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Category Archives: Southern California
California Assemblymember Evan Low Introduces Universal Basic Income Bill
https://youtu.be/Qye_0y0t5r8 Since Andrew Yang dropped out of the presidential race, Assemblymember Evan Low, who was Andrew’s former campaign co-chair has been keeping busy – on February 25th, introduced a statewide universal income for Californians: “He just introduced AB 2712, proposing … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged Evan Low, Katy Paget, Universal Basic Income
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Missing Persons Case, Los Angeles area: Richard Im
UPDATE 2/18/2020: Family Update: A person who is aware of our search came across our brother and encouraged him to reach out. Richard then made contact with us by phone to let us know that he is safe. However, Richard … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Local, Southern California
Tagged Missing Persons, Police, Richard Im, San Gabriel Valley, SGV
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8Books Review: ‘SWIM’ by Eric C. Wat
There’s a column series on 8Asians, called “How to Be a Bad Asian”. I myself wrote one in the series, called “How to Be a Bad Asian: Turning Out Gay”. But, if there’s one way you can be a worse … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Entertainment, Family, LGBT, Southern California
Tagged Eric Wat, Funerals, Swim
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Love Boat: Taiwan Documentary Premieres in LA, SF, and Taipei in May 2019!
As I had blogged before, I had attended the “infamous” ‘Love Boat’ back in the summer of 1993 after graduating from college. I think every Taiwanese American has heard of the ‘Love Boat,’ so I am so happy that finally … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, History, Lifestyles, Local, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged Love Boat, Taiwan
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Two Filipino-American skaters will represent Southern California at the 2019 US Figure Skating Championships in Detroit
EDITOR’S NOTE/UPDATE: Aubrey placed second, earning Silver Medal at US Figure Skating Championships. On that strong performance, she received her first international assignment from Team USA, and competed at the 2019 Bavarian Open in Oberstdorf, Germany. Henry placed 7th overall … Continue reading
Posted in Southern California, Sports
Tagged competition, figure skating, Filipino, ice skating
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Wong Fu Productions First Season of Yappie (Young Asian Professional)
I first learned about Wong Fu’s ‘Yappie’ scripted web series on this NBC Asian America article about Wong Fu Productions & Yappie: “With more than 3 million subscribers on YouTube now, and 500 million-plus views, Wong Fu Productions — created … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Discrimination, Entertainment, Family, Lifestyles, Local, Reviews, Southern California
Tagged Wong Fu Productions, Yappie
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Din Tai Fung Opens at Westfield Mall in Orange County, CA
The last time I went to a Din Tai Fung opening, it was also at a Westfield Mall – specifically the Valley Fair Mall in San Jose/Santa Clara, California. Well now, another one has opened in Orange County: “There has … Continue reading
John Chiang Remains a Top Contender in Race for California State Governor
California state treasurer John Chiang was in the San Jose area supporting California assemblymember Evan Low on Sunday, March 18th, and I had a chance to catch up with him after the belated Lunar New Year fundraising dinner. The last … Continue reading
Michelle Kwan Endorses Vivek Viswanathan for California State Treasurer
https://www.facebook.com/vivekforca/videos/1433636790081454/ Video & Image courtesy of Vivek Viswanathan for State Treasurer 2018 – https://www.vivekforca.com/ Back in early March, I was on Facebook and I saw a fundraising event titled Happy Hour: Michelle Kwan & Vivek Viswanathan in San Francisco, and I was like, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged John Chiang, Michelle Kwan, Vivek Viswanathan
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Dr. Mai Khanh Tran is running for Congress in hotly contest seat for CA-39
I recently had a chance to meet Dr. Mai Khanh Tran while she was visiting in downtown San Jose. She’s one of many running for an open seat in the 39th Congressional District of California, after Republican incumbent Ed Royce announced, like many Congressional … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, Southern California
Tagged Mai Khanh Tran
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8Asians Interview with Dave Min for Congress (CA-45)
Back in January, I was able to meet up with Korean American Dave Min, who is running for Congress in California’s 45th Congressional District, which is in Southern California, encompassing part of Irvine: Min was raised in the Palo Alto … Continue reading
The Jim Jefferies Show: Congressman Ted Lieu – Trolling the President
I’ve blogged about my favorite Taiwanese American Congressman, Ted Lieu. I’ve never watched The Jim Jefferies Show on Comedy Show, but I saw this interview with Congressman Lieu I think on Facebook. The last time I saw Congressman Lieu on … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Entertainment, Local, Politics, Southern California, TV
Tagged Ted Lieu
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