Category Archives: Current Events

The 8Asians Interview: Andrew Yang for President – 2020

Posted on September 19, 2018 by John

Andrew Yang’s headline speech at the 2018 Iowa Wing Ding: “The opposite of a Donald Trump is an Asian man who likes math.” This past spring, a Facebook friend posted a meet-and-greet event for Andrew Yang, a Taiwanese American running … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘Searching’ (No Spoilers)

Posted on August 29, 2018 by John

So as part of “Asian August,” I (you can read my review of “Crazy Rich Asians here”) got to see Searching as part of a #goldopen effort to promote the film, which opened this past weekend (but first debuted at Sundance) … Continue reading →

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At the 2018 ESPYs, Chloe Kim wins Best Female Athlete award

Posted on July 20, 2018 by John

If you don’t know what the ESPYs are, it’s an annual sports awards show started and produced by ESPN (originally an abbreviation for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network). This year, 2018 Gold Olympic snowboarding medalist Chloe Kim won the the Best Female … Continue reading →

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Sherry Chen, Falsely Accused, Wins Case but still has not been Restored to Her Job

Posted on June 22, 2018 by John

Image courtesy of NBC News. Back in 2015, I had watched on 60 Minutes and also read with dismay Chinese American Sherry Chen’s story: “On Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, Sherry Chen drove, as usual, to her office at the National … Continue reading →

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The meaning behind ‘Maile,’ the name of Tammy Duckworth’s new daughter

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

ICYMI: Senator Tammy Duckworth gave birth to her second child, a girl named Maile Pearl, April 9.  The junior senator from Illinois is the first member of the Senate to give birth while in office.  This past Wednesday, the Senate … Continue reading →

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The Fred Yamamoto Scholarship Fund

Posted on April 23, 2018 by John

A friend of mine, Steven Lee, who is a Palo Alto resident and involved in city government is helping to raise a scholarship fund in memory of Fred Yamamoto and provided a prepared statement: “As a 3rd generation Chinese-American and a … Continue reading →

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The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Congressman Ted Lieu & The Democrats Push to Take Back the House

Posted on March 28, 2018 by John

I don’t regularly watch The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, but I saw that one of my favorite Representative Ted Lieu was on the show recently: “Congressman Ted Lieu makes the case for revoking Jared Kushner’s national security clearance and pushes a … Continue reading →

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John Chiang Remains a Top Contender in Race for California State Governor

Posted on March 24, 2018 by John

California state treasurer John Chiang was in the San Jose area supporting California assemblymember Evan Low on Sunday, March 18th, and I had a chance to catch up with him after the belated Lunar New Year fundraising dinner. The last … Continue reading →

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Michelle Kwan Endorses Vivek Viswanathan for California State Treasurer

Posted on March 20, 2018 by John

https://www.facebook.com/vivekforca/videos/1433636790081454/ Video & Image courtesy of Vivek Viswanathan for State Treasurer 2018 – https://www.vivekforca.com/ Back in early March, I was on Facebook and I saw a fundraising event titled Happy Hour: Michelle Kwan & Vivek Viswanathan in San Francisco, and I was like, … Continue reading →

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Dr. Mai Khanh Tran is running for Congress in hotly contest seat for CA-39

Posted on March 19, 2018 by John

I recently had a chance to meet Dr. Mai Khanh Tran while she was visiting in downtown San Jose. She’s one of many running for an open seat in the 39th Congressional District of California, after Republican incumbent Ed Royce announced, like many Congressional … Continue reading →

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8Asians Interview with Dave Min for Congress (CA-45)

Posted on March 15, 2018 by John

Back in January, I was able to meet up with Korean American Dave Min, who is running for Congress in California’s 45th Congressional District, which is in Southern California, encompassing part of Irvine: Min was raised in the Palo Alto … Continue reading →

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8th Annual Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties & the Constitution – with Daniel Ellsberg

Posted on February 26, 2018 by John

Every year since the kickoff year in 2011, I’ve tried to make the annual Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties & the Constitution in the Bay Area. This year, I was particularly interested since after watching the movie The Post (about … Continue reading →

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