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Category Archives: Politics
SF Board of Supervisors President David Chiu Enters Run for Mayor
On Monday and as expected, current San Francisco Board of Supervisors President David Chiu announced that he was throwing his hat into the ring for mayor of San Francisco. I blogged earlier that California State Senator Leland Yee is perceived … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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EXCLUSIVE: Assembly Member Paul Fong on the CA Shark Fin Soup Ban
A few weeks ago, I blogged about the California state assembly member Paul Fong’s introduction of a bill on banning the sale of shark fin soup in the state of California. Since Fong is actually my representative and his office … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Environment, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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In Race for SF Mayor, Leland Yee Is Workhorse and Loner
The Bay Citizen did an excellent profile in the San Francisco edition of The New York Times on California State Senator Leland Yee and his front runner status in the mayoral race in San Francisco: “Despite his long political history — … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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Congressman David Wu Asked To Resign After Mental Health Inquiries, Tiger Costume Photo
File this under the “Asians Behaving Not-so-Badly, But Kinda Strangely” Department: Oregon Taiwanese-American Congressman David Wu has made the front page of Yahoo! for “a series of bizarre revelations in recent days about his mental health, including a photo he … Continue reading
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APA Spotlight: Karen Narasaki, President and Executive Director of the Asian American Justice Center
Karen K. Narasaki is the President and Executive Director of the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), one of the nation’s leading voices advocating for the rights and interests of Asian Americans Continue reading
Posted in APA Spotlight, Nonprofit, Politics
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California Bill To Ban Shark Fin Soup
If you’ve ever been to a Chinese wedding (or even if you haven’t), you’ve probably had at one time shark fin soup during a Chinese banquet. I like shark fin soup when offered, but can’t say that it’s my favorite … Continue reading
Los Angeles Premiere of “I Heart Hamas”
Los Angeles, you got a great show coming your way. Opening today February 11th, 2011 at the Theatre Asylum, Jennifer Jajeh presents her solo performance show, “I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I’m Afraid to Tell You“. Co-sponsored by the … Continue reading
Celebrating Fred Korematsu Day with Jesse Jackson & Company
In studying U.S. history, many of us recall the famous court cases that have shaped our civil rights here in America, including Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education. And I’m sure you’ve heard of Rosa Parks and … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Politics
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Racist Threats Continue Against State Senator Leland Yee
After the tragic shootings in Tucson, Arizona, it came came to light, that locally in the San Francisco Bay Area, State Senator Leland Yee had been receiving racist and death threats in his office, and that Pima, AZ law enforcement … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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Asians Behaving Badly: Hercules Mayor Ed Balico resigns amid Scandal Allegations
Just as Ed Lee and Jean Quan are beginning their terms as mayor, another Bay Area Asian-American mayor, Ed Balico of Hercules, is now out. After being presented with an effort to recall him and other members of the Hercules … Continue reading
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Stephen Colbert’s Take on Limbaugh’s Chinese
The other day, 8Asians wrote about conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh’s mocking of the Chinese language when he was complaining about the lack of translation when Chinese President Hu was speaking the other day. Well, Stephen Colbert has his … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, Politics
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Rush Limbaugh “Ching Chongs” Hu Jintao
Chinese President Hu Jintao is on a four day visit to Washington DC where the American media was provided an untranslated speech. Unfortunate for the rest of us, radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh decided to do his own rendition … Continue reading