8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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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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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Did Bruce Lee Have An Undescended Testicle?
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Category Archives: Local
Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan Dies After Struck by Car While Walking Dog
Earlier this week, Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan died after being struck by car while walking her dog. That only goes to show how random life can be and how we should treasure our time on the earth as you … Continue reading
Taiwanese American Michelle Wu Elected Mayor of Boston – Makes History!
Taiwanese American Michelle Wu makes history as she is elected mayor of Boston – the first elected female mayor of Boston ever (current Mayor Kim Janey was appointed after Boston mayor Marty Walsh became Secretary of Labor in the Biden … Continue reading
Andrew Yang’s ‘Forward’ Book Tour – San Francisco
Earlier this month, I interviewed Andrew Yang about his new book, ‘Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy,’ where he also kicked off his ‘Forward Party.’ With the release of his new book, Andrew launched a promotional tour. I … Continue reading
150th Anniversary of 1871 Los Angeles Chinese Massacre
Bodies of 17 dead Chinese men and boys lie in the Los Angeles jail yard on October 24, 1871 (photo credit: Security Pacific Bank) This past Sunday, October 24th, marked the 150th anniversary of one of the worst hate crimes … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History, Local, Southern California
Tagged hate crimes, los angeles
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New Changemakers Summit to Educate and Inspire Next Generation of AAPI Youth Leaders
On Saturday, October 23, 2021, Act To Change, Hate Is A Virus, and Stop AAPI Hate will co-host the first annual Changemakers Summit to educate and inspire the next generation of youth leaders from Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Discrimination, Education, Events, Virtual
Tagged HateIsAVirus, Maulik Pancholy, StopAAPIHate, summit, youth
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USC to Apologize (Finally) for WWII Actions That Derailed the Education of Japanese American Students
Image courtesy of USC. During World War II, over 127,000 Japanese Americans were interned and their lives turned upside down. This number includes some University of Southern California (USC) students, who were treated shockingly poorly by USC, especially in contrast … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education, Local, Southern California
Tagged internment, Japanese Americans, USC, WWII
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San Jose Approves Resolution & Apologizes for 1887 Chinatown Destruction and Decades of Discrimination
Although I’ve lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1999, I did not know much about the history of Chinese Americans in the area beyond the Chinese Exclusion Act. I was surprised to hear that back in May, that … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, History, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Chinatown, San Jose
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Former Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Touts Basic Income at Mountain View Rally
Former presidential candidate happened to be in Mountain View on Saturday (September 25, 2021) for a Universal Basic Income rally while UBI supporters across the country in different cities were also holding rallies and marches. At the rally, many speakers, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Andrew Yang, Universal Basic Income
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Andrew Yang Concedes NYC Mayoral Democratic Primary
Earlier this week, the New York City Democratic and Republican mayoral primaries occurred, and candidate Andrew Yang did not perform well: “Andrew Yang, a former 2020 presidential candidate whose name recognition once made him an early front-runner in the New … Continue reading
Posted in Local, New York, Politics
Tagged Andrew Yang, mayoral elections, New York City
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H.A.G.S. (Have A Good Summer), a short documentary by Sean Wang
I stumbled upon Sean Wang’s short documentary ‘H.A.G.S.’ an opinion piece in the New York Times (with support from the Sundance Institute) and although it was supposed to be about “adulthood,” it turned out to be much more meaningful and … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area, The Arts
Tagged H.A.G.S., Have a Great Summer, Sean Wang
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Andrew Yang for Mayor of NYC: ‘Hope Is on the Way’
Back in January, former Democratic presidential candidate announced his candidacy for the Mayor of New York City. I was pre-occupied with personal matters at the time, so I didn’t blog about it. The mayoral primary election is less than two … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch, Local, New York, Politics
Tagged Andrew Yang, mayoral elections, New York City, primary
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San Jose to Add Delano Manongs Park, named for Filipino American Farm Workers
The City of San Jose is adding a new park called Delano Manongs Park, honoring the Delano Manong farm workers, key players in the founding of the United Farm workers and the Delano Grape strike. According to this City of … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Farm Workers, Manongs, San Jose, The Delano Manongs
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