Category Archives: Politics

8Asians At DNC 2016: Day 3 – Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Caucus – Session 2

Posted on September 1, 2016 by John

0:00:00 – 0:04:30 – Pledge of Allegiance, Moment of Silence for Joe Montano (Northern Virginia Regional Representative for Senator Tim Kaine), Welcome – DNC AAPI Caucus Chair Bel Leong Hong 0:04:30 – 0:08:10 – Amy Dacey, CEO of the Democratic … Continue reading →

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8Asians At DNC 2016: Day 2 – Philadelphia AAPI Community Luncheon

Posted on August 27, 2016 by John

Master of Ceremonies – Cynthia Gouw Speakers: 0:00:00 – 0:01:20 – So Jun Lim, Korean American Association of the Washington Metro Area 0:01:20 – 0:03:10 – Bob Nash, Bob J. Nash & Associates 0:03:10 – 0:05:45 – Congresswoman & Congressional … Continue reading →

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APIAVote & AAJA co-host historic 2016 Presidential Election Forum

Posted on August 18, 2016 by John

Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) &  Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) co-hosted the 2016 Presidential Election Forum on Friday, August 12th: “Since 2008, the Presidential Election Forum has served as a forum for AAPIs to push for AAPI issues to … Continue reading →

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8Asians At DNC 2016: Day 1 – APIAVote – Briefing & Kick-off Reception

Posted on August 14, 2016 by John

Briefing 0:00:00 – 0:05:00 – Christine Chen, Executive Director, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) 0:05:00 – 0:12:30 – Gregory Cendana, Executive Director of Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance and Institute for Asian Pacific American Leadership & Advancement (IAPALA) 0:12:30 – … Continue reading →

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8Asians At DNC 2016: Day 1 – Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Caucus – Session 1

Posted on August 8, 2016 by John

0:00:00 – 0:03:00 – Pledge of Allegiance, Welcome, Moment of Silence for Congressman Mark Takai (D-Hawaii, 1st District) – DNC AAPI Caucus Chair Bel Leong Hong 0:03:00 – 0:07:48 – Tribute to Congressman Mark Takai (D-Hawaii, 1st District) – Jadine … Continue reading →

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8Asians at the Democratic National Convention 2016 in Philadelphia, Day 1

Posted on July 28, 2016 by John

I had such a good time four years ago at the Democratic National Convention 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina in September 2012 (my blog posts): My 2012 Democratic National Convention Experience (Video – 6:08 minutes) My 2012 Democratic National Convention Experience – … Continue reading →

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Snark over Paul Ryan Intern Selfie Doesn’t Prove What You Think it Proves

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan posted a photo on Instagram Saturday, a selfie with a large number of interns.  The caption reads,  “I think this sets a record for the most number of #CapitolHill interns in a single … Continue reading →

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National Science Foundation Funds Extensive Research Survey on Asian Americans

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Jeff

The National Science Foundation has decided to fund an extensive research survey on Asian Americans.  The survey project, lead by Political Science Professor Karthick Ramakrishnan of UC Riverside, Law Professor Taeku Lee of UC Berkeley (shown here), Sociology Professor Jennifer … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “The Art of Charile Chan Hock Chye” by Sonny Liew

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Lily

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye presented by Sonny Liew is an imaginative and brilliantly crafted narrative about the title man, one of Singapore’s premier comic artists. Chan, now an old man, narrates his life story and Sonny illustrates … Continue reading →

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60 Minutes Hacks Congressman Ted Lieu’s Lent iPhone

Posted on May 13, 2016 by John

The other night, CBS News’s 60 Minutes did a segment on cell phone security (or the lack thereof), titled “Hacking Your Phone”: “We wanted to see whether Nohl’s group could actually do what they claimed — so we sent an … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Jane Kim for California State Senate (District 11) – “Fight”

Posted on April 29, 2016 by John

Full disclosure: I’m a friend and have a lot of mutual friends with Jane Kim, and know her initially through a former 8Asians blogger (who used to be roommates with her). I think I may have donated to some of … Continue reading →

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Indiegogo: Before Tinder, there was the Taiwan Love Boat

Posted on April 25, 2016 by John

There’s a new Indigogo fundraising for a documentary about the “Love Boat” – titled “Before Tinder, there was the Taiwan Love Boat”– asking for contributions of $20 to $5,000, with various levels of rewards for your level of contribution. And … Continue reading →

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