Category Archives: Current Events

Asian America in 2013: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Part 3: All Boundaries Are Conventions

Posted on March 20, 2013 by JohnnyC

[pullquote]Many cultural identities are not discernible from appearance. Because all of us belong to many different groups, choosing generalizations linked to one apparent identity as a basis for relating is presumptuous. We know that cultural influences are variously salient in … Continue reading →

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Asian America in 2013: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Part 2: The Red King Syndrome

Posted on March 19, 2013 by JohnnyC

[pullquote]They are trying as directly as possible to sell you experiences, i.e. what you are able to do with the car, not the car as a product itself. An extreme example of this is this existing economic marketing concept, which … Continue reading →

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Asian America in 2013: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Part 1: Sensus Communis

Posted on March 18, 2013 by JohnnyC

[pullquote]America is the only nation in the world that is founded on a creed. That creed is set forth in the Declaration of Independence; perhaps the only piece of practical politics that is also great literature. ― G.K. Chesterton[/pullquote] As … Continue reading →

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LINSANITY, the Documentary Kicks Off CAAMFest 2013 & the Opening Night Gala at the Asian Art Museum in SF

Posted on March 18, 2013 by John

This past Thursday, I had the honor and pleasure attending the premiere of LINSANITY, the documentary film, about Jeremy Lin that helped kickoff CAAMFest – the Center for Asian American Media Festival (“Film. Music. Food.”), formerly known as the San … Continue reading →

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San Francisco: CAAMFest 2013 – Less Than a Week Away! (3/14 – 3/24)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by John

http://youtu.be/48XWfR8MTuA With less than a week away, I am looking forward to attending the Center for Asian American Media’s Film Festival, better known as CAAMFest. As a Jeremy Lin fan, I’m of course looking forward to seeing LINSANITY, the documentary, … Continue reading →

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YouTube Removes Sam Hendrickson’s Anti-Asian Video for Violating Hate Speech Policies

Posted on March 9, 2013 by jozjozjoz

If you are looking for the full version of Samuel Hendrickson’s now infamous video about why he’d hate to be Asian, you’ll have to look someplace other than YouTube, which has been removing non-parody versions of this video for violations … Continue reading →

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Another White College Kid Rants About Asians: Is Samuel Hendrickson the New Alexandra Wallace?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 3/9/2013 @ 10am: YouTube removed the original video for being hate speech, so I’ve updated the video embed with a mirror from LiveLeak. Thanks to commenter Aishi Yupi for providing the link. UPDATE 3/6/2013 @ 9:30pm Pacific Time: It … Continue reading →

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The Jeremy Lin Foundation Launched in Houston

Posted on March 1, 2013 by John

As mentioned earlier, on Valentine’s Day Houston Rockets basketball star Jeremy Lin launched his foundation, the Jeremy Lin Foundation, according to a report: “The Houston Rockets point guard hosted a gala Thursday night, the eve of All-Star Weekend, to unveil … Continue reading →

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San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival Now CAAMFest – 3/14 – 3/24

Posted on February 28, 2013 by John

When I first moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, one of the first annual events I attended was the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF). Yes, that is quite a mouthful, so maybe that is why the … Continue reading →

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Elisa Lam: Body of Missing Canadian Tourist Discovered in LA Hotel Water Tank

Posted on February 21, 2013 by jozjozjoz

The body of missing Canadian tourist, Elisa Lam of Vancouver, British Columbia, was found in the water tank of the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Lam had traveled to California by herself on January 27, en route to Santa … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Southern California | 4 Comments

Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Resign

Posted on February 12, 2013 by John

First there was Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu resigning after four years of service in The White House, now Secretary of Energy Steven Chu is retiring: “While I will always remain dedicated to the missions of the department, I informed the … Continue reading →

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Strange Serendipities in Ceylon (Part 4)

Posted on February 12, 2013 by JohnnyC

[In 2009, the decades-long civil war in Sri Lanka between the terrorist LTTE or Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan Government finally ended, but left behind a legacy of war that endures, further complicated by global climate change. In 2012, Johnny … Continue reading →

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