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Category Archives: Politics
Derek Tran edges out Michelle Steel in California’s Congressional District 45
Edwin had mentioned that there was a close election between Democrat Derek Tran and Republican Michelle Steel in his post about Westminster’s Little Saigon, I was curious about how this race would end up, and finally the race has been … Continue reading
Little Saigon – Legacy of South Vietnam
Little Saigon, Orange County – a small Vietnamese ethnic enclave nestled between Garden Grove and Westminster, home to the largest Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam. With almost 100,000 Vietnamese living within Little Saigon, making up over 40% of Little Saigon’s … Continue reading
Posted in History, Local, Politics, Southern California
Tagged Derek Tran, LIttle Saigon, Michelle Steel, Westminster
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Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Ousted in November Recall Election
After calls for her resignation after a number of incidents, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled from her office in this November’s election. She has to vacate her office after the election is officially certified, sometime between December 5 and … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Oakland, Pamela Price, Sheng Thao
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The Aconic™ Podcast – Inspiring Stories of Asian and AAPI Icons
A friend of mine is involved in this recently launched podcast, The Aconic™ Podcast – Inspiring Stories of Asian and AAPI Icons: “The Aconic™ Podcast features candid conversations with successful Asian and AAPI icons who share their personal journeys of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, Technology
Tagged Aconic, Andrew Yang, Debby Soo, podcast
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Exploitasian: The Story of Chinese Workers in Gold-Rush America
China’s rise to economic dominance in the late 1900s largely came from its massive population and the cheap labor that it provided to foreign corporations, with “companies like Nike, Apple and Walmart relying on Chinese workers to manufacture their products”. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Discrimination, History, Labor, Paper, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged chinese americans, Chinese Exclusion Act, Gold Rush
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CAAMFest 2024: And So It Begins – Review and Q&A with Maria Ressa and Filmmakers
If you’ve been following me on 8Asians, you will know that I follow politics worldwide and not just in the United States. So when I came across this CAAMFest closing night film, the documentary And So It Begins, I had … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Movies, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged And So It Begins, CAAMFest, CAMMFest 2024, documentary, Maria Ressa, Philippines, Politics
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The Molded Minority
In the discussions of racism and its impact in the United States, people often commonly refer to the racial relationships between White and Black Americans. In history textbooks, we study in depth the discriminatory practices and laws perpetrated by Whites … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education, History, Legal, Politics
Tagged Asian American discrimination, asian american history, China, Chinese Exlusion Act, coronavirus, COVID-19, dubois, hate crime, Model Minority, racism, ron desantis, SB147, sinoiphobia, sociology, StopAAPIHate, xenophobia
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What would happen if TSMC was suddenly destroyed?
By Darren Chen Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is a Taiwan-based company that makes chips in phones, computers, etc. Started in 1987, it has evolved to be one of the world’s largest chip manufacturers. Used in military and civilian use, … Continue reading
Averie Bishop: First Asian American Miss Texas and Candidate for Texas House District 112
By Angelina Chiang I stumbled across Avery Bishop during my senior year of high school, and after reading about her interests and accomplishments, she quickly became a role model due to our similar interests. Averie Bishop grew up in a … Continue reading
Pew Research Center: Asian Americans & Changing Partisan Coalitions in a Politically Divided Nation
The Pew Research Center recently published a report, Changing Partisan Coalitions in a Politically Divided Nation, and to no surprise to me, Asians Americans overwhelmingly skew more Democratic than Republican. As the report states: “The balance of partisan association among … Continue reading
8Asians Exclusive: Evan Low for Congress interview
Full disclosure: I have donated to Evan Low’s campaigns in the past and will do so in the future. Back in early December, I had blogged about California State Assemblyman Evan Low running for Congress. A few weeks ago, towards … Continue reading
NYU Researchers Map Anti-Asian Bias and Xenophobia at State Level
Back in September, New York University (NYU) released this press release regarding a recent study: “The researchers found that Republican-majority and swing states showed indications of greater stereotyping of Asian-born and Asian Americans, with European Americans more likely to see … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Politics
Tagged asian stereotypes, new york university, NYU, xenophobia
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