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Float: A Pixar Short Film Featuring Filipino American Characters Debuts November 12

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Jeff

After its short film Bao won an academy award for short films, Pixar is debuting another short featuring Asian Americans/Canadians.  Float, by Bobby Rubio, is about a father who discovers that his son is different.  In a first for Pixar … Continue reading →

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Has Filipino Food “Arrived?”

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Jeff

Over the years I have seen a number of articles saying that Filipino food has arrived.  Seeing so many for so long brings up some questions.  What does “arrived” mean?  For whom? Does that mean it has become as common … Continue reading →

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8mm Review: ‘American Factory’

Posted on October 7, 2019 by John

I forgot how I came across this Netflix documentary, ‘American Factory,’ but after my brother saw the film and mentioned it, I knew I had to watch it. The film is about: “In 2014, Fuyao bought part of a closed General Motors … Continue reading →

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8mm Review: Ulam: Main Dish

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Jeff

I originally was planning to write about whether or not Filipino food is becoming mainstream American, but when researching the subject, I encountered a movie Ulam:  Main Dish, that seemed to cover that territory.  Having never heard of it before, … Continue reading →

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Aja Dang: Student Loan Debt Influencer

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Jeff

I first heard of Aja Dang from this story in Yahoo Finance about a woman who paid down $100K in student debt.  As I have kids in college, this story really attracted my attention.  When I think of “influencer”, I … Continue reading →

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Having a Hard to Pronounce Name: Does it Make a Difference?

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Jeff

When I was an undergraduate, a Filipino American classmate once asked me why I was pronouncing my last name wrong.  What?  I was pronouncing my name wrong for the first 20 or so years of my life?  Apparently so, and … Continue reading →

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Shark Tank: “Gold digger” Yunha Kim & Simple Habit

Posted on January 25, 2018 by John

I think the last time I wrote about Shark Tank was when 3 Korean American women were trying to raise money for their dating app, Coffee Meets Bagel, where one sister (I think the one that went to Stanford for … Continue reading →

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Manicurists, Casino Workers, and Medical Scientists: A Glimpse into heavily Asian American Jobs

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Jeff

More than half of all American “personal appearance workers” (including manicurists and pedicurist) are Asian American, while more than a fourth of all casino workers are Asian American.  A little more than a fifth of all computer and mathematical area … Continue reading →

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Filipino American Downward Mobility and other Asian American Data Points from Pew Research

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Jeff

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 →

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8Books Review: “Trespassers?: Asian Americans and the Battle for Suburbia”

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Jeff

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 →

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Sticks and Stones and Asian Last Names

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Jeff

“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 →

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Eking out a living riding a bus: Asian American Seniors in New York

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Jeff

In the Asian ethnoburb where I live, one sees three kinds of buses.  One kind is the Santa Clara Valley Transit public transportation bus, and another is the kind is the tech bus, as white Google buses pick people up … Continue reading →

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