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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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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Category Archives: San Francisco Bay Area
Karen Chen takes Third in US Figure Skating Nationals but Can’t Represent US Internationally
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
Posted in Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
Tagged Kristi Yamaguchi, Mirai Nagasu
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Holiday Wish: Asian Women’s Home Expansion
“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
Posted in Community, Nonprofit, San Francisco Bay Area
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Selfie-seeking Asian Americans Cause Problems and Changes at Mission Peak
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
Posted in Current Events, Environment, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Hiking, Mission Peak
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Family Believes Body Found in SF Bay is that of Dan Ha
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
Posted in Current Events, San Francisco Bay Area
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SF Engineer Dan Ha, Missing Since Halloween Night
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
Posted in Current Events, San Francisco Bay Area
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Mike Honda Declares Reelection Victory Over Ro Khanna
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
Posted in Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Oakland Mayoral Candidate Peter Liu
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
Posted in Asian American Commercial Watch, Comedy, Entertainment, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, TV
Tagged Peter Liu
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Neel Kashkari Running for Governor of California and Will Lose
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
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California, TV
Tagged Asian-American, California, governor, Neel Kashkari, Politics
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Ro Khanna Debates Congressman Mike Honda for California’s 17th Congressional Seat
Part 1/3 I had the privilege to attend the only debate (at least in the press pool at NBC Bay Area) this fall between candidate Ro Khanna and Congressman Mike Honda, who is running for re-election for California’s 17th Congressional … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, TV
Tagged election, elections, mike honda, ro khanna
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Gary Locke Endorses Congressman Mike Honda’s Bid for Re-Election
I had the great opportunity and fortune to meet a truly historic Asian American recently – former Ambassador to China, Secretary of Commerce and Governor of Washington state Gary Locke. I had attended a fundraiser in Silicon Valley for Congressman … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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Jeremy Lin Pranks Fans at Madame Tussauds SF by Pretending to Be His Own Wax Figure
http://youtu.be/SNBIVUeMrvU We already know that Jeremy Lin has a good sense of humor (see Jeremy Lin reads mean tweets on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jeremy Lin dunking on his Mom, and wishing her “happy birthday”). We also know Madame Tussauds SF … Continue reading
Bay Area Giveaway: Tickets to ‘A Letter to Momo’
EDITORS NOTE: See Mitchell’s 8Asians review of ‘A Letter to Momo’ GKIDS presents A Letter to Momo, opening September 5, 2014 at Landmark’s Opera Plaza Cinemas in San Francisco, and Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley. It will be presented in … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Promotions, San Francisco Bay Area
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