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Terisa speaks at a Hella Asian event.

The Day We Learned “What the Hell is Asian Anyway?”

1 year ago

By day, Impact HUB in Oakland serves as a co-op made up of start-ups, small businesses trying to grow; grinding away each day. By night, and on this night, more than 200 people flooded the wood flooring that would normally be the source of creaks and moans emanating from the floor boards. But on this night, there were so many footsteps and chatter about the storytellers, that the habitually creaky wooden floors were silenced. Hundreds gathered to hear an array of storytellers share and perform.  Under the name of “Hella Asian,” the event served as a safe space to explore culture, representation or mis-representation, and one crucial question gave way to itself, “What the hell is Asian anyway?”

The second annual Hella Asian event, hosted by the Asian American Journalist Association — Bay Area’s chapter and sponsored by Comcast NBCUniversal, not only served as a haven for artists to expose their stories, the event raised $10,000 dollars that will help support the educational and professional development of Asian American and Pacific Islander students and journalists.

ICYMI, here’s what happened:

https://california.comcast.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/09/Hella-Asian-Recap_Low.mp4

“My favorite part of tonight’s event is that I felt like they actively sought out diverse voices within the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. There were people that represent the entire spectrum, including the Pacific Islander community,” said Akira Olivia Kumamoto, attendee.

“I really liked how uncomfortable I was made at certain points. I was inspired a lot and asked a lot of difficult questions in terms of, ‘What do I see as allies?’ and ‘Who am I an ally of?’,” said Hao Guo, attendee.

“We moved to America three years ago and I was looking for a space where I could belong… for the first time I felt I belonged somewhere. It brought America closer to me. I loved the poetry, the bit about Indian food and the combination of cultures. People talking about how they weren’t from one place; they were a little bit of this and a little bit of that,” said Anahita Mukherji, attendee.

Comcast is proud to support the various API communities through various partnerships and initiatives. To see some of the work we’ve done, check out our multi-year sponsorship to the San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce for the Chinese New Year Festival and Parade as an example. Xfinity also carries hundreds of thousands of hours of international programing available on X1 and through xfinity.com/asianamerican.

Filed Under: Community Investment, In Your Area

Public Safety Power Shutoff

An Xfinity technician examines a forest

Preparing for PSPS Events

Many of us are looking forward to a return to some form of normalcy as we work to rebuild and recover from the public health crisis. Californians are clever, resilient and optimistic people and we will find joy in every season no matter what happens.

While this year will probably feel very different, one thing that will, unfortunately, remain consistent is the threat of wildfires. June 1 was the official start of fire season and at Comcast we are working tirelessly to ensure we continue to serve our customers.

Concurrent with fire season, in many parts of California, we anticipate planned power outages – called Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) – during this time, which runs from June through November. When gusty winds and dry conditions are forecasted, combined with a heightened fire risk, electricity providers pre-emptively turn off the power to protect the public.

Comcast’s Internet, TV and landline telephone services for homes and businesses require commercial power to operate. During a PSPS event, these Comcast services may stop functioning within hours after the commercial power is shut off. Mobile phone service may also be affected by a PSPS event.

Comcast understands this disruption to services is frustrating and has a major impact on people’s lives and businesses. The safety of our communities and employees is our utmost priority and Comcast takes care during PSPS events to ensure public safety.

Comcast also takes care during PSPS events to ensure we’re keeping our customers informed. We’ve sent a letter and an email to our customers with important information about how to keep informed during wildfire season.

You may also see public service announcements on your local news channel reminding you how these power outages may affect your services.

Here are a few things you can do now to be prepared:

  • Confirm your contact information at xfinity.com/myaccount—We will use this information to contact you if we expect a service disruption caused by a planned power outage. You can also use My Account to check if your service has been restored.
  • Comcast Business customers can check their My Account app or the Comcast Business Status Center to get information and valuable updates.
  • Download your favorite shows and movies for offline viewing—With the Xfinity Stream app, you can watch shows and movies offline in case you lose power.
  • Download the Xfinity Connect App to receive Xfinity Voice calls via your mobile phone—Xfinity Voice customers can make and receive calls with their Xfinity phone number using their mobile phone.
  • Visit the Comcast California Blog where we will post information, updates and answers to commonly asked questions. On the blog, we’ve launched a special PSPS web page where you can get additional information.
  • Follow us on Twitter — our handle is @ComcastCA and we regularly post valuable updates.

Even if power is off, Comcast’s team never stops working for you. From our family to yours, we hope you remain safe.

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