Tag Archives: San Francisco

Mayor Ed Lee Welcomes Congressman Mark Takano to San Francisco

Posted on March 5, 2013 by John

Congressman Mark Takano, of the 41st Congressional District of California (Riverside, California area) visited San Francisco this past Sunday, February 17th and was a guest of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee at a community event held at the Lady Shaw … Continue reading →

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What Asian American Kids Watch on TV: Disney Channel’s A.N.T. Farm

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Jeff

I saw Number Two Son watching A.N.T. Farm on the Disney Channel, about a group of brilliant middle school students who go to a San Francisco high school.  They are part of a gifted program for students who have “Advanced … Continue reading →

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Are Asian-Americans “Ideal Prey?”

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Jeff

With the recent spate of violence against Asian-Americans in places such as Oakland and San Francisco, this essay from New American Media expresses the opinion that Black on Asian violence isn’t about race, it’s about “economic opportunism.” Amanze Emenike grew … Continue reading →

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Is David Chiu or Carmen Chu the First Asian American Acting Mayor of San Francisco?

Posted on November 5, 2009 by John

After San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that he was withdrawing from running for governor of California, he disappeared without some of his staff knowing his whereabouts (maybe Newsom was hiking the Appalachian Trail?). In reality, Newsom jetted off to … Continue reading →

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Win tickets to opening night in SF of “BIG MAN JAPAN,” a Japanese superhero comedy!

Posted on May 26, 2009 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE: Our winners have been selected! Congrats to Sunny and Peter Wu! who correctly answered a) “Eat Drink Man Woman” was NOT on Roger Fan’s list of Top 5 Movies. Sunny will be seeing Big Man Japan and Peter will … Continue reading →

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SF Supervisor Ed Jew resigns

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Efren

Breaking news from the San Francisco Chronicle’s web portal, sfgate.com, that Ed Jew, the City supervisor who was accused of living in a different city while representing the predominantly Asian Sunset District, has resigned in exchange of San Francisco Mayor … Continue reading →

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