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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Was Jesus Asian?
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Category Archives: Politics
San Jose Approves Resolution & Apologizes for 1887 Chinatown Destruction and Decades of Discrimination
Although I’ve lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1999, I did not know much about the history of Chinese Americans in the area beyond the Chinese Exclusion Act. I was surprised to hear that back in May, that … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, History, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Chinatown, San Jose
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Former Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Touts Basic Income at Mountain View Rally
Former presidential candidate happened to be in Mountain View on Saturday (September 25, 2021) for a Universal Basic Income rally while UBI supporters across the country in different cities were also holding rallies and marches. At the rally, many speakers, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Andrew Yang, Universal Basic Income
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Andrew Yang Concedes NYC Mayoral Democratic Primary
Earlier this week, the New York City Democratic and Republican mayoral primaries occurred, and candidate Andrew Yang did not perform well: “Andrew Yang, a former 2020 presidential candidate whose name recognition once made him an early front-runner in the New … Continue reading
Posted in Local, New York, Politics
Tagged Andrew Yang, mayoral elections, New York City
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Andrew Yang for Mayor of NYC: ‘Hope Is on the Way’
Back in January, former Democratic presidential candidate announced his candidacy for the Mayor of New York City. I was pre-occupied with personal matters at the time, so I didn’t blog about it. The mayoral primary election is less than two … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch, Local, New York, Politics
Tagged Andrew Yang, mayoral elections, New York City, primary
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25-year-old Alex Lee is California’s youngest, 1st Openly Bisexual State Legislator
While going through the local election results last week, I was surprised to learn of Alex Lee: “History was made Tuesday in Santa Clara County where South Bay voters elected the youngest state legislator in eight decades. Democrat Alex … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged 2020 US elections, Alex Lee, California Assembly
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Young Kim and Michelle Steel Join Marilyn Strickland as First Korean American Women Elected to US Congress
Young Kim and Michelle Steel will join Marilyn Strickland as the first Korean American women elected to the US Congress. In that earlier post, we mentioned that Young Kim was in a tight race that had not yet been called. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, Southern California
Tagged 2020 US elections, Marilyn Strickland, Michelle Steel, US Congress, Young Kim
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Record Asian American Turnout in Early Analysis of 2020 Election
Source: TargetSmart One of the reasons why I’ve been involved in politics and civically engaged since 2004 and why I blog about such issues since 2007 in the Asian American community is because since 2007 is because I saw a … Continue reading
Marilyn Strickland and Possibly Young Kim: First Korean American Women Elected to Congress
History was made this election when Marilyn Strickland, the former mayor of Tacoma, Washington, won her race for the US House of Representatives in Washington’s 10th congressional district: “… becoming the first Korean American woman elected to the US Congress … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics
Tagged Andy Kim, Marilyn Strickland, US Congress, Washington State
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Kamala Harris Elected as the First Asian American US Vice President
Saturday morning, the press, after the latest batch of ballots were counted in Pennsylvania, called the presidential election for Joe Biden. By doing that, Americans made history by also electing the first woman and Asian American Vice President, Kamala Harris: … Continue reading
Asian Americans Commercial Watch: AAPIs For Biden Political Ads
With the presidential election around the corner, Americans are already voting in record numbers in early voting, either in mail-in/absentee or early voting. So it’s no surprise there has been record spending on television political ads. It’s also no surprise that … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch, Politics
Tagged Jose Biden, Kamala Harris
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Congressional Representative Pramila Jayapal bill on South Asian Heart Disease Advances to Full House Vote
US Congressional Representative Pramila Jayapal’s bill H.R. 3131 on South Asian Heart Health has advanced to the point where it can be voted on by the full house. The bipartisan bill, co-introduced with Republican Joe Wilson in 2019, would fund … Continue reading
Medium: The Potential Power of Asian-American Voters in the 2020 Election
Image source: The potential power of Asian-American voters in the 2020 election When I saw this Medium article posted titled “The potential power of Asian-American voters in the 2020 election,” I was reminded of and learned some interesting and frustrating … Continue reading