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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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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Daughter of the Late Pat Morita Protests Karate Kid Remake
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Frozen Flower: Reviews via Chat
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Category Archives: San Francisco Bay Area
ICYMI: Silicon Valley Comic Con 2016 – Recap & Review
Back this March – Friday, March 18th to Sunday, March 20th, I had the good fortune of being able to attend the first ever Silicon Valley Comic Con. I’ve always wanted to go to Comic Con in San Diego, but it … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Comics, Entertainment, Events, Local, Movies, Reviews, San Francisco Bay Area, Tech
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Apparently in Silicon Valley, only non-Asians are allowed to have fun
By Leeland Lee The New York Times recently published a collection of photographs by Laura Morton depicting the “entrepreneurs, geniuses, idealists” who have flooded Silicon Valley in search of vast riches. In image after image, we see millennial techies in … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyles, New York, Observations, San Francisco Bay Area
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CAAMFest 2016 – ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Panel with Vincent Rodriguez III & Vella Lovell
Besides the CAAMFest 2016 panel discussion with the co-creater Alan Yang and cast member Kelvin Yu of Netflix’s ‘Master of None,’ I got to attend the panel discussion with CW’s ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ actors Filipino American Vincent Rodriguez III and Vella Lovell … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Entertainment, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, TV
Tagged CAAM, CAAMFest, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
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CAAMFest 2016 – ‘Master of None’ Panel with Alan Yang & Kelvin Yu
I first heard of Netflix’s television series “Master of None” last November when listening to Terry Gross’s Fresh Air program’s fantastic interview with Indian American Aziz Ansari and Taiwanese American co-creator and co-writer Alan Yang. When Season 1 was released, … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Entertainment, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, TV
Tagged Alan Yang, CAAM, Kelvin Yu
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CAAMFest 2016: March 10 – 20, 2016 | San Francisco & Oakland
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
Posted in Announcements, Current Events, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Local, Movies, Music, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged asian american films, CAAMFest, film, Film Festival
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‘Hello Ed Lee,’ a video by singer-performance artist Candace Roberts
Mayor of San Francisco, Ed Lee, made history by being the first Asian American to be mayor of San Francisco (through appointment) as well as first Asian American to be elected (and re-elected) mayor of the city. San Francisco, having the … Continue reading
ICYMI: NBA Championship Golden State Warriors Celebrate Chinese New Year
Every year, the NBA’s Golden State Warriors have a Chinese New Year Celebration night game – and this year was no different. Last year, along with the Celebration evening, the Warriors (along with the Houston Rockets) did debut a Chinese-themed … Continue reading
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Charlie Rose: Danny Bowien & Mission Chinese Food and Mission Cantina
If you follow this blog, you may know I’m an avid follower of Charlie Rose and appreciate his more in-depth television interviews. I recently came across this one with Danny Bowien, chef and co-founder of the restaurants Mission Chinese Food and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Food & Drink, New York, San Francisco Bay Area, TV
Tagged books, cookbook, food
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ICYMI: San Francisco’s 6th Annual Fred Korematsu Day Celebration (2016)
Ever since the 1st Fred Korematsu Day Celebration in the San Francisco Bay Area back in 2011, I think I have attended every Celebration. This January 2016 was no different. And given GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rhetoric on banning muslims … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Fred Korematsu, holidays
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Charlotte Hornets’ Jeremy Lin Takes on the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena
Earlier in January, former Golden State Warrior and now current Charlotte Hornet Jeremy Lin returned to the Bay Area to play against his former team. Whenever Lin is in town (no relation to me), I always try to get a … Continue reading
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The Most Asian American Congressional District: California’s 17th
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
Chatting with Michelle Kwan, Surrogate Outreach Coordinator for Hillary for President
https://youtu.be/0oJ05iZWP3c If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know I’ve been a big fan of former figure skater and Olympian Michelle Kwan. These days, Michelle is a Surrogate Outreach Coordinator for the Hillary [Clinton] for President campaign. … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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