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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Flyweight Boxer/MMA fighter Ana Julaton inspired a Heavyweight’s Comeback
Two time UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir had lost four matches in row, and his career clearly needed help. Inspiration for his resurgence would come from the unlikeliest of places, 125 pound boxing champion turned MMA fighter, Ana Julaton. How … Continue reading
Seeking Help in an Imperfect Mental Health System
Part 2 – Emily’s Story: Seeking Help in an Imperfect Mental Health System By Emily Wu Truong In honor of July as National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Guest Blogger Emily Wu Truong, who received a fellowship from the Entertainment Industries … Continue reading
The Today Show: Love with Food’s Aihui Ong – After divorce, woman turns love of food into booming business
I met Aihui Ong, Founder & CEO of Love with Food (“Snack Smart. Do Good.”), a subscription box snack business at some Silicon Valley networking event probably back in 2011 when she was first starting her business. I’ve always had … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Food & Drink, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Tech, Technology, TV
Tagged aihui ong, The Today Show, Today Show
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July: National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Part 1 – Emily’s Story: Living with Perfectionism & Depression By Emily Wu Truong In honor of July as National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Guest Blogger Emily Wu Truong, who received a fellowship from the Entertainment Industries Council’s Mental Health … Continue reading
Letting Go in the Wake of My 30th High School Reunion
I’m writing this on the day of my 30th High School Reunion. No, I’m not traveling the 3000 miles it would take to go there and be at the party tonight. So let me start by saying this isn’t going … Continue reading
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Traveling Japan: Kaiseki
I’ve got no patience for food preparation. For me, when it comes to cooking, the simpler, the better. I’m not a picky eater either, and though I enjoy delicious food, I wouldn’t really call myself a foodie. So when I … Continue reading
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WHIAAPI: Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling
I’ve blogged about the “bamboo ceiling” before, so it’s interesting to see that recently, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders had a panel discussion for their AAPI Youth Forum with the topic of: “Breaking the Bamboo … Continue reading
Low Californian Asian American Voter Turnout in 2014 Election
As I’ve blogged before, Asian Americans vote at a lower rate than almost any other demographic group, and this especially is the case in California – the state with the largest Asian American population (though Hawaii has the highest overall … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
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Jose Antonio Vargas Documentary “White People” to appear on MTV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRJnkBqwzOQ When MTV put out a casting call looking for white people to talk about things like “do you think some people treat you unfairly because you’re white,” initial scorn was replaced by interest when the maker of the documentary … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, TV
Tagged Define American, jose antonio vargas, MTV, white people
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Traveling Japan: Kyoto Train Station
I have been waiting to get to this part of my trip for a long time because I really enjoyed visiting the city of Kyoto for a lot of different reasons. But first, let’s start with Kyoto Train Station, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Japan, japanese, japanese cuisine, Japanese food, kyoto, kyoto train station, trains station
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Asian American Commercial Watch: See our Progress: Hear from Eddie
I had blogged before about PG&E before for 8Asians’ Asian American Commercial Watch – most recently in March 2014. Recently, I saw this new PG&E television commercial: “Eddie is a gas service representative who lives and works in San Francisco. … Continue reading
Girlfriend Finder Fee: US$10,000
We have talked about dating difficulties before, but Ren You’s approach has gotten a lot of publicity lately, as he is offering US$10,000 dollars to anyone who can find him a girlfriend. To get the $10,000, people have to wait … Continue reading