Category Archives: Local

San Jose Approves Resolution & Apologizes for 1887 Chinatown Destruction and Decades of Discrimination

Posted on October 1, 2021 by John

Although I’ve lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1999, I did not know much about the history of Chinese Americans in the area beyond the Chinese Exclusion Act. I was surprised to hear that back in May, that … Continue reading →

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Former Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Touts Basic Income at Mountain View Rally

Posted on September 27, 2021 by John

Former presidential candidate happened to be in Mountain View on Saturday (September 25, 2021) for a Universal Basic Income rally  while UBI supporters across the country in different cities were also holding rallies and marches. At the rally, many speakers,  … Continue reading →

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Andrew Yang Concedes NYC Mayoral Democratic Primary

Posted on June 24, 2021 by John

Earlier this week, the New York City Democratic and Republican mayoral primaries occurred, and candidate Andrew Yang did not perform well: “Andrew Yang, a former 2020 presidential candidate whose name recognition once made him an early front-runner in the New … Continue reading →

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H.A.G.S. (Have A Good Summer), a short documentary by Sean Wang

Posted on May 28, 2021 by jozjozjoz

I stumbled upon Sean Wang’s short documentary ‘H.A.G.S.’ an opinion piece in the New York Times (with support from the Sundance Institute) and although it was supposed to be about “adulthood,” it turned out to be much more meaningful and … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Andrew Yang for Mayor of NYC: ‘Hope Is on the Way’

Posted on May 7, 2021 by John

Back in January, former Democratic presidential candidate announced his candidacy for the Mayor of New York City. I was pre-occupied with personal matters at the time, so I didn’t blog about it. The mayoral primary election is less than two … Continue reading →

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San Jose to Add Delano Manongs Park, named for Filipino American Farm Workers

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Jeff

The City of San Jose is adding a new park called Delano Manongs Park, honoring the Delano Manong farm workers, key players in the founding of the United Farm workers and the Delano Grape strike.  According to this City of … Continue reading →

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TurboVax creator Huge Ma honored by New York officials and Andrew Yang

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Jeff

TurboVax is a web site and twitter feed that helps New Yorkers simply and easily find and register for COVID-19 vaccinations.  New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang and Congressman Ritchie Torres honored TurboVax’s creator, Huge Ma, for his work … Continue reading →

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Grieving Asian Widow Receives “Go back to your country” Letter

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Jeff

After burying her husband Byong, Yong Choi received the letter that we have included in this post.  Byong and Yong Choi created successful businesses, raised four daughters, and then moved to the retirement community of Leisure World in Seal Beach, … Continue reading →

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NBA G League Dealing Internally with Player who called Jeremy Lin “Coronavirus”

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Jeff

The NBA has identified the player who Jeremy Lin said called him “coronavirus” during G-League play.  Lin, who went back to the NBA’s development league in order work  his way back into the NBA after playing for the Beijing Ducks, … Continue reading →

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Home Remodeler’s Discrimination Lawsuit Dismissed

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Jeff

Satish Ramachandran’s discrimination lawsuit against the city of Los Altos and other individuals has been mostly dismissed. Judge Beth Labson Freeman threw out most of the allegations in suit saying that most of them in the lawsuit had already been … Continue reading →

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How a Remodeling project led to a Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit against a Silicon Valley City

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Jeff

You might think that getting buying a home in an upscale Silicon Valley city like Los Altos, where the median home price is over $2 Million, means that you have “made it” as an American.  Satish Ramachandran feels differently.  His … Continue reading →

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25-year-old Alex Lee is California’s youngest, 1st Openly Bisexual State Legislator

Posted on November 17, 2020 by John

 While going through the local election results last week, I was surprised to learn of Alex Lee: “History was made Tuesday in Santa Clara County where South Bay voters elected the youngest state legislator in eight decades. Democrat Alex … Continue reading →

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