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Category Archives: Politics
Our Right to be American: Repeal of 14th Amendment an Equal-Opportunity Offender
Recent calls from Republican senators to repeal the 14th amendment, lead by Senator Lindsay Graham, seeking to repeal the birthright granting American citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, are shocking and absurd. In the wake of recent controversy over … Continue reading
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‘Formosa Betrayed’ Debuts in Taiwan
Back in February, I blogged about the making of the film, Formosa Betrayed, the Hollywood production about Taiwan’s struggle for democracy. The film has been available on DVD in the United States since July, but more importantly, debuts this week … Continue reading
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Take Action: Support Asian American Judicial Appointments
According to Chris Santiago at Change.org, Republicans in the Senate have banded together to prevent the appointment of two Asian Americans to the federal bench. Goodwin Liu and Eric M. Chen have both cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee. By nominating … Continue reading
Prop 8 Ruled Unconstitutional
With the amount of press coverage on Federal Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling on California’s Proposition 8, you probably already know that he struck down Prop 8, California’s voter approved law against same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. What you may not know … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, History, LGBT, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged federal ruling, Prop 8
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Mineta Portrait To Hang In Smithsonian
A portrait of the first Asian American to hold a presidential Cabinet post is being installed in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Former transportation and commerce secretary (and Bay Area native) Norman Mineta‘s portrait was added on July 27th, as … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, The Arts
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Viral Like SARS: Taiwan Speculates Over Sarah Palin
Taiwan’s Apple Daily does it again with another animation news reel account of their take on former Alaskan governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her prospects for a presidential run in 2012. If you ever wanted to … Continue reading
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First Asian American Nominated to Lead California Supreme Court
This past week, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger nominated 3rd District Court of Appeal Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye as the next chief justice, replacing in January retiring Chief Justice Ronald George. This will make Cantil-Sakauye the first Asian American to lead the … Continue reading
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Senator Dan Inouye, Third in Line to be President & Now Protected
A few weeks ago, the longest serving Senator in American history, Robert Byrd (D) of West Virginia, passed away at the age 92. He was the Senate President pro-tempore. In his place, Senator Dan Inouye (D) of Hawaii took his … Continue reading
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Lexington, MA Adjusts to Growing Asian Population
When I think of Lexington, Massachusetts, I think of Paul Revere’s famous Revolutionary War warning, “The British are coming! The British are coming.” Well, the Asians are coming now. Having grown up in Western Massachusetts – 90 miles west of … Continue reading
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CA State Controller John Chiang Takes on Schwarzenegger
California State Controller John Chiang is taking on Governor Schwarzenegger again, as the governor had ordered the state office to cut the pay of nearly 200,000 state employees to the federal minimum, which is currently $7.25 per hour as the … Continue reading
Asian American Lawmakers Push For Asian Themed Stamps
If you’re a stamp collector like I am, you’re familiar with the terms commemorative and definitive. Commemorative stamps are typically limited issue, and typically honor or celebrate a certain theme, individual, event or object. Definitive stamps are the ones issued … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna May Wong, Dalip Singh Saund, mike honda, philately, stamps
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Olivia Munn Covers Russian Espionage on The Daily Show
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Kremlins 2: The New Batch www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party Olivia Munn made her second appearance on The Daily Show this past week, and … Continue reading
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