Hyphen Lynx: Sriracha Sauce Origins, Asian Americans Hit Silicon Valley Glass Ceiling

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Hyphen Lynx: Sriracha Sauce Origins, Asian Americans Hit Silicon Valley Glass Ceiling

Harry Mok - May 21, 2009

In other news around the World Wide Web:

Actor Alec Baldwin, after being threatened by a senator in the Philippines [1], apologizes for making a joke [2] about mail-order brides.

From the confusing file: Two candidates with the last name Chu [3] face each other in a runoff for the Southern California Congressional seat [4] that includes Sriracha's headquarters. Judy Chu or Betty Chu will be Southern California's only Asian American rep. The district is heavily Democratic, giving Judy the edge.

And finally, this is just too funny: Asian Helper [5].

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