8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Was Jesus Asian?
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Filipino Kinship Terms and their Confusing Translation into English
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Category Archives: Politics
TargetSmart: Asian American Voter Registration Trends in 2022
I forget when I first started following Tom Bonier of TargetSmart (“a Democratic political data and data services firm”), but he had recently tweeted out some interesting Asian American voter registration stats: Interestingly, since Dobbs the Dem margin among AAPI … 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
Representatives Judy Chu & Grace Meng of ASPIRE PAC Visit SF
A few weeks ago, I had learned of a fundraiser in San Francisco for the ASPIRE PAC , which I had not heard of before: ASPIRE PAC is the political arm of Asian American and Pacific Islander Members of Congress. … Continue reading
2022 Asian American Voter Survey (AAVS) Findings
Since I cover politics as my particular niche for 8Asians, I’m always interested when the latest Asian American Voter Survey comes out. Thus I was eager to see this years would say, as the latest survey was released recently. Here … Continue reading
Andrew Yang Announces Merger with Two Other Political Parties to re-establish the Forward Party
Feeling great about the announcement – let’s go!! 
pic.twitter.com/UT8nfbCH2U — Andrew Yang
(@AndrewYang) July 28, 2022 On Wednesday, July 27th, Forward Party founder Andrew Yang announced something interesting – the merger of three third party political parties into one, … Continue reading
Michelle Kwan Inducted into U.S.Olympic Hall of Fame & Confirmed Ambassadorship
I’ve been behind on my blogging, but I definitely wanted to catch up with the recent news that on June 24th, Michelle Kwan was officially inducted into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame, Class of 2022: Michelle Kwan (figure … Continue reading
Documentary ‘Norman Y. Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story’ – Available for Free Streaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn71hAjLWRQ With the recent death of Norman Mineta, the Norman Y. Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story documentary is available for free streaming here, courtesy of the Mineta Legacy Project. I had the great pleasure of viewing this documnetary back … Continue reading
Historic Japanese American Norman Y. Mineta Dies at 90
Former Secretary of Transportation and Japanese American Norman Y. Mineta died on Tuesday at age 90: “Norman Y. Mineta, a second-generation Japanese American who was held in an internment camp during World War II and later became one of the … Continue reading
Michelle Kwan Gives Birth to Her First Child
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michelle Kwan (@michellewkwan) Soon-to-be nominated ambassador to Belize Michelle Kwan is a first time mom: The two-time Olympic medalist announced the birth of her first child, a baby girl named Kalista Belle Kwan, on Instagram Wednesday with … Continue reading
First Cambodian American mayor in U.S. takes office
I grew up in Massachusetts, so I was really interested to learn about Lowell, Massachusetts city councilor becoming the first Cambodian Amerian mayor in the United States: Sokhary Chau, a city councilor in Lowell, Massachusetts, was unanimously picked by his … Continue reading
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President Biden Nominates Michelle Kwan for Ambassador to Belize
This past Wednesday, President Biden nominated decorated figure skater Michelle Kwan to be the US Ambassador to Belize: “Ms. Kwan, 41, joined Mr. Biden’s campaign team in 2019, long after making a transition from athletics to the political arena. She … Continue reading
The New Yorker Documentary: ‘Inside Andrew Yang’s Doomed Run for Mayor ‘
Back in January 2021, former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang announced his candidacy for mayor of New York. Yang had garnered a lot of media attention during his run, especially on his signature platform issue of Universal Basic Income (UBI). … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Yang, New York City, New Yorker
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