Category Archives: Politics

Join the National AAPI Community Google+ Hangout: February 20, 2014

By Kiran Ahuja on WhiteHouse.gov Please join the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI), as well as government, civic and business leaders from across the country on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 3 PM ET for … Continue reading

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Fred Korematsu Day Celebration 2014 – Congressman Mike Honda & Jose Antonio Vargas

To view and access the video index of the program, view the video directly online at YouTube here (in the About section). Last month, I had the honor to attend the annual Korematsu Day Celebration organized by The Korematsu Institute … Continue reading

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President Obama’s 2014 Lunar New Year Message

When I was a kid, it wasn’t even in the realm of imagination for the President to acknowledge Lunar New Year to the U.S. citizens who celebrate it. How things have changed! Today, the White House released a video message … Continue reading

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8$: Art for a Free Taiwan, Resistance Art Project

8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading

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Stephanie Chang Running for Michigan State Representative, District 6

I was first introduced to Stephanie Chang through Ho Chie Tsai, who I often affectionately have termed the “Godfather of the [2nd Generation] Taiwanese American community.” Like myself, Chang is a Taiwanese American. In early November, Chang announced publicly her … Continue reading

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The California Report: Two Democrats Face Off in Silicon Valley – Ro Khanna vs. Mike Honda

This past August, I interviewed Ro Khanna, who is running for the 17th Congressional District in California. Recently, KQED / NPR did a nice overview on the dynamics of the Congressional race, profiling incumbent – Congressman Mike Honda and fellow … Continue reading

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Ju Hong, UC Berkeley Graduate, Heckles Obama on Deportation

http://youtu.be/HAuSWknJhu4 I had blogged earlier that during Obama’s visit to San Francisco where he gave a speech on immigration reform, he was heckled by an audience member. That person has now been identified as Ju Hong, 24, who is a … Continue reading

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Obama Speaks on Immigration Reform in San Francisco’s Chinatown

As part of his pre-Thanksgiving West Coast trip, President Obama dropped by Chinatown in San Francisco at the Betty Ong Recreation Center (named after 9/11 flight attendant Betty Ann Ong). Obama gave some shoutouts to some prominent Californian Asian American … Continue reading

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Allan Fung Announces Run for Governor of Rhode Island

Cranston City Mayor Allan Fung on November 5th announced his candidacy for Governor of Rhode Island. One of Fung’s unique distinction is that he is Rhode Island’s first ever Asian American mayor (and he happens to also be a Republican) … Continue reading

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Republicans Trying to Win Over Asian American Voters in Virginia Governor’s Race

http://youtu.be/dbH-xTqggR0 Although this is an off, non-presidential election coming around the corner in November, there is one governor’s race that politicos are watching closely, and that is the Virginia governor’s race – where we have former Democratic National Committee Chairman … Continue reading

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Asian Americans Stepping Up for Immigration Reform

From the Southern California Public Radio: “About 55 percent of Asian-American immigration into the United States has been due to family preferences… More young Asian-Americans who grew up in the U.S. without papers have been going public with their status, … Continue reading

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Michelle Kwan: From Olympic Figure Skater to Diplomat

I saw a friend of mine on Facebook post this brief video interview on Yahoo! Shine (here to view) from a few weeks ago of Michelle Kwan talking about her life from Olympic Figure Skater to her current role at … Continue reading

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