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Asian discrimination suit against Miley Cyrus dismissed
Singer Miley Cyrus and her friends, who made "slant eyes" in a private photograph, did not injure an Asian woman or other Asians from Los Angeles, a judge ruled today in throwing out the woman's lawsuit.
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ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Asian Youth Day opens with young people from 22 nations, to give Asia a ...
The youth are 'agents of true change and transformation before their respective church communities, families and friends...' hope for the Church's evangelization and for the future of Asia.
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Some Lawmakers Send Few Minorities To Us Academies
As U.S. military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians.
Obama Starts Asia Visit With Trip to Japan to Reassert U.S. Role in Region
President Barack Obama arrived in Japan today to start an eight-day swing through Asia, meeting with major U.S. creditors and trading partners to assure them he intends to maintain American influence in the region.
The cultural conundrum of losing face
Is being humiliated a different experience depending on your cultural tendencies? When feeling embarrassed or humiliated, sometimes the only thing to do is remember that it is not always going to be this bad.
Sumo wresters compete in Fukuoka, Japan
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India too democratic, says former Malaysian PM
Tajikistan News.Net Tuesday 17th November, 2009 Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has singled out India as an Asian country that has 'made the mistake of being too democratic' and compared it unfavourably with China's authoritarian regime.
Town Hall to address high rates of mental illness in some Asian immigrant populations
A group of experts is hosting a town hall Wednesday at USC to discuss data showing Vietnamese immigrants and other Asians living in Southern California have high rates of mental illness.
Cultural Factors Help Limit Recession's Impact
RALEIGH, N.C. - Until this summer, Loc Tran, 59, was a technician at Nortel, a global communications company that has facilities at Research Triangle Park here.
Identification of 10 victims of S. Korean fire underway
Police continued their efforts Sunday to identify 10 bodies found in a fire Saturday at an indoor shooting range in the South Korean port city of Busan, while some relatives of the Japanese believed involved in the blaze headed for the city.
The White House readout of President Obama's prepared remarks at the Economic Leaders session of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation group: Good morning.
Infinity Ventures Summit In Miyazaki, Japan: 12 Demos From Japanese Startups
I am currently in Miyazaki /Japan, attending the Infinity Ventures Summit , one of Asia's most prestigious web industry events.
Obama Hails Expanded US Engagement In Asia 40min
President Barack Obama declared Saturday that an era of American disengagement in the globe's fastest-growing region is over and warned that the U.S. and its Asian partners "will not be cowed" by North Korea's continued defiance over its nuclear weapons and other provocations.
Controversial 'third parent' technique could breathe new life into 'old' eggs
The Japan News.Net Thursday 12th November, 2009 London, Nov 12 : Japanese scientists claim eggs donated by young women could be used to repair the damaged eggs of older women, increasing the chances of successful fertilisation.
Japan drops child-snatching case against Tenn. man
An undated file photograph released by the Williamson County, Tenn. Court Clerk and Master's Office shows Christopher Savoie, center, with his children Isaac and Rebecca in Franklin, Tenn.
Caste discrimination in the UK
LONDON: Thousands of people of Indian origin, 71% of whom are Dalits, face caste discrimination in Britain, says a new report, leading to demands in the country for making it illegal, the Press Trust of India reported Thursday.
To Improve D.C.a s schools - Fire Black Teachers, hire H-1B Asians.
To Improve D.C.'s schools - Fire Black Teachers, hire H-1B Asians. Last month Rob Sanchez reported on the scandalous practice, recently exemplified in Louisiana , of local school districts firing older and therefore more expensive American teachers and replacing them with younger immigrants brought in via the H-1B conduit .
Veterans Day originated as "Armistice Day" on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov.
Indian-origin students among 4 South Asians stabbed in London
Four people suffered stab wounds after a mob of white and black youths set upon Muslim Asian students - including at least six of Indian origin - near the prestigious City University in north London, police and student groups said on Tuesday.
Peter Koo victorious in the 20th Council District
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 12 comments: Anonymous said... I hope that Peter Koo won't be tweeded.
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