Every now and then, the “Buy American” issue is thrust back onto the front page, as it were, of the national news outlets from the Internet and TV to newspapers and blogs. This is one of those times, and this time, Buying American has garnered national at

WHEN I was a kid, shark fin soup was de rigueur at wedding banquets. Somebody got married, and slurp — there we were, eating the stringy soup at an elaborate 10-course affair in a private party room in Chinatown. It was pleasing, but in the salty, gelatin

An ancient Asian dining tradition comes to an end in California today, and grocer Emily Gian is none too happy.Gian slashed prices on shark fins, the astoundingly expensive ingredient of a coveted and ceremonial soup, in the hope she would sell out before

The atmosphere inside the Chinese Culture and Community Service Center (CCACC) is festive. To the right, a fitness class chants as they move to beat of the music. In a classroom down the hall, rows of elderly Chinese Americans practice the ancient art of