Category Archives: San Francisco Bay Area

Am I The Worst Asian American Parent Ever?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Tim

With all the recent focus on Tiger Moms and dads, along with almost everything I find lately on the internet, I can’t help but wonder, “Am I the worst Asian American parent ever?” It doesn’t help that my own cousin … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Family, Lifestyles, San Francisco Bay Area | 39 Comments

Bay Area Giveaway: Passes for ‘13 Assassins’ by Takashi Miike

Posted on May 20, 2011 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 5/20/2011 @ 1:30pm: Congrats to the winners @RichAndCreamy, Coffin Jon, and Kelda! Last month, 8Asians did a giveaway of Takashi Miike prize package, in support of 13 Assassins, a samurai epic based on a true incident which became available … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, History, Movies, Promotions, San Francisco Bay Area | 1 Comment

Census 2010 Results Show Indian American Population Surge

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Jeff

Walking through my company’s newly renovated cafeteria, I looked behind one of the counters and noticed something like what you see to the right.  For those of you who don’t know, it is a tandoor, an oven used in cooking … Continue reading →

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Refinery29’s List of Best Karaoke Spots in San Francisco

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Ernie

Our very own Dino-Ray has his first article on fashion blog Refinery29 talking about the best places to karaoke in San Francisco. Props to Dino-Ray for including private karaoke rooms — that’s how karaoke should be properly performed after all, … Continue reading →

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Civic Center Farmers Market Bans Chicken Sales Due to Lawsuit

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Ernie

A San Francisco Farmer’s Market Bans Live Chicken Sales — by and for Chinese-Americans and immigrant Chinese, primarily — due to pressure put on by a LGBT Animal Rights group: “‘They said, ‘What you do is cruel, you shouldn’t be … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Discrimination, San Francisco Bay Area | 1 Comment

Diversity Defines Silicon Valley, Except at Town Halls

Posted on April 22, 2011 by John

Last weekend, The San Jose Mercury News did a very interesting and somewhat controversial story on the state of local government representation in Silicon Valley; reading the comments on the article thread has been somewhat thought provoking for me. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Local, Observations, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area | 2 Comments

The Rise of Asian Ethnoburbs

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Jeff

“Its formal name is San Gabriel Square, a crowd of restaurants, bubble tea shops and high-fashion footwear boutiques in a prosperous middle-aged suburb with a majority-Asian population. You can walk around for an afternoon, as I did, and hear nothing … Continue reading →

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New Census Figures Reveal the Bay Area is Much More Asian American

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Ernie

Everyone living in the San Francisco Bay Area, newly released 2010 Census figures confirm what you already know: the Bay Area, along with being much more more Latino, is much more Asian American. Traditional white East Bay suburbs like San … Continue reading →

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Evan Low Officially Announces Candidacy for California State Assembly

Posted on March 12, 2011 by John

This past Thursday, political wonder kid and current Campbell City Council Member Evan Low officially announced his candidacy for California State Assembly for the 24th Assembly District. A few years ago, Low made history by becoming the country’s youngest ever … Continue reading →

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Where to Learn Chinese in the SF Bay Area?

Posted on March 10, 2011 by John

The other day, I received an email from a friend of mine, Tracy, who while on maternity leave, had an inspiration to create a site called WhereToLearnChinese.com: “I created WhereToLearnChinese.com to help us share and discover great places for learning Chinese in our … Continue reading →

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Fat Cookies in San Francisco

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Mike

If you had been walking around Dolores Park in San Francisco, CA, two weeks ago, you would have been greeted with this intriguing sign: (Flickr photo credit: sandwichgirl) O rly?

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SF Board of Supervisors President David Chiu Enters Run for Mayor

Posted on March 3, 2011 by John

On Monday and as expected, current San Francisco Board of Supervisors President David Chiu announced that he was throwing his hat into the ring for mayor of San Francisco. I blogged earlier that California State Senator Leland Yee is perceived … Continue reading →

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