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Author Archives: Jeff
Filipino American Nurses and Medical Workers Hit Hard by Coronavirus
If you are a Filipino American, it is highly likely that you know lots of nurses and other medical workers. It also is highly likely that news that that Filipino American nurses have been hit hard by the COVID-19 Pandemic … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Health
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Diabetes, Filipino-Americans, hypertension, Nurses
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Today is Israel Kamakawiwoʻole’s Birthday
Today Google’s daily doodle celebrates Israel “Iz” Kamakawiwoʻole‘s birthday and includes the above video. His version of Somewhere of the Rainbow is well known, and I personally think of it before Judy Garland’s. It was said to have inspired the … Continue reading
“Asian Americans” premieres on PBS on May 11, 2020
Asian Americans, a new PBS series, premieres on May 11 and 12. A quick synopsys: Asian Americans is a five-hour film series that delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today, more than ever. As America becomes … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Entertainment, TV
Tagged asian americans, CAAM, Flash Cuts, PBS, Tajima-Pena Productions, WETA
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Passing Pauses: Reflections on a Single Death in a New York City ER
When patient M.M. died during her shift, Emergency Room Nurse Laura Ng didn’t feel much at the moment. Only after she had a day off did she have a chance to do some justice to that death. Of the accounts … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, New York
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Emergency room, New York City
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Extraordinary Runner takes Boston Marathon Postponement in Stride
72 year old Jeannie Rice is still motivated to run, even after the Boston Marathon, which she was scheduled to run, was postponed to September 14, 2020 because of the coronavirus. While I am sure that many people were disappointed, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Health, Sports
Tagged Boston Marathon, coronavirus, COVID-19, Jeannie Rice, running
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Asian American Movies to Watch during the Coronavirus Lockdown
Northwest Asian Weekly suggested these “Asian American-y” movies to watch during the lockdown. Author Stacy Nguyen says that some of them are good and some aren’t so good, but she got something out of them and put them into her … Continue reading
The Darkness Has Not Overcome It: Jeremy Lin on the Coronavirus, Hate, and What he is Doing about It
When I saw an e-mail called titled “The Darkness Has Not Overcome It” this morning, I thought to myself, “some Players Tribune article, maybe I’ll read it later.” I was surprised when I did read it later after seeing some … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Health, Sports
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Direct Relief, Feeding America, Jeremy Lin
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Bay Area Town Hall on Coronavirus and Hate
You might think that a heavily Asian American area like the San Francisco Bay Area would be immune to coronavirus related racial harassment, but these days, the large Asian American population means a lot more targets to hate. KGO, a … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
Tagged Andrew Yang, Bay area, coronavirus, COVID-19, Jeff Yang
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Reporting Coronavirus Anti-Asian Racism Incidents
With Coronavirus anti-Asian racism incidents on the rise, such is this virus-inspired robbery in New York City, a website has been launched to document such incidents. The Stop API Hate website will be used to record incidents for pushing for … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Health
Tagged A3PICON, Chinese for Affirmative Action, coronavirus, COVID-19, SF State, xenophobia
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A Short Review: Wind
One of the few benefits of being forced to shelter in place is that I have the opportunity to see some films that I ordinarily would not have time to see. This situation (and The Daughter’s boyfriend’s Disney+ account) enabled … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Edwin Chang, immigration, Pixar, Sparkshorts, Wind
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Perspectives on Colorism: Vietnamese American and African American Viewpoints
I was hosting a group of customers from Latin America, and one of them got separate from our group. I asked what he looked like, and the response was that he was a dark-skinned guy. I was surprised by the … Continue reading