Category Archives: Politics

The Daily Show: Aasif Mandvi on Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Posted on January 9, 2009 by John

On a recent episode of The Daily Show, Indian American comedian and Daily Show “correspondent” Aasif Mandvi is hilarious in this segment on CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s possible appointment as Surgeon General, playing to the stereotype of Indian Americans, as … Continue reading →

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Will Sanjay Gupta be the Next Surgeon General?

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Jen

The Washington Post broke the news today that Dr. Sanjay Gupta (CNN medical correspondent) is considering the position of  surgeon general position in the upcoming Obama administration.  As a practicing neurosurgeon and faculty at a medical school, Dr. Sanjay’s background … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Police Chief Heather Fong to retire in April

Posted on December 21, 2008 by John

One thing that really shocked me about moving here from Western Massachusetts was the number of Asian Americans with non-stereotyped roles, like police officers or fire fighters.  Almost five years ago, when San Francisco Mayor Newsom appointed 26 year police … Continue reading →

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Obama nominates Nobel physicist Steven Chu as Energy secretary

Posted on December 16, 2008 by John

Last week, the Obama administration leaked that their choice for Secretary of Energy would be Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu, currently the director of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Yesterday, Obama made it official, publicly announcing his nomination for Chu. Personally, … Continue reading →

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Anh “Joseph” Cao is the First Vietnamese-American elected to US Congress

Posted on December 10, 2008 by John

The state of Louisiana has been making history lately by electing their latest congressman this past weekend, Republican attorney Anh “Joseph” Cao. Cao becomes the first Vietnamese American to be elected into Congress, ousting indicted ten-term Democratic U.S. Rep. William … Continue reading →

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Obama to appoint Obama retired Gen. Eric Shinseki to be secretary of Veterans Affairs

Posted on December 8, 2008 by John

Asian Americans are often stereotyped as being quiet, unassertive and not willing to standout and openly disagree with differing opinions. General Eric Shinseki can’t be accused of this. But who is Eric Shinseki, you ask? “General Shinseki, testifying before Congress … Continue reading →

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David Chiu is the First Asian American EVER to be Elected to Represent Chinatown

Posted on December 6, 2008 by John

This past week, the the San Francisco Department of Elections officially completed the Ranked-Choice Voting result for City Supervisor, District 3, and officially called the election for David Chiu; Chiu defeated Joseph Alioto 59.37% to 40.63%. Believe it or not, … Continue reading →

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Chinese-American activists oppose any Bill Richardson cabinet nomination

Posted on December 4, 2008 by John

I was starting to blog about Bill Richardson when I started to get emails by Chinese Americans protesting against him becoming a cabinet member in the Obama administration. Well, today, Obama formerly announced that he was nominating Richardson for Secretary … Continue reading →

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Truth Stranger Than Fiction: Rob Lowe Woos Chinese Officials

Posted on November 19, 2008 by John

This week, Los Angeles is hosting the Governors’ Global Climate Summit with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger playing lead host. The Chinese delegation arrived a day early, so Schwarzenegger thought that it would be wise to entertain the visitors: “… Lowe arranged, … Continue reading →

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No on 8: How NOT to Run an Initiative Campaign

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Efren

Given the passage of California Proposition 8 which attempts to add an amendment in the state constitution to ban marriage among same-sex couples, there’s been a lot of finger pointing at who’s to blame.  Given the statistics that have been … Continue reading →

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Irvine, California Elects Sukhee Kang as Mayor

Posted on November 10, 2008 by John

Irvine, California elected its first non-white mayor last Tuesday, as reported in The Los Angeles Times: “…Irvine is more than one-third Asian American and is home to a large Iranian American community. And on Tuesday, voters here elected the city’s … Continue reading →

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So when are we going to see an Asian American President on mainstream TV or in the movies?

Posted on November 8, 2008 by John

One day a reality or just Photoshop? The New York Times just did a story about “Before Obama, There Was Bill Cosby,” which I found quite coincidental, since I was contemplating recently with all the Obama election victory coverage about … Continue reading →

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