8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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Do Asian Women Have The Smallest Vaginas?
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Asian Pubic Hair Questions
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Do Asian Women Have the Smallest Breasts?
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Do All Asians Have Flat Butts?
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Do Asians Have the Smallest Testicle?
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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Category Archives: Politics
Daniel Inouye Now Highest Ranking Asian American in U.S.
After Senator Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) passed away, Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, was sworn in as the Senate president pro tempore last Wednesday. The position, customarily reserved for the most senior senator in the majority, puts Inouye as third in … Continue reading
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Jean Quan Running for Oakland Mayor
I previously blogged about Jennifer Pae running for Oakland city council, but what I didn’t realize was that Jean Quan was running for mayor. Just the other night, I received a Facebook invitation for a fundraiser for her. Jean Quan … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged government, Jean Quan, Jennifer Pae, Oakland, Politics
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Former Boston Mayoral Candidate Sam Yoon Moves to Washington DC
In 2009, Sam Yoon made a historic run to be mayor of Boston. Unfortunately, Yoon fell short in the Democratic primary and the incumbent mayor of 16 years, Tom Menino, easily defeated the other Democratic challenger in a run-off election. … Continue reading
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Jennifer Pae for Oakland City Council & Emerge California
Over a week ago, I had a chance to briefly meet Jennifer Pae, a candidate for Oakland City Council at the annual Emerge California fundraising event. If you haven’t heard of Emerge California, it’s “part of a national movement to … Continue reading
Will David Chiu be the Next Mayor of San Francisco?
Last week, The New York Times did an interesting piece on the potential next mayor of San Francisco. The current mayor, Gavin Newsom, is termed out from running for re-election in 2012 and is running for California lieutenant governor. Should Newsom … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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Jane Kim Campaign Kick-Off Speech for San Francisco District 6 Supervisor
This past week, Jane Kim, current President of the San Francisco Board of Education and a civil rights attorney at Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, kicked off her campaign to become District 6 city supervisor. San Francisco District 3 Supervisor … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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A Father’s Day Message from Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCz_R7M78lk Happy Father’s Day to all of you fathers out there! Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki wishes all fathers a Happy Father’s Day. As far as I know, this is the first Internet video address by a presidential cabinet member … Continue reading
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Joseph Cao to BP America CEO: “Why Don’t You Commit Suicide?”
Congress has been holding hearings this past week about the consequences of BP’s deep water drilling disaster and the oil industries lack of preparation for such disasters. Joseph Cao — the first Vietnamese American to be elected to Congress — and his … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics
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My Experience at the Los Angeles Israeli Consulate Protests
EDITORS NOTE: The opinions in this blog post are not necessarily shared by 8Asians.com or other bloggers that post on this blog. On May 31st, I was informed by Tanzila Ahmed of Sepia Mutiny that a major protest was going down … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Observations, Politics
Tagged Israel, Palestine, Politics, protest
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Is the Term “Asian-American” Not What it Used to Be?
“So what kind of activities did you do in college?” asked my Vietnamese-American interviewee. I do alumni admissions interviewing for my undergraduate college. The time for my questions was over – now it was her turn to ask and for … Continue reading
President Obama & Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
This past Monday, President Obama hosted a reception at the White House celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Amongst the honored guests was Father Vien of the Mary Queen of Vietnam Church in New Orleans, who was profiled … Continue reading
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Tagged A Village Called Versailles, API Month, Obama, Politics
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Will San Jose Balance its budget on the backs of Asian-American Gamblers?
(Flickr photo credit: tobyleah) One of the ways that San Jose is dealing with an upcoming budget deficit is Proposition K. Proposition K proposes to the voters that the two card clubs in San Jose, Bay 101 (pictured) and Garden … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Bay 101, card rooms, Gambling, Garden City Casino, San Jose Prop K
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