Monthly Archives: January 2009

Nutter announces Asian American Affairs Commission; Asians surprisingly unangered about the casinos

By admin | January 9, 2009

Only a couple hours after he finished asking President-elect Barack Obama for money, Mayor Nutter tonight signed his first executive order of 2009 to reconstitute the Commission on Asian American Affairs. The purpose of the commission, he and commission members said, was to address the concerns and issues within the Asian American community in Philadelphia.
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Palo Alto

By admin | January 6, 2009

I recently returned from a 2.5 week vacation in California, a last hurrah to punctuate 4.5 years of higher education. Now is when I emerge from an academic cocoon and find interesting ways to pay rent and heating bills.
I spent most of my formative life in California, but my time spent in Philadelphia has highlighted [...]

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