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 Dearest AAm Readers,Welcome to February! The Lunar New Year falls on February 14th, also Valentine’s Day. Hopefully, that means there will be much love and joy as we head into 2010, the year of the Tiger. Look on page 14 to see what your Chinese Zodiac has in store for you this year! In celebration of Chinese New Year, the Isle Casino has incorporated some special promotions for the month of February. There will be Chinese beers available at the bars and Chinese food featured at Calypso’s Buffet, Farradday’s Steakhouse and Tradewinds Marketplace. This month, we visit two local businesses in our “Inside Story” section, both of which conduct a variety of services for their customers. Happy Clinic Denver, owned and operated by Dr. Phil Nguyen, provides health treatments ranging from medical marijuana consultations to botox and aesthetic surgeries. Pacific Auction, located in Longmont, hosts a variety of auctions that include auto, estate, firearms and more!
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The story of the Chinese Zodiac is fascinating! It is said that Buddha summoned all the animals to come see him before he departed earth, but only twelve animals appeared. As a reward, Buddha named a year after each one of them. The sequence was determined by a race. It started with the rat that won the race and ended with the last animal, the pig. It's thought that each animal represented in Chinese Zodiac bestows certain characteristics on individuals who are born during the year that particular animal "rules." The Year of the Tiger 2010 is a year of much action, drama, change, crisis, and unpredictability. For every Chinese horoscope sign, this year is one to be active – seizing opportunities and making the most of your talents. Everything happens quickly and dramatically – blink and you could miss an important chance of a lifetime. Rat (1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996) |
Look into the 2010 Chinese Zodiac to get a forecast of what the year holds for you!
Few places in Asia attract so much interest and wonderment as Tibet, yet knowledge of the contemporary art of the region is decidedly limited. In 2006 an internationally ground-breaking CU Art Museum exhibition, “Waves on the Turquoise Lake: Contemporary Expressions of Tibetan Art,” brought a first glimpse of the work of some of the most prominent Tibetan artists to Colorado. Organized jointly with the Mechak Center for Contemporary Tibetan Art, the “Waves on the Turquoise Lake” exhibition was the first major museum exhibition to bring together contemporary Tibetan artists working both inside and outside Tibet and was co-curated by Lisa Tamiris Becker, Director of the CU Art Museum and Tamar Victoria Scoggin, anthropologist. Featuring work by Benchung, Dedron, Namgyal Dorjee, Gade, Gonkar Gyatso, Losang Gyatso, Jhamsang, Kaltse, Kesang Lamdark, Nortse, Tsering Nyandak, Karma Phuntsok, Tenzing Rigdol, Samchung, Shelka, Sodhon, Tsewang Tashi, and Migmar Wangdu, the exhibition highlighted the emerging movements of contemporary art in Tibetan communities across the globe. From interpretations of Tibetan religious scroll paintings (thangkas) to digital and installation art, contemporary Tibetan art explores issues of tradition versus modernity, cultural hybridity, and personal identity through a diverse range of media and perspectives.
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The Board of Directors of the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival is excited to announce that Erin Yoshimura has accepted the position of Executive Director. “It is my great pleasure to announce that Erin Yoshimura has accepted the position of Executive Director,” says Kit Williams, the incoming Board Chair. “Having been both a small business owner and a corporate manager, she brings extensive experience in project management, media relations, strategic planning and working with multi-cultural teams.” Yoshimura, a 4th generation Japanese American, is no stranger to the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival. “Erin was one of the original members of the Operating Committee during CDBF’s first seven years,” notes outgoing CDBF Board Chair Ding Wen Hsu. “Even though her official role was chair of the Performing Arts Committee, she contributed in many other areas. Her project management and organizational skills set an excellent foundation for the festival, and many process and procedures she created are still being used today. Yoshimura is the founder and principal of Empowerful Changes™, and a coach and trainer who specializes in empowering Asian American Pacific Islanders with Emotional Intelligence and Personal Branding workshops. Her previous experience was in the corporate technology sector.
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Erin Yoshimura brings past experience, passion for Asian American Pacific Islander community to the festival’s 10th year celebrationA sari or saree is a female garment born in both Northern and Southern India and is now a symbol for all of India. It is a decorative strip of cloth, ranging from four to nine meters that is draped over the body. The most common style is for the sari to be wrapped around the waist, with one end then draped over the shoulder baring the midriff. The sari is usually worn over a petticoat, with a blouse (choli or ravika) forming the upper garment. The choli has short sleeves and a low neck and is usually cropped. Cholis may be “backless” or halter-style. These are usually more dressy with a lot of embellishments such as embroidery and may be worn on special occasions. The sari can be traced back to the Indus Valley Civilization, (2800-1800 BC) around the western part of the Indian Subcontinent. The earliest known depiction of the sari in the Indian subcontinent is the statue of an Indus valley priest wearing a drape.
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MEET BRANDI SHIGLEY What is your background?
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Pacific Auction Colorado’s Pacific Auction was established in 1976 by August Pacific (hence its name). It originally opened as a weekly estate business, but expanded in 1999 to include a Public Auto Auction. The Public Auto Auction now sells more used cars than any other dealer in the state of Colorado! And because the auction works on volume sales, they offer great prices compared to competing dealerships. Their auction facility in Longmont sells estate and business liquidations. Auctions are held every Wednesday evening at 6:30pm in the 15,000 square foot facility. Owner OJ Pratt said, “We sell hundreds of estates every year. Those estates include antique and contemporary furniture, electronics and cameras as well as collectibles and everything else imaginable.” The Public Auto Auction is held every Saturday morning at 10am and every Wednesday evening at 6pm. The auction sells 300 to 400 cars every Saturday and 120 every Wednesday. “Buyers at our public auto auctions are able to inspect and drive hundreds of vehicles in a short period of time,” said Pratt. “Most of our vehicles sell at 50 or 60% of what comparable vehicles are advertised in the classifieds oron-line listings.” In addition to these, they sell real estate at their auctions, hold Federal Firearms auctions, and conduct several auctions for guns and related items every year. The company has specialists in many different areas, such as antiques, firearms, coins, automobiles, collectibles and contemporary furniture.
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In October of 2009, Phil Nguyen, MD, opened Happy Clinic Denver off Parker Road and Mississippi Avenue. The name, Happy Clinic, exemplifies how all of Dr. Nguyen’s services contribute to one’s personal happiness, whether it be cosmetic services, medical marijuana evaluations for pain and other medical conditions, or men’s issues of low testosterone and erectile dysfunction. The Happy Clinic is versatile in what it has to offer and the clinic helps patients from all different backgrounds. “We have been very successful with the medical marijuana evaluations part of our business,” said Dr. Nguyen. “What separates us from our competition in this area is that we are physician owned. Many dispensaries hire doctors to do the evaluations. Not only is this illegal, but it poses many dangers to the patients.” “Where are the medical records kept? Does the doctor take them home at the end of the day? If they are left at the dispensary, are the records filed and locked away every night as required by HIPAA regulations? Many of these ‘clinics’ are not run by medical people and they do not abide by strict medical regulations.” At Happy Clinic Denver, Dr. Nguyen owns and runs his business completely abiding by strict HIPAA guidelines. With Dr. Nguyen’s background in art, he has a definite advantage when performing aesthetic procedures. Any doctor is licensed to give Botox and Juvederm, but technique and an eye for aesthetics makes the difference between a mediocre result and a great result.
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Chop Chop Boba Shop HOURS Chop Chop Boba Shop in Aurora, Colo. sits on the corner of Peoria and Iliff, in a bustling strip mall alongside Noodles and Co. and Panera Bread. In September of last year, Ron Timm and his wife opened the beverage cafe after spending two decades in the banking industry. The couple reached out to national boba company, Lollicup, to discuss opportunities for franchising. Lollicup was happy to help, but at the time, the Lollicup name was unavailable for use. While visiting the Lollicup headquarters, they discussed other name ideas. Timm threw out “chop chop”, which was followed by “boba shop” shouted by a Lollicup employee, and the rest is history. Everyone liked the name. Although the boba shop has its own name and brand, it uses all Lollicup products and the owners also participated in Lollicup training in California. More Articles... |
