I had the privilege of attending the 50th anniversary of the election of William Soo Hoo as mayor of Oxnard last night. Soo Hoo was the first Chinese American mayor in the state of California and possibly the whole U.S. At a time his family was still not welcomed to live in certain parts of the city, it was a tremendous accomplishment to be elected. He paved the way for and mentored subsequent mayors of Japanese and Hispanic descents in Oxnard. I had the honor of meeting his widow Angela who at 87 years old is still extremely vibrant. I also met his sister Irene who is 95 years old! Irene was a ballroom dancer and she still move amazingly well on the floor. My wife and I were thrilled to dance with her. She is an inspiration for us to keep moving.
The keynote speaker for the evening was John Chiang, the treasurer of California. Chiang had just announced his entering the race for governor in 2018. It was mostly a speech honoring Soo Hoo and what he means for Asian American politicians. He did talk a little about the economy of California. It is too early to know if he ideas and policies match with what I think for me to fully support him. But I think his fiscal policies as former controller and now treasurer were reasonable. He was also a very good speaker so that he will at least pass the eye ball test. The question is: can he beat Gavin Newsom, the early front runner? Newsom has a lot of support within the Democratic party. As a former mayor of SF where he courted the Chinese community, he may also get a lot of the Asian votes from Chiang. But in California, the top two moves on from the primary to the general election regardless of party. So if Chiang can get second place, he has a chance against Newsom. The reason being a lot of independent and Republicans don't like Newsom for his extreme liberal views. So if the choice is between Chiang and Newsom, they may go for Chiang. It is early but it will be interesting.
Sunday, May 22, 2016
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I had replied back to your blog, but for some reason it didn't save my comments. Hopefully I won't have to re-type this again.
ReplyDeleteIt'll be interesting to see how Chiang does. I didn't realize that the election wasn't until 2018. It seems very early to put your hat in. The only thing I can think of is that he's trying to build up support and going about it with a grass roots campaign.
How did you end up at this William Soo Hoo function? Were there other Angry Yellow people there? I didn't realize that there was so much segregation in that area 50 years ago.
What are your thoughts on these college football satellite camps?
As far as DWTS goes, I'm picking the deaf guy to win it all. I'll try to watch since I know you will be glued to the TV!
-LBOAYM
It does seem like it is too early to start a campaign for an election 2 years away. But since Kamala Harris jumped into the senate race this year to replace Barbara Boxer, the next big prize is governor. There isn't anything else to shoot for before then, so Chiang might as well start working on that. It is going to take a great effort to beat out Newsom.
ReplyDeleteOne of our friend was in charge of the function so she invited us to go. I knew about Soo Hoo but not the whole story so I was very interested to find out more. Add to that a chance to see Chiang in person and ballroom dancing, it made for a great evening.
I think all three can win it since the scores are so close as usual. It always come down to voting. Since we don't know how each of the three has been polling, it is impossible to predict. I still say Paige is the best dancer but Ginger probably has the most following and probably will win. Hey, stop pretending that you don't know the guy's name is Nyle!
I have not read about the satellite camps and thus have no opinion on them. Maybe you can educate me?
Here's an article from last year regarding satellite camps.
ReplyDeletehttp://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/110369/what-you-need-to-know-about-satellite-camps
The NCAA banned the practice of camps in early April but changed its mind. Now, Michigan is doing these camps all over. Latest count is 35 camps and growing:
http://usatodayhss.com/2016/michigan-satellite-camp-jim-harbaugh-lacrosse-cheerleader-bands
I thought that Paige did the best last night. It'll be interesting to see if her lead will keep her in front. I don't know how the public vote factors in the math.
So I see that you didn't really pick a winner. I am sensing you are too afraid to make a decision! I am going to stick to my guns and pick the deaf guy (Nyle).
By the time you write again, the competition will be over, so don't try to cheat and write who you think wins when you already know!
-LBOAYM
Well, you were right about Nyle winning. But I did predict that Ginger would win because I thought she would get the most votes. That might still have been true but she lost three points tonight when she messed up. In the past if there was no obvious error, all three finalist would get 10s and thus the final dance didn't really matter. Based on the night before Ginger would have been ahead of Nyle on points and so I thought she would have won. We both agreed that Paige was the best dancer and she did get the most points. So it is obvious she did not have the votes as I predicted. The question is: if Ginger had not mess up, would she have won? That, we will never know.
ReplyDeleteI still have not read the articles yet. But it sounds like you think it is unfair and Harbaugh is setting up all these camps to have a recruiting advantage. If that is so, aren't all other big time programs doing the same? Why did the NCAA reverse its own decision? I have not heard of USC and UCLA setting up these camps. I mean, how would a coaching staff be able to go to all these camps?
I just read one of the article and it seems to me that Harbaugh, as usual, is taking things to the extreme. By sending his staff to so many camps, it will force the NCAA to revisit this issue and put some restrictions on it. I am not sure that they are going to get many 4 or 5 stars out of these camps. The SEC still have a big advantage due to the greater talents out of the southern states. Most of those big stars is going stay in the south. But at least Harbaugh may make SEC slightly nervous. Is MSU doing this?
ReplyDeleteWhile still trying to figure out if UCLA and USC are doing it, I remember reading somewhere that a high school player in the area who is not being recruited by big schools said that he is going to a camp at Cal Lutheran, a D3 school around here. He said that U. Washington was going to be there. He said that camps like this give someone like him to be noticed. Since he was not recruited, he would have to visit campuses on his own dime. By going to this camps, he can see coaches without spending a lot of money on his own. This makes sense. But of course, the big program are taking advantage of this not to the benefit of the lowly recruits.
People are protesting outside of Trump rallies and sometimes it got violent. I wonder how many of these protesters are immigrants, illegal or legal? I doubt they are the majority. Violent protests actually help Trump. So I think whoever these people are, they should stop protesting. Instead, they should use their energy to work for Clinton to defeat Trump. Protesting is a right in a democracy. But a more useful right is voting.
I had another entry on your blog, but for some reason, it did not stick. I had written about the Baylor president who was resigning due to the football team in a sex scandal. At the time, I questioned why the football coach had not been fired or forced to step down, but it looks like he might be leaving today.
ReplyDeleteIronically the president was Ken Starr who was the prosecutor for the Clinton scandal.
I don't really know what to think about these satellite camps. That's why I asked for your opinion. My first reaction is that it allows the rich to become richer, because not very many programs can afford to do all these camps. I like seeing parity in college sports and I don't know if it's very fair.
I also think these camps are great in getting your university out there as far a recruiting and marketing standpoint. So if you can afford it, then go for it. So I'm a little torn.
MSU is actually going about it a little differently. It is not sponsoring it's own camp but will be sending its coaches to several of the "Sound Body Sound Mind" camps around the country.
One of the founders of the camp (which originated in the Detroit area) is on the MSU staff, so he still has unofficial ties to these camps. This is the first year the Sound Body camp will be in several states. I think in years past, they've been held in two states, one was Michigan.
It's a smart move by MSU since it doesn't have to pay for running the camp and the logistics are done by someone else. The camps MSU will be in will have other coaching staffs participating.
The difference with the Michigan ones, is that they are paying to have them put on, but they've also invited other coaches to come.
The camps are good exposure for schools and the athletes, especially the kids who can't travel very far. So there might be some diamonds in the rough. Maybe some schools will find a kid in Samoa or Hawaii. Who knows.
I saw that there were more protests at Trump rallies. I personally think that the protesters only fuel the Trump support, but I understand how people are very passionate about not wanting him to be president.
The video footage I've seen from these protests doesn't really show people who look like your typical illegal (if I can stereotype). I sometimes wonder how people even organize these protests. I never saw any social media or emails from people saying to get to a Trump rally in Detroit. Maybe people just go in mass.
-LBOAYM