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Jeff lives in Silicon Valley, and attempts to juggle marriage, fatherhood, computer systems research, running, and writing.
Jake Shimabukuro at TEDxHonolulu: Peace Love Ukulele
“If everyone played the ukulele, the world would be a better place.” – Jake Shimabukuro TED conferences are known for hosting some of the deepest thinkers in world who talk about profound and world changing ideas. So why was ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro invited to speak at TED conferences, such as this local conference hosted in Honolulu?
How Vietnamese and Indian Immigrants become American
There are some who argue that becoming American means giving abandoning the culture from you come. Caroline B. Brettell and Deborah Reed-Danahay, say otherwise, based on their study of immigrant communities in Texas. How then do these communities become American? When does the idea of a pan Asian American identity ever form, if at all? These questions and others are examined in their book Civic Engagements, the Citizenship Practices of Indian and Vietnamese Immigrants, which [...] Continue »
Asian American Medical Hazard: Diabetes Misdiagnosis
Type I and Type II diabetes are two different conditions, but with young Asian Americans, the conditions are often hard to distinguish compared to other ethnic groups. For example, white type II diabetes patients are usually older and overweight while Asian Americans with type 2 diabetes are often young and normal weight. White type I diabetes patients usually have autoimmune responses against pancreas beta cells while type I Asian American diabetics have that response less [...] Continue »
The College Admissions Game, Part 5: The Admissions Consultant
When you hear news about “College Admissions Consultants,” it’s often sensationalized and over the top. Take this article about a consultant who will guarantee a kid’s college acceptance or your money back or this article about Michele Hernandez, who is said to charge as much as $40,000. We did hire a “college planning consultant,” but not for an insanely large amount like $40,000 and not for the reason you might expect that an Asian American [...] Continue »
The College Admissions Game, Part 4: The School Visit
I selected colleges to apply to without ever visiting most of them. I even decided which one to attend without visiting the ones that accepted me. Looking back, I was pretty lucky that I ended up with a good experience. For The Daughter, college visits were a critical part of the selection process. For Number One Son, high school visits, a formal process known as shadowing, were just as critical. In this installment of the [...] Continue »
Fitness Fanatic Triggers Bomb Scare at San Jose Post Office
I was on my way to pick up Number Two Son from school when I noticed that traffic was slowing ahead. At a large intersection, I saw that the police had blocked off the left turn lane going to the post office near my house. Other approaches to the Post Office were also blocked off by police. As I found out later, a man in a gas mask and what appeared to be body armor [...] Continue »
Asians Behaving Badly: Woman Charged With Dousing Ex-Husband With Boiling Water
Jesusa Tatad was charged with torture after dousing her ex-husband with boiling water and later hitting him in the head with baseball bat. Prosecutors say that she attacked him in the home they still shared after believing that her ex husband was cheating on her. What? There are a couple of things that don’t add up here.
2011 Asian American Grammy Nominees: Bruno Mars Dominates, Hawaiian Music Category Disappears
Bruno Mars, as an individual artist and as a part of the Smeezington producing group, was nominated for six 2011 Grammy awards ranging from Song of the Year to non-classical Producer of the Year. Other Asian Americans were nominated for Rap Song of the Year and for classical music performances. Sadly, a category where many Asian and Pacific Islanders were eligible to win Grammy awards was eliminated, as the Hawaiian Music Category was merged into [...] Continue »
Asians in America: A Focus on Filipino Americans
Because some call Filipinos Americans “the invisible minority,” you might think that there are not many of us in the US. We are, in fact, the second largest Asian American ethnic group. That statistic and others are reported in A Community of Contrasts (from the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice) which managed to gather statistics about individual Asian ethnic groups in the US. In the fourth of this series about Asians in America, I [...] Continue »
Sikh Teenager’s Rap Video Against Bullying Wins Contest, Showcased at Film Festival
While Asian Americans are the most bullied students in school, among them Sikhs are a particularly tempting target, especially after 9/11 where they are often taunted with the label of “terrorist. Gulshan Singh made “Let it Out” as an entry in the Sikh coalition Diversity video contest on minority experience. His video took first place and was recently featured at the 2011 Sikh Arts Film festival. I don’t agree with everything he says, but it’s [...] Continue »
The College Admissions Game, Part 3: An Admissions Officer Speaks
College admissions officers have been criticized about things like caps on Asians Americans and decisions about who gets in and who does not. But what do they really think? The Daughter’s high school held a session where a college admissions officer talked about admissions from the his perspective and gave us parents a chance to ask him questions. This segment presents a view of the admissions game from the other side. The admissions officer, the [...] Continue »
Wanderlei Silva Stops Cung Le At UFC 139, Le Takes Major Damage
The match between Wanderlei Silva and Cung Le at UFC 139 ended with a TKO in the second round. Cung Le knocked down Silva with a kick in the first round, but Silva came on strong in the second to finish him. This is Le’s second MMA loss, and Silva’s win keeps him fighting in the UFC. Le’s nose was shattered, and the Mercury News concludes that he will probably need facial repairs before he [...] Continue »
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