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Category Archives: San Francisco Bay Area
Are Asian-Americans “Ideal Prey?”
With the recent spate of violence against Asian-Americans in places such as Oakland and San Francisco, this essay from New American Media expresses the opinion that Black on Asian violence isn’t about race, it’s about “economic opportunism.” Amanze Emenike grew … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Bayview, black asian tensions, Hunter's Point, San Francisco, violence
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Bay Area Giveaway: See ‘Dancing Across Borders’ this Weekend and meet the Filmmaker & Star
UPDATE: Congrats to our giveaway winner, ginahagg! After reading Jen’s review of ‘Dancing Across Borders,’ I wanted to know more about filmmaker Anne Bass, who is also a major patron of the U.S. dance community. Even though Anne is the … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Movies, Promotions, San Francisco Bay Area, The Arts
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Spate of Violence Against Asians in DC, Oakland Prompt Concern
There was unfortunately a couple of prominent news articles highlighting violence against Asians this week. Most recently comes the news that actor Kal Penn was mugged at gun point in Washington D.C. Penn is in DC working in the Office … Continue reading
Bay Area Giveaway: See Jet Li, Andy Lau & Takeshi Kaneshiro in ‘The Warlords’ this Weekend
I’ve had my eyes on ‘The Warlords’ since it was released in Asia as The Blood Brothers (投名狀 / tóu míng zhuàng) in 2007. Directed by Peter Chan, this spectacular historical action film is set in the midst of war … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), Entertainment, Movies, Promotions, Reviews, San Francisco Bay Area
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Guy Asks Whether Asian or White Drunk Girls are More Annoying
34 year old Philip Huang is a self-described performance artist out of Berkeley, California, described by the East Bay Express as having “a special talent for digesting life and creating spectacle.” Yep, “creating spectacle” would be an accurate way to … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, San Francisco Bay Area, WTF
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“Formosa Betrayed” Opens in Selected Cities 2/26: Win Tickets to Opening Weekend in Berkeley!
UPDATE: Congrats to the winner! “alicewong” will be seeing the movie this weekend at Landmark’s Shattuck! Also, filmmaker Will Tiao will speak with audiences for Q&As on Friday, February 26, at AMC Cupertino Square 16 in Cupertino at 1:40 showtimes, … Continue reading
Posted in (featured), Movies, Promotions, Reviews, San Francisco Bay Area
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Commander Otto Lee’s Welcome Back Party
Last week, former Sunnyvale, CA mayor and current city council member Otto Lee celebrated his safe return from Iraq with a wonderful welcome back party of over 300 guests. Numerous Asian American public officials came out that evening, including California … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Army, Iraq, Otto Lee, Sunnyvale, war
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Behind the Scenes of Formosa Betrayed
Formosa Betrayed is a feature film set in the 1980’s about FBI Agent Jake Kelly’s investigation of the brutal murder of a Taiwanese-American professor on U.S. soil. With the help of his partner Tom Braxton and a sharp Chicago police … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Local, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Adam Kane, film, Formosa Betrayed, James Van Der Beek, Taiwan, Tzi Ma, Will Tiao
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Comedian Joe Wong’s Second Appearance on Letterman
Biochemist by day and comedian by night, Boston-based Joe Wong made his second appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman the other night, and to no surprise, was not as nervous as the first time around. Joe had a … Continue reading
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Jeremy Lin Named One of 11 Finalists For Bob Cousy Award
Harvard senior and basketball phenom Jeremy Lin has just be named one of the top 11 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award from an original list of 73 – an award given to “the top collegiate male basketball point guard … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
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Tuned into: Tobi & TobiTV (A Must-See!)
Disgrasian.com recently blogged a BABEWATCH spotlight on Catherine Chow and Corina Nurimba, the co-founders of Tobi.com. I instantly recognized Catherine as the woman who also co-founded [with Corina] the San Francisco-based Azalea Boutique in 2003. I’m no fashionisto — as many … Continue reading
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[Feb 5] NORTHERN CA: Lost and Found Art Exhibition
KSW and Mina Dresden Gallery are proud to present the lost and found | truong tran, the first solo exhibition of this poet-turned-visual artist and longtime KSW community member. Truong Tran is committed to making art accessible through the creative reuse of everyday materials. His process includes merging disparate objects, forcing them to compromise and accommodate one another in their process of becoming something new, something difficult and beautiful. In his work, Tran explores themes of su… Continue reading
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