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| Eddie Kamae |
SOME NOTABLE deaths occurred in 2017. Some well known, but most remained under the radar, to most of America.Each - in their own way - had an impact on the AAPI community. We give them a final aloha.
Eddie Kamae, Singer, composer and legend. He was the founder of The Sons of Hawaii, which sought to emphasize the working-class origins of "real" Hawaiian music. He was inducted into the Ukulele Hall of Fame. Kamae died in Honolulu at age 89.
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| Srinivas Kuchibhotia |
Srinivas Kuchibhotla made headlines earlier this year when he was shot and killed in Kansas by a man who screamed at him to "get out of [his] country." His widow, Dumala, has been outspoken against racial bigotry and violence and on immigration. Kuchibhotla was 32 when he was killed.
Alex Tizon, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist taught journalism as an assistant professor since 2011 at the University of Oregon. His last article published posthumously, was controversial because he confessed that his family had kept a Filipina as a servant/slave for most of his life. He was 57 when he died March 23.
Alex Tizon, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist taught journalism as an assistant professor since 2011 at the University of Oregon. His last article published posthumously, was controversial because he confessed that his family had kept a Filipina as a servant/slave for most of his life. He was 57 when he died March 23.
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| Fresh Kid Ice |
Aaron Lee used the pen name "Arun Likhati" to write his blog Angry Asian Buddhist. Lee's online persona wasn't always angry, though. He sensed a tension Asian/American Buddhists and white Buddhists, which make up the majority of the faith in the U.S. . Lee died on Oct. 21 at age 34.
Christopher Wong Won is better known as rapper Fresh Kid Ice. He co-founded of the rap group 2 Live Crew. Won later left the group to form his own label — Chinaman Records. He died in July at age 53.
Christopher Wong Won is better known as rapper Fresh Kid Ice. He co-founded of the rap group 2 Live Crew. Won later left the group to form his own label — Chinaman Records. He died in July at age 53.
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| Mayor Ed Lee |
Wood Moy, trailblazing Asian/American acto ris best known for his iconic role as Jo in Wayne Wang’s classic 1982 film Chan is Missing. Moy died Nov. 8 at the age of 99.
Ed Lee, the first Asian/American mayor of San Francisco was a civil rights and affordable housing advocate. As mayor, he declared San Francisco as a "sanctuary" city,.
He was 65 when he died last month in San Francisco.
March Fong Eu, the first Asian/American woman to hold an elected constitutional statewide office in Calfiornia died at the age of 95.
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