02 Jul 2009

News in Austin

Food, events, movies and great local Austin people.

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A place for Asian American politics

George Luc is interested in local politics, ... more

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Making Vietnamese American history in Austin

The Vietnamese American community in Austin ... more

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Get Sum Dim Sum all day, every day

You love dim sum, but you don’t love ... more

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Have you eaten yet?

It’s no secret Asians love food. To ... more

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New art gallery at Hsiang Yun Temple

Picture beautiful art, Buddhist chanting and ... more

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CAAAD Endorsements

The Capital Area Asian-American Democrats ... more

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Mentoring the next generation of leaders

For Amy Wong Mok, it was a professor who ... more

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South Asian New Year Celebration

Austin South Asians showcased ethnic ... more

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Mayoral candidates address Asian community

Austin mayoral candidates addressed about 50 ... more

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Celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival

The Dragon Boat Festival in Austin, now in ... more

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Talking Asian American politics

Have you ever tried to define Asian American ... more

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Preservation 101: How to start a personal archive

Archives are precious treasures. They are ... more

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American Crossroads conference at UT

The African American community of Austin is ... more

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A five chili pepper event

By the end of the day, the crowd was up on ... more

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Crossing Borders: Immigration in Global Cinema

The Austin Film Society presents “Crossing ... more

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Racist "Go home" comment deserves censure

Have you ever been told to “Go back where ... more

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Chinatown Center avoids foreclosure

The Chinatown Center owner reached an ... more

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In good company with Asian Business Women

It started with a desire to bring women from ... more

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SAHELI spices things up

Imagine that you are a recent immigrant to ... more

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Groundbreaking Vietnamese American exhibit

Following the Vietnam War in 1975, thousands ... more

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Foreclosure, but Chinatown Center not expected to close

The Chinatown Center has been posted for ... more

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Gala honors Green Innovation

It was a colorful celebration at the Texas ... more

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Films of the Middle East and North Africa

Check out the Austin Film Society's upcoming ... more

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Chinatown Center New Year celebration

The Asian New Year went off with a ... more

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New play "Lidless" awakens awareness

Guantanamo Bay is once again in the ... more

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VACAT's Tet Festival

Nearly 2,000 people celebrated the Lunar New ... more

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Chanting in the New Year

It was a beautiful start to the new year ... more

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New Year fun at Asian American Cultural Center

Five festive lions danced their way through ... more

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Austin welcomes Ox Year

President-elect Barack Obama is an ox, which ... more

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Late night dim sum downtown

A little over a year since Chinatown ... more

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Asian American politics study underway

Growing up, my family was fairly ... more

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Vietnamese history and culture celebrated

The room was abuzz with excited chatter. ... more

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Discover Asia banquet awards

The Austin Asian American Chamber of ... more

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Austin to Beijing, a year studying abroad

What’s it like to spend a year in China ... more

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Diversity of martial arts at Martial Art Festival

Master Shi Fu Hwang dreamed of bringing ... more

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Asian American play explores the afterlife

In 410 [GONE], a play by Frances Ya-Chu ... more

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Austin Asian American Film Festival fifth year

Asians have been so rare in movies and ... more

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4 year old honored for character

Learning to share is probably one of the ... more

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New Iron Chef winner reigns supreme

Chef Chad Pritchard is Austin's newest ... more

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Sample Asian foods and excitement

This weekend is your chance to enjoy a ... more

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Asian American political group endorses Obama

80-20, a national, nonpartisan, Political ... more

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On Stage with Leng Wong

Local Asian actress Leng Wong talks with ... more

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Local student presidential scholar

Westlake High student Christina M. Chang was ... more

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Dragon Boats fly down Lady Bird Lake

A record crowd of about 5,000 attended this ... more

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Notable Asians honored at Asia Fest 2008

Held at the future home of the Asian ... more

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Help Donate to Myanmar Relief Efforts

As part of its Global Citizenship endeavor, ... more

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Putting Austin on the multicultural arts MAP

The goal of one Austin-based arts group is ... more

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Chinatown Center sets off Pig Year with a bang

On Feb. 17 and 18, crowds gathered for some ... more

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Austin Hindu Temple and Community Center

Phase one of the Austin Hindu Temple and ... more

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Welcoming the year of the golden boar

The Asian American Cultural Center in ... more