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Margie Rice, Ancient Westminster Mayor, Still Hates Vietnamese After All These Years
- Sunday, 15 April 2012 05:46
- Gustavo Arellano
Today, Westminster is the heart of Little Saigon, but for decades it was a nasty place where white made right--this was the setting for the Mendez, et al vs. Westminster, et al case after all. And the last bastion of that old guard is longtime Mayor Margie Rice, a coffin-dodger if ever there was one, who seems to be surviving the ravages of age solely on the power of her own anti-Vietnamese bile.
San Diego: Planning Commission Delays Decision on Dai Dang Monastery
- Monday, 12 March 2012 17:31
- Gary Warth
Members of the San Diego County Planning Commission indicated they did not have major concerns with a proposal to expand a Buddhist monastery after hearing four hours of testimony Friday, but delayed a decision for at least a month to allow staff members time to answer a couple of questions.
U.S. Top Draw for Christians And Buddhists
- Friday, 09 March 2012 04:22
- By TAMARA AUDI
The U.S. is the top destination for Christian and Buddhist immigrants, according to a study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center, reflecting a decadeslong surge in migration from Latin America and a quest by Chinese to improve their economic lot.
An Opportunity: Zen Ministerial Training In a Buddhist Monastic Setting
- Saturday, 04 February 2012 06:27
- Tom Shogen Hawkins
San Francisco, CA (USA) -- Currently, the American and Japanese Zen Buddhist organizations (Soto Zen Buddhist Association and the International Sotoshu) are discussing training standard for Zen priests.
"Something Has to Change": Blacks in American Buddhism
- Wednesday, 01 February 2012 22:26
- Lawrence Pintak
Lawrence Pintak tells the compelling stories of three African-American dharma teachers. He asks them why American Buddhism attracts so few people of color and what can be done about it.
Forum: Why Is American Buddhism So White?
- Wednesday, 01 February 2012 21:13
- Buddhadharma Forum
Our panel looks at the problem of “whiteness’ in American Buddhism and what can be done—and in some cases is being done—to make it more diverse.
Occupy Buddha: Reflections on Occupy Wall Street
- Wednesday, 01 February 2012 17:44
- Lewis Richmond
The word "Buddha" means to wake up. More precisely it means to see what is really going on (in other words, "dharma"), and understand that it has always been so.
Buddhist group offers path to inner peace at historic Azusa mansion
- Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:53
- J. D. Velasco
AZUSA - Smack dab in the middle of the Rosedale housing project is a mansion with a colorful history and surprising modern-day use.
Local Asian Buddhists putting down roots with help from ‘traveling monk’
- Friday, 27 January 2012 03:53
- LAURA STETSER
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP– The local Asian Buddhist community was busy preparing this week for one of its largest celebrations, the Lunar New Year.
The smell of vegetarian dishes wafted through the home of Phuong Nguyen’s house on Tuesday morning in the Cardiff section of the township.
