Driven by curiosity’s sake.
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Interesting Intersections- Muir Woods, United Nations and San Francisco
So part of my trip took place close to the 72nd anniversary of the United Nations charter being approved. Interstingly enough that auspicious interntational meeting took place in San Francisco and the city has an entire plaza dedicated to it. The plaza is part of the Civic Center in downtown, at its center is a wonderful… Read more
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Hotel Vertigo- A Trendy Historic Place to Stay
I was in San Francisco for the past five days and for a portion I stayed at this hip little hotel called Hotel Vertigo. For starters I will from now on refer to the San Francisco as “the city” because that what locals call it, as I quickly learned from locals while tweeting. But back… Read more
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United Nations Anniversary: Presidential Election, Foreign Policy and the Final Debate
Its incredibly fitting that this week was the third and final Presidential debate in the United States because it was the week that the United Nations was formally established and its also the week that the most intense foreign policy crisis of a generation occurred- the Cuban Missile Crisis. I want to take this opportunity… Read more
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Las Vegas, Nevada- Early Voting, Precinct Walking for Obama and Polls
I volunteered for the Obama For America campaign as part of the Asian American Pacific Islanders (CA)aravan from Los Angeles. I was out in a western Vegas suburb going door to door to encourage people to support Obama and to vote early. The list of folks i was supposed to talk to- 95 homes in… Read more
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Friday Roundup- Week 4
Firday Khutbah Great Khutbah, but note to self, give a Hajj khutbah six months prior to Hajj, that way folks will feel compelled that its time to start planning for Hajj this year, sometimes people loose track of the important things, getting caught up in the world when they made an intention to go to… Read more
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Dear Mr. President- Voting for you, again, is hard.
The following is a letter I wrote back in August 2011. Some background: It was one of those late night rants. I never published it, but in honesty as I head out to precinct walk in Las Vegas, Nevada with fellow South Asians for President Obama, it was fitting I take it from the old… Read more
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Registering to Vote, Californians only have a few more days
Got the sample ballot two weeks ago. By now even the person living out in the woods will know there is an election going on. Regardless how you plan to vote, PLEASE VOTE. Your vote does matter, who goes into public office will affect you. Watch this Fung Brothers video on how exactly close to… Read more