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School teaches more than modeling to aspiring youth
I am almost positive that, every once in a while, every girl or young woman will strike a pose in a mirror when no one's looking. I know I've done it. That's about the extent of my modeling experience.
But some girls take it a step further. While most of us stop at pretending we're models, they actually become models.
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Midsummer reading: Recharge your kids with a good book
Is the joy of summer trickling away like lemonade on a sticky kitchen floor? Is ennui driving your preteen to pick on the preschooler? Banish their mid-August cries of "Mom, I'm bored!" with a mound of non-electronic, color-drenched, boredom-busting books.
ASIA is delighted to present a pile of outstanding choices for summer reads, all of them connected to places such as the Philippines, India, China, Korea, and Japan.
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Chula Vista welcomes Japanese exchange students
"Tomodachi! Tomodachi! Tomodachi!" called out 60 people joyously as they joined hands and raised their linked fists into the air.
Tomodachi is the Japanese word for "friend," and somewhere in the crowd were eight new friends from two very different countries. Four of the young men and women were Americans who had just returned from Japan, and four were Japanese students who had just arrived in California from Odawara.
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Wining and dining for a good cause
There's a unique way of raising funds for Asian American non-profit organizations. For 10 years, Project by Project has been the backbone of the community centers by inviting big-name celebrities, who find a cause worth their time, and through them to raise public awareness, volunteerism and capital.
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GABRIELA Network offers a resource for low-income Filipinas
It was an evening of dinner, dancing, and karaoke at the Manila Tokyo Restaurant in National City – all fun but for a very important cause. The event, attended by more than 75 people, was organized by the GABRIELA Network (GABNet) to raise funds to send medical and educational supplies to the Philippines and to raise awareness on issues of importance to women of Philippine ancestry. The recent dinner was organized by the local San Diego chapter.
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Clairemont families get a taste of tai chi
With only a gentle sweep of his hand, Henry Cheng threw six large men off balance. And he did it coolly and calmly, without even touching them.
It looked like magic, but this was no magic show.
In a sunny circle of trees away from the noise of the main stage and children's rides, Cheng and his students participated in a tai chi demonstration at Clairemont Family Day on Saturday, Aug. 4.
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Bangkok Film Festival a marketplace of cultural diversity
A journalist is tied to a wooden chair, while a villain walks behind him and uses a knife to cut his palm. The journalist screams while the villain demands the location of hidden treasure guarded by a ghost. Getting no answer, he pours alcohol on the wound and the journalist screams louder, then passes out.
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A doctor's passion: Building a healthier community
Not long after opening his practice in 1981, Dr. Ton Tran had a 42-year-old patient with liver cancer. "It was sad to see such a young man die," Tran said.
Tran's patient had a particularly virulent and rare form of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, a disease to which Asians, particularly Chinese and Vietnamese, are vulnerable. Of the 1.5 million Americans with hepatocellular carcinoma, half are Asian or Pacific Islander, Jessica Hwang said in a report presented to the 2006 American Public Health Association meeting.
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Alternative tutoring program provides another outlet for struggling students
Often, high school students are not as free spirited and stress-free as adults tend to think. Many have responsibilities, whether pursuing a lifelong goal or supporting a family. Students may sometimes be situated in moments of scholastic immobility, where their opportunity to graduate is seriously jeopardized.
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Foundation’s role is to boost AIDS awareness in China
Charity work and promoting culture is an endless task that can only meet its goals by passing it on to the next generation – which is why it is important to educate the children of today.
One organization that builds itself around this motto is the American Chinese Culture and Education Foundation (ACCEF). The non-profit charitable organization was established to bring awareness to people of America and China about the culture and lifestyle of Chinese Americans. ACCEF also works in bringing education to the children of China and America where it is either difficult to attain or unavailable.
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L.A. celebrates annual Lotus Festival
The City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks celebrated its annual Lotus Festival in July. This year marked its 30th year of a tradition for Los Angeles Asian and Pacific Islander communities to show off their cultures in its central location where an abundance of lotus flowers bloom in Echo Park Lake, two miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
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Dun's opera isn’t just about tea
Those lucky enough to have seen Tan Dun's "Ghost Opera" at SummerFest four years ago have some idea of the magic he creates. And The Santa Fe Opera's production of his full-length opera "Tea: A Mirror of Soul" follows suit. Sold out for weeks, the July 21 American premiere attracted opera lovers from across the county, including patrons from St. Louis, Seattle, Chicago, Miami and Boston.
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Melyn Acasio: Perpetual motion machine
for the community
Zipping through the freeways in a BMW-325 in San Diego could be ordinary to some who have reached a certain level of success. This does not prevent Melyn Acasio, however, to cook for the USO and military families, whose fathers or mothers are deployed, or to arrange scholarships for the needy through civic organizations and banks.
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Breaking down boundaries for success
The other day I was talking with my husband Michael, and he was delighted the conversation had nothing to do with a honey-do-list. We were talking about all the different types of boundaries that we create for ourselves from the time of birth. Some boundaries are official and others unofficial, such as baby cribs, play pens, backyards, schoolyards, cities, states, countries, and, last but not least, emotional and mental boundaries from parental guidance. This assortment of barriers and restrictions can stifle one's creativity over time.
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A child’s life is often couched in subtle meaning
We had just donated the couch and loveseat from our family room to St. Vincent DePaul. My in-laws had bought a new leather set for their living room and wanted to give us their old set, which was in better condition than ours.
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Columnist is back – in full swing
Since February, I have been on over 25 dates. Ridiculous!
I have learned some things about myself and particularly, about what I want in a man. Some things are shallow but hey, that's life.
For awhile, I was dating anybody who was interested in me regardless of educational background, income, etc. I just needed attention, but after awhile, I realized that these things are important to me and my future; they serve as foundations and common interests. I've worked hard for my achievements and it's easier to be with someone who is from the same age and class group, educational background, and mindset. (Sorry for any offense, but that's the way I roll....)
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ASIAN HERITAGE AWARDS
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Presenting
Asian Heritage Awards 2007
"We honor these men, women and organization who have dedicated their lives for the betterment of humanity and community"
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Who in your community is deserving recognition and being honored at our luncheon ceremony, May 22, at the University of
San Diego?
Here's the result
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With nearly $254 billion in annual buying power, Asian Americans are a powerful force in the U.S consumer market. Over the past decade, their spending power has increased 125%, from $118 billion in 1990 to $253 billion in 2001. Projections from Selig Center for Economic Growth indicate that Asian-American spending power will reach $528 billion by 2009, an increase of nearly 347% since 1990.
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