Monthly Archives: October 2008

Jose Antonio Vargas: Coaxed Into College and Eventually a Pulitzer Prize

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Jeff

The stereotypical Asian-American youth is studious and dedicated toward getting into college. This article from the Mercury News describes an Asian-American who had to be coaxed to go to college and later went on to win the Pulitzer prize. Jose … Continue reading →

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Vietnamese Americans for Barack Obama Rally in San Jose, CA on Saturday 10/25

Posted on October 20, 2008 by John

I just saw on Asian Americans for Obama that there will be an Obama rally this Saturday, October 25th in San Jose, California. Saturday, October 25 from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Host: Lan Nguyen Contact Phone: 408-960-5601 Little Saigon/Grand … Continue reading →

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Wednesday & Thursday, 11:00 pm KTSF Town Hall Meeting, Parts I & II

Posted on October 19, 2008 by John

This Sunday afternoon, I was an audience member in a videotaping of local San Francisco Asian language channel KTSF’s “Town Hall Meeting” – where two “surrogates” represented both Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain. Representing Obama was Otto Lee, … Continue reading →

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David Wu, America’s only Chinese / Taiwanese American in Congress!

Posted on October 18, 2008 by John

As we get closer to election day, there are still endless fundraisers to attend. Running for office is unfortunately an expensive endeavor, even for small media markets like Portland, Oregon. Today, I had the opportunity again to meet Congressman David … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Japanese Tea Garden “Totally Not Japanese Enough”

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Ernie

Golden Gate Park is San Francisco is usually the place you take your out-of-town tourist friends; you got the DeYoung, the Academy of Sciences and it’s a short walk from the oldest Japanese tea garden in the United States. But … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans, Thank God, Soundly Against California Prop 8

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Efren

According to an article in today’s San Jose Mercury News, a poll taken by researchers across California reports that Asian Americans are soundly against California’s Proposition 8, a referendum designed to end same-sex marriage by putting in an amendment in … Continue reading →

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Reel in the Vote winner: My Vote My Voice by Henry Ahn

Posted on October 15, 2008 by John

REEL IN THE VOTE is a non-partisan campaign launched by the San Diego Asian Film Foundation to encourage more Asian Pacific Islander Americans (APIAs) to participate in the democratic process, REEL IN THE VOTE ran a Public Service Announcement (PSA) … Continue reading →

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2008 Taiwan Film Festival

Posted on October 13, 2008 by John

Coming to a location hopefully near you is the 2008 Taiwan Film Festival: University of San Francisco – 10/16 – 10/17 Stanford University– 10/17 – 10/18 University of Washington, Seattle – 10/20 – 10/22 University of Oregon, Eugene – 10/23 … Continue reading →

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Rocking the Vote Amid the Shrimp Dumplings

Posted on October 12, 2008 by John

I’ve often blogged about how apathetic Asian Americans have been when it comes to political involvement and voting, so I was pleasantly surprised to read in Sunday’s New York Times about New York City’s Chinatown community organizer Eddie Chiu making … Continue reading →

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Math Skills Suffer in U.S., Study Finds

Posted on October 11, 2008 by John

On Friday, the New York Times reported on the American Mathematical Society released study of “Cross-Cultural Analysis of Students with Exceptional Talent in Mathematical Problem Solving” which was to investigate any differences, if any, between gender (or other demographic factors) … Continue reading →

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Former SF supervisor Ed Jew pleads guilty to federal charges

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Efren

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Over a year after he was accused of extorting people who wanted to open Quickly Tapioca branches in the Sunset District in San Francisco, Ed Jew has now pleaded guilty to all federal charges … Continue reading →

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Obama campaign needs to lose 80/20

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Ben

If there’s anything I despise, it’s spam. One thing I hate worse than spam? It’s political spam. And the 80-20 Initiative doesn’t do itself or the Democratic Party any favors. Lo and behold, I go and check the one single … Continue reading →

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