Category Archives: Local

Jason Commisso Identified as Suspect in Attacks Targeting Asian Americans in East Harlem

Posted on January 28, 2013 by jozjozjoz

There has been a series of violent muggings in East Harlem that appeared to target Asian Americans, and the suspect is named as Jason Commisso. In all the incidents the suspect followed the victims into their elevators, violently attacked them, … Continue reading →

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TechCrunch: How The Huang Brothers Bootstrapped Guitar Hero To A Billion Dollar Business

Posted on January 8, 2013 by John

Living in Silicon Valley, TechCrunch is one of those “must read” tech blogs to find out what’s going on in the Valley and the tech scene overall, especially related to tech startups. A week ago or so, Startup Grind (“a … Continue reading →

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Stories of Immigrant Elders: Wisdom from the Indian Ice Cream Man

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Jeff

We talk so many times about conflict between ethnic groups that it is refreshing to hear a story where two people from what seem to be vastly different backgrounds find common ground.  Author and photographer Tiburon tells this story of … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Now a Majority of Silicon Valley Tech Workers

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Jeff

You won’t be able to tell from Bravo’s Silicon Valley show, but Asian Americans now make up the majority of Tech workers in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area.  2010 Census data reveals that the Asian American share … Continue reading →

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Racist and Sexist Signs Calling Asian Women ‘White-Boy Worshipping Whores’ Posted at UCLA

Posted on November 30, 2012 by jozjozjoz

For the last few days, the Asian American websphere has been buzzing about two possibly related incidents at UCLA which campus police are investigating as hate crimes. On Tuesday, a student discovered a piece of paper with the words “asian … Continue reading →

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Admissions Test Prep: Stepping Stone to Asian Americans, Considered Unfair by Others

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Jeff

New York City’s top academic high schools like Bronx Science (pictured above) and Stuyvesant have one entrance criteria:  performance on the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT). While many Asian American families look at SHSAT preparation courses as a stepping … Continue reading →

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8Questions With Nancy Vu, Creator Of Just Little Things

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Jeff

Nancy Vu is a high school senior in San Jose, California and the creator of the blog Just Little Things, a tumblr about the little things in life that give her joy.  Her postings showed up so often on pinterest, … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Sandy Alert: Lower Manhattan Chinatown Needs Volunteers to Help

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Ernie

“In the aftermath of [Hurricane] Sandy, Chinatown residents need your help! CAAAV offices will be open to collect food/water, batteries, and flashlights. Volunteers are needed to pass out flyers and food, check in on tenants, and more. Also, if have … Continue reading →

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Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh On His Las Vegas ‘Downtown Project’

Posted on October 29, 2012 by John

The last time I blogged about Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, he was on The Colbert Report discussing his recently published book. This time around, Hsieh is profiled in the New York Times regarding his efforts to revive downtown Las Vegas … Continue reading →

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Whitewashing On Bravo’s Start-Ups: Silicon Valley

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Jeff

When Bravo put out a preview of their upcoming series, Start-Ups: Silicon Valley, one comment about it on Gizmodo said that Asians apparently don’t exist in the Hollywood version of Silicon Valley.  As a Silicon Valley resident who watched the … Continue reading →

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National Asian American Survey (NAAS)’s Results On Californian Asian Americans

Posted on October 8, 2012 by John

A week or so ago, the National Asian American Survey(NAAS) released a national report on the political views of Asian Americans as well as their thoughts on issues. Here in California, Asian Americans are specials – since NAAS a few … Continue reading →

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NAAAP-SF 2012 Gateway To Leadership Recap

Posted on October 2, 2012 by John

Last Saturday, the San Francisco chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP-SF) held their first ever regional conference on leadership, “Gateway to Leadership.” The last time I attended a NAAAP event was the national conference two years, … Continue reading →

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