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Are you her match? Are you Asian with bone marrow? Yes you are. See Janet Liang’s site. She’s 23 and could use your help. She has two months to live and needs a match. Yes, it’s a shot in the dark, but worth the shot. (HelpingJanet.com) About Janet: “She has a passion for education. She dedicated her life to filling holes in the system and it impresses me that she continued to go to work for this cause and go to grad school even though she knew that she might not be in the best health later on.” – Dana Heatherton Register below: http://marrow.org/Join/Join_Now/Join_Now.aspx http://www.asianmarrow.org/index.php/list-of-drives http://www.aadp.org/drive/ [youtube]qSCyz8F_kuo[/youtube]
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He was beaten, bloodied, but still standing. David Choe made a tribute to the kid with the red backpack.
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Yes, it had to happen just to quell the firestorm of viral video commenters. Who knows if it’s retaliation and the big kid is the actual bully. Who knows and who cares, but the video that caught everyone’s attention is the one that’ll be attended to, that’s how it works. That’s Rahm Emanuel making a statement. It got that viral. (Huffington Post – Beatdown)
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People were curious as to who the person behind the 40 year old Asian American woman / IMDB name and age revealing debacle is. It’s Junie Hoang. (Huong Hoang). She had to reveal herself in the lawsuit and does so with some disappointments. She’s played minor roles, resides in Texas of all places and is seeking 1 million dollars. The lawsuit isn’t frivolous but is it really harming her career? Is she really battling against the 20 year old hotties in Hollywood? She’s entitled to something and they’re clearly shooting for the stars. She’s telling a joke at bottom. [youtube]suvpho7fjOM[/youtube]
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Jeremy Lin gets a write up in the NY Times. It has nothing to do with playing time, since he hasn’t had any that really counts. Yet, there’s a lot of hopes riding on him making it on a team, even if it’s being the last guy on the bench. He might have problems if or when Baron Davis comes back, but for now, he has a spot. For the “Asians in us,” we need to know how much money is he making. $788,000. Guaranteed if he makes it through past Feb 10th. (NY Times – Jeremy Lin)
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