Gary Singh

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Gary Singh’s byline has appeared over 1500 times, including newspaper columns, travel essays, art and music criticism, profiles, business journalism, lifestyle articles, poetry and short fiction. He is the author of The San Jose Earthquakes: A Seismic Soccer Legacy (2015, The History Press) and was recently a Steinbeck Fellow in Creative Writing at San Jose State University. An anthology of his Metro columns, Silicon Alleys, was published in 2020.

San Jose Earthquakes Return to Home MLS Playoffs After 14-Year Wait

Nov 11, 2026

New stadiums are supposed to have playoff matches. That’s the whole point, right? Since the San Jose Earthquakes are finally in the MLS playoffs, at...

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Judi Oyama: The Skateboarding Pioneer Reclaiming Her Story

Nov 4, 2026

Judi Oyama’s mom told her to “be seen, not heard.” Those words, although well intentioned, will not work anymore. Thanks to a new exhibit at...

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Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest Opens With The Rose Documentary and Art of Healing

Oct 28, 2026

Last weekend, a Korean rock music documentary opened the Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest, paired with a visual art show exploring resilience and healing....

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Logitech encourages San Jose youth

Oct 21, 2026

Last week, more than 50 Logitech employees spilled out of a tour bus and filled the MACLA Teen Tech Center on South First Street...

Kanwal Rekhi: The Silicon Valley Pioneer Who Helped Build the Internet

Oct 14, 2026

Anyone that ever swapped out an ethernet card or tried to troubleshoot local area networks has Kanwal Rekhi to thank. Back in the ’80s, Rekhi...

Silicon Valley Women Are Rewriting the Rules of Leadership and Art

Oct 7, 2026

As the news from Cornell becomes rough to ingest, it can be a form of self-care to elevate the stories of amazing women right...

The Ghosts of Santa Clara Street in Downtown San Jose

Sep 30, 2026

The block of Santa Clara Street between First and Second is fermenting on many levels. Always in search of a more global context, I consulted...

Nandita Dinesh Finds Community at South Asian Literature and Arts Festival

Sep 23, 2026

When Nandita Dinesh ran community-based theater projects in conflict zones around the world, she had no idea a thriving South Asian arts community awaited...