Category Archives: Observations

Reel in the Vote winner: My Vote My Voice by Henry Ahn

Posted on October 15, 2008 by John

REEL IN THE VOTE is a non-partisan campaign launched by the San Diego Asian Film Foundation to encourage more Asian Pacific Islander Americans (APIAs) to participate in the democratic process, REEL IN THE VOTE ran a Public Service Announcement (PSA) … Continue reading →

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Rocking the Vote Amid the Shrimp Dumplings

Posted on October 12, 2008 by John

I’ve often blogged about how apathetic Asian Americans have been when it comes to political involvement and voting, so I was pleasantly surprised to read in Sunday’s New York Times about New York City’s Chinatown community organizer Eddie Chiu making … Continue reading →

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Math Skills Suffer in U.S., Study Finds

Posted on October 11, 2008 by John

On Friday, the New York Times reported on the American Mathematical Society released study of “Cross-Cultural Analysis of Students with Exceptional Talent in Mathematical Problem Solving” which was to investigate any differences, if any, between gender (or other demographic factors) … Continue reading →

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Obama campaign needs to lose 80/20

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Ben

If there’s anything I despise, it’s spam. One thing I hate worse than spam? It’s political spam. And the 80-20 Initiative doesn’t do itself or the Democratic Party any favors. Lo and behold, I go and check the one single … Continue reading →

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South Park: “The China Probrem” episode

Posted on October 10, 2008 by John

Normally, the only shows I regularly watch on Comedy Central are The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, but while flipping between channels late in the evening, I came across the most recent episode (originally aired 10/8/08) of South Park … Continue reading →

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News Hour: Oregon’s Poet Laureate Reflects on Japanese Internment

Posted on October 8, 2008 by John

On Friday’s (10/3/08) PBS’s New Hour, the news program did a story on Oregon’s Poet Laureate, Lawson Fusao Inada, a 3rd generation Japanese-American who : “Along with more than a hundred thousand other Japanese Americans, Lawson Fusao Inada was sent … Continue reading →

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New survey: Asian Americans could play key role in outcome of presidential

Posted on October 6, 2008 by John

Sorry for blogging so much about the election, but we are in the last few weeks until November 4th… This morning, the 2008 National Asian American Survey (NAAS) was released by researchers from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans For & Against Governor Sarah Palin

Posted on October 6, 2008 by John

On Sunday, Senator John McCain’s Vice Presidential running mate, Governor Sarah Palin, was in the San Francisco Bay Area Sunday morning for a fundraiser in Burlingame (specifically at the Hyatt near SFO). There were definitely a couple of hundred supporters … Continue reading →

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The 8Asians.com Writers Talk About: Asian American Athletes, Tiger Woods and Hines Ward

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Guest Writer

Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading →

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State of Asian America: Trajectory of Civic and Political Engagement

Posted on October 2, 2008 by John

Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP), a public policy institute, has just published a free report / electronic book titled, “State of Asian America: Trajectory of Civic and Political Engagement.” There are a series of round table discussions in … Continue reading →

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McCain says North Koreans are short…

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Jen

Did you see the first Presidential debate where John McCain throws out a random statistic, while talking about the North Korean’s regime, he mentions how they are also 3 inches shorter than the average South Korean? A brief Youtube clip … Continue reading →

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I See Asian Americans Being Politically Involved! David Chiu, San Francisco Supervisor, District 3

Posted on September 28, 2008 by John

This past Friday, I went to a Presidential Debate party (you watched the debate, right?) / fundraiser for David Chiu, who is running for San Francisco Supervisor, District 3. (District 3 consists of Chinatown, Nob Hill, North Beach and Telegraph … Continue reading →

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