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 "Uncommon Courage" |
| The untold story of the Japanese American Nisei serving our country during World war II. |
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| ASU Minority Advisory Council |
| On April 10th 2002, Madeline Ong-Sakata and I attended one of the last meetings with President Coor of the Minority Advisory Council. |
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| Aloha Festival 2002 |
| Congratulations are in order for Lacretia Bacon, Lani Auwen et al for the success of the 8th Annual AZAF. |
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| Arizona Asian American Bar Association 2002 Installation Banquet |
| The Arizona Asian American Bar Association (AAABA) hosted its annual installation banquet on March 21. The banquet was held at the Sampan Restaurant located in the Chinese Cultural Center and dinner was impressive to say the least |
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| Asian Cultural Night at ASU |
| The Asian / Asian Pacific American Student's Coalition at Arizona State University held their 2nd Annual Asian Cultural Night: Slanted Eyes on March 21st, 2002 at Neeb Hall on the ASU campus. |
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| Asian group presents Happy Cat to Dr. Coor |
| Many were sad at the thought of President Coor leaving but there was a happy feeling in the air because of all the progress that meetings such as this has produced in terms of the growth within the Asian American community. |
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| FBI Citizen's Academy 2002 |
| Did you know that CPAs make excellent FBI special agents? Did you know that the average age of a new FBI agent is twenty-nine years old and he/she must have a minimum of a bachelor's degree? |
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| JACL honors flower growers |
| The Arizona Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) hosted a wonderful tribute to the Japanese American flower growers for their generosity and community spirit over the past 60 years. Keynote speaker, Councilman Phil Gordon praised the flower growers for the beauty they have brought the Valley and made a promise that the flower gardens will not be forgotten in the master plans of developers. |
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| LEAD Academy… |
JAPANESE INTERNMENT
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.
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| Phoenix Chinese Senior Citizens Association Spring Banquet |
| Although nearly a month after the Lunar New Year, the Phoenix Chinese Senior Citizens Association hosted a wonderful Year of Horse Spring Banquet on March 17th, 2002 at China Doll Restaurant. |
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| The Forgotten Children (Part III) |
| Most of us, I believe, have had some encounters with depression once or twice in our lives. For those of us who knew full well the devastation effect that depression can do to one's life, think what it will do to children, especially teenagers. |
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| Columns |
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| "India: Volatile Mixture of Religion, History and Extremist politics" |
| India is the largest democracy in the world. With a population of 1 billion, 19% are Muslims and 80% are Hindus. Although officially a secular nation, religious tension between Hindus and Muslims has existed for centuries. |
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| Chef Sy's Culinary choice for April |
Chocolate-Amaretto Cheesecake
Basic White Sauce (Béchamel Sauce)
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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. |
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| Joe's Roundup |
| An inspirational teacher such as Sara Hutchings Clardy should be remembered and on April 28, we will again honor her with our 41st Annual Sara Hutchings Clardy Scholarship Luncheon. |
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| Kadomoto's Komments |
| Why do we have the problem of road rage? |
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| Straight Talk… |
| April is here again and the heat is on! Summer is rolling into the "Valley of the Sun" and there is no stopping it! |
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| Womanly Speaking... |
| Does God have the law to carry out and judge the sentence and destiny of those who went beyond the dignity of their frocks? |
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| Chamber News |
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| Good-bye to a true gentleman |
| Mr. Herbert Dong was a true gentleman, a gentle person. We will miss his understanding and support, for it was given without reservation, it was just always there. |
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| Mayo Clinic outreach |
| The reception was to honor individuals who had given a great deal to the Mayo Clinic and to community at large. |
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| Outside and local businesses gearing up for Asian Expo May 17, 2002 |
| Scott Chon, vice president for Add Logo in Anaheim, CA says he's looking forward coming to Phoenix to attend the Seventh Annual Asian Pacific American Business Expo on May 17. |
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| President's Message |
| Right now we have been busy concentrating on the May 17th Asian Pacific American Business Expo. |
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| Business News |
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| ARIZONA LOTTERY FACTS |
| Letter from the Executive Director
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| Immigration Affairs… |
| This month we want to ensure that all non-immigrants are especially aware of a Department of State interim rule changing 22 CFR 41.112(d) which was published in the Federal Register March 7, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 45) and which took effect April 1, 2002. |
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| Planning for a College Education |
| Tax time is over (hopefully) and now we need to direct our attention to other things… such as accumulating funds for the children's education. This is a savings goal that is often thought about, but seldom acted upon. |
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