San Francisco’s “Hep B Free” Campaign a Model For The Rest of the Country
I’ve heard a lot lately about San Francisco’s Hep B Free campaign, a public campaign to increase hepatitis B awareness…
Category: Awesome Asians
Chef Anita Lo Talks Being a Woman In a Male-Dominated Workplace
Today, CNN featured a mini-interview with Chef Anita Lo, who competed on the first season of “Top Chef: Masters” and…
Asian Americans Claim Top Honours in Fashion Industry
The New York Times reports today that the most prestigious awards given to new designers at last night’s American Fashion Awards (the…
Kimberly Yee, First Asian American Woman to Serve in the Arizona State Legislature
Kimberly Yee made history in Arizona by becoming the first Asian American woman to serve in the Arizona State Legislature,…
Dan Choi Will Keep Fighting
This is why Dan Choi is my hero.
Charges Against Lt. Dan Choi Dropped
On Memorial Day Weekend, I blogged about Lt. Dan Choi, an openly gay member of the U.S. Army who voluntarily…
Sulu DC Hosts 1st Annual Hip Hop Concert
Got a press release this morning about Sulu DC’s 1st annual hip hop concert, featuring some amazing Asian/Pacific Islander American talent.…
Obama Meets with “Mathletes”
I was just chatting with some friends last night, saying that I wished I had been less of a dork…
David Mineta Joins Obama Administration
Long-time Bay Area Democratic activist David Mineta was confirmed by the Senate this week in the position of Deputy Director of…
RIP John Delloro
I’m hearing on Facebook that John Delloro — community activist, educator and mentor — has passed away from a sudden…
Memorial Day Weekend Profile: General Eric Shinseki
This is the last post in a three-part Memorial Day Weekend series honouring Asian American veterans. Who? General Eric Shinseki…
Memorial Day Weekend Profile: Major Tammy Duckworth
This post is the second of a three part series on awesome Asian veterans, written in commemoration of Memorial Day.…