreneur) are among the hundreds of candidates
that are running for governor in the state of California.
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JIN
THA MC
That
Chinese rapper guy wants to make something clear. He's Jin,
not "that Chinese rapper guy."
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TIN
HOUSE MEETS PIXAR
Tin
House,
a new Korean animation caught the eye of a major U.S. movie
studio - Pixar, the company responsible for such films as
``Finding Nemo'' and ``Toy Story.'
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DIVERSITY
IN CONGRESSIONAL ARTWORK
The
portrait of Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce's (1st Black American
to serve a full Senate term) new prominence is the result
of a quiet campaign by Senator Christopher J. Dodd, a Connecticut
Democrat, who is seeking to correct . . . a longstanding injustice.
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PHO
Pho
was developed by cooks in Hanoi and not until after the French
arrived late in the 19th century, importing their love of
beef to a pork-eating culture. In Hanoi, pho is a cult: the
Vietnamese give special meaning to the phrase "street food."
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CHINA'S
RATING SYSTEM
The
government is considering its first ratings system.
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IMMIGRATION
FROM CHINA
There
is no denying that Chinese immigrants have transformed the
San Gabriel Valley. . . . Which Chinese?
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CBS
COURTS DIVERSITY
CBS
announced the formation of the CBS Diversity Institute, complementing
existing network programs designed to increase cultural diversity
within the writing and directing ranks.
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PERRY
AND JAPAN
The
150th anniversary of Perry's arrival in Japan have made clear,
he and his black ships still have a profound resonance - even
more than MacArthur.
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N.T.
RAMO RAO
Schwarzenegger
. . . may become governor of California, but he can't become
God. That privilege is reserved for the Indian movie-star-turned-politician
N. T. Rama Rao.
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ANGELINA
JOLIE'S ASIAN INFLUENCES
Angelina
Jolie's role as UN Goodwill Ambassador & globe-trotting
experiences in her two Lara Croft Tomb Raider movies have
changed her outlook on life (i.e. her Cambodian adopted baby)
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TIM
CHANG - HEISMAN CANDIDATE?
University
of Hawai'i
quarterback Tim Chang's campaign for the Heisman Trophy was
launched with the distribution of 120 promotional DVDs.
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JHUMPA
LAHIRI
Jhumpa
Lahiri's first book made her an overnight literary celebrity.
Her latest novel will be her `acid test.'
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APA
ROLES DECREASED
The
total number of both Asian-Pacific and Native American roles
decreased in 2002. Asian/Pacific Islanders' 2.5% share of
total roles cast represents no change from 2001.
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GEDDE
WATANABE INTERVIEW
Is
there a particular type of character that you will never play
for personal or moral reasons? Yeah. This one project came up,
and it was kind of a spoof on everybody's stereotype.
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LUCY
LIU JOINS GAME OVER
Lucy
Liu is
joining the cast of Game Over, UPN's midseason computer-animated
comedy series, the network announced.
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CHIRINJEEV
KATHURIA RUNS FOR OFFICE
Dr.
Chirinjeev Kathuria became the second businessman to announce
his candidacy for the GOP nomination to fill U.S. Senator
Peter Fitzgerald's soon-to-be open seat in 2004.
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CENSUS
AND ADOPTIONS
Census
Bureau's first profile of adopted children shows that 1.6
million adopted kids under 18 are now living in U.S. households.
. . . report shows 87% of adoptees under 18 were born in the
USA.
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JAPAN
WINS LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES
The
East Boynton Beach players joined their Japanese opponent's
victory celebration after they won the Little League's World
Series.
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DIVERSITY
40 YEARS AFTER MLK
Martin
Luther King's "I
Have a Dream" speech endures four decades later because
it gave Americans a vision of a nation free of racial discrimination.
It has come to be regarded as a pivotal
moment in the civil rights movement.
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LUCY
LIU'S ROAD TO SUCCESS
Lucy
Liu may be a household name these days, but her relatively
short career seems to embody many of the frustrations and
contradictions of being an Asian-American woman in Hollywood.
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CHRISTIAN
RACISM
LifeWay
Church Resources has designed VBS curriculum called Rickshaw
Rally—and yes, it's as bad as it sounds.
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"FLYING
WHILE BROWN" CASE
An
Indian-American doctor who was nabbed by U.S. Air Marshals
on a Delta airlines flight because they "did not like the
way he looked at them" has won $50,000 in compensation.
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KOREANTOWN
GANG: CRIMINALS OR KIDS
Sonny
Kang writes "It's pretty easy to identify the K-Town gangs
of the young generation these days. Shaved heads, tattoos,
football jerseys, and Nike Cortez, are familiar sights at
some of the hot spots in K-Town."
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SPLIT
WITHIN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES
American
blacks and immigrant Muslims are holding separate conventions
just three miles apart -- underscoring the divide between
the two groups that Muslim leaders have been struggling to
bridge for years.
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B.D.
WONG'S NEW ROLES
In
1988, B.D. Wong made Broadway history as the only actor to
receive the Tony Award, the Drama Desk Award, the Clarence
Derwent Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award & Theater
World Award for the same performance.
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CHAN
RETURNS
Fox
Movie Channel has scheduled to air a series of Charlie Chan
films in September . . that will be accompanied by an Asian
American panel commentary.
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CHINESE
AMERICANS' POLITICAL POWER
Political
power among Bay Area Chinese is rapidly migrating from the
older established San Francisco community to newer enclaves
in Silicon Valley, as evidenced by the rising number of Chinese
American candidates for top local offices.
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USE
OF THE WORD "KOREAN"
U.S.
District Judge A. Howard Matz has issued a preliminary injunction
that prohibits Los Angeles Clipper owner and real estate mogul
Donald Sterling from using "Korean" in his building names,
as well as advertisements and billboards related to the sale
of his buildings or rental of units.
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SUCCESS
OF ASIAN GOLFERS
Nine
of LPGA'S 2003's 23 events have been captured by Asian-born
players. Of the top 50 money winners, 10 come from the continent,
8 from South Korea.
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FAIL
IS NOT ACCEPTED
Thousands
of Korean and Chinese immigrants have chosen Cerritos over
other U.S. communities because of Whitney High School's reputation.
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CHINESE
MARKETPLACE
China,
with the world's largest workforce, will have more influence
on your job than any single factor in the years to come.
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NEXT
YAO MING?
NBA
scouts are scouring China for another giant with the skills
of Yao Ming - last season's sensational rookie. This 6-ft.
11-in. teenager, Yi Jianlian, just might be the one
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MUTINY
- ASIANS INVADING BRITISH MUSIC
Combining
music documentary and social documentary, MUTINY: Asians Storm
British Music is an engaging look at the meteoric rise of
Asian music in 1990s Britain, set against the decades of cultural
and political struggle that led up to that historic moment.
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SURFING
& ASIAN SPONSORS
Quicksilver,
Honda Element, International Management Group, ESPN (X Games),
Phillips Electronics, Fusion TV, WB (The Boarding House: North
Shore) MTV (Surf Girls), Outdoor Life Network and others are
trying to tap into surfing's "lifestyle."
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APA ACTORS' SUCCESS IN HK CINEMA
Terence Yin, Michael Wong (Russell
Wong's brother), Daniel Wu (represented by Jackie Chan's
talent agency), Michelle Yeoh, Los Angeles-born Eugenia Yuan
and others have found success in Hong Kong cinema.
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MICHAEL CHANG'S GOOD-BYES
Michael
Chang's "Farewell Tour" extends
to the Mercedes-Benz Cup tournament in Los Angeles as he leaves
his own
personal legacy to the Asian American tennis
players to players such as Paradorn
Srichaphan who is the first Asian player to break the
top 10 since the men's tour went to computer ratings in 1973.
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MERCHANT-IVORY'S
LE DIVORCE"
Merchant-Ivory's
lastest film, Le Divorce, stars two "A List" actresses - Kate
Hudson and Naomi Watts. Read a film review by clicking HERE.
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ARNOLD'S VIEW OF MARTIAL ARTS
I love the Hong Kong type of action movies
but that only looks good for smaller guys. I think that the
reason why that whole style was developed over there was because
those guys were very puny guys. Read Arnold's
past views on his tv
strategy.
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FACING FAR EAST DANCE AND MUSIC EVENT
"Held So Close" is a multimedia dance and live
music production exploring the little known years in U.S.
history when Chinese immigrants had limited entry to the United
States.
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CHINESE ANCESTORS REBURIED IN THE U.S.
In what
might be the ultimate act of relocation, thousands of deceased
Chinese have been exhumed by their descendants and reburied
in places like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, often
places they had never visited in life.
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DIVERSITY IN THE MEDIA
Sexual
acceptability in the media are changing with the start of
various cable programs, along with the tales of infidelities
of recently deceased stars. The status of the Jewish
communities is also changing, along with women
rights.
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CREASIAN
THE
SOUNDERS
A
seven-piece live Hip-Hop band consisting of an emcee,
guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, a DJ and a sax/percussion
player. 
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