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.

Children of Immigrants More Likely To Pursue Advanced Studies

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Tim

The Immigrant Learning Center (ILC) has released a report examining the issues related to children of immigrants growing up in immigrant entrepreneurial families. The study focused on the children of U.S. immigrant entrepreneurs, specifically Asian American and Latino graduate and … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Education, Family | 5 Comments

Social Networking And Bone Marrow Donors

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Tim

I first joined the bone marrow donor registry in the early nineties, after reading about a Chinese boy with leukemia who was looking for a match. Back then (and still the case now), Asian donors were rare, and finding a … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Health, LGBT, Lifestyles | 2 Comments

Chinese “Gay” Penguins Wed And Raise A Baby

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Tim

If you’re familiar with the controversial children’s book, And Tango Makes Three, the idea of “gay” penguins raising a baby penguin isn’t surprising. And Tango Makes Three was based on the real-life story of two male chinstrap penguins at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Current Events, LGBT | 2 Comments

Dictionary Now Calls “Anchor Baby” An Offensive Term

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Tim

The fifth edition of the American Heritage Dictionary (the first new edition in ten years) included a definition for “anchor baby,”  which brought immediate criticism from immigrant communities, for not also labeling it as an offensive term. A child born … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination | 2 Comments

Bone Marrow Donors Can Now Be Paid – First Up, Minorities

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Tim

With a new court ruling overturning the ban on payment for bone marrow donation, at least one California non-profit has already indicated they will offer up to $3000 per donor, at least at first to minorities and people of mixed … Continue reading →

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Can One Baby Girl Change A Nation?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Tim

India is one of those countries where there’s a serious imbalance between males and females, where the number of male babies seems to outstrip that of females every year, even with laws against gender selection. The birth this week of … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Entertainment | 1 Comment

Asian Egg Donors In High Demand

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Tim

If you’ve been trying to have children without success, and you’ve investigated IVF (In Vitro Fertilization), then it’s probably not a surprise to you that there are fees associated with acquiring eggs from an egg donor. It’s probably also not … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Health | 27 Comments

Asian Americans Less Likely To Use Corporal Punishment

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Tim

A new study from the University of Texas shows that Asian Americans are less likely to use corporal punishment than other ethnic and racial groups. In the study authored by Elizabeth Gershoff, using a sample of 20,000 kindergartners and their … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Lifestyles | 7 Comments

The Chinese Mythology Of Dragons and Tigers

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Tim

With all the recent news on Tiger moms and the even more recent discussion on Dragon moms, it should be no surprise that tiger moms and dragon moms crept into our internal author’s mailing list as well. During a recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Family, History | 7 Comments

Asians In America: The Under-Represented Asian Americans

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Tim

Recently, I covered the some of the overview of the numbers and statistics as they relate to Asian Americans in a new report from the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice). As I mentioned in the previous article, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Discrimination, Education, Family, Real Estate | 7 Comments

Asians In America: A Focus On Taiwanese Americans

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Tim

Recently, I covered the some of the overview of the numbers and statistics as they relate to Asian Americans in a new report from the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice). As I mentioned in the previous article, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Education, Family, Real Estate | 6 Comments

Asians In America: An Introduction to the Numbers

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Tim

One of the most common problems with trying to figure out what’s actually happening with Asians in America is that most statistics and studies lump all Asians together into a single category. A new report from the Asian American Center … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community, Current Events, Family | 10 Comments