8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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Is The Portrayal of Ravi On Disney Channel’s “Jessie” Racist, Unfunny, or Both?
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Do Asians Smell?
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The Role of Asian Greeks Today
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Why Richard Aoki Is Still A Symbol Of Solidarity
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Series of Web Pages Convinced Asians are Aliens from Outer Space
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Why Are Asians Yellow?
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Do Asians Have the Worst Smelling Farts?
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Category Archives: Community
Where’s Chinatown?
Chinatown, Los Angeles. Walking through there, it’s obvious that the neighborhood is struggling. With broken sidewalks, empty and abandoned stores, widespread vandalism, and a lack of commercial activity, it’s no wonder that hardly anyone walks through these streets. Though there … Continue reading
Historic Japanese American Farm to become Silicon Valley Housing
Five days a week, I drove past the patch of land owned by the Sakauye family and worked by the Tsukuda family when going to work at my tech job. When I was doing that commute along Montague Expressway in … Continue reading
Asians are now the Largest Racial Group in the Bay Area
Asians are now the largest racial group in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to results from the 2020 census compiled by the San Jose Mercury News. The percentage of Asians in the six county area grew from 25.5% in … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Discrimination, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged demographics, white flight
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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
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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SF Theater Review: Asian American LGBTQ Themes in a New Production of “Fun Home”
If you get the chance, catch “Fun Home” at the Gateway Theater on Jackson Street in San Francisco, between now and May 8, 2022. Many of the storylines around being closeted (her dad), difficulty coming out to parents and parents who won’t talk about your LGBTQ status all resonate deeply in the Asian American community. Continue reading
Posted in Community, Entertainment, Family, LGBT, Local, Reviews, San Francisco Bay Area, The Arts, Theatre
Tagged Alison Bechdel, asian amercan, fun home, gateway theater, musical, Rinabeth Apostol, San Francisco, Teresa Attridge, theater
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Golden State Warriors 2022 Lunar New Year Celebration Night
The highly popular and successful Golden State Warriors play in the San Francisco Bay Area , which overall is almost 25% Asian. San Francisco, where the Warriors play in Chase Center, is itself 35% Asian, so it’s no surprise that … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Events, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
Tagged basketball, Chinese New Year, Golden State Warriors, Lion Dance Me, Stephen Curry
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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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New Changemakers Summit to Educate and Inspire Next Generation of AAPI Youth Leaders
On Saturday, October 23, 2021, Act To Change, Hate Is A Virus, and Stop AAPI Hate will co-host the first annual Changemakers Summit to educate and inspire the next generation of youth leaders from Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Discrimination, Education, Events, Virtual
Tagged HateIsAVirus, Maulik Pancholy, StopAAPIHate, summit, youth
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Missing Persons Case, Los Angeles area: Richard Im
UPDATE 2/18/2020: Family Update: A person who is aware of our search came across our brother and encouraged him to reach out. Richard then made contact with us by phone to let us know that he is safe. However, Richard … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Local, Southern California
Tagged Missing Persons, Police, Richard Im, San Gabriel Valley, SGV
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Steven Universe at 2019 L.A. Comic Con
As I made my way through the large crowd of cosplayers, exhibitors and artists alike at this year’s 2019 Los Angeles Comic Con, I saw on the main stage — DeeDee Magno Hall, voice of Pearl, Michaela Dietz, voice of … Continue reading
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Sacramento Area Asian Americans arming themselves during Crime Wave
While the wave of robberies targeting Asian Americans in the Sacramento area has declined in some neighborhoods like Oak Park, where police have concentrated resources, crime and fear have increased in other Asian neighborhoods like Meadowview, Fruitridge, and Pocket, to … Continue reading