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Category Archives: Current Events
Sunny Choi and other AAPI to watch in the Paris Olympics
The Wife, Brother-in-law, and I watched the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony last night, and what struck me as cameras panned over the Team USA boat was that there were a fair number of Asian faces. We have talked about gymnasts … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
Tagged 2024 Paris Olympics, Logan Edra, Sunny Choi
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Asian Americans Gymnasts in the Paris 2024 Olympics: Sunisa Lee, Asher Hong, Leanne Wong, and Tiana Sumanansekera
A number of Asian Americans are representing the US in Gymnastics at the 2024 Paris Olympics. 2020 Olympic all-around Champion Sunisa Lee is returning. Stanford Gymnast Asher Hong is on the men’s Squad. Leanne Wong is a travelling alternate while … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Sports
Tagged 2024 Paris Olympics, Asher Hong, gymnastics, Leanne Wong, mens gymnastics, Sunisa Lee, Tiana Sumanasekera
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Have Asian Americans Gotten Richer or Poorer?
Asian Americans have often been lauded for their high financial and educational achievements, despite being second-class citizens when they first arrived in America. They have some of the highest average incomes, educational attainment, and standards of living in the US, … Continue reading
Calls for Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao to Resign After Mass shooting and FBI Raid
I recently went to a funeral and met someone with a bandage on his forehead. When we asked what happened, he said he was taking a nap in his car in Oakland when someone broken in, pistol-whipped him, and then … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged FBI, Oakland, Sheng Thao
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CAAMFest 2024: And So It Begins – Review and Q&A with Maria Ressa and Filmmakers
If you’ve been following me on 8Asians, you will know that I follow politics worldwide and not just in the United States. So when I came across this CAAMFest closing night film, the documentary And So It Begins, I had … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Movies, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged And So It Begins, CAAMFest, CAMMFest 2024, documentary, Maria Ressa, Philippines, Politics
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The Molded Minority
In the discussions of racism and its impact in the United States, people often commonly refer to the racial relationships between White and Black Americans. In history textbooks, we study in depth the discriminatory practices and laws perpetrated by Whites … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education, History, Legal, Politics
Tagged Asian American discrimination, asian american history, China, Chinese Exlusion Act, coronavirus, COVID-19, dubois, hate crime, Model Minority, racism, ron desantis, SB147, sinoiphobia, sociology, StopAAPIHate, xenophobia
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Island in Between: Review and Q&A with Oscar-Nominated Director S. Leo Chiang
I live in Silicon Valley, and one of the benefits is that I live about five miles from Stanford University, where are often quite a few events of interest to me that are open to the public. Recently, there was … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, Current Events, History
Tagged 8mm Film Review, 8series, Academy Awards, China, Kinmen, Local, Oscars, PRC, ROC, S. Leo Chiang, San Francisco Bay Area, Taiwan
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8Asians Exclusive: Evan Low for Congress interview
Full disclosure: I have donated to Evan Low’s campaigns in the past and will do so in the future. Back in early December, I had blogged about California State Assemblyman Evan Low running for Congress. A few weeks ago, towards … Continue reading
California State Assembly Evan Low Running for Congress to Replace Retiring Rep. Anna Eshoo
Full disclosure: I have donated to Evan Low’s campaigns in the past and will do so in the future. I was excited to hear that California Democratic Assemblymember Evan Low officially launched his bid for Congress for California’s 16th Congressional … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged California 16th Congressional District, Evan Low
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A Conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu with SF City Attorney David Chiu
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was in San Francisco recently during APEC 2023 to attend the California Asian Leadership Network of Elected and Appointed Officials (CALNET) 2023 leadership retreat. As a Taiwanese American born and raised in Western Massachusetts, I’ve been … Continue reading
Asian American Books that have been Banned in the Past Few Years
Asian America for Advancing Justice (AAJC) has published a list of Asian American books that have been banned over the past few years. Some are children books that I found hard to find any real problem, such as Grace Lin‘s … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Current Events, Discrimination, Politics
Tagged A Big Mooncake for Little Star, censorship, Dim Sum for Everyone, Front Desk, Grace Lin, Kelly Yang
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28% Asian American Admissions Disadvantage to Selective Colleges
While Harvard is being sued by for its legacy admissions policy, a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) shows that Asian applicants to a set of highly selective colleges have a 28% disadvantage compared to white … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education
Tagged Affirmative Action, College Admissions Game
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