Author Archives: Tim

About Tim

I'm a Chinese/Taiwanese-American, born in Taiwan, raised on Long Island, went to college in Philadelphia, tried Wall Street and then moved to the California Bay Area to work in high tech in 1990. I'm a recent dad and husband. Other adjectives that describe me include: son, brother, geek, DIYer, manager, teacher, tinkerer, amateur horologist, gay, and occasional couch potato. I write for about 5 different blogs including 8Asians. When not doing anything else, I like to challenge people's preconceived notions of who I should be.

Asians are Most Desired Racial Group in Country

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Tim

Okay, I admit it, I’ve often wondered how my life would have turned out differently, if I didn’t grow up in an all white suburb on the East Coast of the United States. So when OkCupid, an online dating site … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, Entertainment, Lifestyles | 15 Comments

Asian American “Men of Broadcast” Calendar

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Tim

The Asian American Journalists Association is holding a fund raiser. To participate, you can help to select the Asian male broadcasters who will be featured in the men of AAJA calendar. Each vote is $1 dollar and you can vote … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Entertainment, Nonprofit | Leave a comment

National Table Tennis Trials in San Jose

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Tim

The trials for the mens and womens national table tennis teams begin this weekend in San Jose, California. San Jose, is pretty much considered the U.S. center for table tennis, so it’s no surprise the trials are taking place here … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Sports | 1 Comment

Chinese Americans Favor Risky Investments Over Savings

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Tim

In a new study from Rui Yao, a professor in the University of Missouri School of Human Environmental Sciences, and published in the Journal of East Asian Studies. Yao found that a most Chinese American households do not save enough … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Lifestyles | Tagged , | 8 Comments

How To Be A Bad Asian: Turning Out Gay

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Tim

Life is hard enough as an Asian. Not all of us can get perfect SAT scores, graduate from medical school or trick out a Honda Civic. The pressure to embrace our culture remains but sometimes, we just don’t want to. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, How To Be A Bad Asian, LGBT | 31 Comments

NY Times Infographic: Who’s Marrying Whom?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Tim

Source: NY Times The NY Times ran an interesting infographic last week showing an interesting snapshot of mixed race marriages in America, and in particular of how prevalent mixed race marriages are in Asian America. One of the interesting trends … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Family, Lifestyles | Tagged , | 15 Comments

Asian Americans Hit Harder In The Housing Downturn

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Tim

In addition to the reports that Asian Americans were unemployed longer during the recession, it turns out that Asian Americans lost more equity than other Americans with the housing downturn in recent years. Which may make you wonder how it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Real Estate | 4 Comments

Racist Threats Continue Against State Senator Leland Yee

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Tim

After the tragic shootings in Tucson, Arizona, it came came to light, that locally in the San Francisco Bay Area, State Senator Leland Yee had been receiving racist and death threats in his office, and that Pima, AZ law enforcement … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area | 3 Comments

Book Review: Grandfather Counts by Andrea Cheng

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Tim

I was recently sent a review copy of Grandfather Counts by Andrea Cheng. It caught my eye immediately, as the premise reminded me of an event in my own childhood. While the book isn’t new (it was published in 2000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Family | Tagged , | 2 Comments

New Road Forces Closure of Forbidden Gardens

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Tim

One of the largest tributes to Chinese Americans, the Forbidden Gardens museum in Katy, TX is set to close in Februrary 2011, due to the expansion of the Grand Parkway (a connector between I-10 and Highway 290). The new road … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Education, History | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Asian Americans and Car Brand Loyalty

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Tim

We’ve discussed previously on 8Asians, the stereotype of Asian Americans and lowered rice rocket cars, but it turns out there’s a research firm that studies which cars Asian Americans drive, at least which ones they continue to buy, time after … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Current Events, Lifestyles | 6 Comments

Restaurant Children

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Tim

Children of Golden Grill from Pei Ju Chou on Vimeo. I happened to catch an article in the International Examiner by Pei Ju Chou on her new documentary “Children of Golden Grill”. The short documentary film (watch the film above) … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Lifestyles | 2 Comments