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more than one-third of the population is asian-american and pacific islander. you rock. next speaker is no stranger to this event, but within the last few years, he represented mayor newsome at this very celebration. in january of this year, a new chapter was written when the board of supervisors unanimously voted in city administrator edwin lee to be the mayor of san francisco. he was noted as the best candidate for leading the city for work because of his more than 25 years of experience as a leader in city government. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the hon. edwin m. lee, the mayor of san francisco. [applause] mayor lee: thank you. thank you for that wonderful introduction and thank you for being here. it is the seventh annual celebration. sydney already explained our history, what president carter did for us, and what we are doing for ourselves, joining the whole city and region in celebrating asian-pacific portage month. i am so grateful to the board of supervisors for this whole four months of leaving this great city. i will say once again as i have said throu
more than one-third of the population is asian-american and pacific islander. you rock. next speaker is no stranger to this event, but within the last few years, he represented mayor newsome at this very celebration. in january of this year, a new chapter was written when the board of supervisors unanimously voted in city administrator edwin lee to be the mayor of san francisco. he was noted as the best candidate for leading the city for work because of his more than 25 years of experience as a...
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law caucus and other asian lawyers and asian law students protesting the admissions criteria, the elimination from the admissions criteria. and there was janana here r invitingly and other attorneys to go on her show to talk about that. i remember that very first interview. the microphone was stuck in my face. "as a first-year law school student, what do you think of this?" and i went, "community." that was all i could say. but i remember jan, and i have watched you for so many years progress over so many different topics. both david and janana in my opinion are the media heroes i grew of with, and they continue even today to the marvelous job of continuing to inspire everybody, bring the news, the stories, the culture forward, so it is my privilege tonight, in light of their accomplishments, to announce that for the very first time, in these awards that we are announcing tonight, that we will be announcing both of them as our winners for the lifetime achievement award finalists. [applause] congratulations. and please come on up here. [applause] [applause] >> i think that ed lee certainly kno
law caucus and other asian lawyers and asian law students protesting the admissions criteria, the elimination from the admissions criteria. and there was janana here r invitingly and other attorneys to go on her show to talk about that. i remember that very first interview. the microphone was stuck in my face. "as a first-year law school student, what do you think of this?" and i went, "community." that was all i could say. but i remember jan, and i have watched you for so...
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and media partners, abc-7, a.m. 1400, asian week.com, comcast, and choir.net, ktsf tv, s.f. gov tv, the examiner and world channel. thank you so much for your support. [applause] and if you're -- this celebration also received the support of so many individuals as well as professional small businesses and community organizations. you'll see their names listed on the screen and in the program book. and on the website. a.p.a. -- apasf.org. those attending this celebration for the past few years, we have been treated to so many fabulous and unique ethnic, cultural performances. this year, certainly no exception. the northern california cherry blossom festival just celebrated its 44th year. during which the 2011 queen and court was selected. so tonight, the 2011 court will perform their opening number from the queens program, choreographed by mickey nowitzki and music by shina ringo entitled ringo uotota. please welcome the 2011 northern california cherry blossom court. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> thank you once again. the 2011 cherry blossom court. a beautiful performanc
and media partners, abc-7, a.m. 1400, asian week.com, comcast, and choir.net, ktsf tv, s.f. gov tv, the examiner and world channel. thank you so much for your support. [applause] and if you're -- this celebration also received the support of so many individuals as well as professional small businesses and community organizations. you'll see their names listed on the screen and in the program book. and on the website. a.p.a. -- apasf.org. those attending this celebration for the past few years,...
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ksw recognized a new generation of asian americans. the next initiative was laurened in 1998 to promote emerging artists under 35. that year they took a chance to see if san francisco was ready for a new asian american art's festival. >> hundreds of people came more than expected. there was a community need for the space for emerging artists and audiences to see it. one of the good thing about ksw because we work with emerging artists a lot of people don't think of themselves as artists until they become involved with ksw. whether it's a reading at a workshop or if they are in the festival for emerging artists. a lot of people say they never started thinking of themselves as an artist until they perform indeed that festival. the feedback i get when i talk to people is that they have a unique sense of home when they come here and also of feeling they are part of a very rare community that's strong and giving and rich. not everybody will have material that's about asian americans. not everybody will have work where you look at it and say
ksw recognized a new generation of asian americans. the next initiative was laurened in 1998 to promote emerging artists under 35. that year they took a chance to see if san francisco was ready for a new asian american art's festival. >> hundreds of people came more than expected. there was a community need for the space for emerging artists and audiences to see it. one of the good thing about ksw because we work with emerging artists a lot of people don't think of themselves as artists...
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. >> i am here on behalf of the asian law caucus. we support of voting system that engages and encourages the full participation of as many people as possible. ranked-choice voting in san francisco has remedied some of the critical deficiencies we saw in plurality boating. the need for runoff elections. in the years prior, key positions were determined by runoff elections where voter turnout rates declined by over one-third. what we saw in a plurality voting is the limiting of access to the votes for the working class, especially individuals of color who are more likely to either hold multiple jobs or work in certain industries that make it difficult for them to take time off work. the need for runoff elections ultimately places an additional burden on those individuals. instead, ranked-choice voting has shown to maximize voter participation to individuals who are more representative of san francisco. additionally, taxpayers have paid -- received $7 million through ranked-choice voting and we believe that money could be better used t
. >> i am here on behalf of the asian law caucus. we support of voting system that engages and encourages the full participation of as many people as possible. ranked-choice voting in san francisco has remedied some of the critical deficiencies we saw in plurality boating. the need for runoff elections. in the years prior, key positions were determined by runoff elections where voter turnout rates declined by over one-third. what we saw in a plurality voting is the limiting of access to...
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>> no,i've never tried asian carp. >> in east asia, the carp is a delicacy. but it doesn't appear on any menu in chicago's chinatown. so our team has one specially prepared for our meal. >> my parents love eating it because of the flavor of the fish, but i personally do not because it is too much work. to me, it tastes pretty muddy. they say it is very sweet, but to me, it tastes very muddy. this seems to be one delicacy americans have yet to develop a taste for. the only use local businesses have found for the invader so far is to export it back to asia. in spite of the army's best efforts, the fish continue their march toward the great lakes. >> here at "global 3000" we're keen to have people from different corners of the world share their views on globalization. today we hear from jasujuki kischi, a pensioner in japan. >> my name is yasuyuki kishi. i am 67 years old and i live in yamato in kanagawa prefecture. i retired seven years ago. now i work two days a week for the forestry department. to me, globalization means internationalization. and the united s
>> no,i've never tried asian carp. >> in east asia, the carp is a delicacy. but it doesn't appear on any menu in chicago's chinatown. so our team has one specially prepared for our meal. >> my parents love eating it because of the flavor of the fish, but i personally do not because it is too much work. to me, it tastes pretty muddy. they say it is very sweet, but to me, it tastes very muddy. this seems to be one delicacy americans have yet to develop a taste for. the only use...
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the asian american art form.e same time this was not something that pertained to san francisco it spread. it became a symbol for asian americans all over the country. it was on television with the whole country to see much the struggle to save the hotel was over. both sides continued to maneuver trying to win the real victory hawould have on 848 kerny the impact lasted for 15 years. >> our mission was to get the building up. the e vision was 77 the building went down in 79. after 79 it was a hole in the ground. all the years when it was a hole in the ground nobody knew it was a manila town. this is the manila town district. this is the first community was here in san francisco. >> our whole goals was farming in the manila town center through the heritage foundation was to make sure we passed that legacy on the story would be told again and again. to other younger ones so they would look upon this international hotel as a symbol of heroic struggles like you would a folk tale. we are hosting stan ordand ucla. in th
the asian american art form.e same time this was not something that pertained to san francisco it spread. it became a symbol for asian americans all over the country. it was on television with the whole country to see much the struggle to save the hotel was over. both sides continued to maneuver trying to win the real victory hawould have on 848 kerny the impact lasted for 15 years. >> our mission was to get the building up. the e vision was 77 the building went down in 79. after 79 it...
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i knew i wanted to do south asian history. i was looking around at afghanistan. .. >> still, the academic community, the scholarly community is very, very small in terms of people who actually have a longstanding, developed understanding of afghanistan. there are a number of people, especially in washington, that have a great and deep understanding of its current politics. however, that kind of longer view of afghanistan, especially pre-1979, is still something that needs to be much more fully developed within the academy. >> host: and finally, knowing what you know about the history of afghanistan and the area, what would you -- a prediction for what's going to happen in the next 10, 20 years. >> guest: um, well, i'm a historian, so i get to talk about the past rather than the present. with that caveat, i'd say what's probably most clear is going to be the ongoing u.s. role in afghanistan, and i think that probably everybody knows in the back of their mind what that ongoing role is going to be which is that, yes there, will b
i knew i wanted to do south asian history. i was looking around at afghanistan. .. >> still, the academic community, the scholarly community is very, very small in terms of people who actually have a longstanding, developed understanding of afghanistan. there are a number of people, especially in washington, that have a great and deep understanding of its current politics. however, that kind of longer view of afghanistan, especially pre-1979, is still something that needs to be much more...
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this is also an historic day for the asian-american community. for a community that has been here in san francisco for over 160 years, i am a product of that community. i know that ed and all of us who are of asian-american descent feel the legacy. and i want to thank all of you who have been part of this historic moment to make this happen. and say that this is obviously not just about a chinese american community or an asian-american community. this is about the american dream. the idea that anyone from any background of any color from any part of the globe can come here and someday be at the very top of what our community is about. [applause] in closing, i also want to just say that this is an historic moment because we have overseen the orderly transition of leadership. what we have done at the board here at city hall is what separates a democratic society from less democratic ones. free communities from less free ones. we have overseen a truly orderly and wonderful transition of leadership from our lieutenant governor, gavin newsom, to our n
this is also an historic day for the asian-american community. for a community that has been here in san francisco for over 160 years, i am a product of that community. i know that ed and all of us who are of asian-american descent feel the legacy. and i want to thank all of you who have been part of this historic moment to make this happen. and say that this is obviously not just about a chinese american community or an asian-american community. this is about the american dream. the idea that...
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this is also a historic day for the asian-american community. for a community that has been here in santa francisco, for over 160 years, i am a product of that community. i know the ed and all of us of asian-american decent feel the legacy. i want to thank all of you who have been part of this historic moment to make this happen. and say that this is obviously not just about a chinese- american community or an asian american community. this is about the american dream. the idea that anyone of any background of any color from any part of the globe can come here and sunday be at the very top of what our community is about -- and someday be at the very top of what our community is about. >> i think a lot of times we look a community and we say, there is this one and this one, and we all have our own agenda, when our agenda is to create great work. if you're interested in that, you are part of our community. >> it is a pleasure to have you here tonight. >> we are trying to figure out a way to create a space where theater and presentation of live wor
this is also a historic day for the asian-american community. for a community that has been here in santa francisco, for over 160 years, i am a product of that community. i know the ed and all of us of asian-american decent feel the legacy. i want to thank all of you who have been part of this historic moment to make this happen. and say that this is obviously not just about a chinese- american community or an asian american community. this is about the american dream. the idea that anyone of...
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i can go off and preach about the fact they think so many of us asian american authors and asian authors in general tend to go back and write about our ancestors and write about things in our past not our specific past but may be of of ancestors and mothers and grand mothers. we have been telling their story. i think the generation to come, will be telling stories of living here. it will be different stories. but the oppression of our voices have been for so many, many years, if you think back the first writer who was read in terms of asian american was maxine kingston. i read her in high school and was greatly affected by reading about the woman warrior. before her there were few. there were some but didn't make that economic splash. they were never read in a large way. maxine was the first one we read her in school we knew of her. she was not out there like anny tan was when she wrote the joy luck club. so much of it is timing. it meant all the history and the voices before then had been silent. my generation of writers came in and we heard stories of women and men and the family of a
i can go off and preach about the fact they think so many of us asian american authors and asian authors in general tend to go back and write about our ancestors and write about things in our past not our specific past but may be of of ancestors and mothers and grand mothers. we have been telling their story. i think the generation to come, will be telling stories of living here. it will be different stories. but the oppression of our voices have been for so many, many years, if you think back...
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more asian-americans involved in the civic and political process. asian-americans constitute one- third of the city's residents over here. i'm here to speak in favor of item five and against no. 4. i am an election lawyer. i drafted the brief that defended ranked-choice voting in federal court. ranked-choice voting has been good for the city including asian-americans. before ranked-choice voting, we used to have december runoff elections were no one would show up to vote. 30% or 40% in november would not show up in december. in the asian-american community side, there are two candidates for a few who finished first in november but lost in the december election. ranked-choice voting allows voters to cast and select a consensus winner in the one election, not t garrido. after ranked-choice voting was introduced, representation of asian-americans in the order of supervisors here as well as citywide offices went up from three to seven. age at of 11 seats -- eight out of 11 seats is representative -- represented by minorities. it is easy to use. you writ
more asian-americans involved in the civic and political process. asian-americans constitute one- third of the city's residents over here. i'm here to speak in favor of item five and against no. 4. i am an election lawyer. i drafted the brief that defended ranked-choice voting in federal court. ranked-choice voting has been good for the city including asian-americans. before ranked-choice voting, we used to have december runoff elections were no one would show up to vote. 30% or 40% in november...
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he has been such a part of our asian pacific american community, and thank you. [applause] >> let me simply congratulate the committee and the people who sponsored this. started seven years ago, as indicated by claudine. for me, it is one of the most events every year. in pencil it out just as it is my birthday. i am here to celebrate with you, and i congratulate all of the honorees and awardees on this very special occasion. happy asia-pacific american week. thank you. [applause] >> and i heard the supervisor kim has joined us. thank you for being here. >> i look at david and jan and i would not be here if it were not for them. you have heard the professional side of it. 20 years ago, i was a very young reporter in montgomery, alabama, and our -- they decided, they had come out to san francisco and decided that they needed someone that looked just like her, and i was the only one in the newsroom in montgomery, alabama that look like her. do you know they forced me to do this show, and that started me on my road to coming out to san francisco and the bay area to
he has been such a part of our asian pacific american community, and thank you. [applause] >> let me simply congratulate the committee and the people who sponsored this. started seven years ago, as indicated by claudine. for me, it is one of the most events every year. in pencil it out just as it is my birthday. i am here to celebrate with you, and i congratulate all of the honorees and awardees on this very special occasion. happy asia-pacific american week. thank you. [applause]...
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emerging asian economies are particularly nervous. the members of asean plus japan, china and south korea last year established the asean plus three macroeconomic research office, otherwise known as mro. nhk was granted the first ever interview with mro's founding editor about 2012. yoshio arima filed this report. >> reporter: mro began its operations from its base in singapore. >> thank you. very nice to meet you. >> very nice to meet you. thank you. >> reporter: its first director is a former senior officer of the people's bank of china. he also held senior posts at the asian development bank and international monetary fund. mro's roots can be traced back to the asian financial crisis of 1997. taking a lesson from that event, asean plus started mro to perform a surveillance function. it analyzes the financial climate and urges member countries to take remedial action if and when it detects signs of crisis. wei predicts europe's debt problems will cause growth in asia to slow in 2012. but he says the asean plus three region will rema
emerging asian economies are particularly nervous. the members of asean plus japan, china and south korea last year established the asean plus three macroeconomic research office, otherwise known as mro. nhk was granted the first ever interview with mro's founding editor about 2012. yoshio arima filed this report. >> reporter: mro began its operations from its base in singapore. >> thank you. very nice to meet you. >> very nice to meet you. thank you. >> reporter: its...
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the secretary general of the association of southeast asian nations spoke on tuesday. he was upbeat about myanmar's transition last year from military rule to a civilian administration. he also praised the release of political prisoners. >> translator: it looks like it's moving in the right direction. if miern mar moves in one direction that is positive and constructive, asean would be behind it so we could encourage more than rolling back. >> he said it's important that myanmar's parliamentary by-elections in april be fair. kyi is expected to run. he said the end of western sanctions would further help the country's reforms. >> one element that would accelerate this and help improve the life of the people would be the lifting of the sanction. >> he said he will visit myanmar in february and convey asean's intent to push the country towards further demockerization. next we go to bangkok to find out what's going on in the region. >> myanmar opened a new session of parliament on tuesday. amid its ongoing reform efforts. the main topic of discussion was the annual budget.
the secretary general of the association of southeast asian nations spoke on tuesday. he was upbeat about myanmar's transition last year from military rule to a civilian administration. he also praised the release of political prisoners. >> translator: it looks like it's moving in the right direction. if miern mar moves in one direction that is positive and constructive, asean would be behind it so we could encourage more than rolling back. >> he said it's important that myanmar's...
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why caffeine affect asian and white women differently. on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate. >>> if you're suffering from back pain, a danish study looked at 40 people, mostly middle aged women with barks shoulder and neck pain. some worked out with kettle balls while others did more conventional exercise. those with kettle balls had more strength in the core muscles. >>> we're not getting screened for serp -- cervical and breast cancer. 83% of women were screened for cervical cancer, below the target of 93%. only about 59% of the people were screened for colon cancer. rates for asian and hispanics were lower. >>> a new study in the american journal of clinical nutrition found that caffeine affects asian and white women different. caffeine increased estrogen levels for asian women and lower
why caffeine affect asian and white women differently. on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate. >>> if you're suffering from back pain, a danish study looked at 40 people, mostly middle aged women with barks shoulder and neck pain. some...
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emerging asian economies are especially nervous. the members of the asean plus japan, china and south korea last year established the asean plus three macro economic research office, otherwise known as amro. nhk was granted first ever interview with amro's funding director about the outlook for asia in 2012. >> reporter: amro began operations from its base in singapore. >> thank you. very nice to meet you. >> very nice to meet you. thank you as well. >> reporter: its first director is a former senior of the people's bank of china. he also held senior posts at the asian development bank and the international monetary fund. amro's roots can be traced back to the asian financial crisis of 1997. taking lesson from that event, asean plus designed amro to perform a surveillance function. it urges other member countries to take remedial action if and when it detects signs of crisis. he predicts europe's debt problems will cause growth in asia to slow in 2012. but he says the asean plus region will remain an engine of the world economy, led
emerging asian economies are especially nervous. the members of the asean plus japan, china and south korea last year established the asean plus three macro economic research office, otherwise known as amro. nhk was granted first ever interview with amro's funding director about the outlook for asia in 2012. >> reporter: amro began operations from its base in singapore. >> thank you. very nice to meet you. >> very nice to meet you. thank you as well. >> reporter: its...
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chance of finding a donor if you are asian.you are mixed race the odds drop well below. >> my husband and i are both half asian-american. and our girls are now mixed. so, we kind of want to help out where we can. >> hopefully i will be a donor or perfect match. if not i hope somebody else here is a match for him. because i know he really needs it. >> here is the thing. joining a bone marrow registry is easier than giving blood. all it takes is a simple cheek swab. kyle's preschool teacher says there is a difference in class. >> all right children ask about him. >> kyle's mother appeared briefly today at the drive and says it just takes one match to make the difference between life and death for her son. she hopes that match is found among these donors. >> all i have is hope. >> if you missed to day's drive there is another bone marrow drive tomorrow at 11:00 in oakland. you can go to our website. nbc bay area.com for information on how to get a mail-in application and link to the asian-american donor program. all right, thank y
chance of finding a donor if you are asian.you are mixed race the odds drop well below. >> my husband and i are both half asian-american. and our girls are now mixed. so, we kind of want to help out where we can. >> hopefully i will be a donor or perfect match. if not i hope somebody else here is a match for him. because i know he really needs it. >> here is the thing. joining a bone marrow registry is easier than giving blood. all it takes is a simple cheek swab. kyle's...
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. >> he is mixed race, chinese-caucasian so we'll need a asian caucasian mixed donor. it makes it more difficult for him. >> there will beewould bone marrow drives this month. one will be haight ashbury free clinic. at the times is free and painless. donors must be between 18 and 60 years old. if a match is found, stem cells are collected from the donor's blood. kyle's mother is encouraging people to join the bone marrow registry. >> parents can't imagine what it can be like. >> we have four-year-old carl crawford. he has been enjoying watching it tv. how long ago was he diagnosed? >> it's only been four weeks. we had suspicions probably two months ago, he started bruising easily. his skin tone changed. it was really while we in disneyland in december we became more concerned. we had him checked out on december 5th and he was admitted the same day. >> cheryl: so something was seriously wrong. he has lots of energy and love to be held by both of you. mom, if we can ask you a question he looks like a normal four-year-old boy? >> very active. very passionate about a lot o
. >> he is mixed race, chinese-caucasian so we'll need a asian caucasian mixed donor. it makes it more difficult for him. >> there will beewould bone marrow drives this month. one will be haight ashbury free clinic. at the times is free and painless. donors must be between 18 and 60 years old. if a match is found, stem cells are collected from the donor's blood. kyle's mother is encouraging people to join the bone marrow registry. >> parents can't imagine what it can be like....
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poetry and fiction by south asian american writers. encounter people of asian decent in the americas her novel, braided tongue was published in 2003. i introduce rashne. >> i'm reading from a selection from a longer narrative. memory is no longer confused. it has a home land. from a farm by the late ali. sometimes the circle breaks and the woman meets the child. face-to-face. each one seeing for the first time her strength in the other. a poem by jenny. [inaudible]. after more than a year of e mails and phone conversations, amy,ling and i met at the university of wisconsin in madison. it was sometime during the mid 1980. calcutta was very hot, said amy. i wondered how our conversation about asian american literature veered to calcutta? calcutta was very hot but i got my first doll there. we spent some time in calcutta when we fled to the united states. the doll didn't look like me blond hair and blue ice bought from calcutta. she comforted me when i remember the sounds of the japanese bombs that forced us to leave our home. did you hav
poetry and fiction by south asian american writers. encounter people of asian decent in the americas her novel, braided tongue was published in 2003. i introduce rashne. >> i'm reading from a selection from a longer narrative. memory is no longer confused. it has a home land. from a farm by the late ali. sometimes the circle breaks and the woman meets the child. face-to-face. each one seeing for the first time her strength in the other. a poem by jenny. [inaudible]. after more than a year...
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, she says she has received many phone calls, it turns out the victim is a prominent member of the asian community and lives here, many believe the suspect did not randomly pick this house to rob. ambulances whisked away two women stabbed with a knife and bludgeoned with a hammer by a home intruder. >> shocking. >> one of those women 76-year- old rose chung, who she says is a fixture in this neighborhood. >> everybody loved her. she is very cheerful. everybody here knows that she is well off, owning many restaurants but she lives in this modest house and somebody must have known this fact. >> police say the suspect an asian male broke into the home, brutally attacked her and rifled through drawers. >> the second victims, a 56- year-old asian was delivering food when she interrupted this home invasion and was also attacked by the suspect. >> that victim works at this icebox, a restaurant owned by chung, you could see a trail of blood where the second victim ran to get help. >> it was a grew some crime scene, very violent, both victims are in the hospital with life-threatening injuries at
, she says she has received many phone calls, it turns out the victim is a prominent member of the asian community and lives here, many believe the suspect did not randomly pick this house to rob. ambulances whisked away two women stabbed with a knife and bludgeoned with a hammer by a home intruder. >> shocking. >> one of those women 76-year- old rose chung, who she says is a fixture in this neighborhood. >> everybody loved her. she is very cheerful. everybody here knows that...
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. >>> young asian consumers with money in their pockets are getting a taste for beer. they make an attractive target for breweries from japan. nhk world's yuko funazaki reports. >> reporter: in a fashionable bar with a superb night view, trendy singaporeans are increasingly choosing cool japanese beers. >> it's got a very unique taste. definitely one of the best i've ever drank. >> reporter: japanese beer makers are stepping up efforts to expand fast-growing asian economies. in the past, these beer markets were dominated by a mix of local and western brands. salespeople from japanese breweries found them hard to crack. >> translator: it really was an uphill battle. when we first came here, we hardly received any orders. >> reporter: but a bit of patience and a lot of hard work eventually paid off. after six months, there were 500 retailers in singapore selling kirin beer. the companies now focus on mergers and acquisitions. it formed the singapore-based task force of specialists with experience doing businesses overseas. on this day, a managing director of business and
. >>> young asian consumers with money in their pockets are getting a taste for beer. they make an attractive target for breweries from japan. nhk world's yuko funazaki reports. >> reporter: in a fashionable bar with a superb night view, trendy singaporeans are increasingly choosing cool japanese beers. >> it's got a very unique taste. definitely one of the best i've ever drank. >> reporter: japanese beer makers are stepping up efforts to expand fast-growing asian...
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fourth area of investigation that the exhibition looks at is the larger concerns of the asian and latin communities intersecting with popular cultur one best example -- when he's exemplified is what you see when you enter into the culture. >> this piece refers to restaurants in tijuana. when you are driving, to speak chinese and you read chinese characters. you see these signs. i was trying to play with the idea of what you see and the direction you read. when you start mixing these different groups of people, different cultures, i like the idea. you can comment on somebody else's culture or someone else's understanding about culture. >> one of the hopes we have for visitors is that they go away taking a better understanding with the broadest and the breadth of issues impacting both the asian and latin communities here in california and how they spell out into the larger fabric of the communities we live and work in. >> welcome to today's event. this is the 15th anniversary, celebrating the chinese lunar new year. the lunar new year is a 14-year cycle. this year is the year of the drago
fourth area of investigation that the exhibition looks at is the larger concerns of the asian and latin communities intersecting with popular cultur one best example -- when he's exemplified is what you see when you enter into the culture. >> this piece refers to restaurants in tijuana. when you are driving, to speak chinese and you read chinese characters. you see these signs. i was trying to play with the idea of what you see and the direction you read. when you start mixing these...
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mayor lee became the first asian-american elected to the high post after winning last november's election. he won't be celebrating for too long though. he will hold his first meetings starting tomorrow. the ceremony will stream live on the city's website starting at 11:00 this morning. >>> and a public swearing in ceremony for san francisco supervisor to become the new city's sheriff is scheduled for today. it is unclear whether he will get to take that oath of office. the san francisco chronicle reports that the judge who was to do the honors bowed out amid the legal troubles. the district attorney is investigating charges of domestic violence. a neighbor called police accusing the supervisor of beating his wife on new year's eve at their home. that's something he denies. >>> one year ago today, a gunman took aim at arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords, killing six people, including a little girl. gun violence prevention groups will remember the six people killed along with the 13 others who were wounded. congresswoman gabrielle giffords, who's still recovering from a gunshot wound t
mayor lee became the first asian-american elected to the high post after winning last november's election. he won't be celebrating for too long though. he will hold his first meetings starting tomorrow. the ceremony will stream live on the city's website starting at 11:00 this morning. >>> and a public swearing in ceremony for san francisco supervisor to become the new city's sheriff is scheduled for today. it is unclear whether he will get to take that oath of office. the san...
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. >>> young asian consumers with money in their pockets are getting a taste for beer. they make an attractive target for breweries from japan. nhk world's yuko funuzaki reports. >> reporter: in a fashionable bar with a superb night view, trendy singaporeans are increasingly choosing cool japanese beers. >> it's got a very unique taste. definitely one of the best i've ever drank. >> reporter: japanese beer makers are stepping up efforts to expand fast-growing asian economies. in the past, these beer markets were dominated by a mix of local and western brands. people from japanese breweries found them hard to crack. >> translator: it really was an uphill battle. when we first came here, we hardly received any orders. >> reporter: but a bit of patience and a lot of hard work eventually paid off. after six months, there were 500 retailers in singapore selling korean beer. the companies now focus on mergers and acquisitions. it formed the singapore-based task force of specialists with experience doing businesses overseas. on this day, a managing director of business and inv
. >>> young asian consumers with money in their pockets are getting a taste for beer. they make an attractive target for breweries from japan. nhk world's yuko funuzaki reports. >> reporter: in a fashionable bar with a superb night view, trendy singaporeans are increasingly choosing cool japanese beers. >> it's got a very unique taste. definitely one of the best i've ever drank. >> reporter: japanese beer makers are stepping up efforts to expand fast-growing asian...
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we had so many exciting asian- american candidates. we had bevan dufty, a gay leader of the community. we had a perfect storm for good turnout. i do not remember these numbers but the turnout was something like 14% and there were 14 candidates. 1% per candidate. it seems that was an indictment. a lot of the problem is a number of candidates you have and i have seen some proposals that would reduce the number by changing campaign finance instead of having the runoff. let me tell you how you get disenfranchised by ranked-choice voting. but said it was familiar with mayor lee but i did not like him. -- let's say i was familiar with mayor lee and i did not like him and i did not know john. when the election was announced i see it is ed lee and avalos. i would want to learn and the decision. during that awful moment when the director of elections pulled the curtain across and goes in the back room and does something and the rest of us are out there waiting for a puff of white smoke to come out of the chimney. it does not work for me and the
we had so many exciting asian- american candidates. we had bevan dufty, a gay leader of the community. we had a perfect storm for good turnout. i do not remember these numbers but the turnout was something like 14% and there were 14 candidates. 1% per candidate. it seems that was an indictment. a lot of the problem is a number of candidates you have and i have seen some proposals that would reduce the number by changing campaign finance instead of having the runoff. let me tell you how you get...
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of those, nearly 9% are asian- american or pacific islanders. we are extremely proud of our inclusive environment that respects the uniqueness of every individual and encourages the contributions of people from different cultures, backgrounds, experiences. diversity is one of our biggest pluses as an employer. the postal service issued its first service of lunar new year stamps through 2004. in 2008, we introduced a new series of stamps commemorating lunar new year. since then, we have probably pay tribute to the year of the rat, the year of the ox, me, the year of the tiger, and the year of the rabbit. we're pleas stamp for the year f the dragon to the popular series. according to one chinese legend, all of the animals of the kingdom were invited to a meeting but only 12 showed up. as a reward, he gave each animal a year of his own. the dragon is the fifth of 12 animals associated with the chinese lunar calendar. of the 12, is perhaps the most potent and recognizable in images and mystic tales. it has been said that people born during the lunar
of those, nearly 9% are asian- american or pacific islanders. we are extremely proud of our inclusive environment that respects the uniqueness of every individual and encourages the contributions of people from different cultures, backgrounds, experiences. diversity is one of our biggest pluses as an employer. the postal service issued its first service of lunar new year stamps through 2004. in 2008, we introduced a new series of stamps commemorating lunar new year. since then, we have probably...
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>> i cell up with asian. >> asian only?ght now. >> why's that? >> you've got no history of fighting blacks, hispanics, whites. you have none. you're eligible to be celled up with another race because you've got to history of anything. you understand that? >> right. >> okay. you're going to be going to level 4 gp facility orientation unit. and you'll be given your property here in a minute. you'll be escorted to a yard. okay? >> okay. >> all right, gary. next. >> even the newest inmates already know the rules that must be followed. >> i was lrc cryp. the new world in jail. so, it's different, you know? i'm a crypt on the streets. i'm also asian, because that's who i am. when i come to jail, you know, i got to pick. you know, i got to choose one. i'm a crypt. i've got to go hang with the crypts. i choose to be an asian. so, i'm going to be with my people. >> inmate out. >> 06447. >> step up over there. >> i'm just thinking about who's going to be my cellie. i was just thinking about what cell i'm going to. who's going to be m
>> i cell up with asian. >> asian only?ght now. >> why's that? >> you've got no history of fighting blacks, hispanics, whites. you have none. you're eligible to be celled up with another race because you've got to history of anything. you understand that? >> right. >> okay. you're going to be going to level 4 gp facility orientation unit. and you'll be given your property here in a minute. you'll be escorted to a yard. okay? >> okay. >> all right,...
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balance of an asian powers rising that as likely to be very nationalistic and could be easily provoked in intensity towards us or among each other. we may even find them and asia that either release the tragedy that europe experience in the 20th century or they find ourselves drawn into conflicts as parties to conflicts on the asian mainland and i find it hard to imagine anything more self-destructive for the united states in fact. >> host: well, from everything and her stand the pentagon is planning for some kind of military contingencies in asia and the asia pacific, air sea battle -- >> host: for a while? we are obviously engaged to the security of japan. we are committed to freedom mitigation. at all say the pentagon planning for work. either involving korea and china, japan in some fashion or involving india, pakistan and china in another fashion. >> host: you seen your book the u.s. should not allow itself to be drawn into a war. you say here for the security treaties that japan and korea. but what about taiwan? because we are still somewhat found by the. the 1979 -- >> guest: i
balance of an asian powers rising that as likely to be very nationalistic and could be easily provoked in intensity towards us or among each other. we may even find them and asia that either release the tragedy that europe experience in the 20th century or they find ourselves drawn into conflicts as parties to conflicts on the asian mainland and i find it hard to imagine anything more self-destructive for the united states in fact. >> host: well, from everything and her stand the pentagon...
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investors aren't expecting much direction from asian markets. however, market direction may come from currency and commodity markets. we have seen the euro gaining a touch against the dollar and the yen on hopes of a new restructuring deal for greece's private bondholders and also we did see gold prices hit a six week high on the drop on the dollar. despite what we saw in crude oil prices as well, surrounding the embargo against iran. let's look at the currency levels this tuesday morning. the euro yen trading around lower 100 levels, and also on the hopes of restructuring debt plan for greece. let's not forget this time yesterday, it was around 99, lower 99 yen levels, and this time last week it was 97.04. the euro has come back a touch. we will keep track of commodity related stocks with airlines, shipping and trading houses as well on the gains in commodity prices. ai? >> ramin, we will check on the eurozone debt deal as they meet this week. we have market moving events in the united states. >> definitely. the federal reserve meeting tuesday
investors aren't expecting much direction from asian markets. however, market direction may come from currency and commodity markets. we have seen the euro gaining a touch against the dollar and the yen on hopes of a new restructuring deal for greece's private bondholders and also we did see gold prices hit a six week high on the drop on the dollar. despite what we saw in crude oil prices as well, surrounding the embargo against iran. let's look at the currency levels this tuesday morning. the...
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chick asian we bring hawks back to this past. but. this is a bearded vulture. birds of this kind bigger nests on low lying logs of thirty or forty kilometers from here. when they go hunting. fifty kilometers in search of food. they're interesting creatures. the above go is situated close to the greater northern slope of the caucuses mountain range from the grassland you can get a panoramic view of the mountain ridge of the caucuses nature reserve. there is also a clear view of mount fished one of the highest points in the western caucuses. let's try to get the mountains in fraying filming is best done from the highest point on the bar go it's about nine hundred meters above sea level here dimitri is teaching a son killed how to set up for the filming. look. you can see that the light is on one side of the mist covers most of the valley. we don't want to film only the mist we need to focus on the foreground look at the grass gleaming in the sunlight its light of the valley is dark. so the light strip will show this shot to the bes
chick asian we bring hawks back to this past. but. this is a bearded vulture. birds of this kind bigger nests on low lying logs of thirty or forty kilometers from here. when they go hunting. fifty kilometers in search of food. they're interesting creatures. the above go is situated close to the greater northern slope of the caucuses mountain range from the grassland you can get a panoramic view of the mountain ridge of the caucuses nature reserve. there is also a clear view of mount fished one...
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all of this because he is asian? >> well, no. >> why?> police are saying this isn't racially motivated. what's new in this is a video that's been posted up on youtube by a girl claiming she knows the attackers in this video. >> it was not right for them to do it. it was very wrong. i agree. but -- they have their reasons. >> she claims the asian boy that's getting beaten up here is part of a larger group. he was part of a group of about 20 kids that went and attacked two of the boys that you see in this video. >> apparently they found one of the group members that jumped on them and they went after him. >> she's claiming this is retaliation, that this beating we're seeing is retaliation for a fight that happened earlier? >> correct. this may be a beef going back and forth between two groups of kids. police are investigating this incident. so far no charges have been brought against anyone. >> hold on. hold on. >> get that [ bleep ]. >>> let there be fire. and there was. right there in the streets. and then, the horses run right through i
all of this because he is asian? >> well, no. >> why?> police are saying this isn't racially motivated. what's new in this is a video that's been posted up on youtube by a girl claiming she knows the attackers in this video. >> it was not right for them to do it. it was very wrong. i agree. but -- they have their reasons. >> she claims the asian boy that's getting beaten up here is part of a larger group. he was part of a group of about 20 kids that went and attacked...