Transpacific articles from October 1994

Transpacific archives from October 1994

Chi & me.(science behind acupuncture)
October 1, 1994... One of the difficulties facing anyone who deals with traditional Chinese medicine is that it just doesn't make sense. Sure, it works. You can clinically observe acupuncture taking the place of surgical anesthetic, or do a test study on the...

Dirty Harry's movie: is Harry Dang the Vietnamese Spike Lee?(film actor/director/producer)(Interview)
October 1, 1994... Harry Dang sits comfortably in the office of International Cinema Unlimited. As in every movie producer's office, the desk is covered with headshots of actresses and the walls are adorned with movie posters. Most prominent amongst them is a...

Karaoke=Kurobe.(Akihiko 'Roger' Kurobe)(Management)(Interview)
October 1, 1994... In America, karaoke is something you do when you've had a drink or two and don't mind making a fool of yourself. In Asia, karaoke is a way of life. It's what you do with family, friends, at business functions, at parties, and even by...

Designing man.(Honolulu architect Charles Lau)(Interview)
October 1, 1994... If there's anyone who represents the ideal of the Pacific executive, it's Charles Lau. Young, handsome, well-traveled, overworked, ear glued to a cel phone, breaking new round in his chosen profession and loving every minute of it, Lau is the...

Comeback kid. (California Democrat Mark Takano)
October 1, 1994... Normally, right before election day, political headquarters for any candidate starts to look like a three ring circus. The headquarters of 33 year old Democratic candidate Mark Takano is no exception. This is Takano's second bout with his...

Greater Korea: the once and future nation. (potential for Korean reunification)
October 1, 1994... While Cold Warriors and pundits warn of the worst from Pyongyang, the Korean Peninsula is moving quietly, inexorably, toward unification. A more suspenseful geopolitical thriller is hard to imagine. The last dying ember of Stalinism and...

Young lawyers in droves. (Asian American law school graduates; includes related article on bar exams)
October 1, 1994... Law was once an exclusively WASP domain - the accepted and expected profession for the scions of upscale, old-money families. But an interesting thing began to happen around the 1960s: young Jewish professionals, culturally and historically...

The Wongs of Tahiti. (influential Wong family)
October 1, 1994... The Aranui cruises into Hatiheu, another South Pacific paradisiacal port-of-call. Grey, spiky columns thrust upwards out of the verdant mountains, piercing melting marshmallow clouds. One rocky formation, hundreds of feet up, resembles a...

Only the best: lunch with Gabrielle and Christophe Choo. (in Beverly Hills, California)(Interview)
October 1, 1994... The Bistro Gardens in Beverly Hills is more than just a good restaurant. It is a power spot. The wealthy, The powerful, the beautiful and the social come to the Bistro Gardens on Friday afternoons to see and be seen. An anthropologist could...

To the stars. (excerpts from actor George Takei's autobiography 'To The Stars')
October 1, 1994... Memories are our most precious possessions. They are the ultimate connective links to our past. My internment camp remembrances may be only a child's fragments of history, incomplete, disjointed and simplistically intense. But I treasure...

Asian family primetime: ABC bets that an Asian TV family can pull ratings - and profits - with its 'All American Girl.'
October 1, 1994... On a recent muggy August day in Burbank, an excited cast and crew are oblivios to the outside world inside the Walt Disney Studios' closed air-conditioned soundstage. The set looks like the prototypical American model home; muted jewel-toned...

The eye of the beholder. (1994 Miss Universe Pageant in the Philippines)
October 1, 1994... Anyone who has spent any time in the Philippines knows that Secretary Carlos's statement is no joke. But when you are trying to change the country's image as the "sick man of Asia," it is probably wise to rule out the second option....

Market forces. (Asian food stores in the U.S.)
October 1, 1994... Venice, California. Anybody who lives west of the Rockies is probably able to conjure a mental picture after hearing the name: bronzed blondes in bikinis,. beefy steroid abusers pumping iron at the original Gold's Gym, people cruising to the...

Father knows West. (actor Sihung Lee discusses his film 'Eat Drink Man Woman')(Interview)
October 1, 1994... When Ang Lee's wildly successful movie The Wedding Banquet opened outside its native Taiwan, international audiences found themselves spellbound by its passionate charm. Rarely before have mainstream movies been able to handle a homosexual...

To the Stars.
October 1, 1994... Pity the rare celebrity who actually writes and publishes a compelling autobiography! Regardless of its literary merit, its success - or lack thereof - is controlled by two expectations: first. that it offer up generous servings of celebrity...

Talking at royalty.(hosting Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan)(Column)
October 1, 1994... They approached in slow, measured steps. I suppose this was what is described as stately. But it seemed hesitant - almost shy. I was meeting Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles....

Asian America 2004: Asians will be the next generation's American elite.
October 1, 1994... Let's take a sneak peek at the year 2004. Solar-powered flying cars and intelligent homes are nice, but as we peer into the future the most compelling vision concerns the position we Asians will enjoy in American society. We will be...