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David Chiu, candidate for District 3 Supervisor, was endorsed today by the Community Tenants Association at a news conference in Chinatown at Bayside Senior Housing. Founded in 1987, CTA advocates for the creation of affordable housing, the preservation of existing affordable housing, tenants rights, and housing policy.
“I am humbled and honored to receive the endorsement of the Community Tenants Association,” said David Chiu, candidate for District 3 Supervisor in San Francisco. “As Supervisor, ...Read more
Longtime Richmond District resident, parent, teacher, lawyer and San Francisco school board member Eric Mar will kick off his grassroots campaign for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors this Saturday, June 28, from 1- 3 p.m. at the Argonne Elementary School Auditorium, 18th Avenue at Cabrillo Street.
“I am running to represent the Richmond District and the city of San Francisco on the Board of Supervisors because I love this city, I lov...Read more
William Dao at Asian Community Mental Health Services would like to invite everyone to their 26th annual “Asian Community Night with the Oakland A’s” fundraiser on August 15. ACMHS has a block of field level outfield seats reserved for the A’s game that night against the Chicago White Sox.
For each ticket purchased through ACMHS at regular price, they get 50 percent to support their mental health an...Read more
Adam Borelli emailed me a reminder about Tuesday night’s (June 24, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.) New Leaders Council fundraiser at Google in San Francisco. Assemblymember Fiona Ma is a special guest and Albert Hwu of Wells Fargo and Gautum Barua of Aclaria Partners are two of the event co-hosts. The $40 admission includes food and drink. Download PDFs of the Read more
The Japanese American Citizens League will feature various aspects of Redress and the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 as major portions of the National JACL Convention to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, from July 16-20, 2008.
Floyd Mori, National JACL Executive Director, stated: “Civil liberties are as relevant today as they were twenty years ago when the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 was passed by Congress which allowed for redre...Read more
The National Japanese American Memorial Foundation is looking for an executive director.
NJAMF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization focused towards honoring the legacy of Japanese American patriotism during the Second World War and educating the American public at large about that history and its continuing relevance to civil liberties and constitutional rights in the United States. The Foundation is also dedicated to the use, care and maintenance of the “National Japanese Amer...Read more
From San Francisco Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting in an email from earlier today:
I recently returned from a trip to Shanghai, China where I was invited as a speaker representing the City and County of San Francisco at the Bay Area Council – Yangtze Council Venture Capital Summit. I went on the trip because I believe our relationship with China is crucial ...Read more
David Chiu finished in third place last night out of more than 30 candidates for a seat on the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee. See unofficial results at http://tinyurl.com/4ne45z. (more…)
From Lisa Lee’s post on hyphenmagazine.com:
On any given day, 6,000 people are looking for a life-saving bone marrow donor. Only 3% of all Asian Americans are currently registered. Help us change that statistic today!
Meet Michelle Maykin.
She is a 26-year old acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patient who is battling life-threatening...Read more
Emily Murase ( www.emilymurase.com) will launch her campaign for San Francisco school board at a community potluck on Tuesday, June 10, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California, 1840 Sutter Street (near Webster) in San Francisco Japantown.
Emily and husband Neal’s 2 children attend the Japanese Biling...Read more
