In about 100 days, on April 1, the 2010 Census — the nationwide head count required by the Constitution — begins. And it is critical for Asian Americans, a community likely to have some problems due to language barriers or fear of the government, to be counted.
Archive | January 2010
Commentary: Be counted on April 1
Posted on 30 December 2009.
Posted in Commentaries, January 2010, Vol 29 No 1 | 1/2-1/80 Comments
Letter: Chinese Americans protest the Bodies exhibit
Posted on 30 December 2009.
We watched, with repulsion, the return of the Bodies exhibit to Seattle this fall. We are offended and disgusted at the disingenuous attempt to disguise the commercial displaying of human bodies as “education.” There are ways to educate the general public about the human body and disease without mining dead bodies for their shock value.
Posted in January 2010, Letters to the Editor, Vol 29 No 1 | 1/2-1/80 Comments
Raymond Jiro Takisaki: Father, business owner, military man, and dedicated volunteer
Posted on 30 December 2009.
Takisaki had eight siblings and was living in Seattle when the United States entered World War II. His mother, Mine Takehana, died soon after she gave birth to her last child. Takisaki and his siblings were raised by their father, Tomotsu S. Takizaki (the spelling of the surname was later changed), a grocery store and antique store owner, who was born in Tokyo.
Posted in January 2010, Obituaries, Vol 29 No 1 | 1/2-1/82 Comments
March 10: China cracks down on protests in Tibet using force — or not?
Posted on 31 December 2008.
Some 400 Buddhist monks participated in a protest march in Tibet’s capital, Lhasa, to commemorate the failed uprising of
Posted in Vol 29 No 2 | 1/9-1/150 Comments
