AFTER PRINCE: Sacramento’s own Lisa Ling as political “first lady” of Philip Levine. Busy lives broke off 2005 engagement with future Miami Beach mayor…He lost 2018 Florida gubernatorial Democratic Primary to Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum, whose Miami Beach escapade tops Ling’s … [Read more...] about Lisa Ling
EXPERIENCE THAT COUNTS: After resigning late last year from his assemblymember position representing California AD-25 in order to run for a Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (and losing), Kansen Chu is back. He’s running for his old seat against newcomer Asian American … [Read more...] about Alex Lee vs. Kansen Chu
California’s Asian American and Pacific Islander politicians were surprisingly quiet about the release of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings to our big screens. Although the film reportedly made over $250 million on a $150 million budget, very few California AAPI assembly … [Read more...] about Shang-Chi and the Legend of Asian American Representation in Films
In politics, an enemy of my enemy is my friend. What if Republican Stephen Slauson with 5,725 18th Assembly votes in Oakland, Alameda and San Leandro in June had endorsed Democrat Janini Ramachandran over Democrat Mia Bonta in 18th Assembly District race last election … [Read more...] about Missed Opportunity: GOP Right with Janini Left
Chinese netizens are picking on White liberals in America, giving them a new nickname: #Baizuo. And, Californians are starting to pick up on it. Mainland Chinese term Baizuo (白左: literally meaning “White Left”) has been coined to refer to liberal-leaning Westerners’ political … [Read more...] about Baizuo