Category Archives: San Francisco Bay Area

TAP-SF Presents: Careers in Taiwan Panel

Posted on November 28, 2015 by John

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 →

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West Coast vs East Coast Asian Americans

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Jeff

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 →

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An Asian/White Divide in Silicon Valley

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Jeff

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 →

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Union City School changes name to honor Filipino American Farm Labor Leaders

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Jeff

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 →

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KQED: Stanford Project Unearths Personal Histories of Chinese Railroad Workers

Posted on August 18, 2015 by John

Recently, the local National Public Radio affiliate station KQED’s program, Forum, hosted a discussion on the history of the Chinese railroad workers as the 150th anniversary of when Chinese workers began to work on the transcontinental railroad: “The Transcontinental Railroad … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Between Mao and McCarthy,” by Charlotte Brooks

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Lily

Charlotte Brooks’ new book, Between Mao and McCarthy, is an impressive scholarly tome on the evolution of Chinese American politics in the years after World War II. It looks specifically at the evolution of politics in New York and San … Continue reading →

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ABC’s Nightline: Coffee Meets Bagel, the Dating App that Turned Down ‘Shark Tank’ Offer

Posted on August 2, 2015 by John

ABC US News | World News Back in January, I had blogged about the co-founders of the mobile dating app company Coffee Meets Bagel, Korean American sisters Arum, Dawoon, and Soo Kang. They appeared on the popular reality TV show Shark … Continue reading →

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The Today Show: Love with Food’s Aihui Ong – After divorce, woman turns love of food into booming business

Posted on July 30, 2015 by John

I met Aihui Ong, Founder & CEO of Love with Food (“Snack Smart. Do Good.”), a subscription box snack business at some Silicon Valley networking event probably back in 2011 when she was first starting her business. I’ve always had … Continue reading →

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Low Californian Asian American Voter Turnout in 2014 Election

Posted on July 22, 2015 by John

As I’ve blogged before, Asian Americans vote at a lower rate than almost any other demographic group, and this especially is the case in California – the state with the largest Asian American population (though Hawaii has the highest overall … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: See our Progress: Hear from Eddie

Posted on July 17, 2015 by John

I had blogged before about PG&E before for 8Asians’ Asian American Commercial Watch – most recently in March 2014. Recently, I saw this new PG&E television commercial: “Eddie is a gas service representative who lives and works in San Francisco. … Continue reading →

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Ex-California State Senator Leland Yee Pleads Guilty in Chinatown Corruption Case

Posted on July 7, 2015 by John

Back in March 2014, I had blogged about California State Senator Leland Yee had been arrested, along with others, on public corruption charges. He initially pleaded not-guilty, but now has changed his plea to guilty: “Yee, who previously has pleaded … Continue reading →

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How to have a Winning Track Team without a Usable Track

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Jeff

Imagine an academically focused high school with plenty of Asians Americans and without a consistently usable track and limited athletic funding. What if any sport would it excel in? Why track of course! In this interview at milesplit.com, Lowell High … Continue reading →

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