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Easter Sunday movie gets Jo koy the key to Daly City
Jo Koy’s upcoming movie “Easter Sunday” has earned him the key to Daly City in a ceremony on July 22, 2022. The Bay Area city known for its large Filipino American population is the setting for the movie. Easter Sunday … Continue reading
Public Service Announcement: Asian American Gothic
This public service announcement, created by director Brian G. Cheung and production company Only Today puts expresses a simple message: Asian Americans are Americans. This is in response to the ongoing trend of anti-Asian attacks, and in particular to the … Continue reading
Asian American Medical Hazard: Pulse Oximeter Readings
Reuters, NPR, and other news outlets report that African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians receive less supplemental oxygen when hospitalized because of a problem with a common medical instrument, the pulse oximeter. This instrument clips onto a finger, as shown in … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Medical Hazard, Discrimination, Health, Health and Beauty
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, pulse oximeter
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Ms Marvel Episode 6 Review: No Normal (Major Spoilers)
Ms Marvel wrapped up its initial season with it’s finale, episode six titled No Normal. Here is my final episode and season review. Overall I loved the series but thought that the finale was a mixed bag. Major spoilers below.
Ms Marvel Episode 5 Review: Time and Again (Major Spoilers)
The Wife and I anxiously awaited Ms Marvel episode 5 and found most of it enthralling and even informative. Overall I thought it was worth watching, althoughI thought that this episode had some problems in my opinion. Major spoilers to … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, TV
Tagged Fawad Khan, Iman Vellani, Kamala Khan, MCU, Mehwish Hayat, Ms. Marvel, Partition of India
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Ms Marvel Episode 4 Review: Seeing Red (Major Spoilers)
Even as Ms Marvel has passed the half way point, I am still finding the series to be intriguing. While it wasn’t perfect, I really enjoyed Episode 4, titled Seeing Red, especially from an Asian American point of view (more … Continue reading
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Tagged Farhan Akhtar, Iman Vellani, Kamala Khan, MCU, Ms. Marvel
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Bias in Source Code Review Pushback impacts Asians and other groups at Google
You would think that tech rank and file positions in Silicon Valley (as opposed to upper and executive management) would be where Asians would experience less bias, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Researchers at Google have found … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Tech, Technology
Tagged Google, software development, source code reviews
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Ms Marvel Episode 3 Review: Destined (Minor Spoilers)
When I first the saw this official clip, I really wanted to see episode 3 of Ms. Marvel, Destined. It has nothing to do with superheroes, but that is part of the charm of the show. Here are some of … Continue reading
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Tagged Destined, Iman Vellani, Kamala Khan, MCU, Ms. Marvel
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Ms Marvel Episode 2 Review: Crushed (Minor Spoilers)
I watched the second episode of Ms. Marvel along with the Wife and Number Two Son, and I liked it even better than the first! The Wife and Number Two Son were initially skeptical whether they should watch it, but … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, TV
Tagged Iman Vellani, Jersey City, Kamala Khan, MCU, Ms. Marvel
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During the pandemic, my family picked up the habit of watching Marvel streaming TV series together, from Wandavision through Moon Knight. With Ms. Marvel, Number Two Son said that he wasn’t interested. The lead character of Ms. Marvel is a … Continue reading
US Memorial Day: Commemorating John Douangdara and his Navy Memorial Statue
As a Navy veteran, one thing my father wanted to do is to see his name in the register of Navy veterans in the US Navy Memorial in Washington DC. When the Wife and I finally took him there, I … Continue reading
When Asian Americans are “too American”: Filipino Americans in the 1930’s
A recent poll suggests that many Americans think that Asian Americans are more loyal to their country of origins than to the United States. In contrast, a blog post from the JSTOR Daily describes a time when Asian Americans immigrants … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Health, History
Tagged Apl.de.ap, Filipino American, Manongs
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