Category Archives: Technology

Smartwatch Heart Rate Monitoring for Darker Skin

Posted on June 7, 2023 by Jeff

As a smartwatch user who uses one to track health and fitness statistics, I have wondered how accurate it is, especially since my skin tone is on the darker side (see picture).  We have written about how pulse oximeters have … Continue reading →

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Bias in Source Code Review Pushback impacts Asians and other groups at Google

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Jeff

You would think that tech rank and file positions in Silicon Valley (as opposed to upper and executive management) would be where Asians would experience less bias, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Researchers at Google have found … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: “Share Something Real on Portal: Tattoo”

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Jeff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ICS0muLCWw This ad for Facebook’s Portal was an  pleasant surprise.  I loved how it showed three generations of an Asian Americans.  Showing that Asian Americans is a good way to slowly chip away at the perpetual foreigner stereotype.  I also … Continue reading →

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Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation

Posted on February 1, 2021 by John

October 23, 2020 would have been special effects engineer and TV host Grant Imahara‘s 50th birthday.  His mother and others used that day to announce the Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation.   The foundation’s mission is: To inspire emerging talent and empower … Continue reading →

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Grant Imahara, Engineer and Host of Mythbusters, Dead at 49

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Jeff

Grant Masaru Imahara, host of Mythbusters, died on July 13, 2020 of a brain aneurysm.  One thing I loved about him  was that not only was he a handsome and affable TV host, he was a working engineer and an … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Samsung’s ‘Galaxy Note10: Mission Statement from Kevin Lin’

Posted on February 3, 2020 by John

https://youtu.be/b8g7FtjwCl8 I first met fellow Taiwanese American entrepreneur Kevin Lin over a decade ago when he was first working on Justin.tv before that company pivoted to become the very successful Twitch (which was acquired by Amazon for $970 million in … Continue reading →

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Jonny Kim, ex-Navy SEAL and Harvard doc, is now the first Korean American Astronaut

Posted on January 17, 2020 by John

I had heard of Jonny Kim and his amazing accomplishments, including his training to be an astronaut, but now it’s official: “Graduating from Harvard Medical School and being a part of the Navy SEALs must not have been enough accomplishments … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Day in the Life with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Posted on March 23, 2018 by John

If you own a high-end Android smartphone, it most likely has a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Recently, Qualcomm announced their latest and greatest, the Snapdragon 845, and highlights some of the benefits in their corporate video (okay, so not really a … Continue reading →

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National Science Foundation Funds Extensive Research Survey on Asian Americans

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Jeff

The National Science Foundation has decided to fund an extensive research survey on Asian Americans.  The survey project, lead by Political Science Professor Karthick Ramakrishnan of UC Riverside, Law Professor Taeku Lee of UC Berkeley (shown here), Sociology Professor Jennifer … Continue reading →

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ICYMI: SVVR 2016 – Virtual Reality (VR) in China

Posted on May 26, 2016 by John

I work in Silicon Valley and in the “tech” industry and one of the hottest topics this past year, especially with the commercial release of the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive in April, is Virtual Reality. I happened to attend … Continue reading →

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60 Minutes Hacks Congressman Ted Lieu’s Lent iPhone

Posted on May 13, 2016 by John

The other night, CBS News’s 60 Minutes did a segment on cell phone security (or the lack thereof), titled “Hacking Your Phone”: “We wanted to see whether Nohl’s group could actually do what they claimed — so we sent an … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin’s TAG Heuer Connected Watch

Posted on February 2, 2016 by John

Working in Silicon Valley and as part of my job, I’ve checked out and played around with a few smartwatches. Personally, I can’t say that I’m a big fan of them – having to charge an extra device, and most … Continue reading →

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