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Jeff lives in Silicon Valley, and attempts to juggle marriage, fatherhood, computer systems research, running, and writing.

Over Half of Filipino-born Adults Have a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

“Filipino Immigrants Record Higher Levels of Postsecondary Learning than US Population Overall” That statistic that was the subject line of a message to 8asians about a spotlight on Filipino immigrants done by the Migration Policy Institute.   Using data from the US Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey, the 2000 Census, and the Department of Homeland [...]

KQED Radio Forum: Do Universities Discriminate Against Asian-Americans?

KQED Radio recently had a forum on whether Universities discriminate against Asian-Americans. The forum had people on different sides of the debate, including: Angela Suh Um, founder and chief consultant with the Boston Academic Consulting Group and former employee in the admissions departments of MIT and Harvard Daniel Golden, editor at large at Bloomberg News [...]

A Census 2010 Inspired Question: Are Filipinos Hispanic?

When I was filling out the census form for my household, I came across question 8 (see picture), and I wasn’t quite sure how to answer.  For myself, I answered no.  For The Wife, the Brother-in-Law, and my kids, it wasn’t so simple.  They definitely have Spanish origins, as The Wife’s side of the family [...]

Charice Pempengco’s single “Pyramid” Gets Radio Airplay

“Dad, turn up the radio!” said Number One Son.   I did, and while I heard Iyaz, there was a woman singing too.  “She’s from the Philippines,” added my son.  It turns out the the woman was Filipino singer Charice Pempengco.  As Christine pointed out here, she became famous when Ellen DeGeneres brought her on her [...]

Asian-Americans Lead Shift to Multi-Generational Households

“You’ll me miss when I am gone!” shouted The Daughter at her brothers.   “No we won’t!” they replied in chorus.    The Daughter, currently a junior in high school, was looking ahead at moving away to go to college.   This exchange made me wonder if after completing college, she’ll move back as a boomerang kid.  [...]

Asian-Americans join other Minority Real Estate Groups to make Housing Crisis Recommendations

When you hear about high end/high income Asian American neighborhoods and Asian-American influences on real estate markets, it can be easy to forget that Asian-Americans have incomes that vary greatly.  The Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) joined with the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals and National Association of Real Estate Brokers [...]

Belldandy, Genghis, and other Fabulous Filipino First Names

We received a link from a reader who thought that Ernie was kidding in this conversation with Rosemary about Filipino names but realized he wasn’t when she saw this link featuring a Filipina girl named Belldandy whose parents dress her up in cosplay outfits.   What kind of parent names their kid Belldandy?”   A Filipino parent [...]

Are Asian Americans the Fittest Kids in California?

Are Asian-American kids the most fit in California?  They are if you exclude Filipinos and Pacific Islanders.  According to Kidsdata.org, the percentage of Asian-American 7th and 9th graders in 2008 who meet all fitness standards is greater than any other California ethnic group including whites.  Physical fitness is measured through the California Physical Fitness Test, [...]

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