Asian Avenue magazine

Denver’s know-it-all to the Asian American Pacific Islander community

Asian Americans getting involved in the political race.

From August 25-28, downtown Denver will be bustling with a projected 50,000 visitors from across the nation taking part in one of the hottest elections in decades. According to the City of Denver, the Democratic National Convention will be the largest event in Denver’s history, with approximately 1,500 special events during its four-day span.

The convention will be held at the Pepsi Center, wrapped around an environmentally conscious, greening theme. The goal is to make this the greenest convention in history, with environmental standards, recycling areas, and partnerships with local restaurants to provide healthy dining options for convention guests.

The city’s 38,000 hotel rooms are filling up and an additional 12,000 people are looking for lodging elsewhere. From Littleton to Boulder, local residents are subleasing apartments and homes in late August for up to $2,300 per night (in LoDo) on Craigslist.
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Throughout history, health practices similar to modern reflexology have appeared, been lost and rediscovered, time and again, in various cultures around the globe. Today’s practitioners of reflexology generally follow a version of the art that arose in China around 2750 BC, and was transplanted into Japanese culture in 670 AD. The main claim of reflexology is that the feet (as well as the hands and ears) can be used as a guide to the overall health of the body and all its myriad systems. The fact that this perennial practice appears in cultures and historical periods completely independent of each other lends some credence to their claims. (more…)

Are you an immigrant parent struggling to raise your children in the United States? If so, you are not alone. More than half of the parents of Asian American students today were not born in the United States. It is likely that many of you immigrated here in hopes of giving your children a better future. In the process, you made many sacrifices.

Some of you were doctors, nurses, engineers, professors, and lawyers back home, but had difficulties pursuing those same professions here because you were denied a license. Others of you have been working hard in factories, dry cleaners, corner stores, and restaurants to make end’s meet. Even though many of you are employed in jobs for which you are overqualified, you have worked hard without complaining. Your selfless dedication to your job and your determination to give your children a better life is honorable. (more…)

South Korea is strategically located in the heart of Northeast Asia and is the 13th largest economy in the world. The U.S. has had a long history of successful trade with Korea and opportunities are continuing to increase due to this country’s sophisticated consumer markets and high-tech industry focus. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. and Korea exchange nearly US$83 billion worth of goods and more than US$15 billion in services annually – that is more than 70% of the total bilateral trade that the U.S. enjoys with all 10 trading partners with whom we have implemented Foreign Trade Agreements since 2000.

Due to their favorable business climate, there are numerous reasons to expand your Asian presence to South Korea. The country houses several Free Economic Zones (FEZs), which are self-contained living and business districts that provide numerous advantages to a variety of industries. These districts are located in Incheon, Busan-Jinhae, Gwangyang, Hwanghae, Daegu/Gyeongbuk, and Saemangeum/Gunsan; and feature air and sea transportation, logistics complexes, international business centers, financial services, residences, schools, hospitals, shopping, and entertainment.
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One of the most widely recognized Japanese woodblock print artists of the nineteenth century is Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892). His life spanned a period of incredible change in Japanese history, one that introduced Japan to the modern era after more than two hundred years of isolation. He produced his first publicly available print in the same year an American fleet under Commodore Perry arrived in Edo Bay, forcing social and political changes that would define the era and Yoshitoshi’s work.

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Everything Is Ready Except the East Wind

Cao Cao of Wei led an army 200,000 strong and intended to destroy Liu Bei of Shu and Quan of Wu at Chibi on the southern bank of the Changjiang River to unite the whole country. Liu Bei then had only an army of 20,000. But, following the scheme formulated by his adviser Zhuge Liang, he united with Sun Quan and used fi re in the battle and put Cao Cao to rout. This was the famous Battle of Chibi in Chinese history. (more…)

14221 E Cedar Ave. #C, Aurora, CO 80012
Tel: 303.340.8824

HOURS Sun – Sat 10am-9pm (Closed Mondays)

Aloha! Welcome to L&L, a Hawaiian restaurant located by Aurora Mall. The four-year-old storefront restaurant is a franchise that originated in Hawaii and has expanded to 175 locations across the mainland United States. There are currently two L&Ls in Colorado; the other is in Colorado Springs.

On a daily basis, lunchtimes are extra busy with a mix of eaters coming from the nearby air force base and municipal center. Many customers laud the exceptional service, and say it’s better than the L&L restaurants they visit in Hawaii. General Manager Sy Feliciano says they maintain a friendly environment by trying to remember customers’ names and spreading the “Aloha spirit” through the food. (more…)

10293 E Iliff Ave. Denver, CO 80247
Tel: 303.696.0011

HOURS 11am – 11pm, 7 days a week

Korea House has been serving authentic Korean cuisine, including the popular Korean BBQ at its built-in table grills, for five years. It’s located in an unassuming strip mall on Iliff off South Parker Road and Havana, at the gateway to what’s become the Denver area’s unofficial “Koreatown” district.

This spacious restaurant features the familiar main dishes of Korea – Kal-Bee, the marinated beef shortribs; Bul Go Gi, marinated thin-sliced beef; Bibimbap, layers of meat and vegetables topped with a fried egg over rice. But Korea House also welcomes diners with traditional fare that might be less well-known: the silky tofu and meat or seafood stews, or the Korean Beef Noodle dish called “jabche.”

Like most Korean BBQ restaurants, Korea House accompanies its meals with a variety of sauces and side dishes, most of which are unique to the Korean culture. There is traditional Kim Chee, or spicy pickled napa cabbage (don’t worry, it’s not too spicy), which is house-made by the restaurant every two days to accommodate diners’ demand. But there are also strips of fried tofu, broccoli with spicy sauce, various pickled vegetables, a sweet potato dish and more, all served in small bowls scattered around the table. Foodies will love the variety of flavors along with the variety of textures that Korean BBQ provides.
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Bones That Flloat: A Story of Adopting Cambodia sets out to tell the story of Kari Grossman and her husband George, an American couple who, frustrated by their own reproductive limits, begin a journey into the wide and seemingly pointed universe to adopt a needy Cambodian boy living in a Phnom Pen orphanage. It is a powerful tale (as you can guess from simply reading the PR blurbs); An international adoptive mother gains more than the child she prays for, but an entire country, its history, its culture, its utter poverty and its deep-seeded social problems. But this book accomplishes much more than that.

In the world inhabited by Kari Grady Grossman, spirits hover, and visions of a magical, interconnected and immeasurable life-force guides and haunts this earthly existence. It is a beautifully crafted glimpse into the emotional and spiritual tensions that motivate every decision in human experience. What Grossman learns on her long and arduous journey is as ineffable as spirit itself, as fleeting as smoke. She does an outstanding job of describing the indescribable through her loving recreation of the facts (both physical and emotional), painted in broad strokes, until what is left is merely a residue of something seemingly as simple as the meaning of family, but more complex than human language can approach. (more…)

Hmong Colorado Radio held its fifth Annual Summer Festival June 28-29 at Squires Park in Westminster. The event promotes active lifestyles and brings the Hmong community together in the spirit of competition, as well as to share their culture with the greater community.

The festival kicked off with speeches from dignitaries including Westminster Mayor Nancy McNally, Don Quick, District Attorney of Adams County, and Tzufeng Ly, President of the Hmong American Association of Colorado.

This annual two-day event incorporates sports and cultural shows as well as an after-party that celebrates the Hmong culture with the community. (more…)