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The administration of President Barack Obama, whose official blogger while Obama was a candidate came under attack for hanging a Communist Party flag in his Harvard apartment, apparently has given permission to raise the emblem of Communist China over the south lawn of the White House. The plan, reported by several English-language Chinese media outlets, has raised concern among those who are working to guard the United States from outside influences that could be threats. According to the Global Times English-language edition, the national flag of the communist People's Republic of China on Sept. 20 will be raised for the...

Assemblyman Paul Fong, D-Mountain View, wants us to remember that when the Statue of Liberty was unveiled in New York Harbor in 1886, welcoming immigrants from around the world to America, there should have been a sign posted in front that said: "Everyone except Chinese."

Note: Audio is included at the link. # QUOTE: Press Room: Inside the FBI Chinese-Americans Receive Phone Threats, 05/22/09 Listen with Windows Media Player Also available on iTunes Mr. Schiff: Hello I’m Neal Schiff and welcome to Inside the FBI, a weekly podcast about news, cases, and operations. Investigations are underway across the United States of telephone threats to Chinese-Americans. Mr. Phillips: “We really hope that they’ll reach out to their law enforcement; local law enforcement to report it. They can also reach out to their local FBI office; we’ve got 56 field divisions across the country.” Mr. Schiff: That’s...

China, wary of the troubled US economy, has already "canceled America's credit card" by cutting down purchases of debt, a US congressman said Thursday. China has the world's largest foreign reserves, believed to be mostly in dollars, along with around 800 billion dollars in US Treasury bonds, more than any other country. Representative Mark Kirk, a member of the House Appropriations Committee and co-chair of a group of lawmakers promoting relations with Beijing, said China had "very legitimate" concerns about its investments. "It would appear, quietly and with deference and politeness, that China has canceled America's credit card," Kirk told...

President Barack Obama will "likely" name Gary Locke, the first Chinese-American governor in US history as his pick for Commerce Secretary, a senior administration official said Monday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's likely third pick for Commerce secretary is former Washington Gov. Gary Locke, a senior administration official said Monday. Locke, a Democrat, was the nation's first Chinese-American governor when he served two terms in the Washington statehouse from 1997 to 2005.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- President-elect Barack Obama will nominate Nobel laureate Steven Chu as energy secretary and Lisa Jackson to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, according to media reports Wednesday. Obama is also expected to name Carol Browner as energy 'czar,' the reports said. Chu, a Chinese-American, won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1997.

Thousands of Chinese Americans protested outside CNN's offices in Hollywood this morning, calling for the dismissal of commentator Jack Cafferty, whose recent remarks about Chinese goods and the Beijing government inflamed a community already angry about international condemnations directed at the host country of the upcoming Olympics. The protesters lined Sunset Boulevard from Cahuenga Boulevard to Wilcox Avenue chanting "Cafferty, Fire," and singing patriotic Chinese songs. "We understand free speech," said Lake Wang, 39, of Thousand Oaks. "But what if Cafferty said this about other racial groups? I think he would be fired. I think he's jealous of China." The...

SAN DIEGO – More than 300 Chinese and Chinese-Americans cheered and waved the two nations' flags Monday morning on a pier at San Diego Naval Base, a noisy greeting for two Chinese navy ships making a rare visit to U.S. mainland port. Hundreds of Chinese sailors in white uniforms with blue neckerchiefs stood stiffly at the rails of the destroyer Qingdao and the auxiliary ship Hongzehu as they cruised into port. It was only the second visit ever of People's Liberation Army vessels to San Diego, and the first since 1997. Chinese-American dancers and drummers entertained before a pierside ceremony....

Spies 'stole secrets' to arm Chinese military By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles Last Updated: 11:57pm BST 27/09/2007 Two Silicon Valley computing engineers have been charged with economic espionage for allegedly conspiring to steal sensitive microchip designs they hoped to use to go into business with the Chinese military. Lan Lee, an American, and Yuefei Ge, who is Chinese, are accused of stealing trade secrets from their employer, NetLogics Microsystems, and a second company, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation. The two men allegedly set up a business, SICO Microsystems, for the purpose of developing and marketing products using the stolen...

NEW YORK (AFP) — A Chinese-American businessman whose huge donations caused a major embarrassment to the Democratic Party last month has been charged over a 60 million dollar fraud scheme, prosecutors said Thursday.Norman Hsu, who was believed to be one of the top donors to Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, was charged by New York prosecutors with fraud and violating federal campaign finance laws.Hsu, 56, operated two companies through which he recruited victims by guaranteeing high rates of return on short-term investments, paying them with money handed over by newer investors in the scheme, prosecutors said.He later...

Despite the vast Pacific between them, China has long enjoyed close ties with the state of Washington and Seattle, and they are growing closer every day. As early as the 1860s, workers from China came to the West Coast of the United States, including Washington state and Seattle, where they contributed to the development of the local economy. Washington state was one of the first states to trade with China and has always been a leader in China-U.S. trade. Seattle has been America's "Gateway to the Orient." In 1979, the first Chinese cargo ship, "Liulinhai," bearing the five-star flag, arrived...

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH Al Gore’s youngest daughter, Sarah, doesn’t do the red carpet much — but the UCSF medical student recently walked down a different colored aisle, after bringing a cute Chinese American businessman home to mum and dad. Sarah met Bill Lee, a 36-year-old businessman, while visiting Los Angeles, and it must’ve been love at first sight because news of their engagement was a flutter ‘round the magical month of June. Meanwhile, Bill’s sibs and cousins will suffer future family get-togethers trying to top his foray into the new court.

Issues & Insights With Leaders Like These... Leadership: Becoming the latest prominent Democrat intent on harming our stature in the world, Sen. Dianne Feinstein told Chinese-American leaders the U.S. has no commitment to defend free Taiwan against China.

In remarks certain to please visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Thursday told a gathering of Chinese-American business and cultural leaders in San Francisco that the United States has no obligation to defend Taiwan if it provokes China into a military confrontation. Feinstein's comments came on a day when Hu and President Bush sat down together in Washington to discuss a range of issues -- including Taiwan, which China regards as the No. 1 issue in U.S.-China relations. Before his first U.S. visit this week, Hu urged Taiwanese leaders to resume talks with China and called...

The recent murder of Allen Ngai Leung, a famous Chinese-American community leader in San Francisco's Chinatown, has exposed a political tension that has silenced many of Chinatown's leaders who favor Taiwan and are against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Leung was killed at the scene by a masked gunman disguised as a robber, who fired four shots into Leung after breaking into his business, Wonkow International Enterprises, located at the intersection of Jackson Street and Kearny Street on the afternoon of February 27. The police and the majority of the Chinese-American community leaders in Chinatown have largely been keeping silent...

By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 57 minutes ago LOS ANGELES - A Chinese-American engineer and two family members who allegedly conspired to steal sensitive information about Navy warships and smuggle it to China were indicted Tuesday on federal charges, authorities said. The grand jury indictment charges Chi Mak, 65, his wife and brother with acting as agents of a foreign government without prior notification to the U.S. attorney general, according to the U.S. attorney's office. Federal officials said Mak took computer disks from Anaheim defense contractor Power Paragon, where he was lead engineer on a sensitive research...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A Chinese-American engineer appeared in federal court Thursday on charges of conspiring to steal sensitive information about U.S. Navy warships and smuggle it to China. With his hands shackled, Chi Mak stood quietly in a Santa Ana federal court as a magistrate judge agreed to his request for a new defense lawyer. Mak, a naturalized U.S. citizen from China, was arrested Oct. 28 on charges of stealing government property, aiding and abetting, transportation of stolen goods and conspiracy. He was held without bond last week after authorities accused him of taking computer disks from Anaheim...

Should school children pledge allegiance in the morning? ... ... remarks: What, my daughter will be required to pledge such thing, everyday? Yes, it's brainwashing school children; you are absolutely right. The inserting of "under God” to the pladge is a product of McCarthy era, which is the darkest age in US history. Meanwhile “In God we trust” was recognized as “National Motto”. I think Bush presidency shares more with McCarthy era than Iraqi war shares with Vietnam War. My only hope is, evangelicals will shoot in their foot when they get an upper hand. I did a small survey...

On September 13th, over 5,000 Chinese gathered outside Waldorf-Astoria that visiting Chinese president Hu is sheduled to stay, chanting and dancing for 5 hours, waving Chinese communist flag. (Other sources: for security reason Hu didn't show up. The Chinese well wishers finally got angry and turned to their organizers, then left the street scene a mess.)

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Authorities raided 17 Chinese restaurants around Michigan that they suspect of ducking millions of dollars in taxes and importing undocumented workers as a "modern version of indentured servants." Search warrants were also served at 21 homes of suspected undocumented Chinese workers. Dozens were involved in the scheme, State Police Lt. Curt Schram said. "It cost them X number of dollars to come to this country and they're trying to work off that debt," Schram said. Investigators believe one family or related families own the restaurants, which are mostly in the central and west-central areas of the...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Authorities raided 17 Chinese restaurants around Michigan that they suspect of ducking millions of dollars in taxes and importing undocumented workers as a "modern version of indentured servants." Search warrants were also served at 21 homes of suspected undocumented Chinese workers. Dozens were involved in the scheme, State Police Lt. Curt Schram said. "It cost them X number of dollars to come to this country and they're trying to work off that debt," Schram said. Investigators believe one family or related families own the restaurants, which are mostly in the central and west-central areas of the...

Forget "The Apprentice." For real competition, check out "The Applicant" - a contest in which high-achieving Asian kids from New Jersey's moneyed suburbs jockey for the Ivy League. Consider the case of a Chinese-American girl at Holmdel High School. Her grades and test scores were top-notch, she ran cross-country and she was an accomplished pianist. Still, her prospects seemed uncertain. The problem: her all-too-familiar profile. She didn't, and couldn't, stand out among her peers. She ranked in the top 20 percent in the highly competitive school where nearly a fifth of the students are Asian. "We needed to get her...

<p>A new power structure is taking shape in Cupertino.</p> <p>You can see it when the city council, led by a Chinese-American mayor, votes to name the new community center after a Chinese-American donor. Or the city adds a unity festival -- during the Lunar New Year. Or when town leaders look to Asian stores and consumers to save Vallco Fashion Park, Cupertino's regional mall.</p>

GAMBLING debtors brutally beaten. Illegal immigrants held hostage. Rivals shot. They are some of the claims made against two Chinese crime gangs allegedly behind a string of illegal gambling parlours, people smuggling rackets and counterfeit goods rings in New York, according to US officials. Federal, state and city law enforcement officials have laid charges against 51 people during a sweep through Manhattan and Queens over the weekend, reported the New York Times. More arrests are expected. But the alleged leaders of both gangs, Lim Shang, 31, and Wang Shao Feng, 31, are already in custody, said US Attorney David Kelley....

Iris Chang, the Chinese American historical author, was found dead Wednesday, November 10 2004. The initial assessment was that she committed suicide in her car. A best selling and critically acclaimed author whose sole literary desire is to prevent Chinese history from being rewritten or forgotten would somehow find life too meaningless or difficult to continue living and thus mysteriously kill herself? C'mon. I've heard more plausible explanations on reruns of the 1980's cop drama 'Hunter.' Or the film 'The Whole Nine Yards' for that matter. I'ts more believeable to say that Chang was found trying out for the Zimbabwe...

Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.), who says he is the first and only Chinese-American to serve in the House, has raised funds from Chinese-Americans across the country. Now, his Iranian-born Republican challenger is using a similar tactic in her own fundraising. Goli Ameri, a telecommunications consultant, has used her connections within the Iranian-American community to raise money for her campaign to unseat the third-term Democrat. Ameri has raised over $550,000 from Iranian-Americans, according to her campaign. Early in the campaign, Tim Phillips, one of Ameri’s opponents in the May 19 primary, suggested that because of her Iranian descent, she would not...

Why I (a Chinese American) Vote For Bush yxm_2004 Consider these facts: · The majority of the minority votes went to democrat party last election. Among minorities, black votes went 9 to 1 in favor of democrat party. Asian voted Republican Party only 3 out of 10. · The most recent poll showed that minority would vote for democrat party pretty much the same way as last election. · A Chinese American student walked into a conference room where the high school Young Republican Club was holding a meeting. Those young republicans immediately thought that Chinese girl stepped into the...

My Life and History By Allan Lo With hope for a better future, I embarked on a poignant journey. On May 10, 1976, I arrived at the San Francisco International Airport with Mr. Chiu. Mr. Chiu was my sponsor, and he was the only person that I knew in the U.S. In exchange, I promised him a three years work contract as a cook in his restaurant in Austin, Texas. I began a new life as an immigrant searching for the American dream. Mr. Chiu and I stayed in San Francisco overnight, In the following day, we flew to Texas....

This is a photo from a recent Chinese language publication. The fellow is ID'd as a major donor. Teresa's smile -- that's less coming out of her Heinz fortune -- and the prominence of the photo op indeed indicate this guy is a big donor. The blond is said to be big donor's wife. Big donor is described as a doctor and is named Cai Zihuang in Chinese. I think he's from the Southern California area but don't know. Maybe he is just a dumb fool or maybe he is this years John Huang or Charlie Trie. Kerry is in...

Kerry, Bush accused of ignoring Asian voters BY KARL SCHOENBERGER Knight Ridder Newspapers SAN JOSE, Calif. - (KRT) - Underscoring the sensitivity of ethnic identity and being included in presidential politics, Asian American media outlets are accusing Democrats and Republicans of ignoring Asians in their efforts to attract minority voters. New California Media, a San Francisco-based advocacy organization representing ethic media nationwide, took aim at the Kerry-Edwards campaign last week after the Democratic ticket announced it would spend $1 million on advertising in Latino media and $2 million to reach African Americans, but said nothing about reaching out to Chinese,...

LOS ANGELES -- An estimated 7,000 people rallied in San Francisco Sunday to protest same-sex marriages. The rally in the city's Sunset District was billed by its organizers as showing support among Christians. Many of the leaders of the protest, and a sizable portion of the crowd were Chinese Americans. Speakers addressed the crowd in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. Organizers say the rally drew members of more than 150 Bay Area churches. A handful of people showed up in opposition to the protest. The City of San Francisco issued about 4,000 marriage licenses in about a month's time before the...

<p>One of America's fastest growing minorities will vote against President Bush this year, according to a poll of Chinese- and Taiwanese-Americans. The poll also suggests that Taiwanese respondents are generally dissatisfied with President Chen Shui-bian, who faces a re-election vote on the island today.</p>

No electricity, but plenty of fireworks at Lawndale bank March 6, 2004 BY TAMMY CHASE Business Reporter Ministers and protesters converged on the Community Bank of Lawndale on Friday to object to the bank's sale to the Chinese-American-owned International Bank of Chicago, but were met with a power outage at the West Side bank that kept it closed and wouldn't allow protesters to withdraw their money. The 1-1/2-hour protest became a war of words, with protesters accusing the bank of staging the outage and questioning why the largely African-American community's only bank wasn't in black hands. A spokesman for ComEd...

Kerry launches first election website in Chinese With the North Carolina Senator Edwards' decision to withdraw from the election campaign on March 2, John Kerry, the Massachusetts Senator won the Democratic Party's nomination as candidate for the White House. Kerry is now actively selecting his election mate and assuming the posture of readiness to compete with Bush for the next presidential throne. With continuous increase in population of Chinese origin in the U.S., Chinese Americans have become a force that cannot be neglected in election. It is reported that Kerry has set up an election website in Chinese, the first...

U-San Bernardino County Sun Every dish tells a story about Chinese New Year By Natalie HaughtonL.A. Daily News Food Editor Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - When you grow up in a traditional Chinese household, celebrating the Chinese New Year with a lot of good food is a huge deal - right up there with Christmas, says Ming Tsai, co-author of the recently released "Simply Ming," his second cookbook, with Arthur Boehm. "Traditionally on Chinese New Year's day, you don't cook," notes Tsai, adding that his family made hundreds of dumplings - pork, shrimp, garlic chive - on the eve...

A Chinese-American dissident who won global sympathy after Beijing police locked up her five-year-old son yesterday admitted to working as a Communist secret agent. Gao Zhan pleaded guilty to sending almost £1 million of sensitive American technology to China for use in missiles. She also pleaded guilty in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, to tax evasion, as did her husband, Xue Donghua. Gao told the court she sent 80 computer chips to China without the required authorisation of the United States Department of Commerce. She faces up to 13 years in prison, and hundreds of thousands of pounds in...

Many Chinese Americans are feeling dread in the wake of the arrest of Capt. James Yee, a Muslim chaplain stationed at Fort Lewis Army Base, Wash. The case brings back memories of the prosecution -- some would say persecution -- of Dr. Wen Ho Lee. Lee, the Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist, was arrested by the FBI in 1999 on espionage charges and found not guilty after months in solitary confinement. President Clinton later apologized to him, though Dr. Lee's career as a scientist was already ruined. Yee's arrest is as troubling as Dr. Lee's, says Ling Chi Wang, a...