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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Category Archives: Current Events
The End of an Era: ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ Not Returning After Season 6
With great sadness that I read that ‘Fresh Off The Boat‘ is being canceled after its current sixth season: “When Fresh Off the Boat first premiered in 2015, it was the first time I saw a family on-screen that not only looked … Continue reading
Andrew Yang’s San Francisco Rally (Sun 10/27/19) Overview
Although I’ve interviewed and met Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang several times, I’ve never actually attended a rally of his. The previous time Andrew had a rally in San Francisco, I was out of town, or it was held on … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Andrew Yang, San Francisco
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Michelle Kwan Launches ‘AAPIs for Biden’ for President
Michelle Kwan’s remarks begin at minute 10:50. 8Asians.com’s Exclusive mini-‘interview’ can be viewed here. I had the great pleasure to attend the official kick-off for ‘Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) for Biden’, held in Las Vegas this past Saturday. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics
Tagged Democratic Party, Joe Biden, Las Vegas, Michelle Kwan, Nevada
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The Daily Show: Andrew Yang – Bringing Bold and Unique Ideas to His 2020 White House Bid
As many 8Asians readers may know, I’m a big fan of The Daily Show, so I was happy to see that Taiwanese American presidential candidate Andrew Yang interviewed on the show (rather than simply be in a comedic sketch). I’ve … Continue reading
BTS Takes Over America & the World
I hate to admit it, but I hadn’t listened to one song or seen one of their music videos before BTS made their appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’ on Saturday, April 13th, 2019 – the first ever for a K-pop … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Lifestyles, Music, TV
Tagged bts, K-Pop, kpop
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Michelle Kwan Joins Biden Presidential Campaign Staff
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwryQurlm8L/ When former Vice President Joe Biden announced his bid to run for President in 2020, no one was too surprised since he’d been thinking about it for a while. And I wasn’t entirely too surprised that Michelle Kwan was … Continue reading
Yale’s ‘The Chubb Fellowship’: Michelle Kwan, Figure Skater, Olympian, and Diplomat
As you all know, I am a fan of figure skater, Olympian and diplomat Michelle Kwan. The last time I saw her, it was for a fundraiser for Vivek Viswanathan, who last year was running for California State Treasurer. A … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics, Sports
Tagged figure skating, Michelle Kwan, yale university
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Love Boat: Taiwan Documentary Premieres in LA, SF, and Taipei in May 2019!
As I had blogged before, I had attended the “infamous” ‘Love Boat’ back in the summer of 1993 after graduating from college. I think every Taiwanese American has heard of the ‘Love Boat,’ so I am so happy that finally … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, History, Lifestyles, Local, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged Love Boat, Taiwan
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Andrew Yang for President 2020 – CNN Townhall Meeting – Sun April 14th, 8 PM EST
In my last blog post about presidential candidate Andrew Yang, I mentioned he had made it on The Daily Show as well as made the Democratic Party Presidential debates. Well now, Yang has his own CNN Townhall this coming Sunday, … Continue reading
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Asian American Family Sues Harvard, but not for what you might think
Lawsuits against Harvard and well-known selective universities contending discrimination against Asian Americans have happened over the years, with the lawsuit sponsored by Edward Blum still in play and actively opposed by Harvard. In late 2018, another kind of lawsuit against … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Education, Health, Lifestyles
Tagged Harvard University, lawsuit, Looking for Luke, Luke Tang, mental health, suicide
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Ellen DeGeneres Surprises McDonald’s Pranksters Pushing For Asian American Inclusion
This a great story on a prank when two Asian American men noticed that Asian Americans weren’t being profiled in some of McDonald’s restaurant’s posters: “Earlier this month, Jevh Maravilla and Christian Toldeo became viral superstars because of a mock poster … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, Food & Drink, TV
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Mini-Review: ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ (No Spoilers)
So, the Netflix teenage romance film ‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ (TATBILB), based on a novel of the same name by Korean American author Jenny Han, debuted on Friday, August 17th, the same opening weekend as ‘Crazy Rich Asians.’ … Continue reading
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