8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ronny Chieng & Old Spice’s “The Expert”
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Hizashi no Naka no Rairu
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Asians Behaving Badly: Edward Younghoon Shin Alledgedly Murders Business Partner & Blogs About It
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Author Archives: Jeff
Filipino American Downward Mobility and other Asian American Data Points from Pew Research
After he graduated from high school this year, Number Two Son mentioned to me that one conversation he has continually had with a close Filipino American friend regards how few of their Filipino American peers were ambitious with their college … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Education, Family
Tagged Downward Mobility, Educational Attainment, Filipino-Americans, income, Pew Research Center
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Prepared Asian American Hiker helps the stranded in Eagle Creek Fire
While we have been hearing over the years about how how Asian Americans don’t hike or visit national parks, it’s great to hear about Asian Americans who do hike. In this story about the the Eagle Creek fire, a hiker … Continue reading
Top 5 Asian American TV Series: First half of 2017
So what do Asian Americans watch on TV? USA Today analyzed Nielsen data for most of the first half of 2017 and came up with the data shown above. I was personally was surprised that it was so divergent compared … Continue reading
8Books Review: “Trespassers?: Asian Americans and the Battle for Suburbia”
Because I had grown up in neighboring Newark and then lived in Fremont California for many years before moving to San Jose, I was intensely curious to read what Trespassers? Asian Americans and the Battle for Suburbia by Willow S. … Continue reading
Ben Nguyen should move up the UFC Flyweight ranks with 49 second submission of Tim Elliott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B70UMxJdujw Ben “Ben 10” Nguyen will most likely move up the UFC Flyweight ranks with his 49 second submission of #9 ranked Tim Elliott at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt. #12 ranked flyweight Nguyen was scheduled to fight #2 … Continue reading
Jeremy Lin on De-masculinization and being “Deceptively Athletic”
While John Wall is one of the fastest point guards in the NBA and is acknowledged for his athleticism, there is another point guard that is almost as fast whose athleticism isn’t as highly regarded. In the above video that … Continue reading
Asian Americans are driving up Jerky’s Popularity
Of the many areas where Asian Americans affect American life, the last place I expected to see an influence is with jerky. Jerky has never been a favorite of mine (it’s okay), so I was surprised to read that Asian … Continue reading
Princeton University Files Suit to Block Release of Admissions Files
Like a number of other Ivy League and other colleges, Princeton University has been sued by organizations charging that Princeton has been discriminating against Asians. Even Princeton’s own professors have pointed out discrepancies in test scores between white and Asian … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged college admissions, Edward Blum, Freedom of Information Act, Princeton University
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Michelle Waterson Submitted by Rose Namajunas at UFC on Fox 24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CefsiXUXJXY #6 ranked UFC women’s Strawweight Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson had a lot of momentum going into UFC on Fox 24. She had previously defeated Page VanZant, and there was an online poll to see who she should fight … Continue reading
Day Laborers, Flood Victims, and the Other One Percent: Illustrating the Gap between Asian American Rich and Poor
Much has been made about Asian American success, with articles pointing to average and median Asian American income being greater than whites, Asian cultural advantages, and incorrect exaggerations about the percentage of Asian American CEOs in Silicon Valley. Much less … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, New York, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged income disparity, Indian Americans, San Jose Flooding
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Sticks and Stones and Asian Last Names
“Stick and stones may break my bones but names will never harm me” – A Children’s Rhyme After The Wife and I got married, she said that she would change her last name. She had a Filipino last name that … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Discrimination, Education
Tagged hiring, job applications, last names, resumes
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The Continual Evolution of Asian American Youth Culture
One of the (few) benefits of having teenagers is getting a glimpse of what youth culture is like these days. Given that I myself am decades removed from that time period, I like to compare what I see and hear … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Drink, Lifestyles, Music
Tagged EDM, fung brothers, hip-hop, Youth Culture
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