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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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The Role of Asian Greeks Today
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Author Archives: Jeff
Great Highway Closing Reminds San Francisco Chinese Americans Voters of their History of being Unheard
San Francisco Proposition K was a ballot initiative to close the Great Highway roadway shown above and turn into to a park. Some of the roadway to the south (at the top of the picture) was going to close anyway … Continue reading
Posted in Community, History, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Great Highway, Joel Engardio, Proposition K, recall, San Francisco
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A Data-driven Analysis of the Perpetual Foreigner Stereotype
We have talked about the perpetual foreigner stereotype, but exactly how prevalent is it? Is it getting stronger or weaker? With whom is this stereotype more deeply root? A recently published paper took a data-driven approach to answer these questions. … Continue reading
Asian American Clubs among West Point Affinity Groups Shut Down
As part of the efforts to eliminate DEI in the US Federal Government, a number of Asian American Clubs at West Point (the US Army Military) academy, were disbanded. The Asian-Pacific Forum Club, the Korean-American Relations Seminar, the Vietnamese-American Cadet … Continue reading
Great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark, who established Birthright Citizenship, Talks about Trump Executive Order
The United States vs Kim Wong Ark is the case that helped guaranteed birthright citizenship – that people born in the United States would automatically be US citizens. Almost two years after the 125th Anniversary of that decision, President Donald Trump … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged birthright citizenship, Donald Trump, Norman Wong, wong kim ark
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Sheng Thao, Former Oakland Mayor, Indicted on Corruption Charges Along with Other Asian Americans
Some eight months after having her house raided by federal agents and two months after being ousted from her office in Oakland in a recall election, Sheng Thao has been officially indicted on federal charges, along with her partner Andre … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Legal, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Oakland, Sheng Thao
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Apple’s 2025 Chinese New Year Short: I Made a Mixtape for You
Every year, Apple releases a short film for Chinese New Year that is shot on their latest iPhone, and every year I look forward to the story that is created. This short for 2025 is called I Made a Mixtape … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Movies, Technology
Tagged Apple, Chinese New Year, I Made a Mixtape for You, IPhone 16 Pro, Phone 16
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Asian American Medical Hazard: Childhood Allergies
A recent study of Asian American children in Northern California has revealed that Asian American children are more likely to develop certain allergies than white children. When broken down by Asian American subgroup, Filipino children were almost twice as likely … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Medical Hazard, Health
Tagged allergies, asthma, eczema, food allergies
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Nonsmoking Stanford Doctor and Professor tells his Lung Cancer Story
We have talked about the increasing incidence of lung cancer among female Asian American nonsmokers, but male Asian American doctor and Stanford professor Bryant Lin tells about his lung cancer story in a class called “From Diagnosis to Dialogue: A … Continue reading
Jollibee and In-N-Out Mashup
@forkingaround_tv The Jollibee and In-N-Out collaboration that no one asked for and everyone wanted with @Your fave Kuya 🇵🇭 #jollibee #innout #fastfood #foodreview #filipinofood @Jollibee USA @InNOut ♬ original sound – Forking Around If you are tired Thanksgiving leftovers, consider … Continue reading
Derek Tran edges out Michelle Steel in California’s Congressional District 45
Edwin had mentioned that there was a close election between Democrat Derek Tran and Republican Michelle Steel in his post about Westminster’s Little Saigon, I was curious about how this race would end up, and finally the race has been … Continue reading
New Generation of Asian Americans takes up Mahjong
When Number Two Son told The Wife and me that he had learned to play Mahjong and was playing it with his Chinese American girlfriend and her family, I was really surprised. Although my father would knew how to play … Continue reading
“Apt.” by Bruno Mars and Rosé considered Dangerous Earworm by Some
The BBC reports that in South Korea, Apt. by Rose and Bruno Mars is considered such an dangerous earworm by many South Korean students studying for the Suneung university placement exams that many are taking it off their playlists. … Continue reading