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From Homeless Single Mother to Oakland Mayor: Sheng Thao wins through Ranked Choice Voting
In an amazing journey from being a homeless single mother living in a car, Sheng Thao was elected mayor of Oakland. The journey is even more amazing considering that in the initial count of votes, Thao was in second place. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Oakland, ranked choice voting, Sheng Thao
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Remembering Asian American Veterans: Richard Hoy
As the “Americanness” of Asian Americans is often questioned these days despite the long history of Asian Americans in the United States, Veteran’s Day is a good time to point out the contributions that Asian Americans to the country. In … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History
Tagged Asian American Veterans, Discrimination, Mark Hoy, StoryCorps, US veterans, Veterans, Veterans Day, Vietnam War
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Exploring the History of San Jose’s Pinoytown
I have been going to San Jose Japantown for most of my adult life, but the only thing Filipino there that I noticed was a small Filipino community center building. Only after taking a Historical Walking Tour of the area … Continue reading
12 Ways to Celebrate Filipino American History Month
Google published 10 Ways to Celebrate Filipino American History, which is appropriate as October is Filipino American History Month. The article talks about learning about and honoring notable Filipino Americans like Larry Itliong, Lea Salonga, and Victoria Manalo Draves. It’s … Continue reading
Chosen: The Story of Five Korean Americans who ran for Congress
Chosen is a documentary by Joseph Hoo Juhn about five Korean Americans, two Republicans and three Democrats, who ran for the US Congress in 2020. We have written about a number of them, such Michelle Steel, Young Kim, and Marilyn … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Andy Kim, Chosen, David Kim, Joseph Hoo Juhn, Joseph Juhn, Marilyn Strickland, Michelle Steel, US Congress, Young Kim
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Democratic and Republican Parties make moves to attract Asian American Voters
Both the Republican and Democrat Parties and their partisans have been making moves to encourage Asian American to vote their way in the coming mid-term elections. The Republican Party has reportedly invested millions in courting non-white voters, including Asian Americans … Continue reading
Asian American Medical Hazard: US Western States Drought
It might be seem like a stretch to call the Western States Drought a medical hazard particular to Asian Americans, but one aspect of the drought will affects certain Asian Americans more drastically: an increase in Valley Fever. Valley fever, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles
Tagged Arizona, California, Coccidioidomycosis, Utah, Valley Fever
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Oakland Chinatown Hit Hard by Violence and the Pandemic
Even before the pandemic, Oakland Chinatown was struggling. But since start of the Pandemic and the resulting increase in anti-Asian violence, 10% of Oakland Chinatown small business have closed. The shooting death of beloved Oakland Chinatown dentist Lili Xu is … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Current Events, Discrimination, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Lili Xu, Oakland Chinatown
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Gonzaga Basketball Players Kayleigh and Kaylynne Truong land Endorsement Deals and fight Stereotypes
Before reading this article about Gonzaga Basketball Players Kayleigh and Kaylynne Truong, I had no idea about any Asian American women college basketball players, much less any who were Division I players much less twins. I also didn’t know about … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Sports
Tagged basketball, Breaking Limits, Degree, Gonzaga, Kayleigh Truong, Kaylynne Truong
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Pandemic Generates Discrimination against Asian American AirBnB Hosts
A recent study from from Harvard Business School concludes that the pandemic generated a 12% reduction in bookings for AirBnb hosts with distinctly Asian names compared to those with distinctly White names. While the pandemic negatively affected all AirBnb hosts, … Continue reading
Easter Sunday movie gets Jo koy the key to Daly City
Jo Koy’s upcoming movie “Easter Sunday” has earned him the key to Daly City in a ceremony on July 22, 2022. The Bay Area city known for its large Filipino American population is the setting for the movie. Easter Sunday … Continue reading