Monthly Archives: January 2008

Body Found on Mt. Tam

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Mike

Ernie first posted this article as a comment last night, but since I’ve been getting pinged about it all day, I decided to bring further attention to it. According to SFGate.com: A Marin County Sheriff’s Department search and rescue team … Continue reading →

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Piyush “Bobby” Jindal is the nation’s first Indian-American governor

Posted on January 14, 2008 by jozjozjoz

Congratulations to Piyush “Bobby” Jindal (Republican) who was sworn in today as Governor of Louisiana, the nation’s first Indian-American governor! Regardless of his political leanings, can I just say “WOW” about this guy?! Elected as governor at the ripe old … Continue reading →

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Surprise! Son of “Meanest Mom in the World” is Asian

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Ernie

This story on the “Meanest mom on the planet” selling her son’s car was in the news for a while, albeit one of those news stories they put at the end of a TV broadcast where they need a “soft” … Continue reading →

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Nevada – Don’t forget about Asian-Americans!

Posted on January 14, 2008 by John

Okay, so I have been doing a lot of postings this weekend… but this, I had to post…. On Tuesday, the Nevada Democratic Party and MSNBC are sponsoring a debate. Nevada was chosen as an early primary / caucus state … Continue reading →

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Jackie Speier announces run for Congress

Posted on January 13, 2008 by John

Today in Foster City, California former Democratic California State Senate Jackie Speier announced her candidacy for the 12th U.S. Congressional district of California, in a bid to replace retiring Representative Tom Lantos for election November 2008. Why am I writing … Continue reading →

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Carmen Chu: Interim supervisor becomes permanent replacement for Ed Jew

Posted on January 12, 2008 by John

Today’s San Francisco Chronicle reports on Carmen Chu, who was installed as interim supervisor while Ed Jew was being investigated, has now accepted to remain permanently, as reported in “Interim supervisor becomes permanent replacement for Ed Jew“: “San Francisco Supervisor … Continue reading →

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Astronaut Leroy Chiao: You in Space

Posted on January 12, 2008 by John

In this weekend’s USA Weekend, this newspaper magazine does a profile cover story on former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao from his childhood in Danville, California to NASA, and now his efforts at Excalibur Almaz space company, in “You in Space“: … Continue reading →

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Chinese Blogger Beaten to Death by Government Officials

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Mike

Holy crap! According to TechCrunch: A Chinese blogger has been beaten to death by Government authorities for the crime of attempting to record a protest on his mobile phone. Here’s how it went down. Just this past Monday, Wei Wenhua, … Continue reading →

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Veronica “Nikki” Ruiz Still Missing

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Mike

Quick update: Veronica “Nikki” Ruiz. who disappeared over a month ago, is still missing. Her family, friends, and other officials aren’t giving up on her either. From HelpFindVeronicaRuiz.com: This weekend an estimated two to four hundred law enforcement and federal … Continue reading →

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DJing Korean Wunderkinds

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Bo

A different kind of Asian musical prodigy. These kids are amazing. Rumor has it that she’s 7 and he’s 5. [Editors note: Whoops! Actually, the kids are Japanese.]

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Los Angeles: Asian Americans form chamber of commerce

Posted on January 11, 2008 by John

I’m kind of shocked to read this in The Los Angeles Times: “Asian Americans form chamber of commerce” (1/9/08): “Aiming to increase their collective political clout and economic opportunities, Asian American business owners representing tens of thousands of mostly immigrant … Continue reading →

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So while we’re on the topic of porn…

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Efren

Considering that I’m the other gay man on this blog, I think it makes sense for me to write about a gay Asian Am porn star. (Even though this is really extremely obvious, all links to any of the sites … Continue reading →

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