Category Archives: San Francisco Bay Area

[Dec 12] NORTHERN CA: APAPA Holiday Mixer

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Guest Writer

APAPA
Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association Community Education Foundation (APAPA-CEF)
Empowerment of Asian Pacific Islander Americans

Cordially invites you to our Annual Holiday Mixer

Location:
Friends of Children with Special needs – FSCN
2300 Peralta Blvd
Fremont, CA 94536

Free Admission! All are welcome! Refreshment Provided!

Please RSVP to
Tim Tran (408-799-5290; [email protected]) or Mike Liu (510-364-7986; [email protected]) Continue reading →

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Holiday Wishbook: Yu-Ai Kai Senior Center Needs Sewing Machines

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Jeff

The San Jose Mercury News has a holiday wishbook where they talk about people in need and how people can help them.  One group in the wishbook is the Yu-Ai Kai Senior Center in San Jose’s Japan Town.   The senior … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Board of Supervisors President David Chiu “Gentle Manner” Stands Out in City Hall

Posted on November 30, 2009 by John

I’ve blogged many times about San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors President David Chiu: his initial run for Supervisor for District 3, the possibility of him being the first acting Asian-American mayor of San Francisco should current mayor Gavin Newsom step … Continue reading →

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Relief Package: A Hip Hop Benefit in Northern California

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Rosemary

Hip Hop culture happens to be one of the many avenues Filipino-Americans have taken to and identify with. It only seems natural to host an benefit that revolves around the Hip Hop culture for the people of the Philippines who … Continue reading →

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U.S. Army Specialist Johnny Nguyen Gets Hero’s Welcome Home

Posted on November 26, 2009 by John

I caught this on the news the other night and was happy to see U.S. Army Specialist Johnny Nguyen returning to his home in San Jose for the first time since being injured and being greeted by friends and family, … Continue reading →

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Evan Low to Become Country’s Youngest Asian, Gay Mayor

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Ernie

Having served spent some time in the South Bay, people would know that Campbell, California is a sleepy suburb of already sleepy metropolitan San Jose, California. Not much happens in Campbell — wasn’t someone from Sugar Ray from there? — … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), LGBT, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area | 7 Comments

San Jose Giveaway: 18MMW at the 9th Annual Asian Comedy Night

Posted on November 16, 2009 by jozjozjoz

If you’re able to make it to San Jose on November 20 or 21st, you should make the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors performance one of your stops! The 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors are BACK in the Bay Area with a … Continue reading →

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(Mostly Asian) High School Student Newspaper Runs Supremacist Ad

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Ernie

A bunch of white white supremacists pulled a fast one on the Student Newspaper staff of Lowell High School in San Francisco, pulling a bait-and-switch and redirecting a web address left in an ad to an a “campaign to inform, … Continue reading →

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Leave it to the Taiwanese to think of wrapping a donut inside another donut

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Tim

When I came across a blog article with the title above, I knew immediately what the author was referring to. The food known in Mandarin Chinese as yóu tiáo 油條, but which in Taiwanese goes by the name 油炸粿, is … Continue reading →

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Is David Chiu or Carmen Chu the First Asian American Acting Mayor of San Francisco?

Posted on November 5, 2009 by John

After San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that he was withdrawing from running for governor of California, he disappeared without some of his staff knowing his whereabouts (maybe Newsom was hiking the Appalachian Trail?). In reality, Newsom jetted off to … Continue reading →

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End of SF’s Energy 92.7 Brings Format Changes, Anti-Asian DJs

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Ernie

For people who are fans of seeing (hearing?) positive Asian American images on the radio, this will be a one-two punch: Energy 92.7 – the independent radio station which regularly brought BoA to San Francisco was bought by new owners … Continue reading →

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“Saving Face” Film and Discussion at DeAnza College

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Tim

De Anza’s Gay-Straight Alliance in Cupertino, CA is screening the film “Saving Face,” a romantic comedy about right, wrong, and everything in between. “Saving Face” was the first feature film from writer and director Alice Wu. In the film, a … Continue reading →

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