Tag Archives: Andrew Yang

8Books Review: The Last Election by Andrew Yang

Posted on September 21, 2023 by John

I met the former presidential candidate and founder/co-chair of the Forward Party back in July at a political event, and one of the first things he did was hand me this book, The Last Election – a political thriller he … Continue reading →

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Love in Taipei: Review, Paramount+ Promo code, and SF Q&A

Posted on August 22, 2023 by John

Earlier this month, Love in Taipei premiered on Paramount+ on August 10th. I’ve been behind on my blogging, but wanted to let everyone know about some things about the movie, including a free promo code to see it, a review, … 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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Andrew Yang Announces Merger with Two Other Political Parties to re-establish the Forward Party

Posted on July 28, 2022 by John

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 →

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The New Yorker Documentary: ‘Inside Andrew Yang’s Doomed Run for Mayor ‘

Posted on December 6, 2021 by John

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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Andrew Yang’s ‘Forward’ Book Tour – San Francisco

Posted on October 27, 2021 by John

Earlier this month, I interviewed Andrew Yang about his new book, ‘Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy,’ where he also kicked off his ‘Forward Party.’ With the release of his new book, Andrew launched a promotional tour.  I … Continue reading →

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8Asians Exclusive: Interview with Andrew Yang, ‘Forward’ book & Tour, Launches The Forward ‘Party’

Posted on October 5, 2021 by John

I first met former presidential candidate Andrew Yang in July 2018 and interviewed him in August 2018 (which was published in September 2018). I recently had a chance to interview him again a few weeks ago (though I have seen … Continue reading →

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Former Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Touts Basic Income at Mountain View Rally

Posted on September 27, 2021 by John

Former presidential candidate happened to be in Mountain View on Saturday (September 25, 2021) for a Universal Basic Income rally  while UBI supporters across the country in different cities were also holding rallies and marches. At the rally, many speakers,  … Continue reading →

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Andrew Yang Concedes NYC Mayoral Democratic Primary

Posted on June 24, 2021 by John

Earlier this week, the New York City Democratic and Republican mayoral primaries occurred, and candidate Andrew Yang did not perform well: “Andrew Yang, a former 2020 presidential candidate whose name recognition once made him an early front-runner in the New … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Andrew Yang for Mayor of NYC: ‘Hope Is on the Way’

Posted on May 7, 2021 by John

Back in January, former Democratic presidential candidate announced his candidacy for the Mayor of New York City. I was pre-occupied with personal matters at the time, so I didn’t blog about it. The mayoral primary election is less than two … Continue reading →

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TurboVax creator Huge Ma honored by New York officials and Andrew Yang

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Jeff

TurboVax is a web site and twitter feed that helps New Yorkers simply and easily find and register for COVID-19 vaccinations.  New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang and Congressman Ritchie Torres honored TurboVax’s creator, Huge Ma, for his work … Continue reading →

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Awkwafina, Andrew Yang, and Dino-Ray Ramos make the A100 list of Influential Asians

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Jeff

For the past three years, Gold House has published the A100 list of Asians and Asian Americans who have been highly influential in the past year.  2020’s list includes well known people like Awkwafina and Andrew Yang, plus others that … Continue reading →

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