Category Archives: San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Asian American Mayoral TV Interviews Online

Posted on November 3, 2011 by John

The San Francisco mayoral election takes place next Tuesday, November 8th, and the local ABC 7 News affiliate has one-on-one television interviews with all the major candidates, with five out of the eleven candidates – Jeff Adachi, David Chiu, Ed … Continue reading →

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Help SF Asian Women’s Shelter win $10,000

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Connie

San Francisco Asian Women’s Shelter has been nominated one of the Top 49 Favorite Charities in 7×7 Magazine. Help support their work in providing comprehensive services, including a 24-hour crisis line, shelter program, case management and access to health and … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: MoveOn.org Ad Against Oakland Mayor Jean Quan

Posted on October 31, 2011 by John

I was flipping through the channels the other day, and was surprised to see how quickly this ad by MoveOn.org got on the air two days later after the Oakland police crackdown on the Occupy Oakland demonstrators. Personally, I support … Continue reading →

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Oakland High School Students Create Comic Book On Immigrant Experience

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Moye

With the help of their art teacher, students at Oakhland International High School–many of whom are immigrants and learning to speak English–have detailed their experiences by drawing and writing comics: “By asking her students to create these comics, Bui is … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Is 2 Legit 2 Quit (According to his Supporters)

Posted on October 27, 2011 by John

The San Francisco mayoral election is in a few weeks, and supporters of interim mayor Ed Lee have put out a crazy web commercial for their support for Lee for mayor, called “2 Legit 2 Quit,” starring some of his … Continue reading →

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An Asian American’s Thoughts On Occupy Wall Street

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Edward

If you haven’t been living under a rock, you may have heard about the tremendous buzz that is surrounding Occupy Wall Street and other cities across the United States that are taking part in the Occupation protest. There are those … Continue reading →

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First Ever Asian American Bay Area Mayors Hit Stumbling Blocks

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Ernie

While Jean Quan is the first Asian American mayor of Oakland and Ed Lee is the first Asian American mayor of San Francisco, a string of events have both of the Northern Californian mayors in the hot seat the exact … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Giveaway: Tickets for ‘Finding Joe’ Directed by Patrick Takaya Solomon

Posted on October 19, 2011 by jozjozjoz

http://youtu.be/-AAfuD6xUHs UPDATE 10/20/11: Congrats on our first batch of winners! Komo, laughingluna, Vincent, and Annie! Patrick Takaya Solomon’s Finding Joe is an enlightening and entertaining exploration of famed philosopher / mythologist Joseph Campbell’s studies and their continuing impact on our … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Chronicle Endorses David Chiu for Mayor

Posted on October 17, 2011 by John

I’ve made it no secret that I know San Francisco Board of Supervisors President David Chiu and District 3 Supervisor, as well as volunteered for him (even though I don’t live in San Francisco). Just the other day, the San … Continue reading →

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San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum Changes Logo to a Math Symbol

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Ernie

Design blog Brand New has a great piece on the recent re-branding of San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum. From 8Asians reader Raymon: “The logo (an inverted ‘A’) is pretty contemporary and doesn’t have any cliche ‘Oriental’ elements in it. I’m … Continue reading →

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Thieves Target Indian Americans for their Gold

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Jeff

As an Indian American family returned home from the airport, two armed men appeared and told them  to get into their house.  Once inside, the robbers forced them to kneel, ripped chains off the wife’s neck, and stole $25,000 of … Continue reading →

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Mayoral Race Between Ed Lee and Leland Yee May Be First Televised Asian-on-Asian Smear Campaign

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Ernie

You know it’s 2011 in San Francisco when there’s anywhere from nine to 37 mayoral candidates running for office, at least five major candidates are Asian and pretty much all of them lean Democrat, or at least, left of political … Continue reading →

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