Snapshots From Asian America IV
August 31, 2007
Asian American Tennis Stars Find Going Tough at U.S. Open; Meilen Tu Advances to Third Round in Women’s Doubles
WILD CARD ENTRANT Meilen Tu, 29, of Porter Ranch, Calif., teamed with Japan’s Akiko Morigami to score first- and second-round wins in women’s double competition now ongoing at the U.S. Open in Flushing, N.Y. Tu was beaten in a close first-round women’s singles match by Israel’s Shahar Peer, 6-4, 7-6. The mixed doubles pairing of Tu and France’s crafty Fabrice Santoro was beaten in the first round by American Mike Bryan and Australian Alicia Molik. Asian American men Kevin Kim and Rajeev Ram were beaten in qualifying matches. Lilia Osterloh lost to the Ukrainian Tatiana Perebiynis in three sets in her qualifier. Marilyn Abalos profiled the Asian American tennis stars for AsianWeek.
Cruising With The Midnight Ridazz
August 31, 2007
Southern California Asian Americans were among about a thousand bicycle activists who took to the streets Aug. 10 for the Midnight Ridazz Clown Ride. The 17.5 mile ride took cyclists from Hollywood into the Crenshaw district and back, wreaking havoc on traffic and disrupting LAPD Code 7′s throughout the night. The monthly rides are a mash-up of danger, subversive thrills and just plain anarchy. Was that Penelope Cruz in the black miniskirt? The next ride is Sept. 19.
