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Category Archives: Current Events
US Chinatowns Feeling the Effects of Tariffs
US Chinatowns from Honolulu and San Francisco to Las Vegas and New York are feeling the effects of the Trump Administration’s tariffs. Many business in these Chinatowns have low margins and price-sensitive customers, and cost increases have a tremendous impact. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, New York, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Chinatown, Costco, tariffs
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Former Navy SEAL and Doctor Jonny Kim Finally Making First Trip To Space
Back in January of 2020, I had blogged about the incredible Jonny Kim, who was selected by NASA to become an astronaut. Well, a few days ago of this writing, Kim finally made it into space and talks about it … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Tech, Technology
Tagged Asian American Veterans, astronaut, Jonny Kim, NASA, space, Veterans
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Status of Laws Requiring the Teaching of AAPI Studies
The Committee of 100 recently released data and a visualization of that data on the status of laws and proposed laws and academic standards regarding AAPI subjects. This is an update on these laws standards since October 3, 2024. I … Continue reading
Purging (and Restoring) Asian American History on US Military Websites
After reading that references to Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in baseball, were deleted from US Military websites, as part of the Trump Administration’s war against DEI and then restored after some outcry, I wondered if anything happened … Continue reading
A Data-driven Analysis of the Perpetual Foreigner Stereotype
We have talked about the perpetual foreigner stereotype, but exactly how prevalent is it? Is it getting stronger or weaker? With whom is this stereotype more deeply root? A recently published paper took a data-driven approach to answer these questions. … Continue reading
Could the Next California Governor be an Asian?
California Governor Gavin Newsom has been a polarizing figure in American politics, largely due to him being the head of the most hated state by Republicans, but also for his moderate policies that have drawn him criticism from both the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics
Tagged betty yee, califoirnia 2026 election, california governor
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Great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark, who established Birthright Citizenship, Talks about Trump Executive Order
The United States vs Kim Wong Ark is the case that helped guaranteed birthright citizenship – that people born in the United States would automatically be US citizens. Almost two years after the 125th Anniversary of that decision, President Donald Trump … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged birthright citizenship, Donald Trump, Norman Wong, wong kim ark
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Sheng Thao, Former Oakland Mayor, Indicted on Corruption Charges Along with Other Asian Americans
Some eight months after having her house raided by federal agents and two months after being ousted from her office in Oakland in a recall election, Sheng Thao has been officially indicted on federal charges, along with her partner Andre … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Legal, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Oakland, Sheng Thao
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Why So Few Asians in Oregon?
When we look at the spread of Asian American populations across America, we tend to see them clustered around the West Coast and a few other major cities, such as NYC. Their prominence on the West Coast is heavily linked … Continue reading
Derek Tran edges out Michelle Steel in California’s Congressional District 45
Edwin had mentioned that there was a close election between Democrat Derek Tran and Republican Michelle Steel in his post about Westminster’s Little Saigon, I was curious about how this race would end up, and finally the race has been … Continue reading
“Apt.” by Bruno Mars and Rosé considered Dangerous Earworm by Some
The BBC reports that in South Korea, Apt. by Rose and Bruno Mars is considered such an dangerous earworm by many South Korean students studying for the Suneung university placement exams that many are taking it off their playlists. … Continue reading
Little Tokyo – Small Corner, Big Place
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles – the largest official Japantown in the US and a bustling center of activity in the heart of LA. With strong connections to Japanese culture, cuisine, and media, Little Tokyo is one of the most popular … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Current Events, History, Southern California
Tagged Little Tokyo, los angeles
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