Category Archives: Politics

An unlikely treasure-trove of donors for Clinton

Posted on October 22, 2007 by John

In “An unlikely treasure-trove of donors for [Hillary] Clinton,” The Los Angeles Times reports on New York’s Chinatown and its support for Hillary: “All three locations, along with scores of others scattered throughout some of the poorest Chinese neighborhoods in … Continue reading →

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In a Southern State, Immigrants’ Son Takes Over

Posted on October 21, 2007 by John

Wow – three straight days of reporting by The New York Times on Louisiana Governor-elect Bobby Jindal, with “In a Southern State, Immigrants’ Son Takes Over“: “…Public high school in Baton Rouge was followed by Brown, where Mr. Jindal was … Continue reading →

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Indian-American Congressman Elected Louisiana’s Governor

Posted on October 20, 2007 by John

Bobby Jindal wins, as reported in The New York Times article: “Indian-American Congressman Elected Louisiana’s Governor“: “Bobby Jindal, a conservative Republican congressman from the New Orleans suburbs and the son of immigrants from India, was elected Louisiana’s governor Saturday…Mr. Jindal, … Continue reading →

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Indian-American to be leading Louisana Governor candidate

Posted on October 20, 2007 by John

A friend of mine just forwarded this New York Times article on “An Improbable Favorite Emerges in Cajun Country:” “An Oxford-educated son of immigrants from India is virtually certain to become the leading candidate for Louisiana ‘s next governor in … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama’s AsianAvenue.com Page

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Mike

All political inclinations aside, I thought this was interesting: Barack Obama has a page on AsianAvenue.com! First, let me just get this out of my system. AsianAvenue.com is still around? Huh. Jenn from reappropriate echoed my thoughts when she wrote: … Continue reading →

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Racist Remarks to the Allegedly Racist Xiaochen Su: The Pot Calling the Kettle Black?

Posted on October 17, 2007 by akrypti

I begin first with a few of the comments (posted here) to the controversial article in question: keggy says: Stupid Chinese self-hater. I propose Yale start capping Chinese-admission rate at 5%, similar to how China caps the birth rate at … Continue reading →

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With One Eye on China, Bush Receives Dalai Lama

Posted on October 16, 2007 by John

I can’t say that I often agree with George W. Bush, but I am glad to read in today’s New York Times that “With One Eye, Bush Receives Dalai Lama” yesterday: “President Bush met privately with the Dalai Lama at … Continue reading →

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The Origins of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Logo

Posted on October 3, 2007 by John

A friend of mine in Taiwan emailed me this, who got it from a friend. I have no idea where it came from, but since 8Asians.com is already banned in China, I thought some of you might find this cartoon … Continue reading →

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Taiwan Plans Missiles Able to Hit China

Posted on September 29, 2007 by John

As most of you already know, if not from my profile, I am a Taiwanese-American, and hope that Taiwan gets the international recognition that it deserves. In the New York Times article, “Taiwan Plans Missiles Able to Hit China,” the … Continue reading →

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[San Francisco] Supervisor Ed Jew suspended from office

Posted on September 26, 2007 by John

Today’s San Francisco Chronicle reports that “[San Francisco] Supervisor Ed Jew Suspended from office.” If you have not been following this story, no, Ed Jew is not Jewish – he is a Chinese-American, the only Asian-American city supervisor where a … Continue reading →

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Taiwan’s Bid for U.N. Seat Rejected

Posted on September 19, 2007 by John

Yes, count ’em, 15 straight years that the United Nations has rejected the Republic of China, i.e. Taiwan, from entering the United Nations, as reported in the Associated Press today: “UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A key General Assembly committee rejected … Continue reading →

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WSJ:’60s Figure Says He Financed Donor [Norman] Hsu

Posted on September 11, 2007 by John

Where did Democratic donor Norman Hsu get his money? Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal’s article, “‘60s Figure Says He Financed Donor [Norman] Hsu” answers this question: “A company controlled by Mr. Hsu recently received $40 million from a Madison Avenue investment … Continue reading →

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