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 Asian American faculty member builds success |
| “With my parents being raised with their traditional values and not having much education themselves, they didn’t want me to attend college,” Ong said. |
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| Dr. Luis Tan receives award |
| Dr. Conrad Ballecer, Jr., 2000 TOFA, of Phoenix, Arizona wrote in his letter of recommendation: “Herewith is the application form for our nominee for the Twenty Outstanding Filipino Americans in the U.S. & Canada (TOFA) 2002 including his CV. |
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| Enlightenment |
| Prior to this tour, I didn’t know the extent of discomfort and unfairness that the Japanese Americans faced and went through. |
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| First ASU APA Convocation |
| I used to hear a lot about the graduations, and how the different ethnic groups had their own; I never realized the Asian Pacific students did not —until Jason Wong explained it all to me and told me they were planning the first Asian Pacific Convocation ever at ASU. |
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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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| History of the Happy Cat |
| Since our group presented Dr. Coor with a Lucky Cat (Neko) people have asked the significance of our gift. Personally Neko has always made me feel happy just looking at it and we all agreed that Neko (we gave him the one raising its left hand) would bring Dr. Coor the happiness he so much deserves. Here is a brief history of Lucky Cat (Neko). |
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| JACL Congratulates Spark Matsunaga Elementary/Longview School on Its Dedication |
| Historic joint facility dedicated in memorable ceremony |
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| Nat’l JACL E.D. keynotes 41st Annual Scholarship Luncheon |
| Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Executive Director, John Tateishi of San Francisco, visited with Arizona Chapter members when he graciously accepted our invitation to keynote our Sara Hutchings Clardy Annual Scholarship luncheon. |
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| Seniors celebrate diversity with Japanese cultural festival at Mesa Senior Center |
| Mesa Senior Center’s “Celebrate Diversity” program is designed as a discovery program. Together we discover that our strengths as individuals and a community lie in our diversity. |
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| Taiwanese American heritage week celebration |
| The Taiwanese Association of Arizona sponsored the 2nd Annual Taiwanese-American Heritage Week Celebration Gala Dinner on April 26, 2002. |
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| What About AZN Pride? |
| If you are like me who just found out about an underground movement among Asian Americans known simply as AZN Pride, then you should have heard some of the songs and the lyrics that at times seemed innocent, and at other times seem utterly racist. |
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| Chamber News |
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| Asian Chamber begins 9th year |
| It doesn’t seem that long since Allen Dong asked me to help him with his vision of an Asian Chamber of Commerce that would include all Asian groups. |
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| Asian LEAD Academy |
| The Asian LEAD Academy is an exciting opportunity for Asian American and Pacific Islander high school students and graduating seniors to meet other students from high schools throughout the valley while developing leadership skills in a two week summer program at the Arizona State University (ASU) Tempe campus. |
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| Chamber Echoes |
| Presidents Message
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| Women business owners form alliance with Asian Chamber of Commerce |
| At the meeting luncheon, the National Association of Women Business Owners, Phoenix Metropolitan Chapter created an alliance with the Asian Chamber of Commerce and honored the Asian Chamber of Commerce a certificate for all that the Chamber has done. |
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| Columns |
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| Asian Pacific American Heritage Month |
| The month of May is set aside as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, just as February is Black History Month, and September is Hispanic Heritage Month. |
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| Chef Sy’s Culinary choice for May |
Coq au Vin
Jambalaya
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| Joe’s Roundup |
| I recently finished reading “The Greatest Generation” by Tom Brokaw which profiles military heroes, community leaders and ordinary Americans during the World War II era |
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| Kadomoto's Komments |
| THANK YOU “MOM”
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| Womanly Speaking... |
| Life in a Plantation Village, 1897-1945 Part 1
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| Business News |
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| ARIZONA LOTTERY FACTS |
| Subject: Arizona Diamondbacks Partnership
Date: April 16, 2002 |
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| Equality = Good Business |
| The Asian Chamber of Commerce has enjoyed a long relationship with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Phoenix District Office, and with the Asian Pacific American Business Expo coming on May 17th, it is my hope that these excepts will remind us all that EQUALITY is GOOD BUSINESS!< |
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| Immigration Affairs… |
| Fact Sheet
STUDENT AND EXCHANGE VISITOR INFORMATION SYSTEM SEVIS (Proposed Rule) [INS 2185-02; RIN 1115-AG55] |
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| One Year After Launch to China, Customers to Gain |
| Accelerated Delivery Times Throughout Asia
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| Great Yao of China to Make NBA Debut |
| One of the hottest entries in next month's NBA draft is a 21-year-old giant who might stick out – not because of his 7-5 frame, but because he’s Asian. |
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