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Yello Chick = one part Hello Kitty + two parts Angry Little Asian Girl + three parts Hiro Nakamura. Blend well. Fold in Kurt Vonnegut + Ayn Rand. Bake for 30-something years at 360 degrees until golden brown. Cool on rack. Enjoy!Publications »
Posted in Asian American on 14 January 2009
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Today, Rep. Mike Honda, chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), was a key player in securing a major victory for America’s legal immigrants by ensuring that their children will now receive health insurance. The victory was part of H.R. 2, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization bill, passed today by the US House of Representatives.
Rep. Honda, along with leaders of the Congressional Black and Hispanic Caucuses, pushed to include a provision in the bill allowing states to waive the five-year waiting period for Medicaid and SCHIP imposed on pregnant women and children legally residing in the US.
Previously, all newly-arrived, lawfully-present immigrants were barred for five years from access to health care under the critical federal programs, Medicaid and SCHIP. The language included originated from the Immigrant Children’s Health Improvement Act, introduced in the 110th Congress.
Posted in Politics, War on 23 March 2008
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I just watched the testimonies of military and civilian participants and veterans of the IraQuagmire in “Iraq For Sale;” and, as an American who lost one of my best college friends in WTC2 on 9/11 and has family and friends fighting/working in Iraq now, it’s an understatement to say I’m extremely upset with the Bush administration. I’m livid. Bush & Co. have aided and abetted Halliburton/KBR (and their various spinoffs and cronies) in robbing the American people through no-bid contracts, fraudulent billing, and massive overcharging for extraneous, redundant , and even non-existent jobs. That money should have gone to help our troops, our children, and our economy instead.
* In February 2007, Congressman Henry Waxman, a California Democrat, releaseda report saying that out of the 20 billion dollars charged to the U.S.government by Halliburton, 2.4 billion dollars were “unsupported” and“questioned” costs. *
Posted in Events on 21 March 2008
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Philippines - Talk about getting nailed: The City of San Fernando’s annual Good Friday re-enactment of
Christ’s Passion is set to include not one, not three, but 23 real live
crucifixions, as eager penitents seek to emulate Jesus by being nailed
to crosses. (Other slightly less committed penitents will restrict
themselves to a thorough scourging.)
Church and civil authorities actually frown on the practice, but the
citizens can’t seem to get enough. So, the local government has decided
to go with the flow, and restrict itself to ensuring the nails are
sterilized and that all the crucifixees have a tetanus shot.
Seeing an opportunity to plug their products, Filipino phone outfit Smart Telecommunications and Coca Cola will be
soaking up the goodwill as key sponsors of the mass crucifixion. Smart Telecom and Coca Cola have apparently struck some kind of
sponsorship deal with the government of San Fernando. Presumably this
will help bankroll the preparations the city has to make to deal with
the hordes of tourists and international media who will be descending
on the city.
