Hawai’i Chamber to Honor June Jones at Five-Star Aloha

June Jones, former head coach of the University of Hawai’i football team, and architect of one of the most impressive turnarounds in NCAA football history, will be honored in San Francisco on May 1 with the Sixth Annual Kulia I Ka Nu’u Award. Event website here.

This coveted award is given by the Hawai’i Chamber of Commerce of Northern California to recognize leaders and role models with ties to the Islands who have contribut...Read more

‘Emerging APA Swing Vote?’ Event with APABA-LA

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County ( www.apabala.org) is again presenting a panel discussion as our Sixth Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month event.  The topic this year is “The Next Sleeping Giant: Is There An Emerging Asian Pacific American Swing Vote?”

The event happens Wednesday, May 14, from 7 to 9 p.m...Read more

Debate Watching Party with Chinese for Affirmative Action

Come watch Barack and Hillary with CAA on Wednesday, April 16, 6 p.m., at Tosca Cafe in North Beach, 242 Columbus Ave.! Join CAA staff and board for a drink after work as we gather to watch the next democratic candidate debate. The prime-time televised debate in Philadelphia is in advance of the April 22 Pennsylvania primary and moderated by ABC News anchors Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos. The debate won’t be shown until 8pm but please come...Read more

Ali Wong to Cause Big Trouble in Little Berkeley

Ali Wong, one of my favorite comediennes, will be performing at BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE BERKELEY, presented by the UC Berkeley Cal Alumni Association Chinese Chapter, on Sunday, April 13, at 145 Dwinelle, Berkeley.

Randall Park, Kevin Camia and Joey Guila are also performing.

A 7 p.m. reception takes place before the 8 p.m. show. Tickets are $8 for students, $15 for CAA Chinese Chapter Members and $20 for Ge...Read more

Salsa Dancing Fundraiser to Support Teachers

Kristin Bijur, Miriam Warren, Chandra Yee and San Francisco school board member Norman Yee are hosting an Apr. 21 event at Café Cocomo on 650 Indiana Street (at Mariposa), San Francisco, to support the upcoming Proposition A on the June 3 primary election ballot.

The proposition, titled San Francisco Quality Teacher and Education Act of 2008, is asking voters to support a parcel tax initiative that would provide the school district funding to raise teachers salary to make us competitive with other district...Read more

Re-envisioning Community: An Exhibition of Hapa Issues Forum

Alec MacDonald sent an email recently promoting the opening of “Re-envisioning Community: Hapa Issues Forum, 1992-2007″ next Sunday, April 13, from 2-4 p.m. at the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS), 1684 Post Street, in San Francisco’s Japantown. The opening falls on the first weekend of the 2008 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival.

“Re-envisioning Community” is an exhibition of HIF’s fifteen-year history through p...Read more

Tribute and Roast to JCCCNC’s Paul Osaki

The Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California will celebrate its 35th anniversary with a tribute and roast to executive director Paul Osaki on Saturday, September 13, at the Westin St. Francis Hotel.

Paul has been top dog at JCCCNC for more than 20 years and is a fixture of San Francisco’s Japantown. The tributes and roasts from the celebrities, elected officials and community members are almost certa...Read more