Category Archives: Local

APIAVote: Taste of Democracy Briefing on AAPI Voter Data

Posted on November 28, 2023 by John

During APEC 2023, the non-profit APIAVote was in town and had a briefing which I was able to attend. The focus of the briefing was the following: To understand AAPIs’ growing electoral power and become a part of the community … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu with SF City Attorney David Chiu

Posted on November 24, 2023 by John

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was in San Francisco recently during APEC 2023 to attend the California Asian Leadership Network of Elected and Appointed Officials (CALNET) 2023 leadership retreat. As a Taiwanese American born and raised in Western Massachusetts, I’ve been … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: End Credits – How I Broke Up With Hollywood, A Memoir by Patty Lin

Posted on November 16, 2023 by John

I’m not sure how I first came across End Credits – How I Broke Up With Hollywood, A Memoir by Patty Lin. I think I saw a post on Facebook and then became excited once I knew that Lin was … Continue reading →

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Pinoytown Rising: San Jose Public Library Exhibit through November 30

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Jeff

When Number Two Son and I were getting coffee in a cafe in San Jose Japantown, we noticed a small flyer on their community bulletin board that talked about Pinoytown Rising, an exhibit in San Jose’s Martin Luther King Library … Continue reading →

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SVAPFF 2023: ‘A Great Divide’ – Q&A and Review (Spoilers)

Posted on November 8, 2023 by John

A few weeks ago, I attended my first screening at the Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest (SVAPFF), the 9th and most recent edition of the festival. I was eager to see the independent film A Great Divide, as I had … Continue reading →

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Mill Valley Film Festival: ‘Invisible Nation’ [Taiwan] – Intro, Q&A & Review

Posted on October 17, 2023 by John

I’m not sure how I became aware of the independent documentary Invisible Nation, screening at the Mill Valley Film Festival, but I am glad I did. I was able to make the second, Saturday morning screening a few weekends ago … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Singer thuy getting Radio play and Streams with “girls like me don’t cry”

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Jeff

I had heard girls like me don’t cry a number of times on the radio, but when the DJ said that the singer went to Newark Memorial High School (where I went to high school), I was immediately intrigued. After … Continue reading →

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Randall Park’s UCLA 2023 Commencement Address

Posted on June 20, 2023 by John

This past week, actor, comedian, writer, director, and UCLA Alumnus Randall Park delivered the keynote speech at all three UCLA 2023 college commencements. In this speech, he walks through his career ups and downs and how they shaped himself to … Continue reading →

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SF DocFest: How to Have an American Baby

Posted on June 9, 2023 by John

I had first heard of ‘birth tourism’ from a former co-worker/friend of mine more than a decade ago. When I heard that Chinese women were coming Southern California to give birth so that their kids could get U.S. citizenship, I … Continue reading →

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CAAMFest 2023: Review – Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story

Posted on June 2, 2023 by John

I was supposed to review Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story (trailer here) during or around CAAMFest 2023, but I let the screener link expire and the screening during CAAMFest was on Mother’s Day. I finally reached out to the … Continue reading →

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125th Anniversary of Wong Kim Ark Day [3/28/1898] – Celebration & Commemoration

Posted on May 31, 2023 by John

Another blog post I am woefully late on (but did post the video on YouTube shortly afterwards). I had attended the 125th anniversary back on March 25th commemorating and celebrating the landmark Supreme Court decision of U.S. vs. Wong Kim … Continue reading →

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Andrew Yang & Moving Forward Together with the Common Sense Party – San Francisco (4/21/23)

Posted on May 30, 2023 by John

Speakers in the video above – in order of appearance: (click on “Watch on YouTube” for entire timestamped video segments in the video description) Sara Lashanlo, Northern California Volunteer Coordinator, Common Sense Party Andrew Yang, Co-Chair, Forward Party Tom Campbell, … Continue reading →

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