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Category Archives: Politics
Michelle Kwan Endorses Vivek Viswanathan for California State Treasurer
https://www.facebook.com/vivekforca/videos/1433636790081454/ Video & Image courtesy of Vivek Viswanathan for State Treasurer 2018 – https://www.vivekforca.com/ Back in early March, I was on Facebook and I saw a fundraising event titled Happy Hour: Michelle Kwan & Vivek Viswanathan in San Francisco, and I was like, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged John Chiang, Michelle Kwan, Vivek Viswanathan
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Dr. Mai Khanh Tran is running for Congress in hotly contest seat for CA-39
I recently had a chance to meet Dr. Mai Khanh Tran while she was visiting in downtown San Jose. She’s one of many running for an open seat in the 39th Congressional District of California, after Republican incumbent Ed Royce announced, like many Congressional … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, Southern California
Tagged Mai Khanh Tran
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8Asians Interview with Dave Min for Congress (CA-45)
Back in January, I was able to meet up with Korean American Dave Min, who is running for Congress in California’s 45th Congressional District, which is in Southern California, encompassing part of Irvine: Min was raised in the Palo Alto … Continue reading
8th Annual Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties & the Constitution – with Daniel Ellsberg
Every year since the kickoff year in 2011, I’ve tried to make the annual Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties & the Constitution in the Bay Area. This year, I was particularly interested since after watching the movie The Post (about … Continue reading
The Jim Jefferies Show: Congressman Ted Lieu – Trolling the President
I’ve blogged about my favorite Taiwanese American Congressman, Ted Lieu. I’ve never watched The Jim Jefferies Show on Comedy Show, but I saw this interview with Congressman Lieu I think on Facebook. The last time I saw Congressman Lieu on … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Entertainment, Local, Politics, Southern California, TV
Tagged Ted Lieu
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78% of Asian American Millennials Disapprove Trump’s Job Performance
In a recent NBC News/GenForward Survey poll at the end of September, 78% of Asian American Millennials disapprove of Trump’s job performance. That is not a surprise given that 64% of Millennials overall disapprove of Trump’s performance. Additionally, the poll found 68% … Continue reading
March Fong Eu, pioneering Asian American politician who was longtime California secretary of state, dies at 95
To be honest, I had not heard of March Fong Eu prior to reading about her passing, but she indeed sounds like a pioneering Asian American & Californian politician that broke many ceilings: “March Fong Eu liked to tell constituents … Continue reading
San Francisco Board Supervisor Jane Kim Running for Mayor
With the recent and sudden passing of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, there has been some speculation as to who may run for mayor in a special election in 2018. Well, we now know at least one candidate, and that … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged election, Jane Kim, mayor, politician, Politics, San Francisco, sf
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Remembering San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee
When I woke up the Tuesday morning of December 12th, I was shocked to see on Facebook that San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee had died suddenly of an apparent heart attack (now since confirmed). I was saddened that Mayor Lee … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
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Chinese immigrant Hongbin Gu responds to social media criticism on bid for Chapel Hill Town Council
I saw this article by Durham, North Carolina’s The Hearld Sun posted on Facebook recently and was outraged by what I had read, and immediately made a small contribution to Hongbin Gu’s campaign for city council in Chapel Hill: “She’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Politics
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Exclusive: The 8Asians Interview with Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy
I first met then candidate Stephanie Murphy shortly after the 2016 Democratic National Convention in July. What I didn’t realize, or had forgotten, was that Murphy had announced running for Congress in June 2016 – and essentially ran a 4-month … Continue reading
8Books Review: “The Leavers” by Lisa Ko
Lisa Ko’s debut novel, The Leavers, follows a mother and son separated by immigration agents, borders, and new families. Deming Guo wakes up one day in the Bronx to find that his mother Polly has disappeared. Soon, he is Daniel Wilkinson … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, Family, New York, Politics, Reviews
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