PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW GIG
My very first professional writing gig was doing a column for Asian Week back in 1994. At the time, I was working in downtown Oakland, on 13th St., right down the block from the Oakland Tribune building. As it turns out, 12 years later, I've landed a monthly music column for the paper; surprisingly, my very first assignment ever for a daily newspaper.
My first piece was on our beloved martyr, Kanye West (he made it too easy). Next month's will be on the Bay Area's hip-hop scene seen through the eyes of E-40, Keak the Sneak and others.
The Trib also ran a small interview with me last week to help introduce the column.
Ok, self-promotion over.
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