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Friday, November 16, 2007
L.A. students’ math rises, reading stalls
California | Local |
November 16, 2007
WASHINGTON – Math scores continued to rise in the Los Angeles
Unified School District, but reading is showing no improvement with
fourth-graders ranking among the lowest among urban districts,
according to a federal report released Thursday. Read more
Friday, July 13, 2007
10 arrested in immigration scam probe - Four O.C. suspects and six from the San Gabriel Valley are caught in a federal investigation into phony marriages to Chinese residents.
California | Local |
July 13, 2007
Ten more suspects have been snared in an ongoing federal
investigation into a scam involving Asians willing to pay thousands
of dollars to immigrate to this country by entering into phony
marriages with U.S. citizens from Vietnamese and Chinese communities
in Southern California. Read more
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Like ripples in the water
Entertainment |
July 29, 2006
In 1965, there were no Asians in America. Read more
Thursday, April 27, 2006
An exchange of opinions?
News |
April 27, 2006
HOWARD STERN replacement Adam Carolla seems to be following in his
predecessor’s provocative footsteps. Read more
Monday, April 24, 2006
Immigration a Family Affair for Many Asians
California | Local |
April 24, 2006
Harish Dhruv did it legally. Read more
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
TV study finds few Asian roles
Entertainment |
May 3, 2005
A study of Asian Americans in prime-time television, released Monday,
shows that Asians, who make up 5% of the U.S. population, play 2.7%
of regular characters. Read more
Thursday, March 3, 2005
FDA Advisory Targets Asian Patients
National |
March 3, 2005
The Food and Drug Administration urged doctors Wednesday to use
caution in prescribing the cholesterol drug Crestor to patients of
Asian heritage, but said that overall the medication carried no
higher risk of serious side effects than its competitors. Read more
Thursday, January 6, 2005
A united view from the East
News |
January 6, 2005
When ImaginAsian TV launches today on Comcast cable’s TV 101 in
Southern California, the Asian American market will have the first
ethnic programming that seeks to serve all Asian cultures and age
groups as well as the general English-speaking market. Read more
Saturday, November 20, 2004
Extensive Study of Asian Genetics Launched
Science |
November 20, 2004
Just how similar are the Japanese and Indonesians, apart from being Asians? Read more
Monday, September 6, 2004
Far East Restaurant Battle Heating Up on West Coast
Business |
September 6, 2004
Forget the burger battles and taco tussles. Read more
Sunday, July 25, 2004
New Look Reflects an Old Pattern
California | Local |
July 25, 2004
The most frequently asked question in San Gabriel these days is not
“Where’s the mission?” Read more
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Football Hit by Culture Blocks
California | Local |
July 13, 2004
On game nights not too long ago, the blue and white of the Titans
would blanket the San Marino High bleachers. Read more
Thursday, April 22, 2004
Desperate Search for a Cure
California | Local |
April 22, 2004
When a 1-year-old foundling was placed in their arms in China’s Hunan
province, adoptive parents Linda and Owen Wells felt they had been
given the greatest possible gift. Read more
Thursday, March 18, 2004
Census Projects an America of Greater Racial Diversity by 2050
National |
March 18, 2004
The numbers of Latinos and Asians in the United States will triple
over the next half-century as an aging white population slips from
its traditional majority perch, according to U.S. Census Bureau
projections released today. Read more
Friday, March 5, 2004
4 Asians Arrested in Street Gang Probe
California | Local |
March 5, 2004
SAN DIEGO As part of a crackdown on Asian gangs called Operation Bamboo
Serpent, federal agents Thursday arrested four immigrants from Asian
countries with criminal histories and alleged ties to violent street gangs. Read more
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Asian-Pacific Investors Take More Risk: Survey
Business |
February 26, 2004
Affluent U.S. investors of Asian-Pacific descent tend to be richer,
better educated and more willing to take risk than other wealthy
people, a new survey said. Read more
Sunday, February 8, 2004
Asian Inmates Still Fear Attacks in Integrated Jails
California | Local |
February 8, 2004
Despite widely reported fears of violence, there has been no upsurge
in attacks against Asian inmates in the Los Angeles County Jail
system since they were returned to the general population in late
January after a decade of protective separation. Read more
Friday, September 19, 2003
Report Finds Ethnic Gap in Cancer Tests
California | Local |
September 19, 2003
A UCLA report shows that whites are screened far more frequently for
cancer than are Latinos and Asians. Read more
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
$6-Million Campaign Targets Phone Scams
California | Local |
September 16, 2003
A $6-million campaign is under way to protect non-English-speaking
Asians and Latinos from unscrupulous practices by suppliers of
telephone services. Read more
Sunday, June 29, 2003
That was ‘Joy Luck,’ this is now
Entertainment |
June 29, 2003
When Julie Shigekuni, author of the upcoming “Invisible Gardens,” was
interviewing to teach a first-time course in Asian American
literature at the University of New Mexico near her home, she says
this is how she was asked about the insights she would bring to the
class: “Amy Tan has already written the Asian American experience. Read more
