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They’re not only targeted in just one city, but mostly likely across multiple cities. This article spends most effort on Philadelphia where multiple incidents have perhaps proven that Asians are targeted for violence. Yes they might have more money, more gear, and might not fight back with violence. Who knows exactly, but it’s not good regardless. (WND – Asians in Philadelphia)
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Are you serious? 509 Billion Dollar in buying power, but still overlooked. We know the feeling. Put up the cash marketers. Asian America awaits. (Marketwatch – Asian Americans Spending)
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He then called Polish people, Pollacks which might lead him to a new problem. This is the best part about this is they republished the “Marion Barry playbook” from the Washington Post The Asian tempest, you must understand, has been a mini-version of Barry’s various other public cycles of infamy and redemption. They go something like this: 1. Make a mistake. 2. Say you were misunderstood or taken out of context. Alternately, offer other excuses. 3. Give apology-of-sorts, saying sorry for giving “offense” or taking partial responsibility while deflecting full accountability. 4. Endure ongoing public rebuke. 5. Complete cycle by begging forgiveness in friendly territory — more often than not, in a church.
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Philip Gotanda’s latest play is called I Dream of Chang and Eng. It’s based on the Siamese Twins who could be considered one of the most famous Asian Americans at the turn of the century. They lived large evidently because of their Circus tours and were both married. Philip Gotanda, a friend of GR, is a master play writer and seems to always be working. This topic is a fascinating concept since it will feature conjoined twins! (Rafu – Bunker)
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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 8, 2012 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT THE 18TH ANNUAL GALA OF THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CONGRESSIONAL STUDIES Ritz Carlton Washington, D.C. 5:46 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you. AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you. Everybody, please, please, have a seat. Have a seat. You’re making me blush. (Laughter.) Mahalo! AUDIENCE: Mahalo! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you, Norm, for that kind introduction. More importantly, thank you for your lifetime of distinguished service to our country. I want to thank all the members of Congress who are with us — including two people who are fighting hard every day on behalf of every member of this community — Judy Chu and Mike Honda. Give them a big round of applause. (Applause.) Now, I am thrilled to be here tonight because all of you hold a special place in my heart. When I think about Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, I think about my family — my sister, Maya; my brother-in-law, Konrad who’s in the house somewhere — (applause.) I don’t know where Konrad is. My nieces Suhaila and Savita. I think about all the folks I grew up with in Honolulu, as part of the — (applause) – AUDIENCE MEMBER: Aloha! (Laughter.) THE PRESIDENT: As part of the Hawaiian ohana. I think about the years I spent in Indonesia. So for me, coming here feels a little bit like home. This is a community that helped to make me who I am today. It’s a community that helped make America the country that it is today. So your heritage spans the world. But what unites everyone is that in all of your families you have stories of perseverance that are uniquely American. Some of you — those from Hawaii or the Pacific Islands — (applause) — live where your family has lived for generations and your story is, in part, about keeping alive treasured native traditions. But for others, your story starts with ancestors who, at some point, left behind everything they knew to seek the promise of a new land. Maybe the story traces back a century and a half, to the laborers who risked their lives to connect our coasts by rail. Maybe it begins with one of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who, decades ago, made the tough journey to Angel Island. Maybe the story starts with your parents. Or maybe it starts with you. But here’s the thing. No matter when it began, no matter where it began, your stories are about someone who came here looking for new opportunities not merely for themselves, but for their children, and for their children’s children, and for all generations to come. Few of them had money. A lot of them didn’t have belongings. But what they did have was...
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