Archive for September 2007

24 Sep 2007 0912H

Filipino American Harassed by H&M Employee

(Chicago, IL) - Asian American Institute filed a discrimination complaint with the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations, seeking redress for Frannie Richards, a Filipino American nurse who suffered anti-Asian and sex-based harassment at the Magnificent Mile H&M department store. The harassment included “mail-order bride” comments, ridicule concerning Ms. Richards’ ability to understand [...]

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18 Sep 2007 2114H

If all goes well

As a complete aside, I will be am the owner of this vehicle.
Why buy a car? For the last 10 years or so I’ve been driving a 1997 Saturn SL1. Aside from the ridiculously, increasingly expensive, and totally fictional problems that Saturn of Glenview kept pushing onto me with every oil change — and which [...]

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14 Sep 2007 2032H

Brisket @ the Whole Foods, South Loop

Okay, I’m going to break this wide open. I really shouldn’t but, it’s Friday night and maybe it’s time to bring back Food Porn Fridays. Went to the Whole Foods that just opened in the South Loop at Canal and Roosevelt (Hmm. Dunno if I would call it South Loop, really, being closer to UIC [...]

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