05.01.08

Asian-American Designers

Posted in Minority Group at 2:05 pm by william_lee_intern

“Building Dreams, Housing Futures”, this is the title of The Chinese American Service League’s (CASL) 19th Annual Corporate Dinner Benefit that will showcase the work of several talented Chicago fashion designers. This event reflects CASL’s way of helping Chicagoans approach new opportunities and have brighter future.

CASL, as a HUD-certified Housing Counseling Center, acts as the only agency where the Chinese community can get counseling services about all housing issues.


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04.28.08

1903 - 2003: A Century of Korean Immigration

Posted in Minority Group at 2:41 pm by william_lee_intern

Korean American Historical Society presents

The Centennial of Korean Immigration to America

An exhibit of seventy-six select photos from collections in Hawai’i and the Pacific Northwest.

May 27 - June 20, 2003

Alvord Board Room
Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park
1400 E. Prospect St., Seattle WA 98112

Museum Hours:
Wed. - Sun., 10am - 5pm; Thurs. 10am - 9pm

Suggested admission $3 for adults

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Koreans in the U.S.

Excerpt from Korean American Historical Society




04.16.08

Madison Ave. Charts Some Progress in Meeting Diversity Hiring Goals

Posted in Minority Group at 9:45 am by william_lee_intern

AN initial report card on efforts to diversify the long-homogeneous upper ranks of Madison Avenue shows some improvement, but much more left to be done. According to a summary provided on April 15 by the New York City Human Rights Commission, the 15 agencies that agreed to be monitored for three years on their minority hiring practices met 24 of the 30 goals they set for themselves in 2007 which were expressed in terms of percentages of new hires who were black, Hispanic or Asian-American.

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