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The 9th annual “subway shmutz” survey (New York City) released by the Straphangers Campaign shows that 50 percent of subway cars are clean. Although the E train ranked at the bottom of the list at 29 percent, that was a significant increase from a sorrowful 2 percent in the 2005 survey. City Councilmember John Liu said that the improvement on the 7 line is belated, but nonetheless welcome.
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Which would you prefer?
A) Living in a Chinese Orphanage
B) Being adopted into a white family and getting your head beaten in by blunt force trauma
White people who adopt Asian kids are awesome!
Artist Michael Arcega is trying to make art with his latest piece being showcased in L.A.’s “One Way or Another” exhibit at the Japanese American National Museum. He commonly employs practices that aren’t overtly Filipino. Wanting to speak to a bigger and more varied audience, Arcega thinks that he should not speak to a Filipino audience only.
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Asian Pacific Islander/American Heritage Month, officially celebrated by the U.S. in the month of May, began at the tail end of MULTi week with a workshop by Carmen Van Kerckhove on interracial dating. Events scheduled throughout the month, including a workshop and a performance which aim to raise awareness of issues pertaining to the Asian Pacific Islander/American experience.
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Councilman John C. Liu announced an upcoming clinic on worker’s rights in collaboration with the Urban Justice Center. The clinic will offer one-on-one sessions to consult with attorneys on issues ranging from unpaid wages to unfair treatment. It will take place on Monday, March 31, at the office of Councilman Liu in Flushing, Queens. Language interpretation will be provided in Spanish, Korean and Chinese.
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Arnis, escrima and kali—by whatever name you call it—are recognized the world over to possess the most effective knife fighting techniques on earth. However, few Filipinos know about Filipino martial arts (FMA), which the special forces of various countries train to learn. Now, let us get to know the truth of this Filipino martial arts.
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In Gamasutra’s latest China Angle column, Frank Yu says that with the booming of China’s online population, the games industry is growing increasingly nervous about government crackdowns following the shuttering of online video sites, and looks at recent controversy over the Beijing Olympics website’s co-option of some casual games. China has got the largest Internet population in the world with 228 million users vs. the 217 million in the U.S. More users also mean more gamers as expectations rise on the continued growth of the China game industry. All this goodness comes with a bit of trepidation as other events unfold that could rain on the parade. The China game industry is cautiously observing how the government has been dealing with video sharing sites and is asking itself “when is it my turn?” The government has shut down 25 “illegal” video sites and served warnings to the #1 domestic site Tudou and 32 others in the latest crackdown.
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On campuses throughout the United States, thousands of Filipino American students are now gearing up for what has become an annual FilAm ritual: The PCN. The PCN began sometime in the 1970s in California where Filipinos steadily emerged as one of the largest Asian American communities.
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The Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award is now open for 2008 nominations and entries. The Outstanding 50 ,organized by the Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC), is the first and largest business award program of its kind, allowing the best of Asian American business professionals to showcase their achievements and benchmark their successes. Through nominating outstanding Asian American executives, many corporations have demonstrated their continuing support of cultural diversity.
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With Asian American hip-hop dancers Kaba Modern and Jabbawockeez recently grabbing the limelight on MTV’s hit reality show “America’s Best Dance Crew,” Jeff Yang talks with Benson Lee, director of the newly released feature documentary “Planet B-Boy” on how rhythm and body rocking have become universal languages from San Francisco to Seoul.
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