Jovi Dai

United States

data reporter @mercnews and @EastBayTimes • previously @publicintegrity, @the_emancipator and @BINJreports • telling stories with data & visuals

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Where Roman Catholics live around the world and in the Bay Area

6 days ago | mercurynews.com | Jovi Dai

Growth was reported across Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania, while Europe saw a decline of nearly half a million. Europe was the only continent to see a decline in the number of Catholics in 2022, with a drop of 474,000. In contrast, the Catholic population continued to grow elsewhere, most notably in Africa, which added over 7.2 million, and in the Americas, which gained nearly 5.9 million. Smaller increases were also seen in Asia (+889,000) and Oceania (+123,000).
Charts show Bay Area Vietnamese population, education level and income

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Jovi Dai

After the fall of Saigon to Communist forces on April 30, 1975, an event now known as Tháng Tư Đen or Black April, more than 2 million Vietnamese people fled the country by sea in search of safety and freedom. Known as the “boat people,” many made the perilous journey in overcrowded, unsafe vessels. While some were rescued, hundreds of thousands died at sea or were killed by pirates during the mass exodus that continued into the 1990s. Here is a look at the Vietnamese population in the Bay Area:
Bay Area cuisine thrives on global flavors. Trump’s trade war puts that at risk

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Kate Talerico |Jovi Dai |Caelyn Pender

OAKLAND CHINATOWN - It’s hardly been worth it for restaurants here to invest in menus. Stickers scrawled with handwritten prices are layered over laminated pages, each marking the crises of recent years - pandemic-era inflation and supply-chain issues, increases to California’s minimum wage, and now sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods. Restaurant owners are holding their breath as they wait to see whether President Donald Trump doubles down on his trade war, or pulls back.
Bay Area cuisine thrives on global flavors. Trump’s trade war puts that at risk

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Kate Talerico |Jovi Dai |Caelyn Pender

Bay Area cuisine thrives on global flavors. Trump’s trade war puts that at risk Trump’s sweeping tariffs are creating uncertainty for restauranteurs who import their ingredients from abroad
Bay Area cuisine thrives on global flavors. Trump's trade war puts that at risk

2 weeks ago | eastbaytimes.com | Kate Talerico |Jovi Dai |Caelyn Pender
Bay Area Gen-Z entrepreneur uses AI to help job seekers

3 weeks ago | americanmilitarynews.com | Jovi Dai

Michael Yan, co-founder and CEO of Simplify, is on a mission to transform the job search process using artificial intelligence. After experiencing firsthand the frustrations of job hunting — applying to over 100 positions per cycle, manually entering repetitive information, and struggling to stay organized — Yan and his team set out to create a better solution. The result was Simplify, a platform designed to streamline recruiting and make job searching more efficient, transparent and fair.
Simplify CEO Michael Yan talks about AI and the future of job search

4 weeks ago | siliconvalley.com | Jovi Dai

"AI has made it easier than ever to apply for jobs, generate resumes, and write cover letters. But now, companies are also using AI to filter applicants -- so in many cases, AI is essentially talking to AI to identify talent."
Bay Area Gen-Z entrepreneur uses AI to help job seekers

4 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Jovi Dai

Michael Yan, co-founder and CEO of Simplify, is on a mission to transform the job search process using artificial intelligence. After experiencing firsthand the frustrations of job hunting - applying to over 100 positions per cycle, manually entering repetitive information, and struggling to stay organized - Yan and his team set out to create a better solution. The result was Simplify, a platform designed to streamline recruiting and make job searching more efficient, transparent and fair.
Bay Area Gen-Z entrepreneur uses AI to help job seekers

4 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Jovi Dai

Michael Yan, co-founder and CEO of Simplify, is on a mission to transform the job search process using artificial intelligence. After experiencing firsthand the frustrations of job hunting - applying to over 100 positions per cycle, manually entering repetitive information, and struggling to stay organized - Yan and his team set out to create a better solution. The result was Simplify, a platform designed to streamline recruiting and make job searching more efficient, transparent and fair.
Income tax filings are due Tuesday: Many Bay Area filers will get a check back from Uncle Sam

1 month ago | mercurynews.com | Jovi Dai

Tuesday is April 15, when income taxes are due for American taxpayers. Some take it in stride, in the spirit of early 20th century U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendel Holmes, Jr., who famously quipped that “taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.” Others grumble at the burden of cutting a hefty check for Uncle Sam to waste on God knows what. But for many, filing clears the way for getting a pretty fat check back from the feds in the form of a refund. What?