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| ARIZONA LOTTERY FACTS |
| During FY 2001, the Arizona Lottery saw results of game changes that were positive. |
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| Backlash….. |
| America was Waqar Hasan's saving grace. Fleeing the violence of his native Pakistan over 11 years ago, Waqar moved his family to New Jersey to live the American dream. |
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| CITY OF PHOENIX RELEASES EMPLOYMENT REPORT |
| Diversity continues to improve within the city of Phoenix work force – nearly 35 percent of city employees are ethnic minorities and slightly more than 32 percent are female. |
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| Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids |
| New JAMA Study Finds States with Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention Programs Have Reduced Adult Smoking Rates at Three Times the National Average. |
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| China: Factory to the World |
| China is emerging as the manufacturing giant of the world, which improves the living standards and quality of life of its people. |
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| Happy Hanukkah! |
| Happy Hanukkah! |
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| JACL STATEMENT ON THE DOJ’S DETENTION POLICIES |
| The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), the nation’s oldest and largest Asian Pacific American civil and human rights organization, strongly protests the decision by Attorney General John Ashcroft to continue the DOJ’s policy of detention against individuals suspected of connections to the September 11 attacks. |
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| JAPANESE AMERICAN SHARES HIS WORLD WAR II EXPERIENCES |
| Masaji Inoshita will recount his experience as a Japanese American in an Arizona Internment Camp during World War II at the city of Phoenix Faces of Diversity Brown Bag lunch series from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at Phoenix City Council Chambers, 200 W. Jefferson Street. |
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| LEAD Academy… |
| LEAD Academy is a summer program that emphasizes Asian American culture, teaches leadership and assertiveness to high school students who will benefit from LEAD Academy as they prepare for college and the real world. Information on LEAD will be announced.
Thoughts on the Gila River Internment Camp.
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| Most ASU International students remained after 9/11 attack |
| A record number of international students enrolled at ASU this fall, and despite the fear that many felt after the Sept. |
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| Chamber News |
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| Chamber Echoes |
| President’s Message. |
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| Internship for the Asian Chamber of Commerce |
| The fall 2001 semester was the worthiest and most exciting semester to me because I have experienced so many great things through the internship program at the Asian Chamber of Commerce. |
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| Joe’s Roundup |
| President's Message. |
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| Year of the Horse celebration |
| Celebrate the Lunar New Year 4700 – the Year of the Horse |
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| Columns |
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| Chef Sy’s Culinary choice for December |
| As the holiday season is approaching us, I would like to present you with a recipe, and I hope you enjoy your holiday cooking with your friends and family.
Thank you for reading my column and happy holidays to you and your love ones
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| Equal Rights ... |
| Last month I wrote about our meeting with Vice Chair of EEOC, Paul Igasaki and how women are still being mistreated. |
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Feng Shui and The Business Owner
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| History of the Chinese in Phoenix |
| Preface: As unlikely as it may seem, the construction of a new sports arena for the Phoenix Suns Basketball Association franchise provided the opportunity to study the history of the Chinese in Arizona and their role in economic and social development of the City of Phoenix. Thanks to Todd Bostwick, city archaeologist, Pueblo Grande Museum, who was responsible for pausing construction of the new sports arena long enough to oversee the excavation and bring us what has now become known as the Chinatown Project, which includes an exhibit at the America West Arena. |
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| Kadomoto’s Komments |
| Editorial
The difference between the September 11th attack and the Pearl Harbor attack
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| Perspectives on Patriotism |
| The following is the third of a multi-part series on race and patriotism in the United States. |
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| Spy, Citing Fears, Fights Return to China |
| Bin Wu, a former Chinese spy, has an immigration problem. He wants to stay in this country, where his brief tenure as a double or triple agent ended in 1992 with his arrest and conviction for shipping military goods to China. |
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| Straight Talk… |
| O.K., wait just a darn minute! What’s this I heard that President Bush signed a “relief” act to provide Afghan women and children living in Afghanistan or as refugees with education and health care benefits? Well, it’s true. |
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| Support America West Airlines |
| The threat to personal freedoms enjoyed by many Americans — including the privilege to travel at will —has created challenges for our local economy, which is largely dependent upon the transportation and hospitality industries. |
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| Time Out Please |
In these tense times when the world is threatening to implode from hatred and revenge seeking, God seems to be blowing the whistle for us to stop look and listen.
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| Womanly Speaking... |
Bird Song
I want to dance with Jesus. |
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| Japanese American National Museum meets in Phoenix |
| The Phoenix Museum of History was buzzing with excitement November 30th at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) reception where the likes of Senator Dan Inouye and George Takei of Star Trek fame were on hand to meet and greet the Phoenix community. |
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| Medical Notes |
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| Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine to study Echinacea |
| Southwest Naturopathic Medical Center. |
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