Thursday, December 22, 2016

California's schools chief encourages districts to become 'safe havens'

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AAPI students fight for immigration rights. I N A LETTER, California's top school official released a letter Wednesday (Dec. 21) en...
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

California Assembly's newest chaplain is a Buddhist

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The Rev. Bob Oshida (at podum) led California's electors in prayer. T HE SOUND OF a Buddhist prayer bell rang through the chambers o...

Chinese National Admits to Stealing Sensitive Military Program Documents From United Technologies

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United Technologies helped design jet engines used in fighter craft similar to these jets. A CHINESE national waived his right t...

Gap between rich and poor Asian Americans widening

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By Louis Chan ASAM NEWS I NCOME INEQUALITY became a volatile issue during the 2016 presidential election, propelling the candidacies ...
Tuesday, December 20, 2016

49er exec no longer silent about the eating disorder that claimed his sister

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49ers Paraag Marathe P ARAAG MARATHE usually doesn't seek the limelight. He's used to working behind the scenes on the busines...

Merger of two U.S. theater chains heats up anti-Chinese concerns

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AMC is poised to become the largest theater chain in the world with the pending purchase of Carmine Cinemas. A MC Entertainment Holdin...
Monday, December 19, 2016

REPORT: Hate groups emerging from the shadows

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Social media has allowed groups to share their ideology of hate with millions. I HAVE A LOT of white friends. I work alongside many w...

Study: Do white people trust Asians?

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By Louis Chan ASAM NEWS I RAN across an episode of Freakonomics on NPR Radio which quoted an interesting study about trust. Researc...
Sunday, December 18, 2016

Margaret Cho talks to Tilda Swinton about Dr. Strange

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Comedian Margaret Cho ASAM NEWS A SERIES OF EMAILS between comedian Margaret Cho and actress Tilda Swinton over the recent whitewashi...

Haikus on Hotties: Reimagining the Asian male?

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This calendar is available by clicking here . Y OU KNOW that tired old stereotype for As an males that won't go away? The sexless, n...
Friday, December 16, 2016

Obama signs bill; Filipino WWII veterans awarded Congressional Gold Medal

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Filipino WWII veterans have been fighting for recognition and benefits from the U.S. government for decades. By Louis Chan ASAM NEWS P...

Filipino/American lands role of Spider-Man's best friend

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Filipino/American actor Jacob Batalon, left, plays Ned Leeds and his best friend Peter Parker (AKA Spider-Man) played by Tom Holland, are...

TGIF FEATURE: Dwayne Johnson's 'Jailhouse Rock' rocks the troops

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D WAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON is enjoying quite a year. He's got a couple of movies coming out, his HBO series Ballers is comin...
Thursday, December 15, 2016

How China is changing Hollywood

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Wang Jianlin D ONALD TRUMP isn't even president yet and he's already gotten off to rocky start in foreign relations when he talk...