Monthly Archives: February 2022

8Books Review: Eyes that Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Lily

Eyes that Speak to the Stars, by Joanna Ho and illustrated by Dung Ho, is the brilliant follow-up to Eyes that Kiss in the Corners. The book opens with a scene all too familiar to anyone who has grown up … Continue reading →

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Year of the Tiger Running Art

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Jeff

Even though we are well into the Lunar New Year, I would like to share this story about an amazing Strava Running Art above celebrating the year of the Tiger, I first thought that the most amazing thing was that … Continue reading →

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Asian Canadian Commercial Watch: Google Pixel 6 X Simu Liu | For All You Are

Posted on February 16, 2022 by John

Asian *Canadian* actor Simu Liu is in this Google Pixel 6 commercial speaking in Mandarin showcasing the Pixel’s “Live Translate” feature. Pretty cool to see Simu speaking Mandarin.  He sounds fluent to me, but I’m not fluent in Mandarin (I … Continue reading →

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San Francisco apologizes for discrimination against Chinese immigrants

Posted on February 14, 2022 by John

In early February, San Francisco became the fourth city in the United States to apologize for its historic systemic racism against the Chinese: “The Board of Supervisors passed the apology resolution presented by city supervisor Matt Haney on Monday, coinciding with … Continue reading →

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Jon M. Chu Joins Ethnic E-Grocery Weee! As Chief Creative Officer

Posted on February 9, 2022 by John

If you haven’t heard of Weee!, maybe the online delivery grocer doesn’t deliver in your area (their major markets are SF Bay Area, LA, Seattle, Portland, San Diego and New York but expanding rapidly). Weee! was founded in Fremont, California … Continue reading →

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The University of Utah honors Wat Misaka, first person of Color in the NBA

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Jeff

Long before Linsanity or even before any African Americans would play in what would become the NBA, Wataru “Wat” Misaka became the first person of color to play professional basketball in the Basketball Association of America, playing three games for … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: P&G: Chloe Kim & ‘Always There’

Posted on February 7, 2022 by John

Love you always, dad. Couldn’t have taken this wild ride without your and mom’s constant love and support. Check out our story from @proctergamble 😍#sponsored pic.twitter.com/wjFspVMAmi — Chloe Kim (@ChloeKim) February 4, 2022 I saw Chloe Kim tweet this Proctor & … Continue reading →

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CBS Sunday Morning: ‘Actor James Hong: At 92. Still going strong’

Posted on February 3, 2022 by John

If you’ve watched any television or movies in the past 70 years, you’ve probably seen actor James Hong at least once in your life, even if you may not have known who he was. In fact, he may be the … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: NBC Sports – 2022 Winter Olympics Tie-In with Nathan Chen & Jurassic World Dominion

Posted on February 2, 2022 by John

I’m not sure if this is airing on television – I think I caught this on the web – but this has to be one of the strangest commercials I’ve ever seen! NBC is promoting the Winter Olympics (which it … Continue reading →

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Golden State Warriors 2022 Lunar New Year Celebration Night

Posted on February 1, 2022 by John

The highly popular and successful Golden State Warriors play in the San Francisco Bay Area , which overall is almost 25% Asian. San Francisco, where the Warriors play in Chase Center, is itself 35% Asian, so it’s no surprise that … Continue reading →

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