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Stephen Joshua SOLARZ, Congress, NY (1940-2010)

SOLARZ Stephen Joshua , a Representative from New York; born in New York City, September 12, 1940; attended public schools in New York City; B.A., Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass., 1962; M.A.,…

Awkwafina

Name at birth: Nora LumAwkwafina is the stage name of Nora Lum, a New York City media personality who went from a hit YouTube video called "My Vag" to co-starring in Ocean's 8 with Sandra Bullock,…

Got Milk Substitutes

Federal Dietary Guidelines recommend two to three servings of milk, yogurt, or cheese daily in order to ingest the necessary amount of calcium. Yet the majority…

Lan Samantha Chang Biography

Lan Samantha ChangwriterBorn: 1965Birthplace: Appleton, Wisconsin The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Chang left Wisconsin at 18 to attend college at Yale University, where—after trying pre-…

Carlos Bulosan Biography

Carlos BulosanwriterBorn: 11/2/1911 Birthplace: Pangasinan, Philippines One of the earliest and most influential of Asian American writers, Bulosan emigrated from the Philippines in 1931. In…

Polynesian Words

Asian loan words in English by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Asian Loan Words IntroductionWords derived from: Chinese & KoreanJapaneseMalay & TagalogPolynesian Hawaiian hula luau…

Julie Chu

Name at birth: Julie ChuJuile Chu is the hockey player whose long amateur and pro career has included four selections to the U.S. women's Olympic team. Julie Chu was born in Connecticut and played…

Gregg Araki Biography

Gregg Arakidirector, screenwriterBirthplace: New York City Independent filmmaker Araki has established himself as one of the leading voices of gay cinema. Despite the subversive nature of his…

Payback

Director: Brian Helgeland Writers: Helgeland and Terry Hayes Paramount; R; 110 minutes Release: 2/99 Cast: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello and Kris Kristofferson…

Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin is the Asian-American point guard whose sudden rise in the NBA made him the toast of New York in 2012. Before that moment, said The New York Times, Lin had been "an unheralded prospect, a…