Category Archives: San Francisco Bay Area

Charlie Rose: San Francisco Benu’s Chef Corey Lee

Posted on May 8, 2015 by John

To be honest, I have never heard of chef and restauranteur Corey Lee nor the San Francisco restaurant Benu until I watched a recent episode of the PBS late night talk show Charlie Rose. But seeing a Korean American chef … Continue reading →

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History of San Jose Japantown on KQED Radio

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Jeff

When I first moved to San Jose from the East Bay 25 years ago, one very pleasant discovery has been San Jose’s Japantown. As one of the three remaining Japantowns in the US, I always thought it had much more … Continue reading →

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Warriors and Rockets NBA teams have Chinese New Year uniforms

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Jeff

The Golden State Warriors debuted uniforms celebrating Chinese New Year in their February 20th game against the San Antonio Spurs.  The Chinese Characters are said to say “warriors.”   They will also wear  the uniforms in their games on February … Continue reading →

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8$: Loco’l – Revolutionary Fast Food from Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson

Posted on February 22, 2015 by jozjozjoz

8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading →

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Karen Chen takes Third in US Figure Skating Nationals but Can’t Represent US Internationally

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Jeff

15 year old Karen Chen of Fremont, California took third in the US Figure Skating Nationals held last month in North Carolina.  In instance that reminds me of what happened last year with Mirai Nagasu, she cannot compete internationally at … Continue reading →

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Holiday Wish: Asian Women’s Home Expansion

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Jeff

“He hit me a lot. He hit me if the dinner was late. He hit me if I didn’t polish the shoes the right way.” Kathy, who arrived from India in 2010, left an abusive marriage with nothing but the … Continue reading →

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Selfie-seeking Asian Americans Cause Problems and Changes at Mission Peak

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Jeff

When I hiked Mission Peak two years ago, I saw lots of Asians on the trails, but I was surprised to see recent headlines like “Crowds Overrun Mission Peak in Fremont to Shoot Selfies.” Apparently, the number of hikers there … Continue reading →

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Family Believes Body Found in SF Bay is that of Dan Ha

Posted on November 12, 2014 by jozjozjoz

A message from Dan Ha’s brother via the Find Dan Ha Facebook Page: Hi everyone. I would like to thank all of you for your continued support and prayers in the search for my brother Daniel over the past week. … Continue reading →

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SF Engineer Dan Ha, Missing Since Halloween Night

Posted on November 8, 2014 by 8AsiansNews

From TechCrunch: Dan Ha, an iOS developer at a San Francisco startup called Metromile, has been missing for almost a week. According to the CEO of the company, Dan Preston, who reached out to TechCrunch to help find his employee, … Continue reading →

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Mike Honda Declares Reelection Victory Over Ro Khanna

Posted on November 7, 2014 by 8AsiansNews

Congressman Mike Honda declared victory this morning in his campaign for reelection in California’s 17th Congressional District. With 91,732 ballots counted, Congressman Mike Honda is currently beating his challenger by 4.41% or 4,046 votes, an increase from the initial lead … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Oakland Mayoral Candidate Peter Liu

Posted on November 4, 2014 by John

I live about 35 miles south of San Francisco and don’t often make it across the bay to Oakland, so I haven’t been following the Oakland mayoral race, so I was surprised to see this headline about Jimmy Kimmel mocking … Continue reading →

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Neel Kashkari Running for Governor of California and Will Lose

Posted on October 16, 2014 by John

Living in California, I almost forgot that there is an Asian American running for governor for the state – Indian American candidate Neel Kashkari. If his name sounds familiar, it’s most likely that you’ve heard of Kashkari due to his … Continue reading →

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