8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Director Wayne Wang on APA Identity in the Media
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Visitors in Yantai Park Must Pay to Relax on Park Benches
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Filipino Kinship Terms and their Confusing Translation into English
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SVAPFF 2023: ‘A Great Divide’ – Q&A and Review (Spoilers)
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Kaitlyn Chen Remains on the Valkyries (at least for now)
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Category Archives: San Francisco Bay Area
Kaitlyn Chen Remains on the Valkyries (at least for now)
After being signed by the Golden State Valkyries, getting waived, and then re-signed, we expected that Kaitlyn Chen would be waived yet again when players returned back from the Eurobasket tournament. As it turns out, Kaitlyn Chen remains on the … Continue reading
Posted in Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
Tagged basketball, Golden State Valkyries, Kaitlyn Chen, Valkyries, WNBA
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Asian American Sports Fans becoming attractive Marketing Targets
Asian American sports fans are becoming attractive marketing targets. Asian Americans spend 15% more time viewing live sports than the general public according to a Nielsen report. Given that most sports marketing efforts are targeted at live sports and that … Continue reading
Kaitlyn Chen Returns to the WNBA
After getting winning a national championship, getting drafted by the WNBA, and then being released by a WNBA team, Kaitlyn Chen returns to the WNBA. With many players in the WNBA going to Europe to play in the Eurobasket tournament, … Continue reading
Posted in Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
Tagged basketball, Golden State Valkyries, Kaitlyn Chen, San Francisco, Valkyries, WNBA
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CAAMFest 2025 Opening Night featuring Third Act
18 One of my favorite annual events I’ve enjoyed after moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1999 is CAAMFest. Prior to 2013, CAAMFest was known as the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. This year’s CAAMFest was … Continue reading
The WNBA Golden State Valkyries’ Franchise Opener
I had a chance to witness San Francisco Bay Area history with the WNBA’s latest expansion team. On Friday, May 16th in San Francisco, I watched the Golden State Valkyries‘ franchise opener against the Los Angeles Sparks. The game featured the … Continue reading
Posted in Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
Tagged ali wong, Chase Center, Golden State Valkyries, Kaitlyn Chen, Nakase, Natalie Nakase, San Francisco, Valkyries, WNBA
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Top Three “Happiest” US Cities are Asian American
We have blogged how WalletHub rated the city of Fremont as the “happiest” in the United States. In a recent update to their rankings, WalletHub’s top three “happiest” US Cities are Asian American: Fremont, San Jose, and Irvine. What do … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Current Events, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged divorce, Fremont, Happiness, Irvine, San Jose, WalletHub
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Lucy Guo is the World’s Youngest Self-Made Woman Billionaire
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lucy Guo (@guoforit) In 2024, Taylor Swift became a billionaire at 34, but now Lucy Guo is the World’s Youngest Self-Made Woman Billionaire. Creator of one of the first … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged AI, BIllionaires, Lucy Guo, overachievers, Passes, Scale AI, Silicon Valley
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US Chinatowns Feeling the Effects of Tariffs
US Chinatowns from Honolulu and San Francisco to Las Vegas and New York are feeling the effects of the Trump Administration’s tariffs. Many business in these Chinatowns have low margins and price-sensitive customers, and cost increases have a tremendous impact. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, New York, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Chinatown, Costco, tariffs
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Alysa Liu Wins the 2025 World Figure Skating Championship
After retiring in 2022 and then unretiring in 2024, Alysa Liu has won the 2025 World Figure Skating Championship, which was held in Boston this year. She is the first American to win in 19 years. She is from Richmond … Continue reading
Posted in Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California, Sports
Tagged Alysa Liu, figure skating, Michelle Kwan, Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou
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The Accidental Getaway Driver
The Daughter asked me if I knew anything about a movie called The Accidental Getaway Driver, and I had to confess that I had never heard anything about it. Following the link she sent, I was pleasantly surprised by the … Continue reading
Great Highway Closing Reminds San Francisco Chinese Americans Voters of their History of being Unheard
San Francisco Proposition K was a ballot initiative to close the Great Highway roadway shown above and turn into to a park. Some of the roadway to the south (at the top of the picture) was going to close anyway … Continue reading
Posted in Community, History, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Great Highway, Joel Engardio, Proposition K, recall, San Francisco
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