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It’s always an honor to be invited to The White House. This time out it was for the ending of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Of course, the day was highlighted by a talk by Barack Obama. It was a warm occasion. I’ll add more quite soon.
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Korean Twin Documentary. They’re homeless in Washington DC, and the documentary is in Korean and runs slowly online. It goes to show that anyone can end up on the streets. (Documentary link) The story in KoreanAm explains their story with more detail. (KoreanAm – Homeless Twins)
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He then called Polish people, Pollacks which might lead him to a new problem. This is the best part about this is they republished the “Marion Barry playbook” from the Washington Post The Asian tempest, you must understand, has been a mini-version of Barry’s various other public cycles of infamy and redemption. They go something like this: 1. Make a mistake. 2. Say you were misunderstood or taken out of context. Alternately, offer other excuses. 3. Give apology-of-sorts, saying sorry for giving “offense” or taking partial responsibility while deflecting full accountability. 4. Endure ongoing public rebuke. 5. Complete cycle by begging forgiveness in friendly territory — more often than not, in a church.
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The DC Council Seat holder makes a comment: “We’ve got to do something about these Asians coming in, opening up businesses, those dirty shops. They ought to go, I’ll just say that right now, you know. But we need African-American businesspeople to be able to take their places, too.” Asian business are plenty dirty. As many say, the dirtier, the tastier. A clean one is suspect. Right? A cleaner shop is generally better, but Mr Barry, are African American shops cleaner? Is dirtier, tastier? Does it matter? It’s an “oops” by a guy who has had his share of making Oops. All we recall is his comment that went something like, “That Bitch, she set me up” (Washington Post – Marion B)
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Yes they’re real and available. The two stamps making one panoramic looks cool since both halves work on their own. (USPS – Cherry Blossom Stamps)
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