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Category Archives: Current Events
Asian American Candidates Tie after Recount – Winner Determined by Drawing Lots
I wrote before about how every vote can make a difference, and when I wrote the story, Murali Srinivasan was beating Justin Wang for Sunnyvale City Council by just one vote. A recount found 3 more ballots – two for … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Justin Wang, Murali Srinivasan, Sunnyvale
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Visualizing the Asian American Population in California
Graphical visualizations are often the best way to understand data. The San Francisco Chronicle recently published this dynamic set of visualizations looking at the Asian American population. It allows interactive exploration of California Asian American population trends. Some of the … Continue reading
One Vote Victory, Recounts, and Failed Recount Requests: Asian American Votes do Matter
Our writer John has written about Asian American voter apathy over the years and sometimes brings it up when we have lunch, but for me, three recent events really bring out the importance of Asian American votes. The first is … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Justin Wang, Murali Srinivasan, Oakland, recounts, Sheng Thao, Sunnyvale
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Michelle Yeoh is Time Magazine’s 2022 Icon of the Year
Michelle Yeoh has been selected to be Time Magazine’s 2022 Icon of the Year. She is riding a streak of hit movies in the United States, from Crazy Rich Asians and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings to this … Continue reading
Documentary: Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March
The documentary Rising Against Asia Hate: One Day in March came out about a month ago, but it some of its key points are particularly relevant today, particularly with the Senate runoff in Georgia between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker. It … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Politics
Tagged Atlanta Spa Killings, CAAM, PBS, Sandra Oh, WNET
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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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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
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
Japanese American Tanforan Memorial Internment Camp Ribbon Cutting & Statue Unveiling
A few weekends ago on Saturday, August 27th afternoon, I attended in San Bruno, California (just south of San Fransisco), the Tanforan Memorial Ribbon Cutting and Statue Unveiling: “During World War II, the U.S. Army converted what was then the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged internment, Japanese Americans, San Bruno, Tanforan
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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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TargetSmart: Asian American Voter Registration Trends in 2022
I forget when I first started following Tom Bonier of TargetSmart (“a Democratic political data and data services firm”), but he had recently tweeted out some interesting Asian American voter registration stats: Interestingly, since Dobbs the Dem margin among AAPI … Continue reading