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C100 & Columbia University: The State of Chinese Americans
Recently, the Committee of 100 and Columbia University published a report on “The State of Chinese Americans”: “New York, NY (April 27, 2023) – Columbia University’s School of Social Work, one of the world’s leading research universities, and Committee of 100, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, Observations, Politics
Tagged #StopAsianHate, chinese americans, demographics, income disparity, StopAAPIHate, voting
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‘Joy Ride’ Coming to a Theater Near You on July 7th!
I’ve never been to South by Southwest (“SXSW”) in Austin, Texas, where part of the overall set of conferences and art festivals is a film festival. Literally one year after ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once” premiered at SXSW, Joy Ride … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Adele Lim, Ashley Park, Joy Ride, Sabrina Wu, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu
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PBS NewsHour: Randall Park on his directorial debut and Asian American representation in Hollywood
I’ve been following Randall Park ever since I first noticed him in a Wells Fargo television ad back in July of 2008. So I was really happy to see a recent segment on PBS NewsHour about his directorial debut and … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, TV
Tagged Ally Maki, Canvas, Justin Min, Randall Park, Sherry Cola, Shortcomings
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Northwestern Mutual’s ‘Distant Relatives’
While watching the San Francisco 49ers defeat the Seattle Seahawks, I saw this Northwestern Mutual commercial (‘Distant Relatives’): “Someday is today. That’s the realization many people are having these days—what we’re calling The Great Realization. It’s time to finally do … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch
Tagged interracial marriage, Northwestern Mutual
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Lanhee Chen for California State Controller
I first heard of Lanhee Chen when he had first worked for then Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as a policy advisor, and I met him the first time when he was a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University discussing his … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: Sheng Thao for Oakland Mayor: “Determined”
Although I live in the San Francisco Bay Area (since 1999), I’ve never lived in Oakland and rarely make it there, but I do know that Oakland City Council member Sheng Thao is running for Mayor of Oakland this November. … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Commercial Watch, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Oakland, Peter Liu, Sheng Thao
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The Daily Show: Ronny Chieng Teaches You About K-Pop
Not sure why Ronny Chieng of The Daily Show decided to do a piece on K-pop recently: The signature elements of K-Pop? Next level dance choreography and being Asian. Ronny Chieng digs into how K-Pop is used to boost Korea’s … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Entertainment, Music
Tagged bts, K-Pop, kpop, Psy, Ronny Chieng, The Daily Show, The Kim Sisters
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Creative Planning’s ‘Wealth-Changing Question’
I was watching 60 Minutes recently and saw this commercial by Creative Planning: “Is your advisor giving you incomplete advice? Besides investing, there’s also taxes, insurance, estate planning, and other elements that can be stressful to organize. At Creative Planning, we … Continue reading
Reporter David Louie retires after 50 years with ABC7
If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area in the last 50 years, you probably have seen local television reporter David Louie. After working at ABC7 News for over 50 years, he will be retiring in October: After 50 … Continue reading
Senate Officially Confirms Michelle Kwan as US ambassador to Belize
Back in July, I had blogged about Michelle Kwan being inducted into the U.S.Olympic Hall of Fame, as well as her being confirmed as Ambassador to Belize. Well, I was wrong – Michelle had her Senate confirmation hearing, but she hadn’t … Continue reading
’38 At The Garden’ Premieres October 11th on HBO Max
https://youtu.be/JSU2j8FJi_M Back in June, I had blogged about a community event about an upcoming documentary, ’38 At the Garden’ about Jeremy Lin’s performance against Kobe Bryant’s LA Lakers back on February 10th, 2012, its effects, and the current state of … Continue reading
San Francisco Street Renamed ‘Vicha Ratanapakdee Way’ for 84-year-old Thai Killed
Back in January of this year, I had attended the one year anniversary of the deadly assault against 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee while on a walk in San Francisco. Recently, there was a ceremony to rename the street where ‘Grandpa Vicha’ … Continue reading