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Thu, Feb 9 2012

Civil Rights Groups Urge Hoekstra to Remove Ad Immediately

Also tagged: Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, Asian American Institute, ASIAN AMERICAN JUSTICE CENTER, Asian Law Caucus, asian pacific american legal center, Debbie Stabenow, Hyeon-Ju Rho, KAREN NARASAKI, Michigan Senate race, Pete Hoekstra, Stewart Kwoh, Tuyet Le

WASHINGTON — Members of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice) — Asian American Institute, Asian American Justice Center, Asian Law Caucus and Asian Pacific American Legal...

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Wed, Feb 8 2012

Candidate’s Ad Slammed for Racial Stereotypes

Also tagged: Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote, Asian Stereotypes, Blake Hounshell, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, daniel inouye, Debbie Spend-It-Now, Debbie Stabenow, jacl, Judy Chu, King Solomon Baptist Church, Mariko Yamada, Mike Murphy, Organization of Chinese Americans, Pete Hoekstra, Pete Spend-It-Not, Rev. Charles Williams II

RAFU STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS LANSING, Mich.- A U.S. Senate candidate is being called upon to apologize for his Super Bowl ad featuring a young Asian woman speaking broken English to describe the impact...

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Thu, Jan 26 2012

Chu Calls for Congressional Hearings on Hazing in the Military

Also tagged: Danny Chen, Department of Defense, Harry Lew, House Armed Services Committee, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Judy Chu, Mike Honda, military hazing, Nydia Velazquez

WASHINGTON — Following a series of high-profile hazing incidents endured by members of the U.S. Armed Services, Rep. Judy Chu (D-El Monte), along with 12 other members of Congress, sent a letter on Jan....

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Thu, Dec 22 2011

Eight Soldiers Charged in Death of Pvt. Danny Chen

Also tagged: Afghanistan, ASIAN AMERICAN JUSTICE CENTER, Bruce Yamashita, hazing, jacl, Judy Chu, Ken Lee, Marine Corps. Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, OCA National Center, OCA-NY, Organization of Chinese Americans, Pvt. Danny Chen, Tom Hayashi, U.S. Army

Pvt. Danny Chen (U.S. Army photo) WASHINGTON — OCA (Organization of Chinese Americans), a national organization dedicated to advancing the political, social, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific...

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Fri, Aug 26 2011

Detroit Welcomes Asian American Journalists’ Convention

Also tagged: AAJA National Convention, Adonis Restaurant, American Muslims, Arab American News, Christine Choy, Dearborn, Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, Doris Truong, Frank Witsil, Highland Park, Islamic Center of America, Michael Nitz, National Arab American Museum, Osama Siblani, Renee Tajima-Peña, Ronald Ebens

By NICK MEYER, New America Media DETROIT — While Detroit and its suburbs have been maligned in the national media, the area still ranks near the top when it comes to attracting major national events. Many...

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Thu, Jun 23 2011

‘Vincent Who?’ to Be Screened at JACL Convention

Also tagged: Asian Pacific Americans for Progress, Curtis Chin, dale minami, Detroit, Doua Thor, Frank Wu, Helen Zia, lisa ling, National JACL Convention, Phil Yu, Renee Tajima-Peña, Steward Kwoh, Sumi Pendakur, Vincent Who

At this year’s 42nd National JACL Convention in Los Angeles, a special screening of the documentary “Vincent Who?” will be shown, and producer Curtis Chin will be present for a Q&A...

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Mon, Apr 25 2011

Filmmaker Tajima-Peña Receives Guggenheim Fellowship

Also tagged: BRUCE LEE, Calavera Highway, dojos, Guggenheim Fellowship, Los Angeles County-UC Medical Center, martial arts, Mas Bebes, Renee Tajima-Peña, sterilization, UC SANTA CRUZ

Renee Tajima-Peña (Photo by William Short) SANTA CRUZ — Renee Tajima-Peña, graduate director of the masters Social Documentation Program at UC Santa Cruz, has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship...

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Wed, Dec 8 2010

OCHAZUKE: From One J-Town to Another

Also tagged: ATOMIC CAFE, CSULB, DUANE EBATA, gardena, gwen muranaka, HOKUBEI, j-town, jaccc, janm, japantown, JAPSS, JUDY NISHIMOTO, kashu mainichi, kenji taguma, KORAKU, KOURAKU, LB STATE, little tokyo, Long Beach State, ltsc, MEGUMI OSUMI, naomi hirahara, NEW PEOPLE, NEW YORK NICHIBEI, NEWSPAPERS, NICHI BEI, NICHI BEI WEEKLY, NIKKEI WEST, NORCAL, Pacific Citizen, Prince of Darkness, publishing, ROCKY JIHO, sakura crossing, san francisco, SENOR FISH, South Bay, Suehiro, TOKYO KAIKAN, TOZAI TIMES, URASHIMA TARO, UTAH NIPPO, WALTER MONDALE, weller court

By J.K. Yamamoto (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on December 8, 2010.) === My new job at The Rafu Shimpo has brought me back to L.A. after a 23-year absence. I was born in L.A., grew up in Gardena,...

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Mon, Jul 26 2010

OBITUARY: Irvin Lai, 83; Longtime Leader in Chinese American Community

Also tagged: activism, activist, activists, Chinese Historical Society, Irvin Lai, MTA Gold Line, obituary, passings

Irvin Lai poses in front of the monument to Chinese immigrants at Evergreen Cemetery on March 8. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) Chinese American community activist Irvin Lai passed away on July 16 at 83...

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Tag Archives: Vincent Chin

Civil Rights Groups Urge Hoekstra to Remove Ad Immediately

Candidate’s Ad Slammed for Racial Stereotypes

Chu Calls for Congressional Hearings on Hazing in the Military

Eight Soldiers Charged in Death of Pvt. Danny Chen

Detroit Welcomes Asian American Journalists’ Convention

‘Vincent Who?’ to Be Screened at JACL Convention

Filmmaker Tajima-Peña Receives Guggenheim Fellowship

OCHAZUKE: From One J-Town to Another

OBITUARY: Irvin Lai, 83; Longtime Leader in Chinese American Community

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