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Category Archives: Politics
Boston Globe: Asian-Americans notch wins in municipal elections
I was reading the blog Angry Asian Man, and came across The Boston Globe article on “Asian-Americans notch wins in municipal elections.” I’m originally from Massachusetts (as stated in my profile – I grew up in Western Massachusetts), so it … Continue reading
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activist imagination. & irrelevant side notes.
in what could be considered a response to (or therapy for dealing with) the myth/existence of the apathetic asian american*, the venerable Kearny Street Workshop (an asian pacific american arts nonprofit based in san francisco) is celebrating its 35th anniversary … Continue reading
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A Day Without Asian Immigrants
The 2004 movie “A Day Without a Mexican” took a comical look at what would happen if all Mexican immigrants up and disappeared overnight. As you might imagine, much dismay and hilarity ensued. The US economy comes to a grinding … Continue reading
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San Jose: ‘Saigon Business District’ wins
As you may or may not know, San Jose, California has one of the largest Vietnamese-American populations in the United States (approximately 100,000 Vietnamese-Americans -around 10% of San Jose’s population). There has been a brewing debate within the Vietnemes-American community … Continue reading
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Yahoo settles with dissidents
As I had posted in “WSJ: Yahoo’s Lashing Highlights Risks Of China Market,” Yahoo! got quite an earful by Congress last week. In today’s San Jose Mercury News, it was reported that “Yahoo settles with dissidents – Yang Takes Personal … Continue reading
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WSJ: Chinese Dissidents Take On Beijing Via Media Empire
In November 15th’s issue of The Wall Street Journal, a page one article “Chinese Dissidents Take On Beijing Via Media Empire” describes the efforts of overseas Chinese, including Chinese-Americans, to speak out against mainland China’s crackdown on Falun Gong (“”a … Continue reading
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Rod Wheeler on Fox News Pulls His Eyes Back Taut in Reference to Chinaman
On Fox News, Rod Wheeler, a criminal investigator and former homicide detective, talks about a suspect being a Hispanic, not merely “dark-skinned.” He believes racial denominations are much more telling for an investigation than description of simply the skin tone. … Continue reading
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WSJ: [Norman Hsu] How a Business Flop Became Political Force
The Wall Street Journal continues its in-depth reporting on the corrupt Asian-American businessman and political contributor Norman Hsu in “How a Business Flop Became Political Force“: “An in-depth look at Mr. Hsu’s peculiar rise and abrupt fall reveals a man … Continue reading
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WSJ: Yahoo’s Lashing Highlights Risks Of China Market
Today, Co-founder and CEO of Yahoo!, Jerry Yang, along with General Counsel Michael Callahan, testified in Congress today, as reported in The Wall Street Journal’s article “Yahoo’s Lashing Highlights Risks Of China Market” “An unusually dramatic congressional hearing on Yahoo … Continue reading
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DC: 2008 AAPI Democratic Political Job Fair (11/16/07)
I got an email the other day from an email list regarding the 2008 Asian American & Pacific Islander Democrats Political Fair (and resume book) happening in Washington, D.C. “Have you ever wondered how Democratic candidates find staff for their … Continue reading
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With great manufacturing, comes great pollution
The Chinese are overtaking the US in many things. As said before, one was manufacturing. What’s interesting is that with all this manufacturing requires a lot of power. LOTS of it. And thus, they’re building about one coal plant every … Continue reading
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Tagged , China, coal plant, energy, Kyoto Protocol, manufacturing, plant, pollution, power, power plant
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John Yoo: An influential Asian American
Last week I watched Frontline’s episode on Cheney’s Law. It was an investigative report about how Vice President Cheney and his minions sought to change the Executive powers of the President. You can watch the full episode on Frontline’s website … Continue reading
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