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Wouldbe Asian-American Justice Denied in New Jersey
New Jersey senators denied Gov. Chris Christie’s nominee to the Supreme Court in her state, Phillip Kwon, who would have been the state’s first Asian-American Supreme Court justice: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/new-jersey-senate-rejects-nominee-who-would-have-been-first/article_43838452-7497-11e1-9b28-0019bb2963f4.html
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President Obama Names Asian American to World Bank
President Barack Obama nominated President Jim Yong Kim of Dartsmouth College to lead the World Bank, making him the first Asian-American to head the position: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/03/23/bloomberg_articlesM1C9R96S972B01-M1D0Z.DTL
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Asian Spouse + White Spouse = Higher Income
A Pew Research Center study suggests marriages between persons of Asian and white ethnicity yields a higher average combined income than either white/white or Asian/Asian pairings at $70,952: http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/02/16/the-rise-of-intermarriage/?src=prc-headline
Friday Features, March 23, 2012
Dumpling hungers for some young-adult action and Lucy Liu co-stars in limited-release film. Could this week’s releases be more perfect?
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Philadelphia Gangs Hassel Asian Americans
Asian Americans are being harassed in a string of gang-related crimes in Philadelphia, including one involving a Korean-American family, threatened at gunpoint, who lost $30,000 in the attack: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120320_Vid_shows_gang_attacking_Asian_couple.html?cmpid=124488459
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Tech Guy Offers Tips to Bust Bamboo Ceiling
Asian-American tech guy CEO Philip Lee offers six tips for breaking the bamboo ceiling in your own tech job: commit, prepare, network, learn, strive, mentor: https://secure.marketwatch.com/story/asian-american-technology-executive-outlines-6-strategies-to-break-through-the-bamboo-ceiling-and-achieve-top-corporate-jobs-2012-03-20
Jason Wu’s New Collection: ‘Elegant and Powerful’
The Taiwan native is a member of a young group of Asian-American fashion designers called “The Asian American Fashion Movement.”
White House Selects Top Video Creators for Visit
The White House announced its top three videos in its “What’s Your Story?” challenge, as part of its Champions of Change initiative, for the AAPI community.
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Grace Meng Could Be First Asian-American in NY House
Democratic New York House of Representatives candidate Grace Meng could be the first Asian-American (Meng is of Chinese descent) to reach the office: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304636404577291942836738970.html
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Jeremy Lin Does Volvo
Knicks’ point guard Jeremy Lin is the name face for Volvo, the Swedish-based and Chinese-owned car company announced: http://www.volvocars.com/us/top/community/Jeremy-Lin/Pages/default.aspx
Media Releases, March 20, 2012
The Shins bring their melodic sounds on their new album, followed by a bunny who wants to do more than deliver eggs and large hand puppets.
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Asian-American Games Peripheral Maker Funds Game
Min-Liang Tan donates $10,000 to a Kickstarter project.
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Library of Congress Hosts Asian-American Poetry Reading
The Library of Congress is set to host Japanese-American poet Garrett Hongo as part of its “Asian-American Poetry Today” event, Friday, April 13, at 2 p.m. in Washington, D.C.: http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2012/12-055.html
Perfume and the Pursuit of International Success
Universal Music Group announced it will attempt to bring Perfume, a J-pop trio, to an international audience.
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Open-source Geiger Counter Aids Japan
A co-creator for Chumby, a cute Web app device, developed an open-source geiger counter people can buy to test for radiation levels in Japan, following the country’s Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011: http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/16/bunnie-huang-geiger-counter/
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Asian Americans Bidding On, Winning Contracts
A new report indicates Asian Americans are bidding on an increasing number of government and other contracts and winning them: http://aapress.com/business/asian-american-small-business-contractors-bidding-more-win-more-federal-contracts/
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Study Identifies Five Types of Dietary Patterns
A recent study indicates five dietary patterns exist among United States citizens, with different socioeconomic factors affecting which pattern a participant placed him or herself in: http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2012/03/17/Americans-have-five-dietary-patterns/UPI-40881331962935/?spt=hs&or=hn
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This American Life Radio Program Retracts Earlier Story
NPR’s This American Life radio program retracted part of a January show in which a performer, Mike Daisy, traveled to China to uncover the working conditions at Apple Inc. and other electronic manufacturer’s production plants, saying parts of the account […]
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NPR Interviews Joan Chen
Joan Chen, best known for her roles in Twin Peaks and The Last Emperor, spoke with NPR’s Michael Martin about her career and being honored at the San Francisco International Asian-American Film Festival: https://www.npr.org/2012/03/15/148678021/joan-chen-motivated-to-fight-asian-stereotypes
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“Saving Face” Cast Reunites
Cast of the Asian-American LGBTQ film Saving Face reunited at the 30th annual San Francisco International Asian-American Film Festival to talk about the film eight years later: http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/blog/archive/2012/03/saving-face-turns-eight-cast-reunites-talk-linsanity-sfiaaff30
Friday Features, March 16, 2012
Hollywood scores another win in this week’s Friday Features with a C+, it’s highest rating since inception (although there were only two releases).
Google Doodle Honors Origami Artist
Today’s Google Doodle honors artist Akira Yoshizawa: http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-akira-yoshizawa-google-doodle-20120314,0,4165325.story?track=rss
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Help Promote Asian-American Actor, Musician
Actor and musician Goh Nakamura is looking for funding on Kickstarter to master and publish his music from the motion pictures Surrogate Valentine and Daylight Savings, which premiered last Saturday at the South by Southwest festival in Austin: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/393112334/motion-from-the-music-picture
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Documentary Looks at Mail Order Brides
Debbie Lum turns the lens on Asian mail order brides and yellow fevor, or the attraction of non-Asians to those who are Asian in an almost benign manner: http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/03/12/seeking-asian-female-explores-sex-and-race/
Media Releases, March 13, 2012
Jazz, indie rock and a cadre of video game enthused friends rounds out this week’s Media Releases.
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George Takei Raises Money, Dances
George Takei helped raise over $158,000 to bring the musical, Allegiance, about Japanese-American internment during World War II, to Broadway.
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Jake Gyllenhaal Gets Angry, Eats Chinese
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this new music video from The Shoes called “Time to Dance.”
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Asian-American Author Wants Your Questions
Author Gil Asakawa is answering your Asian-American related questions on his video journal site hosted on Vyou: http://vyou.com/gilasakawa/
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Takemoto’s Wooden Glasses Frames
Artist Andy Takemoto has a line of wooden glasses frames perfect for prescription lenses or sunglasses on his Etsy page: http://www.etsy.com/shop/TAKEMOTO?ref=seller_info