8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Scientists Study World Record Setting 77 year-old Runner Jeannie Rice
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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8Questions: Interview with ‘Allegiance’ actor Michael K. Lee
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Category Archives: Current Events
Public Service Announcement: Asian American Gothic
This public service announcement, created by director Brian G. Cheung and production company Only Today puts expresses a simple message: Asian Americans are Americans. This is in response to the ongoing trend of anti-Asian attacks, and in particular to the … Continue reading
“38 At the Garden” – A Community Conversation with Jeremy Lin
Ten years after Linsanity, Frank Chi has created 38 At the Garden. The title is a reference to NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin scoring 38 points against Kobe Bryant’s LA Lakers. The upcoming documentary, which will be premiering this June … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, Local, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged 38 at the Garden, basketball, Frank Chi, Jeremy Lin, linsanity
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POV Presents A Special Encore Presentation ‘Who Killed Vincent Chin’ in Recognition of the 40th Anniversary of the 1982 Hate Crime
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2022, and one of the most consequential events in APA history is the killing of Vincent Chin, whose murders never got the justice they deserved. The documentary, ‘Who Killed Vincent Chin?’ will air … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination
Tagged Christine Choy, POV, Renee Tajima-Pena, Vincent Chin, Who Killed Vincent Chin?
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The Outsized Economic Contributions of Asian Americans according to Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs recently released a report on the outsized economic contributions of Asian Americans. Highlights include Asian Americans creating 19% of high impact patents between 2003 and 2019, and driving 23% of US economic growth during that period despite being … Continue reading
Documentary ‘Norman Y. Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story’ – Available for Free Streaming
With the recent death of Norman Mineta, the Norman Y. Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story documentary is available for free streaming here, courtesy of the Mineta Legacy Project. I had the great pleasure of viewing this documnetary back in … Continue reading
Historic Japanese American Norman Y. Mineta Dies at 90
Former Secretary of Transportation and Japanese American Norman Y. Mineta died on Tuesday at age 90: “Norman Y. Mineta, a second-generation Japanese American who was held in an internment camp during World War II and later became one of the … Continue reading
8Books Review: New From Here by Kelly Yang
Kelly Yang’s latest book New From Here is a middle grade reader about a young boy and his family during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been at this pandemic so long that there … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, Books, Current Events, Entertainment, Family, Reviews
Tagged Kelly Yang, New from Here
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San Francisco apologizes for discrimination against Chinese immigrants
In early February, San Francisco became the fourth city in the United States to apologize for its historic systemic racism against the Chinese: “The Board of Supervisors passed the apology resolution presented by city supervisor Matt Haney on Monday, coinciding with … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged chinese americans, San Francisco
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The University of Utah honors Wat Misaka, first person of Color in the NBA
Long before Linsanity or even before any African Americans would play in what would become the NBA, Wataru “Wat” Misaka became the first person of color to play professional basketball in the Basketball Association of America, playing three games for … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, Sports
Tagged basketball, Jeremy Lin, University of Utah, Wat Misaka
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Asian American Commercial Watch: NBC Sports – 2022 Winter Olympics Tie-In with Nathan Chen & Jurassic World Dominion
I’m not sure if this is airing on television – I think I caught this on the web – but this has to be one of the strangest commercials I’ve ever seen! NBC is promoting the Winter Olympics (which it … Continue reading
San Francisco Asian Justice Rally & Remembering Vicha Ratanapakdee
This past Sunday marked the one year anniversary of 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee being assaulted while on a walk in San Francisco and died. The Asian Justice Rally, held in five other cities along side San Francisco (Atlanta. Chicago, Los Angeles, … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Current Events, Discrimination, Events, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged #StopAsianHate, StopAAPIHate, Vicha Ratanapakdee
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Asian American Segregation and Income Inequality in the San Francisco Bay Area
The Othering and Belonging Institute recently issued an update to their report on segregation in the San Francisco Bay Area using 2020 census data, and the section on the most segregated Asian American neighborhoods caught my eye. Some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Chinatown, Fremont California, income disparity, segregation
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