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Category Archives: Southern California
Where’s Chinatown?
Chinatown, Los Angeles. Walking through there, it’s obvious that the neighborhood is struggling. With broken sidewalks, empty and abandoned stores, widespread vandalism, and a lack of commercial activity, it’s no wonder that hardly anyone walks through these streets. Though there … Continue reading
The Continued Evolution of US Japantowns
The three remaining historical Japantowns left in the United States have had a difficult time surviving the pandemic and continue to undergo challenges. San Francisco’s Japantown is undergoing a two year renovation of its core Peace Plaza, and merchants there … Continue reading
Netflix’s The Brothers Sun: Review (Spoilers)
As we had mentioned back in December, the Netflix series The Brothers Sun premiered January 4th. I just finished binge watching the series, and I don’t think I can say enough great things about it! The series is about: “When … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Entertainment, Local, Southern California, TV
Tagged Justin Chien, Michelle Yeoh, Netflix, Sam Song Li, The Brothers Sun
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Randall Park’s UCLA 2023 Commencement Address
This past week, actor, comedian, writer, director, and UCLA Alumnus Randall Park delivered the keynote speech at all three UCLA 2023 college commencements. In this speech, he walks through his career ups and downs and how they shaped himself to … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Education, Entertainment, Local, Southern California
Tagged Randall Park, ucla
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SF DocFest: How to Have an American Baby
I had first heard of ‘birth tourism’ from a former co-worker/friend of mine more than a decade ago. When I heard that Chinese women were coming Southern California to give birth so that their kids could get U.S. citizenship, I … Continue reading
Andrew Yang & Moving Forward Together with the Common Sense Party – San Francisco (4/21/23)
Speakers in the video above – in order of appearance: (click on “Watch on YouTube” for entire timestamped video segments in the video description) Sara Lashanlo, Northern California Volunteer Coordinator, Common Sense Party Andrew Yang, Co-Chair, Forward Party Tom Campbell, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged Andrew Yang, Forward Party
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California Shootings Highlight the Struggles of Asian American Seniors
After the initial shock about hearing about the Half Moon Bay shootings, my next reaction to hearing that Chunli Zhao actions were related to his work on a farm was “why is a 66-year-old working on a farm?” This shooting … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: Lanhee Chen for California State Controller
I first heard of Lanhee Chen when he had first worked for then Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as a policy advisor, and I met him the first time when he was a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University discussing his … Continue reading
8Asians Exclusive: Interview with Jay Chen for Congress
(Full disclosure: I’ve donated to Jay’s campaign and endorse his run for Congress.) The last time I had interviewed Taiwanese American Jay Chen was back in 2012 when I first met him at the 2012 Democratic National Convention (DNC). Recently, … Continue reading
A California Roadtrip through Asian American Women’s History
March is Women’s History Month, and a description of a roadtrip through California that covers important places of Asian American Women’s history caught my attention. Even though I have lived in California for most of my life, I had only … Continue reading
Posted in History, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged Anna May Wong, California, Kaila Yu, Mine Okubo, Quock Mui, Showgirl Magic Museum
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Turning Red: US Limited Theatre Release
While we relayed the news that the Pixar Movie Turning Red will only be released in on Disney’s Disney+ streaming platform on March 11, it turns out that Turning Red will have a very limited one week theatrical release. One … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Local, Movies, New York, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged disney, Pixar, Turning Red
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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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