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Category Archives: San Francisco Bay Area
8Asians Exclusive: Evan Low for Congress interview
Full disclosure: I have donated to Evan Low’s campaigns in the past and will do so in the future. Back in early December, I had blogged about California State Assemblyman Evan Low running for Congress. A few weeks ago, towards … Continue reading
California State Assembly Evan Low Running for Congress to Replace Retiring Rep. Anna Eshoo
Full disclosure: I have donated to Evan Low’s campaigns in the past and will do so in the future. I was excited to hear that California Democratic Assemblymember Evan Low officially launched his bid for Congress for California’s 16th Congressional … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged California 16th Congressional District, Evan Low
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APIAVote: Taste of Democracy Briefing on AAPI Voter Data
During APEC 2023, the non-profit APIAVote was in town and had a briefing which I was able to attend. The focus of the briefing was the following: To understand AAPIs’ growing electoral power and become a part of the community … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged APIAVote, San Francisco, voter apathy, voting
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A Conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu with SF City Attorney David Chiu
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was in San Francisco recently during APEC 2023 to attend the California Asian Leadership Network of Elected and Appointed Officials (CALNET) 2023 leadership retreat. As a Taiwanese American born and raised in Western Massachusetts, I’ve been … Continue reading
8Books Review: End Credits – How I Broke Up With Hollywood, A Memoir by Patty Lin
I’m not sure how I first came across End Credits – How I Broke Up With Hollywood, A Memoir by Patty Lin. I think I saw a post on Facebook and then became excited once I knew that Lin was … Continue reading
Pinoytown Rising: San Jose Public Library Exhibit through November 30
When Number Two Son and I were getting coffee in a cafe in San Jose Japantown, we noticed a small flyer on their community bulletin board that talked about Pinoytown Rising, an exhibit in San Jose’s Martin Luther King Library … Continue reading
SVAPFF 2023: ‘A Great Divide’ – Q&A and Review (Spoilers)
A few weeks ago, I attended my first screening at the Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest (SVAPFF), the 9th and most recent edition of the festival. I was eager to see the independent film A Great Divide, as I had … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series, Discrimination, Entertainment, Local, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged A Great Divide, Emerson Min, Jean Shim, Ken Jeong
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Mill Valley Film Festival: ‘Invisible Nation’ [Taiwan] – Intro, Q&A & Review
I’m not sure how I became aware of the independent documentary Invisible Nation, screening at the Mill Valley Film Festival, but I am glad I did. I was able to make the second, Saturday morning screening a few weekends ago … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series, Entertainment, Local, Movies, Reviews, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Invisible Nation, Taiwan, Ted Hope, Tsai Ing-wen, Vanessa Hope
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Bay Area Singer thuy getting Radio play and Streams with “girls like me don’t cry”
I had heard girls like me don’t cry a number of times on the radio, but when the DJ said that the singer went to Newark Memorial High School (where I went to high school), I was immediately intrigued. After … Continue reading
SF DocFest: How to Have an American Baby
I had first heard of ‘birth tourism’ from a former co-worker/friend of mine more than a decade ago. When I heard that Chinese women were coming Southern California to give birth so that their kids could get U.S. citizenship, I … Continue reading
CAAMFest 2023: Review – Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story
I was supposed to review Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story (trailer here) during or around CAAMFest 2023, but I let the screener link expire and the screening during CAAMFest was on Mother’s Day. I finally reached out to the … Continue reading
125th Anniversary of Wong Kim Ark Day [3/28/1898] – Celebration & Commemoration
Another blog post I am woefully late on (but did post the video on YouTube shortly afterwards). I had attended the 125th anniversary back on March 25th commemorating and celebrating the landmark Supreme Court decision of U.S. vs. Wong Kim … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, History, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged immigration, wong kim ark
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