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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Category Archives: San Francisco Bay Area
2012 Growing up Asian in American Art and Essay Contest: Bridges
Every year, the Asian Pacific Fund hosts an art and essay contest on Growing up Asian in American. 2012’s theme, in honor of the Golden Gate bridge’s 75th anniversary, is bridges. San Francisco Bay Area students from Kindergarten through the … Continue reading
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan’s Protest Background Raises Dilemma
Jean Quan faced a tough first year as the mayor of Oakland after her controversial handling of the Occupy movement. From the New York Times: “For Ms. Quan, 62, a longtime civil rights activist and former union organizer whose husband … Continue reading
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NBA’s Golden State Warriors Waive Jeremy Lin, Picked Up by Houston Rockets!
With the delayed NBA season to start this Christmas, NBA teams have begun to re-shuffle their rosters in preparation for the shortened season. Unfortunately, this includes the San Francisco Bay Area’s Golden State Warriors waiving Jeremy Lin for their team … Continue reading
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San Francisco’s Chinese Historical Society of America Offers Free Admissions In December
I’ve visited the Chinese Historical Society of America museum once in San Francisco a year or so ago in Chinatown and was surprised that I had not visited it before in my 10+ years of living in the Bay Area … Continue reading
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LAST CHANCE: Advanced Screening Tickets Giveaway for Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Outrage’ in the Bay Area
Hey everyone – you have just 1 hour left to enter our Giveaway to win Advanced Screening Tickets for Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Outrage’ provided by 8Asians and Landmark Theatres!
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Former Olympian Dr. Amy Chow on Childhood Obesity
A few Sunday mornings ago, I was flipping the channels and came across local television station ABC7 News’s Beyond the Headlines Sunday morning program, where former gymnast and three-time Olympic team winner Dr. Amy Chow was discussing the growing epidemic … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
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Bay Area Giveaway: Advanced Screening Tickets for Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Outrage’
A few weeks ago, some lucky 8Asians readers in Los Angeles were able to see Outrage, the new film from Japan’s legendary Takeshi Kitano (ZATOICHI: THE BLIND SWORDSMAN, BROTHER, VIOLENT COP). Now it’s time for our readers in the Bay … Continue reading
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Tagged beat takeshi, Japan, movie, outrage, yakuza
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Prelude Norcal Hip Hop Dance Competition: A Personal Recount [PARTNER POST]
By Denise My decision to take on the role of Company Manager for Prelude Norcal Hip Hop Dance Competition, hosted by Main Stacks dance team in Berkeley, CA, came at a time of great confusion. While all of my peers … Continue reading
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San Francisco’s Rose Pak Rise From Activist To Power Broker
Inevitably, when discussing San Francisco politics, one will read about a behind-the-scenes “power broker” named Rose Pak. I haven’t really blogged about her because, to be honest, I did not know much about her. Pak was one of the driving … Continue reading
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San Francisco Elects First Asian American Mayor, Ed Lee
This past Tuesday, appointed interim Mayor Ed Lee became the first ever Asian American to be elected Mayor of San Francisco. Due to the sixteen candidates running to replace departed Gavin Newsom and ranked choice voting, the final results were … Continue reading
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The College Admissions Game, Part 2: Race and School Selection
“I don’t want to go there – it’s too Asian!” That is the last thing I wanted to hear from the Daughter. Doesn’t she know I write for a blog on Asian American issues, and now she is going all … Continue reading
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Tagged college admissions, Silicon Valley
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NPR / KQED: Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse
As a Taiwanese American, I’m always interested in reading, hearing or watching in the American media discussions about Taiwan. So it was with great pleasure a few days ago that my local National Public Radio affiliate, San Francisco’s KQED, dedicated … Continue reading
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