All posts tagged "asian"
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Dragon Quest
Using the Out2Paddle calendar, 2006 was Year One. That was when this dragon-boat team, affiliated with Asian/Pacific Islander Queers United for Action (AQUA), made waves...
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A Season of Pride
Yes, pride season is once again upon us, with Youth Pride, Black Pride and Capital Pride. And the local Asian/Pacific Islander GLBT community has got...
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Cuckcoo for Coco
It's hard to find any China-related news these days that doesn't focus on the Olympics or Tibet, which makes it harder for Coco Zhao --...
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Namasté
Through much of South Asia, from India to Nepal to Sri Lanka, hands pressed together with fingers pointed skyward is a gesture of respect and...
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Beam Me Out!
Floating through space -- further from us than Mars, but not so far as Jupiter -- there is a large piece of rock making its...
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The Aqua Decade
It's an exciting time to be gay and Asian, says Linh Hoang, a 25-year-old native of Vietnam, who lives in D.C. ''We have a supportive...
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Row Your Boat
Out 2 Paddle, a gay rowing team sponsored by metropolitan Washington's Asian/Pacific-Islander Queers United for Action (AQUA), took the gold at the sixth annual Dragon...
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New Year, New Mix
The local Asian/Pacific-Islander GLBT community is an expansive mix, reflecting cultures from Pakistan to Fiji, from the tropics to the high Himalaya. The nearly infinite...
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Visible Moments
Sonali Gulati never had the chance to come out to her mother, who died several years ago. For the past two years, the South Asian...
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Simply Supon
Admit it -- designers are not the first thing that come to mind when you think of Washington, D.C. They're probably not the second thing,...
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Visibly Proud
In many ways, Pride is about being seen, being visible. And that's one of the goals behind Pride & Heritage, D.C.'s annual celebration of the...
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Asian Queers United for Action (AQUA)
Members of AQUA at a recent happy hour event Mission: To serve gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) in the Washington,...
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Worlds in Motion
An unexpected moment in a quiet Cuban store provided an epiphany of sorts for Daniel Phoenix Singh. The store's proprietor, an elderly woman, was dancing...
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Paul Kawata
When Paul Kawata agreed to serve as executive director of the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) in 1989, the organization had a staff of four...
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Mama's Mission
Noi Chudnoff inside Go Mama Go! If you drive by too quickly, the sign above the door might look more like ''Go Mango!'' warns Noi...
