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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Asian American Frozen Foods: Royal Asia’s ‘Prawn Hacao With Soy Ginger Sauce’
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Category Archives: San Francisco Bay Area
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
Posted in Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
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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
Posted in Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
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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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TAP-SF Presents: Careers in Taiwan Panel
So I’m a bit behind on this blog post – back in July of this year, a friend of mine asked me to videotape her for a panel she was speaking at for the San Francisco chapter of Taiwanese American … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
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West Coast vs East Coast Asian Americans
A month after Number One Son left California to start college in Boston, I asked him if he found East Coast Asian Americans to be different from those from the West Coast. He definitely did, saying that most of them … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Observations, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged East Coast, West Coast
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An Asian/White Divide in Silicon Valley
Many statistics quoted about Silicon Valley diversity often lump Asian and Whites together vs Hispanics and African Americans. This sorting implies that there is some kind of unity between Asian and Whites in Silicon Valley. As a longtime resident, I … Continue reading
Posted in Education, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Harvard, Samuel Liu, Saratoga High School, self-segregation
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Union City School changes name to honor Filipino American Farm Labor Leaders
Alvarado Middle School in Union City California will officially change its name to Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle School this September. Larry Itliong and Philip Vera Cruz were farm worker labor leaders instrumental in the founding of the United Farm Workers. The … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Labor, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Alvarado Middle School, Larry Itliong, Phillip Vera Cruz, Union City
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