Yearly Archives: 2008

“Factory Girls” Teaching Western Women About Feminism

Posted on October 23, 2008 by kate

I recently came across the book Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China on Jezebel — my favorite feminist blog — and was surprised to not only see a mention of Asians, but a population of women … Continue reading →

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8against8.com: Asian-Am Blogger Raises $8,000 Against California Proposition 8 in 3 Days

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Efren

About four days ago, Grace Chu of Grace the Spot and AfterEllen.com, along with seven of her close lesbian blogger friends, issued a challenge to the queer online community: To help them raise $8,000 in 8 days against California Proposition … Continue reading →

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Asian-Caucasian Couples Have Unique Health Pregnancy Risks

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Jen

There has been research studies examining different racial and ethnic groups, highlighting specific health risks for each specific group. However, there is limited research on interracial couples — but as they become more common, there was an interesting study published … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Supporting Obama in Las Vegas

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Guest Writer

Guest Blogger – Howie What a weekend! Just 24 hours ago, I was outside the Harbor Palace Restaurant in Las Vegas Chinatown waving a “Vote for Obama” sign alongside Kelly Hu. Now I’m back at work, responding to emails. . … Continue reading →

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Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Ernie

My friend Ariel has this knack for recommending books I end up enjoying immensely, so when she recommended Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel American Born Chinese through e-mail, I bought it on Amazon blind. And when the book came in … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Feeling the Power in Virginia

Posted on October 21, 2008 by John

Source: The Washington Post California is a pretty “blue” state, so the likelihood of the state going for McCain is pretty slim, so Asian Americans don’t necessarily can swing the fate of the election. However, Virginia is becoming quite the … Continue reading →

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BoA’s Asian Video for “Eat You Up” Different From American Version

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Ernie

So a quick follow-up from the previous post on “Eat You Up,” BoA’s first attempt to break-out in the U.S. pop music market — it looks like there will be two versions of the music video — one for Asian … Continue reading →

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Jose Antonio Vargas: Coaxed Into College and Eventually a Pulitzer Prize

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Jeff

The stereotypical Asian-American youth is studious and dedicated toward getting into college. This article from the Mercury News describes an Asian-American who had to be coaxed to go to college and later went on to win the Pulitzer prize. Jose … Continue reading →

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Vietnamese Americans for Barack Obama Rally in San Jose, CA on Saturday 10/25

Posted on October 20, 2008 by John

I just saw on Asian Americans for Obama that there will be an Obama rally this Saturday, October 25th in San Jose, California. Saturday, October 25 from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Host: Lan Nguyen Contact Phone: 408-960-5601 Little Saigon/Grand … Continue reading →

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Wednesday & Thursday, 11:00 pm KTSF Town Hall Meeting, Parts I & II

Posted on October 19, 2008 by John

This Sunday afternoon, I was an audience member in a videotaping of local San Francisco Asian language channel KTSF’s “Town Hall Meeting” – where two “surrogates” represented both Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain. Representing Obama was Otto Lee, … Continue reading →

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David Wu, America’s only Chinese / Taiwanese American in Congress!

Posted on October 18, 2008 by John

As we get closer to election day, there are still endless fundraisers to attend. Running for office is unfortunately an expensive endeavor, even for small media markets like Portland, Oregon. Today, I had the opportunity again to meet Congressman David … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Japanese Tea Garden “Totally Not Japanese Enough”

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Ernie

Golden Gate Park is San Francisco is usually the place you take your out-of-town tourist friends; you got the DeYoung, the Academy of Sciences and it’s a short walk from the oldest Japanese tea garden in the United States. But … Continue reading →

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