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• ‘Fast and Furious’ director and other prominent Asian American come to class

  
  Daily Titan — Authority: 606
  By Greg Lehman Daily Titan Staff Writer From left, “Fast and Furious” director Justin Lin, ensemble co-artistic director Philip W. Chung, actress Elizabeth Ho and actor Roger Fan discuss the presence of Asian Americans in Hollywood during a presentation in the Titan Student Union Monday, Nov. 9. Photo by ...
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• Haute-y of the Week :: Leah Dizon

  
  Edopeno — Authority: 134
  Our Haute-y of the Week :: Leah Dizon [リア・ディゾン]. A beautiful blend of French-American and Chinese-Filipino; she is a Japanese TV host, model, gravure idol, and singer. Share this Haute Azifug content: Related posts: Haute-y of ...
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• ABCs Go to China

  
  Alpha Asian — Authority: 129
  The reporter refers to this woman as an ABC, but from the interview you find out shes a 1.5 generation.
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• HauteJoint :: Conchita Campos – No One Really Knows

  
  Edopeno — Authority: 134
  Conchita Campos is releasing her new album, No One Really Knows . And after listening to her latest single, “Now and Then,” I’m eager to hear more. Ever since So It Goes and her Collaboration w/ Taiyo Na and Magnetic North , I’ve been a fan. Her sound is soulfully soothing and her music just gives off ...
  5 days ago

• A Couple Back-Pats for a Couple of Asians

  
  feminist blogs — Authority: 161
    Speaking of people of colour who don’t get the appropriate kudos they deserve for a job well done , at least some folks are breaking the race barrier and getting the spotlight they deserve. I don’t follow sports, but thankfully my Google! Alerts do. Seems that Yankees player Hideki Matsui, who is playing ...
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• The Homeboys: A Sea Story Of Filipino Sailors

  
  The Minority Militant — Authority: 123
  No one could ever underestimate the influence of Filipinos in the armed forces of these corrupted states. My love for my homeboys run deep like the Philippine Sea. Thats what Filipino sailors called themselves: The Homeboys . And I thank every one of them for making my experience in the service more smoother than ...
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• Asian American Candidates Win in Local Elections

  
  feminist blogs — Authority: 161
  Although predictable to all but the most politically obtuse , John Liu made history yesterday when he overwhelmingly won the position of NYC comptroller . In doing so, Liu became the first Asian American to win a city-wide position in NYC. While this is a remarkable victory for Liu, it remains a sobering landmark ...
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• Republicans Win 2 Council Races in Queens

  
  City Room — Authority: 802
  Republicans won two open City Council seats in highly competitive Queens races, beating out two Asian-American Democrats who had both survived grueling primaries.
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• Obama: One Year Later

  
  feminist blogs — Authority: 161
  (Picture taken at Hotel Congress, Tucson, Arizona on November 4th, 2008 moments after Obama delivered his acceptance speech) 365 days ago, today, I was glued to my computer, wracked with anticipation over the 2008 general presidential election. Living in McCain country, I was largely insulated from the Obama-mania ...
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• Three General Thoughts on Deadly Vipers, Mike Foster, Jud Wilhite, Soong-Chan Rah, Chuck Norris, Joyluck Club, Angry Asian Man, Wanna-Be Ninjas and Everyone Else

  
  God's Politics Blog — Authority: 638
  I don’t know if I have the energy or bandwidth to write this but it’s important so here goes… Some of you may have already been aware of the controversy over the marketing behind a book called Deadly Vipers. The full title…
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• Liu Becomes First Asian Elected to Citywide Office in New York

  
  Feet In 2 Worlds, Immigration News — Authority: 525
  By Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, Polish Daily News and FI2W reporterJohn C. Liu’s victory in the race for New York City comptroller on Tuesday marks the first time an Asian American has been elected to citywide office.Ever since Liu won the Democratic nomination in a primary runoff on Sept. 29, excitement had been building ...
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• BANANA, the first Asian American bloggers’ conference, to convene in LA

  
  NIKKEI VIEW: The Asian American Blog — Authority: 124
  When I first started the Nikkei View as a weekly column in 1998 that ran in a Denver Japanese community newspaper (now gone), I posted the columns on my nikkeiview.com website. I wrote as a way of telling the world how I saw pop culture and politics through my Japanese American experience. In the decade [...]
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• The Growing Asian American Vote

  
  feminist blogs — Authority: 161
  The LA Times  has a story out today on a report released by the Asian Pacific American Legal Center detailing the Asian American vote in the 2008 presidential election. Gratifyingly, the report notes that the Asian American voter turnout in Los Angeles County has grown by an astounding 39% in California since ...
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• Anti-Asian Bias in College Admissions?: Part 1 – An improper comparison

  
  Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture — Authority: 611
  by Guest Contributor Jenn, originally published at Reappropriate This post is broken into two parts for the sake of length: Anti-Asian Bias in College Admissions?: Part 1 – An improper comparison Anti-Asian Bias in College Admissions?: Part 2 – In support of affirmative action Since the ...
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• Let’s Have a Racist Hallowe’en

  
  feminist blogs — Authority: 161
  Hallowe’en is my favourite annual holiday. Something about having a holiday that centers around creativity makes my heart go pitter-patter. Every year, I enjoy coming up with a novel Hallowe’en costume idea and making a one-of-a-kind costume, put together with thrift store finds or made with a hot glue gun and ...
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• Richard Park - Mojo Rider

  
  Alpha Asian — Authority: 129
  Alex Ovechkin checking Evgeni Malkin into the boards I like ice hockey, which is weird given that I grew up in DC area. I always think of hockey as a northeastern and midwestern sport. But ever since DC acquired an expansion team back in 1974, the Washington Capitals, Ive been an observer and fan of my local NHL ...
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• Chris Lu Talks About Being Cabinet Secretary

  
  feminist blogs — Authority: 161
  The Washington Post is running a series called “Voices of Power” wherein top White House staffers are interviewed about their positions in the Obama administration. Today, the Post published video and a transcript of their conversation with Chris Lu, who, as Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary, ...
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• NYT > World: In Chinatown, Sound of the Future Is Mandarin

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 468
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYT > World , available at NYT > World . Cantonese, formerly dominant, is being swept aside by Mandarin, the lingua franca of more recent immigrants.
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• Yul Kwon Joins FCC

  
  feminist blogs — Authority: 161
  Yul Kwon, the first Asian American to win Survivor (who used his notoriety from his victory to champion Asian American causes in the media), announced by email today that he recently joined the FCC as Deputy Chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. Here’s the press release: FOR IMMEDIATE ...
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• American Born Chinese

  
  Alpha Asian — Authority: 129
  American Born Chinese from America.Gov on Vimeo . This is a superb graphic novel btw. Check it out some time if you havent done so already.
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