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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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Category Archives: Local
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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The New Yorker Documentary: ‘Inside Andrew Yang’s Doomed Run for Mayor ‘
Back in January 2021, former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang announced his candidacy for mayor of New York. Yang had garnered a lot of media attention during his run, especially on his signature platform issue of Universal Basic Income (UBI). … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Local, Movies, New York, Politics, TV
Tagged Andrew Yang, New York City, New Yorker
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‘Try Harder’ Documentary – Theatrical Release (and limited ticket giveway) this Weekend in NY, LA & SF Bay Area
The last Debbie Lum documentary I saw was back in 2013 at CAAMFest, ‘Single Asian Female,’ exploring the desirability of Single Asian Females (SAFs), in particular by non-Asian men and following a San Francisco Bay Area white man, Steven, who … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Entertainment, Local, Movies, New York, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged Debbie Lum, Lowell High School
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Golden State Warriors Honor AAPI ‘Stop Asian Hate’ Leaders During Asian Heritage Night
I’ve been to the NBA Golden State Warrior’s new arena, the Chase Center, twice since the Fall of 2019 when it first opened. But Sunday, November 21st, was my first time for 8Asians, to cover ‘Asian Heritage Night‘, which was … Continue reading
NYC Theater Review: Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord
“Please, no plays about the pandemic.” I remember as early on as April of 2020 theatre-twitter was begging playwrights and creators to take heed – we did not and do not want to see art about the pandemic; especially while … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Comedy, Current Events, Entertainment, New York, Reviews, The Arts, Theatre
Tagged Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overload
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Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan Dies After Struck by Car While Walking Dog
Earlier this week, Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan died after being struck by car while walking her dog. That only goes to show how random life can be and how we should treasure our time on the earth as you … Continue reading
Taiwanese American Michelle Wu Elected Mayor of Boston – Makes History!
Taiwanese American Michelle Wu makes history as she is elected mayor of Boston – the first elected female mayor of Boston ever (current Mayor Kim Janey was appointed after Boston mayor Marty Walsh became Secretary of Labor in the Biden … Continue reading
Andrew Yang’s ‘Forward’ Book Tour – San Francisco
Earlier this month, I interviewed Andrew Yang about his new book, ‘Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy,’ where he also kicked off his ‘Forward Party.’ With the release of his new book, Andrew launched a promotional tour. I … Continue reading
150th Anniversary of 1871 Los Angeles Chinese Massacre
Bodies of 17 dead Chinese men and boys lie in the Los Angeles jail yard on October 24, 1871 (photo credit: Security Pacific Bank) This past Sunday, October 24th, marked the 150th anniversary of one of the worst hate crimes … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History, Local, Southern California
Tagged hate crimes, los angeles
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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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USC to Apologize (Finally) for WWII Actions That Derailed the Education of Japanese American Students
Image courtesy of USC. During World War II, over 127,000 Japanese Americans were interned and their lives turned upside down. This number includes some University of Southern California (USC) students, who were treated shockingly poorly by USC, especially in contrast … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education, Local, Southern California
Tagged internment, Japanese Americans, USC, WWII
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