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January 30 - February 5, 2014
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The ‘Bamboo Ceiling’: Hollywood Shuns
Asians, While New Media Embraces Them
Walter Camp All-Americans
- A big Honor
By Earl Heath
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New Haven, Conn.
-After a busy College
Football Bowl season
its always good to see
some of the country’s
best players collect
hard earned awards.
We take you to New
Haven Connecticut
near the Campus of
Yale University where
The Walter Camp
Foundation had its
47th annual weekend
and dinner. Camp is
known as the “Farther of American Football”
–It’s the oldest all-America team- The
first team was selected in 1889.
This years version is headed by Freshman
and Heisman Trophy winner Jameis
Winston. The Florida State QB was named
Walter Camp Player of the year just a few
days after leading his team to a National
Championship with a 34-31 win over Auburn
in the Rose Bowl-Winding up a season
where He completed 257 of 384 passes
for 4,054 yards and 40 touchdowns.
“It nice to wake up a champion every morning,”
said the charismatic Winston in front
of some 1,200 who came to honor him
and others. He is the second FSU player
to earn the honor – Charlie Ward won the
award in 1993.” It’s good to see everyone
come out all dressed up”.
Joining Winston on offense was Boston
College RB Andre Williams the 6-0-227
pounder who ran for an ACC-record 2,177
yards .
Arizona RB Ka’Deem Cary. The Pac 12
Don’t Tax Yourself: Key Numbers For 2013
Returns, According To The IRS
Numbers to know when filing your 2013 tax
returns, according to the Internal Revenue
Service:
PERSONAL EXEMPTION:
Each personal or dependent exemption is
worth $3,900.
STANDARD DEDUCTION:
$12,200 for married couples filing a joint return,
and qualifying widows and widowers.
$6,100 for singles and married individuals filing
separate returns.
$8,950 for heads of household.
Taxpayers who are 65 or older or who are
blind may be eligible for a higher standard
deduction.
PHASEOUT OF PERSONAL EXEMPTION
AND ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS
Begins at $250,000 for individuals, $275,000
for heads of household, $300,000 for married
filing jointly.
ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM
WCAA Player of year Jaimes Winston receives award from
ESPN’s John Anderson - Photos By Earl Heath
see HONOR Pg. 6
Walter Camp All-American Ty Montgomery
and former WCAA Alumni president David
Fulcher (Fremont High) share a moment.
Super Bowl XXll MVP quarterback Doug
Williams gives autorgraph to 14 year-old
Ryan Marks
TAX THRESHOLD:
$80,800 for a married couple filing a joint return,
and qualifying widows and widowers.
$51,900 for singles and heads of household.
INCOME TAX BRACKETS:
10 percent, 15 percent, 25 percent, 28 percent,
33 percent, 35 percent, 39.6 percent.
In a recent New Yorker cartoon,
a dog is shown lounging
by a pool and saying to
a pup: “Youtube’s one thing,
but cats will never make it on
the big screen.” A funny commentary,
surely, but in America
that statement could just
as easily be applied to ethnic
minorities, especially Asian
Americans.
Cats and Asian Americans
reign supreme on Youtube,
but in Hollywood it’s another
story: discrimination, stereotypes
and exclusion are the
norm for Asians, both on television
and the silver screen.
Village Health Foundation Offers
Winter Wellness Workshop
EARNED INCOME TAX
CREDIT:
To qualify income can be no
greater than:
$46,227 ($51,567 married filing
jointly) with three or more
qualifying children.
$43,038 ($48,378 married filing
jointly) with two qualifying
Each season brings its own
particular brand of ailments.
To ward off the colds, flu and
pneumonia generally associated
with the cooler seasons,
the Village Health Foundation
will offer a Winter Wellness
Workshop beginning at
2 p.m., Sunday, February 9th
in the Village Health Foundation
community room, 4067
W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles.
Licensed acupuncturists
Mark Anthony and Jewel
Thais Williams will cover traditional
herbal medicine and
prevention healing through
nutrition, diet and acupuncture.
The Winter Wellness Work-
children.
$37,870 ($43,210 married filing
jointly) with one qualifying
child.
$14,340 ($19,680 married filing
jointly) with no qualifying
children.
Investment income cannot
be more than $3,300 for the
year.
Maximum credit
$6,044 for taxpayers filing
jointly who have 3 or more
qualifying children.
$5,372 with two children.
$3,250 with one child.
$487 with no children.
CAPITAL GAINS:
0 per cent if taxpayer is in the
10 percent or 15 percent income
tax brackets.
15 percent top rate if taxed
below the 39.6 percent rate.
20 percent if taxed at the 39.6
The most recent evidence of
this came during the Golden
Globe awards ceremony,
where viewers were hard
pressed to find an Asian face
in the audience, let alone
an Asian name among the
nominees. The TV camera
showed flashes of the marvelous
Lucy Liu and comedian
Ansari Aziz, as if trying
to make sure that these two
“cats” would somehow make
up for the lack of Asian diversity.
This year’s Oscar
nominations offer another
example. Not one name, with
the exception of Japanese director
Hayao Miyazaki, nominated
in the Best Animated
Feature Film category, is an
Asian name.
As for racist stereotypes, just
take for example the recent
episode of “How I Met Your
Mother,” a CBS sitcom, in
which white actors put on yellow
face like Fu Man Chu and
spoke in exaggerated Chinese
accents. The producers
called it a tribute to kung fu,
but Asian Americans took to
their twitter feeds and called it
out for what it is: pure racism.
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shop also will offer community
acupuncture, Tai Chi, Self
Defense, Yoga, Meditation,
Zumba and strength and
conditioning Jazz Dance.
For additional information
call 323.733.0471 or visit
the website at www.villagehealthfoundation.org.
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percent rate.
ESTATE TAX
Exclusion of $5.25 million for
individual estates of people
who died in 2013.
IRA CONTRIBUTIONS:
Traditional IRA contribution
limit: $5,500.
Additional contribution if over
50: $1,000.
DEFERRED RETIREMENT
ACCOUNTS
401(k), 403(b),: $17,500.
Additional contribution if 50
or older: $5,500.
STANDARD MILEAGE
RATES:
Business use: 56.5 cents a
mile.
Medical reasons or qualified
move: 24 cents a mile.
Charitable purposes: 14
cents a mile.
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