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Asian Pacific American News - May 2005

Candidate in District 7 Has Spent $85,000
Campaign contribution reports filed Thursday show Linda Nguyen, an attorney hoping to become the first Vietnamese-American elected to the San Jose City Council.
[Posted 5/27/05]
Japan Cracking Down on Human Trafficking in Sex Industry
Humiliated by international criticism of its commerce in girls and women, Japan last year began to clamp down on human trafficking.
[Posted 5/26/05]
What We Do Is Secret
Suing the CIA was the last thing on Larry Berman’s mind when he first ventured into the world of academia.
[Posted 5/26/05]
Vietnam Flag Measure Backed
A resolution urging California to recognize the flag of the former South Vietnam and permit it to be flown over state property during Vietnamese-American events cleared a key legislative hurdle Wednesday.
[Posted 5/26/05]
Largest Hmong Refugee Camp Closed Down After 10,000 Relocated to U.S.
The largest refugee camp for ethnic Hmong who fled communist Laos to Thailand was officially closed Thursday.
[Posted 5/26/05]
House Panel Approves Mortgage Giants Bill
A House committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would strengthen federal government oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the big mortgage companies.
[Posted 5/25/05]
Coalition Urges Congress to Expand Consideration of Civil Liberties Issues Beyond Patriot Act
The Rights Working Group, in coordination with a broad coalition of human rights, immigrant rights, civil rights, and civil liberties groups, is concerned that current debate in the Congress is focused too narrowly on the USA PATRIOT Act.
[Posted 5/25/05]
President Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Thank you for coming. Good afternoon, and welcome to the White House.
[Posted 5/25/05]
Asians Try to Win Advocacy for Issues Through Forums
Hispanic initiative has provided them a model for success.
[Posted 5/23/05]
Vietnamese Vote Called Key
Nine people are running for the District 7 seat, but for two candidates it's become a race-within-a-race for the chance to be the first Vietnamese-American elected to the San Jose City Council.
[Posted 5/22/05]
E Pluribus Unum - APA Heritage Month
Every week’s issue of AsianWeek is a challenge. In selecting artwork and essays from “Growing Up Asian in America” for our annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month edition, we were admonished that no one piece could represent a decade of creativity by APA youth.
[Posted 5/20/05]
Gala Celebrates Viet-Am Icons
The Vietnamese American National Gala (VANG) presented the Second Annual Golden Torch Awards at the historic Mayflower Hotel.
[Posted 5/20/05]
Council Vote Affirms Flag of Old Vietnam
In an evening of budget hearings and commendations, the San Jose City Council took a historic, if mostly symbolic, vote Tuesday night to affirm its dedication to freedom and democracy.
[Posted 5/18/05]
Asian Americans Look to Increase Political Clout
Asian Americans are the fastest growing ethnic-minority group in the United States and both major political parties are starting to take notice.
[Posted 5/17/05]
Achiever Has Traveled Far in Many Ways
Duyen Pham is the subject of many superlatives, but they don't come from her mouth.
[Posted 5/16/05]
Vietnamese American History and Heritage Project
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Vietnamese immigration, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program (APA Program) embarks on an ambitious project to bring the first Vietnamese American history and culture exhibit to the Smithsonian Institution.
[Posted 5/15/05]
Asian Influence Growing at Polls
It has been more than two decades since immigrants from Taiwan and Hong Kong began their massive influx into the San Gabriel Valley. Yet Asians have not achieved political power anywhere close to their numerical dominance.
[Posted 5/14/05]
Fly Yellow and Red or Wave It Goodbye
Amidst commemorations on the 30th anniversary of “The Fall of Saigon” and the end of the Vietnam War, emotions are running high in the California state legislature.
[Posted 5/13/05]
On Display
This year, as tens of thousands of immigrants remember the day — three decades earlier — when they first came to America, they and others also are looking ahead.
[Posted 5/12/05]
Radio Station Loses Ads After Racial Slurs
Hyundai Motor America has suspended advertising on NJ 101.5 in response to complaints that a recent broadcast of "The Jersey Guys" afternoon drive-time show was offensive to Asian-Americans.
[Posted 5/11/05]
HOPE Awards Promote Minority Homeownership
A home is right on top of every immigrant’s goal for his or her family, aside from citizenship and education. And more and more, the national real estate industry recognizes this opportunity of helping minorities achieve this American Dream.
[Posted 5/10/05]
Stateless, Stranded Vietnamese a Concern to Local Community
While some local Vietnamese marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of Saigon last month with protests and marches, attorney Huy-Tuan Nguyen flew to the Philippines to help resolve one of the war's forgotten legacies.
[Posted 5/10/05]
'Aim for the B' Targets Need to Increase Education & Awareness for Chronic Hepatitis B
"AIM for the B: Awareness, Involvement and Mobilization for Chronic Hepatitis B," a public education program designed to elevate the urgency for prioritizing chronic hepatitis B as a serious health issue in the United States...will take place May 9-16, to coincide with "National Hepatitis B Awareness Week."
[Posted 5/9/05]
The Pressures of 'Good' Cultural Stereotypes
There is much the non-Asian world wouldn't understand.
[Posted 5/8/05]
Vietnam Dodges Sanctions for Religious Freedom Violations
The Vietnamese government has managed to sidestep punitive measures for abusing religious freedom, by becoming the first country to reach an agreement with Washington on the matter since the passage of religious freedom legislation more than six years ago.
[Posted 5/6/05]
Robert Zoellick Press Conference
Ten years after diplomatic relations were established between the United States and Vietnam, the relationship between the two countries is strong, according to Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick.
[Posted 5/6/05]
Vietnamese Actor Starts Over in S.J.
After meeting Vietnamese film star Don Duong, it comes as no surprise that he made a career there playing soft-spoken everymen fighting the good fight.
[Posted 5/6/05]
Meeting the Needs of Ethnic Home Buyers
In search of a new home, Tin Lai's requirements are clear. He wants a good school district, a house that has a perfect square or rectangular shape. And he absolutely will not look at a home with a stairway facing the front door.
[Posted 5/6/05]
It Takes a Community
The lights dimmed. The noise of the crowd, at a crescendo before the emcees walk onstage, started to dip as a voice announced: “And now...”
[Posted 5/5/05]
Scene and Heard
In a gathering this mixed, there were bound to be opinions this mixed.
[Posted 5/5/05]
A Night for Pride and for Thanks
The superlatives started rolling.
[Posted 5/3/05]
D.C. Gala Marks Progress
Vietnamese- Americans gather to recall difficult times, honor the present and look hopefully to future.
[Posted 5/3/05]
Where the East Meets the West
Vietnamese-Americans prosper by serving Houston's diversity.
[Posted 5/2/05]
Vietnamese Americans March for the Loss of Saigon
Thousands of Vietnamese Americans, the ones who fled the city they knew as Saigon, gathered on the east lawn in front of the U.S. Capitol.
[Posted 5/1/05]

Gallery

Asian Pacific American Legislative Reception
APA Legislative Reception
 Community members with Virginia Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine


18th Annual Convention
 Members take group photo with Ms. Senior Citizen of Virginia


VAYLC 2004 "Celebrating Freedom"
Some participants tour the U.S. Capitol Building


VAYLC 2004 "Celebrating Freedom"
Participants and Prof. Viet Dinh


Vietnamese American National Gala
Pre-Gala Reception with notable Vietnamese Americans


VAYLC 2003 Gala
A view of the banquet room


 Rock & Vote Concert '02
Attendees enjoying themselves
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