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Category Archives: Politics
Congress Remembers the Tiananmen Square Massacre – 25th Anniversary
Video of event: C-SPAN. House Speaker John Boehner, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress gathered last week to remember the 25th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square, passing a bi-partisan bill (House Resolution 599) : “Urging … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ted Lieu for Congress 2014
Ted Lieu is currently a California State Assembly member in the California state legislature and he is running for Congress. Full disclosure: I think I have donated to to his campaign in the past, and have met him a few … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Politics, Southern California, TV
Tagged California, government, state assembly, Ted Lieu
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Eric Shinseki Resigns as Secretary of the Veterans Affairs
General Eric Shinseki has just resigned as Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (For the full Obama press conference, click here for the C-SPAN video). If you haven’t been following the news lately, there has been a lot of controversy of veterans … Continue reading
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The White House Initiative on AAPIs – Opening Ceremony for AAPI Heritage Month 2014
As you may know, the month of May is designated as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. With that, The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders kicked off the month on May 6th, hosted by the … Continue reading
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California Shark Fin Ban Upheld by Federal Judge
I’ve blogged about the initial efforts to ban shark fin soup in California. Last July, the ban went into effect. I was aware of, but didn’t know exactly all the details of a law suit trying to overturn the law, … Continue reading
California State Senator Leland Yee Gets Skewered on ‘The Daily Show’
The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook You know you are a corrupt politician when you are skewered by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. On Monday, in a segment at minute … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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George Takei in Support of Congressman Mike Honda’s Re-Election
As I have blogged previous, one of the closest watched Congressional races for this November 2014 will be for California’s 17th Congressional District, where two Democrats, incumbent Congressman Mike Honda and newcomer Ro Khanna are running (whom I had interviewed … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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California State Senator Leland Yee Arrested on Public Corruption Charges
The last time I blogged about current California State Senator Leland Yee was when he was running for the mayor of San Francisco about an SF Weekly unflattering profile of Yee, SKETCHY – Leland Yee Can’t Erase His Past. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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Vince Chhabria to be First Indian American Federal Judge in California
According to an article on March 6, 2014 in The Times of India: WASHINGTON: Indian-American attorney Vince Chhabria, who has represented San Francisco in defence of its health insurance law, adoption rights of same-sex couples and other major cases, has … Continue reading
Posted in Legal, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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California’s Asian American State Senators Call for Hold on SCA5
As debate over SCA5 runs hotly both pro and con, California Asian American State Senators Ted Lieu, Carol Liu, and Leland Yee have asked that SCA 5 be put on hold. Here is their joint statement: “As lifelong advocates for … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education, Politics
Tagged Carol Liu, Leland Yee, SCA5, Ted Lieu
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Mike Honda Receives Endorsement of California Democratic Party
Silicon Valley, CA – Yesterday, Congressman Mike Honda received the sole endorsement of the California Democratic Party (CDP) for his re-election in California’s 17th Congressional District. The endorsement follows an overwhelming show of support for Honda at last month’s Pre-Endorsement … Continue reading
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Chris Lu to Serve as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Labor
Back in early January, President Obama nominated Chris Lu as Deputy Secretary, Department of Labor. If his name sounds familiar, it may be because I had interviewed Lu back at the Democratic National Convention in September of 2012, when he … Continue reading
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