Category Archives: Politics

Goodwin Liu Confirmed to California Supreme Court

Posted on September 1, 2011 by John

Earlier this spring, UC Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu was blocked by Senate Republicans for an Obama appointment to a federal appeals court. On Wednesday, Liu was confirmed to a seat on the California Supreme Court: The Commission on Judicial … Continue reading →

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SF’s Democratic County Central Committee Ignores Asian American Mayoral Candidates

Posted on August 30, 2011 by John

In an inexplicable move, San Francisco’s Democratic County Central Committee, which is composed of  32 committee members, did not endorse any of the major and very qualified Asian American candidates for mayor: [The DCCC] recently endorsed Supervisor John Avalos as its … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area | 4 Comments

Newt Gingrich Campaining for Asian American Votes in California

Posted on August 25, 2011 by John

This week, Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate was in California campaigning to reach out to the Asian American community: Newt Gingrich has determined that the Asian vote will help win him the Republican … Continue reading →

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24 Year old Indian-American Makes Bid for US House Seat

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Ernie

“A young Indian-American is now challenging established norms in an audacious bid to win a seat in the U.S House of Representatives. Ranjit Gill, a law student at University of California in Berkeley is just 24 (he’d have crossed the … Continue reading →

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How to Support Goodwin Liu for California Supreme Court

Posted on August 23, 2011 by John

Back in May, University of California at Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu confirmation for the U.S. Court of Appeals was blocked in the Senate due to Republican opposition based on his past comments on Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito. In … Continue reading →

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Georgetown-China Exhibition Match Ends in Brawl With No Winner

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Mihee

By now, videos of the intense brawl that cut short the international “friendly” game between Georgetown and China’s basketball teams have had thousands of views. In an ESPN article, Diamond Leung writes, on Thursday, August 18, “There was ugliness in the … Continue reading →

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Myth of the Made In USA Label

Posted on August 19, 2011 by akrypti

I have had about enough of the “Made in USA” propaganda. Be a patriot. Create jobs for Americans. Keep money in America. Manufacture in the U. S. of A. Here’s a burst to your bubble: “Made in USA” may not benefit … Continue reading →

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Taiwan Begins to Deal With its Amateur Spies Caught by China

Posted on August 18, 2011 by John

I read this interesting story the other day on Taiwan begins to deal with its amateur spies caught by China. In the 1980s and 1990s, the Taiwanese government recruited businessmen to help “spy” on China because Taiwanese businessmen were the … Continue reading →

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SF Interim Mayor Ed Lee’s Family Ties to Chinatown

Posted on August 17, 2011 by John

When I was growing up in Western Massachusetts, I remember my family befriended a Chinese family who moved into the area to open a family business. I learned one day that they were descendants of Confucius–in fact, something like the … Continue reading →

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SF Supervisor Jane Kim Gets Asked Why She’s Not Married

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Ernie

Via SFist: Jane Kim is a San Francisco City Supervisor. She is also a single, 30-something Korean American, which only means one thing: awkward relationship status questions from old Asian people! From the Examiner: “While the mayor and supervisor talked … Continue reading →

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Interim Mayor Ed Lee Officially Running for Mayor of San Francisco

Posted on August 8, 2011 by John

Interim Mayor Ed Lee announced on Monday that he is running for the full four-year term as San Francisco mayor despite promising not to run after filling in the vacancy left by Gavin Newsom, who was elected to Lieutenant Governor last … Continue reading →

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Congress Forced to Eat Chinese Food While Averting Debt Crisis

Posted on August 3, 2011 by John

I was trying to think of an Onion-like headline when I came across a New York Times article describing the last minute negotiation session by the House and Senate to avert the debt limit crisis: [Senator] Mr. McConnell, meanwhile, spoke … Continue reading →

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