Category Archives: San Francisco Bay Area

Spate of Violence Against Asians in DC, Oakland Prompt Concern

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Tim

There was unfortunately a couple of prominent news articles highlighting violence against Asians this week. Most recently comes the news that actor Kal Penn was mugged at gun point in Washington D.C. Penn is in DC working in the Office … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Giveaway: See Jet Li, Andy Lau & Takeshi Kaneshiro in ‘The Warlords’ this Weekend

Posted on April 6, 2010 by jozjozjoz

I’ve had my eyes on ‘The Warlords’ since it was released in Asia as The Blood Brothers (投名狀 / tóu míng zhuàng) in 2007. Directed by Peter Chan, this spectacular historical action film is set in the midst of war … Continue reading →

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Guy Asks Whether Asian or White Drunk Girls are More Annoying

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Ernie

34 year old Philip Huang is a self-described performance artist out of Berkeley, California, described by the East Bay Express as having “a special talent for digesting life and creating spectacle.” Yep, “creating spectacle” would be an accurate way to … Continue reading →

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“Formosa Betrayed” Opens in Selected Cities 2/26: Win Tickets to Opening Weekend in Berkeley!

Posted on February 23, 2010 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE: Congrats to the winner! “alicewong” will be seeing the movie this weekend at Landmark’s Shattuck! Also, filmmaker Will Tiao will speak with audiences for Q&As on Friday, February 26, at AMC Cupertino Square 16 in Cupertino at 1:40 showtimes, … Continue reading →

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Commander Otto Lee’s Welcome Back Party

Posted on February 20, 2010 by John

Last week, former Sunnyvale, CA mayor and current city council member Otto Lee celebrated his safe return from Iraq with a wonderful welcome back party of over 300 guests. Numerous Asian American public officials came out that evening, including California … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes of Formosa Betrayed

Posted on February 19, 2010 by John

Formosa Betrayed is a feature film set in the 1980’s about FBI Agent Jake Kelly’s investigation of the brutal murder of a Taiwanese-American professor on U.S. soil. With the help of his partner Tom Braxton and a sharp Chicago police … Continue reading →

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Comedian Joe Wong’s Second Appearance on Letterman

Posted on February 16, 2010 by John

Biochemist by day and comedian by night, Boston-based Joe Wong made his second appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman the other night, and to no surprise, was not as nervous as the first time around. Joe had a … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin Named One of 11 Finalists For Bob Cousy Award

Posted on February 8, 2010 by John

Harvard senior and basketball phenom Jeremy Lin has just be named one of the top 11 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award from an original list of 73 – an award given to “the top collegiate male basketball point guard … Continue reading →

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Tuned into: Tobi & TobiTV (A Must-See!)

Posted on February 4, 2010 by John

Disgrasian.com recently blogged a BABEWATCH spotlight on Catherine Chow and Corina Nurimba, the co-founders of Tobi.com. I instantly recognized Catherine as the woman who also co-founded [with Corina] the San Francisco-based Azalea Boutique in 2003. I’m no fashionisto — as many … Continue reading →

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[Feb 5] NORTHERN CA: Lost and Found Art Exhibition

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Guest Writer

KSW and Mina Dresden Gallery are proud to present the lost and found | truong tran, the first solo exhibition of this poet-turned-visual artist and longtime KSW community member. Truong Tran is committed to making art accessible through the creative reuse of everyday materials. His process includes merging disparate objects, forcing them to compromise and accommodate one another in their process of becoming something new, something difficult and beautiful. In his work, Tran explores themes of su… Continue reading →

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San Jose Gets A Vietnamese-American Deputy Chief Of Police

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Tim

If you’re familiar with San Jose local news, then you’re already aware that the city’s Police Department isn’t in the best standing with the local Vietnamese population. This following the police shooting of mentally-ill Daniel Pham in the backyard of … Continue reading →

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Chinese Looky Lous – Looking at US Real Estate but not Buying?

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Jeff

Last year, during the depths of the financial crises, groups of investors from China toured the US looking at real estate opportunities.  While many in the US real estate industry hoped that this would bring a wave of Chinese buying, … Continue reading →

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