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You often hear people in sushi bars ask for dry, or “karakuchi,” sake. But what exactly does this mean? Does it have to do with sweetness vs. acidity, as in wine, or do other factors come into play?
Sweetness is present in all sakes to a greater or lesser degree. This month’s Aftertaste kicks off with a tasting game to see how well we can actually judge dryness. Then it’s on to the tasting tables, where 40 different labels ...Read more
Here’s a list of AADP’s upcoming drives. We’d love any volunteer help, so if anyone’s able to help, please let us know! There is another potential venue where we can hold a drive at, depending on volunteer availability. (Southern Alameda County Buddhist Betsuin Bazaar) on the same weekend. We have the AADP staff, let us know if anyone wants to head it up.
July 12, 2008 (Saturday)
San Jose Obon Festival (at least 5 [English-speakers welcome] volunteers to help flyer)
At the San Jose Buddh...Read more
The Asian Business League San Francisco ( www.ablsf.org) on Thursday, July 24, presents “Unwritten Strategies for Successfully Navigating Corporate Politics” — an evening where you can acquire some real-world practical tips on navigating corporate politics. As usual, this seminar is FREE for ABL-SF members, so if you’re not an ABL-SF member, JOIN NOW and attend the seminar FREE of charge! Read more
Asian Law Caucus executive director Titi Liu today emailed supporters to let the community know that she’s officially on board now and to kick off a series of quarterly email updates. This is the first:
Dear friends,
I wanted to reach out to let the Caucus’ many supporters know that I am officially on board now. Since I was appointed in February, so many people have been very generous with their time, sharing their perspectives on the legacy and...Read more
The 15th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival, the largest celebration of Filipino Americans in San Francisco, takes place on Saturday, August 9, and Sunday, August 10, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, at Yerba Buena Gardens, on Mission between 3rd and 4th Streets in San Francisco. (more…)
Natalise, Mud and Paul Kim will headline a Benefit Concert for Burma and Sichuan organized by Curtis Chin and Myron Lee and presented by AsianWeek on Saturday, August 2, from 7 p.m. at Glas Kat Nightclub, 520 4th Street, San Francisco. (more…)
A&PI Wellness Center is sponsoring a panel presentation on Methamphetamine usage and its effects on the Asian & Pacific Islanders today from Noon to 2 p.m. in the Banyan Room of the A&PI Wellness Center, 730 Polk Street, San Francisco. (more…)
A Friday radio segment by KQED’s Oanh Ha on Asian American politics mentions Assembly candidate Paul Fong and includes a comment on Paul’s leadership by Michele Lew of AACI. (more…)
AsianWeek reader Michael Wong penned a letter to the editor in which he shares his personal experience with JROTC. And how he’s now participating in the peace movement. (more…)
The feature that imports my blog posts from hapihour.org keeps shutting down. The last time this happened, I tried deleting all my settings and starting over. Seemed to work fine for a month or two, but the importing stopped again. Check out my latest posts at hapihour.org.
