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What the World Could Look Like [Articles] FEATURED
Nearly 61 million people in the United States volunteer at least once a year, over a quarter of the national population. The tangible impact they have on their communities can be documented—planted trees, newly painted schools, children in a free tutoring program. The intangible benefits (greener neighborhoods, a brighter learning environment, motivated and successful youth) can be felt. What many don’t consider or measure is the impact of service on the volunteer himself or herself.
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Rain: Behind-the-Scenes of Ninja Assassin [Articles] FEATURED
Due out in 2009 is the major motion picture "Ninja Assassin" from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures. Playing the lead role will be Korean superstar Rain. Rain recently made his U.S. film debut in "Speed Racer" as the character Taejo Togokhan. Thanks to Warner Bros., Asian Loop is proud to feature these behind-the-scenes photos of the actor training for the role.
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Interview: Rain on His U.S. Film Debut in 'Speed Racer' [Articles] FEATURED
It's April 25 in Los Angeles, and it's Rain's press day for his U.S. film debut in "Speed Racer". Although there was media from all over the world, Asian Loop got a chance to conduct a one-on-one interview with the Korean Superstar to talk about the film.
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2008 Asian Cultural Festival [Articles] FEATURED
Starting this week is the annual Asian Cultural Festival held in Queens, New York. The festival will showcase a broad range of Asian and Asian-American talents, ranging from musical performances to theatrical plays to comedy, all with an Asian cultural spin. This year will mark the third anniversary for this wonderful event.
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Interview with Kristina Wong [Articles] FEATURED
Kristina Wong is a hilarious and cutting-edge performance artist who has performed in major theatres, festivals, and dozens of universities all across the U.S. Wong is best known for her one-woman shows. Her latest show, "Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", has won her rave reviews from sources like The Associated Press, San Francisco Bay Guardian, and New York Newsday. This week, AsianLoop had a chance to catch up to this daring artist to talk about her work.
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Interview with Kevin So [Articles] FEATURED
Kevin So is definitely a force to be reckoned with. Not only does he write, sing, and play his own songs, he also records his work under his own record label of WingBone. Earlier this week, So was nice enough to sit down with us to talk about his career.
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Interview with Michelle Yu and Blossom Kan, the Authors of 'China Dolls' [Articles] FEATURED
China Dolls, the first novel by cowriters Michelle Yu and Blossom Kan, is a sassy story about three Chinese women trying to balance life and high powered careers in the New York City. Despite their busy schedule, and the fact that they are already working on their next book, Michelle and Blossom were kind enough to sit down with Asian Loop to discuss their work.
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Interview with Hongbo Zhao and Xue Shen [Articles] FEATURED
Since pairing up in 1992, Hongbo Zhao and Xue Shen have become one of the most successful figure skating teams in the world. Together, they have won dozens of medals, including from the last two Winter Olympics and first place gold from the last World Championships. Despite their busy schedules, they took a moment to conduct an interview with us.
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When International Adoption Isn't a Happy Ending [Editorials] FEATURED
Newsweek counts 81 international adoptions that failed last year, but Korean adoptee Jade Poeteray is an especially heartbreaking case.
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Anti-Asian Racism & Violence [Editorials]
Ever since the first Asians arrived in America, there has been anti-Asian racism. This includes prejudice and acts of discrimination. For more than 200 years, Asian Americans have been denied equal rights, subjected to harassment and hostility, had their rights revoked and imprisoned for no justifiable reason, physically attacked, and murdered.
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Asian Cuisine [Articles]
Another well-known aspect of Asian and Asian American culture is food, or more specifically, the different traditions of Asian cuisine and cooking. Reflecting the broad diversity of histories and experiences within our community, there are also many unique types of cuisine that come from our numerous ethnic cultures. As the modern Asian American population continues to develop and evolve, we are also witnessing a fascinating transformation of Asian ethnic cuisine as it blends traditional and contemporary aspects into a uniquely Asian American creation.
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The Straight Story on Asian Hair [Articles] FEATURED
Hair--Martin Luther called it women's richest ornament, Hubert de Givenchy said the styling of it tipped off whether or not a women truly knew herself. Here's one Korean-American hairdresser's view on the proper care and feeding of Asian hair.
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Asian Cultural Icons - Hot or Not? [Editorials]
There are many elements that make up Asian American culture. Many date back several millenniums ago. Others are in the process of being created. This section describes those old and new elements of Asian American culture and how they interact. This article examines the overall impact and significance of how things normally associated with Asia or Asian culture have influenced American culture. From Chinese take-outs to the recent success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," many Asian elements seem to have been incorporated into "mainstream" American culture. Does this mean that the melting pot works after all?
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Seven Free Online Resources for Learning Chinese Faster [Articles]
Are you learning Chinese? If so, you've already searched the internet for information that'll help you learn Chinese. What do you find? Lots of sites offering free information on learning Chinese. Here are seven especially good ones.
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Making the Most of Chinese Lanterns [Articles]
Once you've seen the fascinating light provided by a Chinese lantern, then you understand why they're so popular and well known. They produce a soft, diffused light that shines in all directions at once. Very few other lamps can produce light of that quality so consistently and evenly. Filmmakers have long known about the amazing quality of light produced by Chinese lanterns, and cinematographers have used them for many decades.
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Challenging Youths to Succeed: Interview with Roy Sunada [Articles] FEATURED
“The greater the number of students seeking rigor, the stronger the school,” says Roy Sunada, assistant principal of Marshall Fundamental Secondary School. These fine-sounding words are more than rhetoric in this Pasadena high school, known for an exceptional "modified open-door" AP policy.
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Wal-Mart is one of America's Top 10 Companies for Asian-Americans [Articles]
The largest private employer in the country, Wal-Mart employs more than 41,000 Asian-Americans and Pacific-Islanders. Wal-Mart also partners with an API Scholarship Fund, Bollywood Music Awards, and the Asian-American Business Association, among others.
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Excited to Go to Work: Interview with Heidi Shyu, Raytheon Company's VP, Corporate Technology and Research [Articles] FEATURED
Heidi Shyu, as the recently appointed Vice President, Corporate Technology and Research, of Raytheon Company, names one of her personal goals within her new role: "Sleep less!"
In a field where women are underrepresented, and within a world where Asian Americans tend to stall their careers at what Jane Hyun referred to as the "bamboo ceiling", Shyu holds powerful leadership roles, and sees no reason why you can't do the same.
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Thriving on Adrenaline: Stuntwoman Emily Wu [Articles] FEATURED
When you watch Pirates of the Carribbean 3: At World's End, keep an eye out for young stunts performer Emily Wu.
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A Call to Arms from Immigration Voice [Editorials]
The US senate has taken up the immigration bill S 1348 for comprehensive immigration reform. The bill reduces the number of green cards for EB1, EB2 and EB3 categories from 140,000 to 90,000 for the first 5 years and introduces a new points based merit system. Immigration Voice opposes this bill in its current form. We would like to have every member follow the script below and make phone calls to the Senators listed below. It’s very important that everyone call – and everyone means everyone.
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