Author Archives: Jeff

About Jeff

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

Jeremy Lin is Training the Next Generation of Asian American Basketball Players

Jeremy Lin’s playing days are nearing an end as he just finished his 15th pro season with the New Taipei Kings. Despite that, he is building on his legacy in a new way. Jeremy Lin is training the next generation … Continue reading

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Inside the Rise of Asian American Cooking with Eddie Huang

Eddie Huang is a major player in the rise of Asian American cooking. While the story of his life and his impact of his restaurant has been told in a fictionalized TV Series and a book, I found this summary … Continue reading

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Maybe Happy Ending Casting Controversy

You may have heard about the Maybe Happy Ending casting controversy, but in you have not, here is a quick summary. We have mentioned that Darren Criss would leave his Tony Award winning role in the play by August 31.  … Continue reading

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Daniel Dae Kim’s Butterfly Spy-thriller series coming to Prime Video

Daniel Dae Kim’s Butterfly spy-thriller series is coming to Prime video.  Based on Marguerite Bennett and Arash Amel’s graphic novel series of the same name, the story is “a character-driven spy thriller that explores complex family dynamics within the treacherous … Continue reading

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US-Born Asian Americans no longer the Healthiest Older Americans

NBC News Asian America reports that US-Born Asian Americans no longer the Healthiest Older Americans, as was found in previous surveys.  This study published in the Journals of Gerontology that the article cites focuses on adults over the age of 50.  … Continue reading

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The Trump Administration is Picking AAPI Lawyers for Circuit Court Positions

Bloomberg Law reports that the Trump Administration is Picking AAPI Lawyers for Circuit Court Positions.  While overall diversity is going down, recent judicial nominations include a notable number of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. These include Eric Tung for the … Continue reading

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Another Asian American City tops a Best City List

I was surprised to find another Asian American City that tops a US Best City List, especially one that wasn’t on any of the previous lists that I discussed in the past.  This year, Johns Creek in Georgia was number … Continue reading

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Guide to A Filipino American Funeral

What do all-you-can-eat buffets, butterflies, and taking the long way home have to do with death?  They are all part of the Filipino American funeral practices, at least from what I have seen practiced here in my Silicon Valley ethnoburb.  … Continue reading

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Kaitlyn Chen Remains on the Valkyries (at least for now)

After being signed by the Golden State Valkyries, getting waived, and then re-signed, we expected that Kaitlyn Chen would be waived yet again when players returned back from the Eurobasket tournament.  As it turns out, Kaitlyn Chen remains on the … Continue reading

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Asian American Sports Fans becoming attractive Marketing Targets

Asian American sports fans are becoming attractive marketing targets. Asian Americans spend 15% more time viewing live sports than the general public according to a Nielsen report. Given that most sports marketing efforts are targeted at live sports and that … Continue reading

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Maybe Happy Ending Almost Did not Open

We have talked about how the musical Maybe Happy Ending was nominated for 10 Tony Awards and won 6 of them.  As this New York Time article discusses, Maybe Happy Ending almost did not open! It faced many obstacles in … Continue reading

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New York State Bill on Diagnosing Asian American Diabetes

With more than half of Asian American Diabetes cases going undetected, a bill in the New York State legislature tries to reduce that rate.  Specifically, it asks insurance companies to pay for diabetes diagnostic tests for people who have a … Continue reading

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