Category Archives: Politics

CAAMFest 2023: Review – Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story

Posted on June 2, 2023 by John

I was supposed to review Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story (trailer here) during or around CAAMFest 2023, but I let the screener link expire and the screening during CAAMFest was on Mother’s Day. I finally reached out to the … Continue reading →

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125th Anniversary of Wong Kim Ark Day [3/28/1898] – Celebration & Commemoration

Posted on May 31, 2023 by John

Another blog post I am woefully late on (but did post the video on YouTube shortly afterwards). I had attended the 125th anniversary back on March 25th commemorating and celebrating the landmark Supreme Court decision of U.S. vs. Wong Kim … Continue reading →

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Andrew Yang & Moving Forward Together with the Common Sense Party – San Francisco (4/21/23)

Posted on May 30, 2023 by John

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 →

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C100 & Columbia University: The State of Chinese Americans

Posted on May 1, 2023 by John

Recently, the Committee of 100 and Columbia University published a report on “The State of Chinese Americans”: “New York, NY (April 27, 2023) – Columbia University’s School of Social Work, one of the world’s leading research universities, and Committee of 100, … Continue reading →

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Asian American Civic Involvement: A California Study

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Jeff

Although we have talked about Asian American voter apathy for years now, recent elections in places like Georgia are said to have swung based on increased Asian American voter turnout.  Does that mean that Asian American civic involvement, which more … Continue reading →

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Asian American Candidates Tie after Recount – Winner Determined by Drawing Lots

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Jeff

I wrote before about how every vote can make a difference, and when I wrote the story, Murali Srinivasan was beating Justin Wang for Sunnyvale City Council by just one vote.  A recount found 3 more ballots – two for … Continue reading →

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One Vote Victory, Recounts, and Failed Recount Requests: Asian American Votes do Matter

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Jeff

Our writer John has written about Asian American voter apathy over the years and sometimes brings it up when we have lunch, but for me, three recent events really bring out the importance of Asian American votes.  The first is … Continue reading →

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Documentary: Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Jeff

The documentary Rising Against Asia Hate:  One Day in March came out about a month ago, but it some of its key points are particularly relevant today, particularly with the Senate runoff in Georgia between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.  It … Continue reading →

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From Homeless Single Mother to Oakland Mayor: Sheng Thao wins through Ranked Choice Voting

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Jeff

In an amazing journey from being a homeless single mother living in a car, Sheng Thao was elected mayor of Oakland. The journey is even more amazing considering that in the initial count of votes, Thao was in second place.  … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Sheng Thao for Oakland Mayor: “Determined”

Posted on October 24, 2022 by John

Although I live in the San Francisco Bay Area (since 1999), I’ve never lived in Oakland and rarely make it there, but I do know that Oakland City Council member Sheng Thao is running for Mayor of Oakland this November. … Continue reading →

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Senate Officially Confirms Michelle Kwan as US ambassador to Belize

Posted on October 10, 2022 by John

Back in July, I had blogged about Michelle Kwan being inducted into the U.S.Olympic Hall of Fame, as well as her being confirmed as Ambassador to Belize. Well, I was wrong – Michelle had her Senate confirmation hearing, but she hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Chosen: The Story of Five Korean Americans who ran for Congress

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Jeff

Chosen is a documentary by Joseph Hoo Juhn about five Korean Americans, two Republicans and three Democrats, who ran for the US Congress in 2020.  We have written about a number of them, such Michelle Steel, Young Kim, and Marilyn … Continue reading →

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