8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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The Role of Asian Greeks Today
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Category Archives: Current Events
The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
Almost every week, I get a new LinkedIn connect request from an attractive and highly accomplished Chinese woman. When I finally got around to looking in detail at the profile of one of these requestors, it was fake. I figured … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events
Tagged human trafficking, LinkedIn, pig-butchering, scam
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Harvard Asian American Admissions Up in 2023 as Supreme Court Decision Looms
Harvard’s Asian American admissions, subject of a lawsuit that accuses of Harvard of suppressing Asian American admissions, rose to 29.1% for the incoming class for 2023. This is an increase from 2022’s 27.1% of the admitted class, a absolute percentage … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education
Tagged Affirmative Action, College Admissions Game, Harvard
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Asian American Civic Involvement: A California Study
Although we have talked about Asian American voter apathy for years now, recent elections in places like Georgia are said to have swung based on increased Asian American voter turnout. Does that mean that Asian American civic involvement, which more … Continue reading
California Shootings Highlight the Struggles of Asian American Seniors
After the initial shock about hearing about the Half Moon Bay shootings, my next reaction to hearing that Chunli Zhao actions were related to his work on a farm was “why is a 66-year-old working on a farm?” This shooting … Continue reading
Asian American Candidates Tie after Recount – Winner Determined by Drawing Lots
I wrote before about how every vote can make a difference, and when I wrote the story, Murali Srinivasan was beating Justin Wang for Sunnyvale City Council by just one vote. A recount found 3 more ballots – two for … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Justin Wang, Murali Srinivasan, Sunnyvale
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Visualizing the Asian American Population in California
Graphical visualizations are often the best way to understand data. The San Francisco Chronicle recently published this dynamic set of visualizations looking at the Asian American population. It allows interactive exploration of California Asian American population trends. Some of the … Continue reading
One Vote Victory, Recounts, and Failed Recount Requests: Asian American Votes do Matter
Our writer John has written about Asian American voter apathy over the years and sometimes brings it up when we have lunch, but for me, three recent events really bring out the importance of Asian American votes. The first is … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Justin Wang, Murali Srinivasan, Oakland, recounts, Sheng Thao, Sunnyvale
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Michelle Yeoh is Time Magazine’s 2022 Icon of the Year
Michelle Yeoh has been selected to be Time Magazine’s 2022 Icon of the Year. She is riding a streak of hit movies in the United States, from Crazy Rich Asians and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings to this … Continue reading
Documentary: Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March
The documentary Rising Against Asia Hate: One Day in March came out about a month ago, but it some of its key points are particularly relevant today, particularly with the Senate runoff in Georgia between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker. It … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Politics
Tagged Atlanta Spa Killings, CAAM, PBS, Sandra Oh, WNET
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From Homeless Single Mother to Oakland Mayor: Sheng Thao wins through Ranked Choice Voting
In an amazing journey from being a homeless single mother living in a car, Sheng Thao was elected mayor of Oakland. The journey is even more amazing considering that in the initial count of votes, Thao was in second place. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Oakland, ranked choice voting, Sheng Thao
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