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DCist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Over the past several years, there has been an explosion of local dance companies specializing in South Asian dance. Organizations like SAPAN , Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh , Natyam , Dhoonya , and others are not only presenting the gamut of Indian dance, from the popular Bollywood to traditional forms, but are also looking to break new ground by fusing the classical styles of South Asia and the...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Asian-American immigrants at a town hall discussion in California on Wednesday continued to protest proposed cuts to Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program, that would eliminate some health services to documented immigrants, the Oakland Tribune reports (Hill, Oakland Tribune, 7/23). Gov.
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Amuse-Biatch (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
...as Asian-American. (Hey, Antonia "Chinese Restaurant" Lofaso, you might want to watch this.)
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Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | yesterday
Friday, July 25, 2008 : In Chicago, nearly 10,000 journalists of color are gathered for a convention that brings together members of the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the Asian American Journalists Association and the Native American Journalists Association. It's organized by UNITY, Journalists of Color, Inc. We host a discussion with...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
A coalition of arts organizations has asked the city for $15 million that would go to so-called culturally specific organizations, serving blacks, Hispanics, Asian-Americans and American Indians.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
To help U.S. journalists headed to China strike more of a balance between what "we" think and what "they" think, U.C.L.A.'s Asian American Studies Center has released a brochure it calls a "U.S.-China Media Brief.".
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Eyeteeth: A journal of incisive ide (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
As an Asian American, Irwin Tang has been on the receiving end of the epithet "gook." It's often hurled, he tells The UpTake 's Chuck Olsen, when someone means him harm. But what if it comes out of the mouth of a presidential candidate -- like Sen. John McCain? "I hate the gooks," McCain said in 2000. " I will hate them as long as I live ." A war veteran who was tortured by Vietcong captors, McCain...
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www.slamxhype.com (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Pear Lam's Contrasts Gallery will be the site for the upcoming Mei Guo show, which features the works of Asian American and Asian artists… Read More
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Out in Hollywood (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Well, at least Instinct magazine isn't afraid to point out what seems to have been a lack of diversity. It announced Monday that its August cover features Asian-American fitness trainer Mike Donavanik He's the first man from this ethnic group...
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ImmigrationProf Blog (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
ASIAN AMERICAN VOTING RIGHTS TRAININGS AALDEF attorneys train 250 Asian American community leaders and organizations in 7 states on voter registration, voters’ rights on Election Day, and proper voter ID requirements Throughout the summer, the Asian American Legal Defense and...
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COOL HUNTING (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
"Mei Guo," which translates into English as The Beautiful World, from the French Le Beau Monde, is a forthcoming exhibition of Asian American and Asian artists living in America. Soon to be on view at Pearl Lam's renowned Contrasts Gallery in Shanghai, the exhibition has been curated by Lilly Wei as a survey of our growing interconnectedness in a highly globalized world. Including artists Noriko...
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MICROWAVEABLE FOOD FOR THOUGHT (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Since late May I’ve been romantically involved. Hate to break it to ya’ll but it’s not a boy: it’s an upcoming print publication geared toward Asian American teen girls called Mochi Magazine. I often tell people about my work at my internships but this goes neglected in casual conversation, in part because we don’t actually have [...]
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
A genetic variant found almost exclusively in individuals of Asian descent increases the risk of elevated triglycerides over four-fold, reports a comprehensive study in the August Journal of Lipid Research. In fact, all 11 subjects who carried both copies of this rare variant for apolipoprotein A-V had extremely high and dangerous triglyceride levels in their blood.
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DesiPundit (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
The group has published a position paper endorsed by dozens of local South Asian American groups, which attempts to assemble a South Asian political agenda that might find broad support amongst various constituencies who can all be described as “South Asian American.” The groups that have endorsed the document are pretty diverse — including a [...]
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Physorg (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
A genetic variant found almost exclusively in individuals of Asian descent increases the risk of elevated triglycerides over four-fold, reports a comprehensive study in the August Journal of Lipid Research. In fact, all 11 subjects who carried both copies of this rare variant for apolipoprotein A-V had extremely high and dangerous triglyceride levels in their blood.
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nitesh | 05/27/2008
Nearly one out of every three dollars spent on residential telecommunications services came from US ethnic communities. Harnessing the spending power of the Hispanic-American, African-American, and Asian-American communities has become crucial to the survival of telecommunications providers. This market report takes a close look at the purchasing habits and telecom usage patterns of the burgeoning...
