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 A.S.I.A. Conference |
| I was privileged enough to go to this year’s A.S.I.A conference held on August 8th and 9th in Pasadena, California at the Westin Pasadena Hotel. |
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| A new report from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), released in time for Labor Day, discusses how states and localities can train this growing and crucial part of the workforce and suggests changes to federal policy that will help this population and, consequently, the U.S. economy. |
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| Luo Xiaoping Contemporary Chinese Ceramic Artist from Yixing, China. |
| Desert Jade Women’s Club is sponsoring an Opening Night Art Reception for Luo Xiaoping. |
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| MAYOR MA VISITS PHOENIX, ARIZONA |
| As Taipei and Phoenix have long had sisterhood relations, Rimsza hosted a luncheon for Ma and his delegation and accompanied him to visit the capital city's baseball stadium, Bank One Field, in the afternoon. |
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| NAPALC Supports legislation recognizing Native Hawaiians |
| Senate Bill 344, known as the Akaka Bill,” would give federal recognition to Native Hawaiians as an indigenous group, qualifying them for health and welfare initiatives currently focused on Native American and Native Alaskan groups. |
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| National JACL Gala Dinner |
| Honor. Respect. Celebration. These were some of the myriad of emotions experienced by the approximately 800 attendees at the Japanese American Citizens League National Gala Dinner, “An American Testimonial: A Salute to the Japanese American National Leaders” which was held September 13, 2003 at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles. |
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| OCA Celebrated 30th Anniversary at Annual Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii |
| This year’s convention theme, “Community Harmony in the Spirit of Aloha,” reflected the opportunity for convention attendees to learn about the community work fostered by the diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in Hawaii. |
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| YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO FAIR HOUSING |
| We live in a city that does not tolerate discrimination in housing. But, according to the National Fair Housing Alliance, more than 99 percent of incidents of housing discrimination nationally go unreported. |
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| Chamber News |
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| Chamber Echoes |
| President’s Message |
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| Columns |
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| Four Important Documents That Can Ensure You Retain Control |
| A will, A durable health power of attorney or proxy, A durable financial power of attorney, A living will. |
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| Kadomoto’s Komments |
| AMERICA NEEDS “ETHICAL AND MORAL” REFORM BADLY |
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| Round Up |
| JACL News |
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| SHOULD YOU CANCEL UNUSED CREDIT CARDS? |
| But canceling extra credit can sometimes be more damaging to your credit rating than leaving yourself access to that unspent money. |
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| Straight Talk……. |
| Customer Service |
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| Womanly Speaking... |
ADOPTED TEENS HAVE THE RIGHT TO:
Express our feelings about the adoption experience. |
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| Events/Sports |
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| HE DRAGONS ARE COMING! |
| The Gila Dragons, fresh from their race at the AT&T Hawaii Dragon Boat Festival, is now ready to tackle the full preparation of their own festival. ƒnFor centuries, dragon boat racing was an important sport in China. ƒnMarch of next year, it¡¦s coming to the desert! |
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| Business News |
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| The Eighth Annual Asian Pacific American Business Exposition: An Economic Force |
| The exposition is an annual event that attracts hundreds of people from all over Arizona to attend and learn more about Asian Pacific American businesses in the valley. |
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| Food / Cooking |
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| Chef Sy’s Culinary choice for September |
Cream of Fennel Soup
Cold Zucchini Soup |
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| Cooking Chinese - “A Tale of Nine Sister Cities” |
| The Moon Festival stems from an ancient Chinese myth that begins with a beautiful Chinese princess who lived in the 22nd Century B.C. Princess Chang Er was the most beautiful woman in the world. |
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| Cooking Chinese - “A Tale of Nine Sister Cities” |
| In a recent television show, Principal Lin Ling Lee of Chinese School of Chinese Evangelical Free Church and Wen Chyi Chiu, Vice President of Phoenix Chinese Week were invited to demonstrate Chinese cooking and culture for the Phoenix Sister Cities Commission’s television program-”A Tale of Nine Sister Cities” on the Phoenix Public Access Station. |
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