Mostly I was asked about being part of a grassroots effort to publish a magazine. Answering the questions got me thinking about the hard work and long hours. But, as I said in the interview, we did some good stuff while I was at Hyphen.

You can read the full interview at Banana Writers.

There are more than 245 Asian Pacific Islander Americans running for office this year, the most ever, according to the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies. I highlighted some of the candidates and races in a story for the Center for Asian American Media’s blog.

This story was so much fun to do. The kids were so cute, and the message so important.

Obesity is a rising health problem among children, particularly those from from low-income families. The University of California has programs across the state trying to address this issue, with farm-to-school programs, nutrition education and research on the effectiveness of these efforts.

Marc Sanchez, the UC Cooperative Extension educator we featured, has such a great personality and worked so well with the kids. We went to three of his presentations to students at three different grade levels, and they were all enthralled by him.

By the way, we tried the Green Monster, and it is quite good.

Read more at UC Newsroom.

The evolution of my painting of the Ferry Building and Bay Bridge at the Pai’na Paint Club last week .

It was great fun celebrating my sister in-law Debbie’s birthday. She’s an artist and put Gozilla in her painting. Ramie and Debbie’s husband Ken had more traditional rendering of the San Francisco icons.

Catching up on some links and belatedly posting this. UC achieved a milestone in sustainability building with its 100th certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. It’s the most of any university in the country. Read all about it.