The Asian American Writers’ Workshop Announces New Executive Director Posted in Media and Entertainment at 5:23 pm by william_lee_intern Ken chen is the new Executive director of Asian American literature. The new executive director is suitable to lead The Asian American Writers’ Workshop. …
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An online space designed to spur dialogue and mobilize Asian Americans against the racism/prejudices facing us in the United States and beyond. Our goal is progressive social change through education, organized action and other non-violent means.rnrn
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The Asian American Writers’ Workshop Announces New Executive Director
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Some Asian Americans Choose Sons After Birth of Daughters
http://www.falloutcentral.com/news/2008/05/09/some-asian-americans-choose-sons-after-birth-of-daughters/Some Asian Americans Choose Sons After Birth of Daughters Posted in Culture at 3:08 pm by william_lee_intern A new analysis of the Census shows that U.S. born children with Asian parents increases the chances of having a baby boy if they already have a girl or two. …
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Empower a Village Founder Wins ASPIRE’s Top Award
http://www.falloutcentral.com/news/2008/05/09/empower-a-village-founder-wins-aspire%e2%80%99s-top-award/Empower a Village Founder Wins ASPIRE’s Top Award Posted in Community Alerts at 1:03 pm by william_lee_intern The founder and executive director of Empower A Village Mihiri Tillakaratne, has been awarded as “Outstanding Woman of the Year” at ASPIRE’s Asian American Women in Leadership Conference at Harvard University. …
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Fallout Central at the Asian Excellence Awards
http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/05/01/fallout-ce...choices, such as Margaret Cho for comedy. And Bobby Lee as a presenter? It sometimes seems like AXA is in the business of giving awards to anyone who will take one. But the real story here is that these Fallout Central guys are everywhere! They’ve only been around for a year, and they are doing an awesome job at getting the stories! After a great first year, they got a press pass to the Asian Excellence Awards, and they covered it in style. They are seriously hardcore (and not just because of that last endorsement on
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Free Sex for Rice Chasers: A Review of Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee
http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/04/29/free-sex-f...honestly, so I took a little artistic liberty with the title of my post in order to make it more relevant to the discussion that follows. Fallout Central interviews Min Jin Lee, author of “Free Food for Millionaires.” You can find the interview here. The 44’s has commented on this book in the past on our message board, and I shared a word or two in one of my other blog posts, but I don’t think I’ve yet shared all my views on the book itself.
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The Separation between?
http://policythought.blogspot.com/2008/04/separation-between...I am not an irreligious person. I have a faith, but I choose to keep it as a private matter. I believe strongly in a separation between church and state, but more importantly between faith and policy. That's why I was so strongly against
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FameCrawler
http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/default.aspxGet ready to have your underpants stuffed full of cash." What's funny is that I have a similar wish, but it's for something I've never wanted to see. Kismet. I wonder if Rosie lets the kids watch Kimmel. This has therapy written all over it. Photo: FallOutCentral
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So Far, I’ve Learned From the 2008 NHL Playoffs…
http://www.normantrinh.com/?p=109in the first 3 minutes and 33 seconds of the game. …that seeing Jamie Langenbrunner in a Devils’ uniform makes me as emotional as Brett Farve was announcing his retirement. …that a tampon in Rosie O’Donnell’s purse (thanks Tatum) is about as useful as Jason Arnott in the playoffs. …that the Bell Centre in Montreal has got to be the loudest arena in the league. …that listening to New York City radio commercials and broadcasters referring to Madison
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21: racist or just entertainment?
http://thehawaiiherald.com/2008/04/09/21-racist-or-just-ente...s a facebook group calling for a boycott of the movie and blogs questioning the presence, or absence thereof, of racism. But it’s not just the internet masses who are weighing in on the debate, according to this article in Fallout Central, Hollywood super-director Steven Spielberg, who has already resigned from his role in 2008 Olympics over human rights abuses in Darfur, has called 21 “the most egregious example of our industry’s human rights abuses.
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Dedicated Hosting In World’s View: BATTLEFIELD BAD.. Hosting Reviews Central Today Announced the Much..
http://www.hostnews.biz/2008/03/25/dedicated-hosting-in-worl...for xboxlive. the only dedicated fps game on xboxlive. better then halo 3, cod 4, rainbow six v2 combined. Author: F2sT Keywords: battlefield bad company video game online beta xboxlive fps halo call [ Technorati Search for: Dedicated Hosting ] Two organizations team up for Asian Awareness Week The Asian American Student Association and the Vietnamese American Student Association are hosting the fourth annual Asian Awareness Week today through Friday. Asian Awareness Month is normally held in May in conjunction with Asian Pacific American
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The Final Edit: 16 Things to Improve Your Photos - Perez Hilton Edition
http://blog.photoshelter.com/corp/2008/03/the-final-edit-13-...And while poverty exists globally, shooting some bum on the street or an old tiny woman with 400 pounds of junk on her back in [insert exotic place] doesn't turn you into James Nachtwey. On the other hand, if you take a pic of a little chinese kid taking a drag, send it on over because that is tragically funny. My point - even though your subject may be an exotic place, person, animal, or ritual - our photo editors and buyers won't want it if the image isn't perfect.
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44’s vs. Reappropriate on Fallout Central
http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/03/18/44s-vs-rea...Check out the latest edition of the Fallout Central podcast where I debate Jenn Fang from reappropriate.com on the issue of whether or not the promotion of the movie “Falling For Grace” hurts, helps, or does nothing for Asian American men. Our debate takes place approximately between 47:54 and 1:05:10 on
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Fallout Central, ep. 3/11/2008
http://www.reappropriate.com/?p=1113Ticker segment, then I stuck around for the discussion on the Chinese Laundry ad with Brown University student, W.J., and the debate on Asian American Studies at Hunter College and — of course, my favourite topic ever — Bai Ling!! Check it out here. For those of you in the Boston area, the Fallout Central guys have been invited to give a seminar at Wellesley College at an Asian American student conference, the weekend of April 5-6. Unfortunately, I could find no other information on the event.
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