Category Archives: Current Events

Priscilla Chan, in rare interview, tells how her goals with Mark Zuckerberg are shaped by personal story

Posted on May 30, 2016 by John

In the local Silicon Valley newspaper, The San Jose Mercury News recently did an interview with Priscilla Chan. She’s most well known for being the wife of founder & CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and she rarely gives interviews. In … Continue reading →

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CAAMFest 2016: March 10 – 20, 2016 | San Francisco & Oakland

Posted on March 7, 2016 by John

One of the things I’ve enjoyed over the years while living in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1999 is the the annual Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) Film Festival, better known as CAAMFest, “Celebrating Asian American Film, Music … Continue reading →

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Asian American Community Divided as NYPD Officer Peter Liang Found Guilty of Manslaughter

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Jeff

On February 11, a jury found NYPD Officer Peter Liang guilty of second degree manslaughter in the death of Akai Gurley.  Liang discharged his gun in a stairwell during a patrol, and the ricocheting bullet killed the unarmed Gurley, who … Continue reading →

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The Most Asian American Congressional District: California’s 17th

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Jeff

This article from the Daily Kos talks about the  most Asian American congressional district in the United States – California’s 17th District.  I would have thought that a district in Hawaii would be more Asian American, but the Honolulu district … Continue reading →

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NPR: Ansari And Yang Explore The First-Generation Experience In ‘Master Of None’

Posted on November 25, 2015 by John

  https://youtu.be/6bFvb3WKISk I’m a big fan of NPR and Terry Gross and her Fresh Air program. Back in early November, I caught this 44:13 minute interview with Indian American comic Aziz Ansari and Taiwanese American co-creator and co-writer Alan Yang … Continue reading →

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Convenience Store Clerk Manveer Komer Saves Kidnapping Victim

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Jeff

While Asian American convenience store workers are parodied in portrayals like Apu in The Simpsons, Manveer Komer displayed tremendous bravery and in rescuing a kidnapped doctor in Philadelphia.  On his late night shift, Komer noticed odd behavior from a woman … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “The Making of Asian America,” by Erika Lee

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Lily

Erika Lee’s The Making of Asian America is a masterful work that surveys hundreds of years of Asian American history, taking an expansive view of both Asian and America, to the benefit of all. Lee investigates histories of race relations locally, … Continue reading →

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8Books: Jenny Zhang on Michael Derrick Hudson

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Lily

Included in this year’s edition of The Best American Poetry, edited by Sherman Alexie, is a poem worthy of significant controversy. It is a poem by one Yi-Fen Chou, the Chinese pen name of a white writer named Michael Derrick … Continue reading →

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Former Top Clinton Fundraiser Norman Hsu Says ‘I Was Greedy’

Posted on September 11, 2015 by John

When I first started blogging for 8Asians back in 2007, I started to learn more about Asian Americans in the political realm, including fundraisers such as Norman Hsu (since convicted in 2009 and imprisoned), and even blogged about him a few times … Continue reading →

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WHIAAPI: Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling

Posted on July 24, 2015 by John

I’ve blogged about the “bamboo ceiling” before, so it’s interesting to see that recently, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders had a panel discussion for their AAPI Youth Forum with the topic of: “Breaking the Bamboo … Continue reading →

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October 25 in California is now Larry Itliong day

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Jeff

On June 30, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed bill AB 7 making October 25 in California Larry Itliong day.  Who is Larry Itliong?  He was one of the key Filipino contributors, along with Phillip Vera Cruz (shown on the … Continue reading →

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Ex-California State Senator Leland Yee Pleads Guilty in Chinatown Corruption Case

Posted on July 7, 2015 by John

Back in March 2014, I had blogged about California State Senator Leland Yee had been arrested, along with others, on public corruption charges. He initially pleaded not-guilty, but now has changed his plea to guilty: “Yee, who previously has pleaded … Continue reading →

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