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In the News (Tue 22 Dec 09)

  
  PWAC Victoria: Carole Pearson, Writing Sample
She and colleague Jenny Kwan were the only NDP MLAs to retain their seats in the 2001 provincial election, when the Liberals captured 77 of 79 seats in the Legislature.
Meanwhile, Jenny Wai Ching Kwan, the MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, is in her office nearby, methodically returning phone calls from concerned members of the public who want to vent their anger at the Liberal government, or offer words of encouragement to the opposition MLAs.
Kwan was first elected to public office in 1993 and, at 28, she was the youngest person to ever serve on Vancouver City Council.
www.islandnet.com /~pwacvic/pearsn04.html   (2248 words)

  
  Jenny Kwan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kwan, along with Joy MacPhail, was one of two NDP MLAs to survive the party's electoral wipeout of 2001.
Kwan, as expected by many pundits, got re-elected in the 2005 British Columbia Provincial Election; she was one of only 2 MLA's from the New Democratic Party to face re-election.
Between elections, Kwan was invited by director Ling Chiu to play the part of eldest sister in the 2004 short film A Fortune In Frozen Dim Sum.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jenny_Kwan   (297 words)

  
 babble: Jenny Kwan and Gabriel Yu turn out to protest Japan
Jenny Kwan was born in China, and I can certainly understand her deep personal motivation to attend the demonstration yesterday.
I will still be voting for Jenny Kwan on May 17, but I implore her to ask herself what yesterday's demonstration was really about, and if she could have done something with her time yesterday that would have encouraged others to vote for her, rather than alienating some of them.
Jenny was there because of her personal feelings about the issue, but as an MLA, may need to consider the feelings of others.
www.rabble.ca /babble/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f=7&t=001034   (3534 words)

  
 Welcome to the Chilliwack Times - On Line - Top Stories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Kwan was scathing in her criticism of the move, saying it not only showed that education was not a high priority for the Liberals but that children and families were not either.
Kwan described Clark's reign as the education minister as one marked by nothing but conflict and said now she will be sent to the ministry in charge of vulnerable children and families.
Kwan cited the Ipsos-Reid poll in mid-December that showed the party only four points behind the Liberals as evidence people were again starting to see the NDP as a real alternative.
www.chilliwacktimes.com /issues04/015204/news/015204nn3.html   (486 words)

  
 AV Idol - index / Jenny Kwan NBC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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www.f1girls.com /JAPAN/MODEL/TV_Stars/Jenny_Kwan_NBC   (1980 words)

  
 Jenny Wai Ching Kwan | Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Jenny Kwan was first elected as the MLA for Vancouver - Mount Pleasant in 1996, becoming one of the first Chinese-Canadians to sit in BC's Legislative Assembly and the first Chinese Canadian Cabinet Minister in the history of B.C. She was re-elected in 2001, and again on May 17, 2005.
Jenny was elected to Vancouver City Council in 1993 -- becoming the youngest councillor in Vancouver’s history -- and served for three years as the sole representative of Vancouver's municipal political party, COPE.
Jenny is married and lives in East Vancouver with her husband, daughter and stepson.
www.leg.bc.ca /mla/38thParl/kwan.htm   (239 words)

  
 e.Peak (24/6/2002) letters: I'm with Joy and Jenny
Kwan is a poor politician merely because he does not approve of her speaking style.
The important thing is that Jenny Kwan and Joy MacPhail are in the Legislature and fighting for ordinary British Columbians.
I also appreciate it when Kwan defends elderly couples who are facing separation as a result of government cuts, and speaks out on behalf of families on welfare who are having their already too-small shelter allowances slashed.
www.peak.sfu.ca /the-peak/2002-2/issue8/le-kwan2.html   (316 words)

  
 Jenny Wai Ching Kwan | Members at dissolution of 37th Parliament | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Jenny Wai Ching Kwan graduated from the criminology department of Simon Fraser University and shortly after began working as a community legal advocate in the Downtown Eastside.
Kwan became one of the first Chinese-Canadian women to sit in the Legislative Assembly when she was elected in 1996 to represent the constituency of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant.
Kwan served as Deputy Whip to the Government Caucus and was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health.
142.36.155.4 /mla/37thparl/kwan.htm   (265 words)

  
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www.milkydoll.com /av_idols/TV_Stars/Jenny_Kwan_NBC   (2543 words)

  
 PEOPLE TO WATCH: Page 1
When Jenny Kwan rose in the provincial legislature in 1996 to deliver a speech in Cantonese, it was a milestone both for British Columbia and for Kwan.
Kwan, now 32, who came to Vancouver from Hong Kong in 1975 with her parents and five siblings, recalls, "I felt proud.
Kwan's political involvement began when she was a student at Simon Fraser University and worked as a legal aide in Vancouver's hardscrabble Downtown East Side.
members.tripod.com /~jarcardo/magazine/profile.htm   (1424 words)

  
 Michelle Kwan in TutorGig Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Kwan Tei is a town in Hong Kong in the New Territories.
Jennie Kwan born Jennifer Trinidad Fernando on September 9, 1974 is a Filipino American actress and singer...
Kwan was born in Hong Kong, and he landed a job at the TVB after receiving..
www.tutorgig.com /es/Michelle+Kwan   (771 words)

  
 Jenny Kwan
Or, to hit the case still more nearly, he felt the same compunction with a bawd, when some poor innocent, whom she hath ensnared into her hands, falls into fits at the first proposal of what is called seeing company.
Indeed this resemblance would be exact, was it not that Jenny the bawd hath an interest in what Jenny she doth, and the father, though perhaps he may blindly think otherwise, can, in reality, have Kwan none in Kwan urging his daughter to almost an equal prostitution.
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deneb.utwig.com /article/jenny%20kwan.html   (307 words)

  
 Real Opposition - MacPhail and Kwan
Their outstanding work in the aftermath of three draconian pieces of legislation shows that they have the intelligence and stamina to do the work of 20.
If MacPhail and Kwan had 20 more colleagues, it would take weeks to pass the contract breaking bills that were introduced on January 25th.
Jenny and Joy deserve high praise for the job they are doing.
www.strategicthoughts.com /record2002/realopposition.html   (599 words)

  
 Vancouver magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Nearly two years of loneliness and hopelessness, two years of fighting odds that could not be overcome, two years of wearing the electoral humiliation that reduced the NDP to two MLAs had finally overwhelmed her.
Kwan jumped to provincial politics in 1996, where then-premier Glen Clark brought her into cabinet in the relatively senior portfolio of minister of municipal affairs.
Kwan marks MacPhail’s pace, with regular breaks to breast-feed the infant Cee-Yan, who is cooped up in Kwan’s office with 70-year-old grandma Po Kwan.
www.vanmag.com /0307/scrapper.html   (2174 words)

  
 vmp-Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Kwan is by convincing federal NDP leader Jack Layton to jump to the B.C. Greens and run provincially....And y'all know that the Liberals are more likely to lose in the Lower Mainland than for that to happen.
Jenny Kwan is going to thump the sorry virginal sacrifice of a human the libs find to run here into more little pieces than she gets votes.
Jenny Kwan has significantly increased her exposure as part of the opposition of two.
www.electionprediction.org /2005_bc/riding/vmp.html   (1506 words)

  
 The Ultimate Jenny Kwan - American History Information Guide and Reference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Jenny Wai Ching Kwan is a Chinese-born Canadian politician.
She graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts in criminology and worked as a community legal counsel in the Downtown Eastside.
In 1996 she moved to provincial politics, successfully winning the East Vancouver seat of Vancouver—Mount Pleasant for the NDP.
www.historymania.com /american_history/Jenny_Kwan   (194 words)

  
 The Killer (American Remake Version)
JENNY On her hands and knees groping for her cane -- Jeff comes over to her.
JENNY Are you feeling sorry for me or taking advantage of me? JEFF Both.
Jenny is studying Jeff s face with her hands.
www.angelfire.com /in3/jasonv/killer.htm   (4195 words)

  
 BCTF > Going to Victoria report, Mary-Leah Dezwart   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
She was very interested in the healthy living information and life skills information that Mary shared and said that she would raise the topics in debate.
Jenny Kwan was warm and welcoming and encouraged teachers to share information with MLAs.
Mary said that she gave her “Every kid counts” button to the MLA and when Jenny Kwan said that she already had one, Mary suggested that she pass it on to the Premier.
www.bctf.bc.ca /AdvocacyAndAction.aspx?id=5284   (343 words)

  
 Jenny Kwan - Definition, explanation
After two years in a variety of parliamentary secretary positions, Kwan was promoted to cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs.
Kwan, along with Joy MacPhail, was one of two NDP MLAs to survive the electoral wipeout of 2001.
Kwan, as expected by many pundits, got re-elected in the 2005 British Columbia Provincial Election, she was one of only 2 MLA's from the New Democratic Party to face re-election.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/j/je/jenny_kwan.php   (263 words)

  
 United States Olympic Committee - 2003 Athletes of the Year ... USOC honors Armstrong, Kwan and women gymnasts
Kwan (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history.
Her accomplishments in 2003 included a first-place finish at the State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships (her sixth consecutive and seventh overall National title), first at the World Figure Skating Championships (her fifth World title), first at the ABC Sports International Challenge, second at the Campbell’s Classic, and first at the International Figure Skating Challenge.
The USOC SportsMan and SportsWoman of the Year awards have been presented annually since 1974 to the top overall male and female athlete from within the USOC member organizations.
www.usoc.org /11506_f182.htm   (593 words)

  
 Jenny Kwan - China-related Topics JE-JH - China-Related Topics
Kwan emigrated to Canada at age 9 from China.
After two years in a variety of parliamentary secretary positions, Kwan was promoted to cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs (British Columbia)Minister of Municipal Affairs.
She remained in cabinet from 1998 to 2001, going on to serve as Minister of Women???s Equality (British Columbia)Minister of Women???s Equality and Minister of Community Development, Cooperatives and Volunteers (British Columbia)Minister of Community Development, Cooperatives and Volunteers.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Jenny_Kwan   (348 words)

  
 News Release:  KWAN CALLS ON OTTAWA TO HELP REPAIR LEAKY CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING UNITS (March 16, 1999)
VICTORIA – Municipal Affairs Minister Jenny Kwan will urge the federal government to take responsibility for financing repairs to leaky co-operative housing units built under federal housing programs.
Kwan will meet in Ottawa this afternoon with Alfonso Gagliano, the minister responsible for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
While in Ottawa, Kwan will also represent the interests of 6,700 British Columbians who signed a petition sponsored by the Condominium Home Owners Association of B.C. calling on the federal government to act on the recommendations in the Barrett Commission report on the quality of condominium construction.
www.hpo.bc.ca /NewsReleases/03-16-99.htm   (425 words)

  
 CUPE BC
Jenny Kwan resigned from the committee previous to the report being made public because of her opposition to the recommendations of the report.
Once having read the report, it is understandable why Jenny Kwan decided to resign from the committee and distance herself from what pretends to be a serious analysis of the education system in British Columbia.
As expected, it is a report that uses the submissions presented to it to substantiate the Liberal Party’s New Era platform on accountability, choice and flexibility.
www.cupe.bc.ca /603   (1579 words)

  
 Statement on International Women's Day made by Jenny W. C. Kwan (Opposition MLA) in the BC legislature
Please note that Jenny is inviting feedback on how activist women can work together to create a stronger, safer, more progressive province.
Jenny Wai Ching Kwan and her family immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong in 1975 when she was nine.
At the age of 28, Jenny was elected to Vancouver City Council, becoming the youngest city councillor in Vancouver's history.
dawn.thot.net /jenny_and_joy.html   (537 words)

  
 advocacy.elms.ca - Elderly Liberation Movement Society of BC
Jenny Kwan - MLA: Vancouver-Mount Pleasant - Vancouver, BC
Kwan not only has acknowledged the closure of Cooper Place, a 71-bed facility in her constituency, but she has outright challenged the Campbell Government repeatedly on its plans for the facility.
Kwan is a model MLA on presenting the concerns of seniors, not only in her constituency, but also across this province.
www.elms.ca /jkwan.shtml   (264 words)

  
 Kwan withdraws; Americans falter in men's downhill, short-track
While Kwan has won nine national titles and five world championships, her dreams of an Olympic gold medal likely ended with the announcement.
U.S. officials said the injury wasn't related to a groin injury that kept Kwan out of the national tournament, after which she successfully petitioned to receive a berth on the 2006 Olympic team.
Kwan is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history and possibly the world.
www.tmcnet.com /usubmit/-kwan-withdraws-americans-falter-mens-downhill-short-track-/2006/02/12/1364204.htm   (2043 words)

  
 Newswise Medical News | Sports Psychology: The Growing Role of Emotional Conditioning
More than anything else, Kwan’s powerful recovery from painful groin and hip injuries allowing her to petition officials, demonstrate excellence in her skating programs and re-join the U.S. Olympic Team at nearly the last moment is an example of the healing power of having a clear, attainable goal, Dr. Susser said.
An examination of Kwan’s experience and her bid for the one prize that has so far eluded her, an Olympic Gold Medal, can offer helpful insights and tips for all athletes, whether weekend warriors or elite competitors, according to Dr. Susser, a onetime All American swimmer and former assistant swim team coach at UCLA.
For Michelle Kwan, a healthy emotional recovery from an injury may also even give her some advantages.
www.newswise.com /articles/view/517859/?sc=rsmn   (800 words)

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