8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Frozen Flower: Reviews via Chat
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Monthly Archives: November 2023
APIAVote: Taste of Democracy Briefing on AAPI Voter Data
During APEC 2023, the non-profit APIAVote was in town and had a briefing which I was able to attend. The focus of the briefing was the following: To understand AAPIs’ growing electoral power and become a part of the community … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged APIAVote, San Francisco, voter apathy, voting
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A Conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu with SF City Attorney David Chiu
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was in San Francisco recently during APEC 2023 to attend the California Asian Leadership Network of Elected and Appointed Officials (CALNET) 2023 leadership retreat. As a Taiwanese American born and raised in Western Massachusetts, I’ve been … Continue reading
8mm Review: Quiz Lady
Awkwafina and Sandra Oh star in Hulu’s Quiz Lady, which premiered on November 3rd: “A hilarious and heartfelt comedy starring Awkwafina and Sandra Oh as estranged sisters forced to cover their mother’s gambling debts, set out to get the cash … Continue reading
8Books Review: End Credits – How I Broke Up With Hollywood, A Memoir by Patty Lin
I’m not sure how I first came across End Credits – How I Broke Up With Hollywood, A Memoir by Patty Lin. I think I saw a post on Facebook and then became excited once I knew that Lin was … Continue reading
Pinoytown Rising: San Jose Public Library Exhibit through November 30
When Number Two Son and I were getting coffee in a cafe in San Jose Japantown, we noticed a small flyer on their community bulletin board that talked about Pinoytown Rising, an exhibit in San Jose’s Martin Luther King Library … Continue reading
SVAPFF 2023: ‘A Great Divide’ – Q&A and Review (Spoilers)
A few weeks ago, I attended my first screening at the Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest (SVAPFF), the 9th and most recent edition of the festival. I was eager to see the independent film A Great Divide, as I had … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series, Discrimination, Entertainment, Local, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged A Great Divide, Emerson Min, Jean Shim, Ken Jeong
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ronny Chieng & Old Spice’s “The Expert”
This Old Spice commercial has been on YouTube for four months now, but I only recently saw it as an online commercial. I was blown away! It made me wonder if the commercial was airing on TV as well, and … Continue reading
Asian American Medical Hazard: Lung Cancers for Female Asian Non-Smokers (FANS)
When a family fried recently was diagnosed with lung cancer, we were all puzzled because she and her husband did not smoke. She wasn’t the first Asian American we knew that happened to, and according to this article, it’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Medical Hazard, Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles
Tagged Jeffrey Velotta, lung cancer
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