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Category Archives: San Francisco Bay Area
Jean Quan Sworn in as Mayor of Oakland, California
This past Monday was a historic day for Oakland and possibly for America, with the swearing in of Jean Quan as mayor, Oakland’s first woman and Asian American to elected to that role. In fact, she may be the first … Continue reading
SF Board of Supervisors President David Chiu & His Odd Prospects
As the New Year approaches, not only has the San Francisco local media covered the political guessing game as to who will be the next mayor, but so has the national media. The other day, the Wall Street Journal profiled … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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Recent San Jose Panel Discusses Difficulties Being Gay in the Vietnamese Community
A recent panel in San Jose discussed the difficulties of growing up gay in the Vietnamese community. “‘They think we are bad people, and will go to hell,’ [a panelist] said in Vietnamese, his words translated by an English-language interpreter. … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), LGBT, San Francisco Bay Area
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Bay Area Report: 74% of Sikh Boys Bullied
“In the first report of its kind for the Bay Area, the Sikh Coalition, a national nonprofit with an office in Fremont, released findings last week showing that hundreds of Sikh children report feeling teased and taunted, being called “terrorist” … Continue reading
Asian influences on American Cuisine: Andrew Lam’s “East Eats West”
“You know your cultural heritage is a major success when someone else is selling it back to you.” I have always been interested in how Asian Americans have influenced American culture at large. No where is this influence more apparent … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged Andrew Lam, East Eats West, Feast of Words, Pho, Rachael Ray, Vietnamese Diaspora
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State Senator Leland Yee Running for Mayor of San Francisco
Last week, there was a lot of election news that I tried to wrap-up, including Jean Quan winning the Oakland mayoral race, California race. One race which I didn’t get a chance to follow-up on was that of California State … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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Jean Quan Wins Oakland Mayor’s Race
When I first blogged about Jean Quan running for Oakland mayor, I didn’t really think she had much of a chance given the fact that her main opponent would be former California State Senate leader Don Perata, who was better … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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2010 Mid-Term Election Wrap-up – Congress, State & California
Even though it’s been more than a week since the election, there are still a few races being counted. I thought I’d give a quick wrap-up of what happened from an Asian American standpoint; this is by no means an … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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How was Jeremy Lin’s Debut as a Golden State Warrior? Let’s Ask Twitter
Jeremy Lin’s debut as a Golden State Warrior was tonight, made all the more convenient for Asian Americans as it was also Asian Heritage Night at Oracle Arena, with a Q&A session with Jeremy Lin. How did it go? Well, … Continue reading
Posted in San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
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Is Michael Nava using a Chinese Name to Win Over SF Voters?
Mexican-American Michael Nava is running for judge in San Francisco, where ballots are printed in English, Spanish and Chinese, and I have the extreme fortune of getting Chinese voting literature. So maybe I shouldn’t be surprised that the candidate for … Continue reading
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Vietnamese American Politicians in the National News
In the past week, two different races have highlighted Vietnamese American politicians to the national level: The most controversial race has been seven-term Representative Loretta Sanchez‘s (D-California / 47th Congressional District – Orange County that includes Disneyland and Angels Stadium) … Continue reading