Author Archives: Jeff

About Jeff

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

Asian are now the Largest Racial Group in the Bay Area

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Jeff

Asians are now the largest racial group in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to results from the 2020 census compiled by the San Jose Mercury News. The percentage of Asians in the six county area grew from 25.5% in … Continue reading →

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Asian Ethnoburb, Malls, and Self-Segregation

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Jeff

Much has been written about how San Francisco is in a doom loop, with the emptying San Francisco Centre Mall in downtown as a sad example.  Yet at the same time, another mall in San Francisco, Stonestown Galleria, is thriving in … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Gymnasts in the Paris 2024 Olympics: Sunisa Lee, Asher Hong, Leanne Wong, and Tiana Sumanansekera

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Jeff

A number of Asian Americans are representing the US in Gymnastics at the 2024 Paris Olympics.  2020 Olympic all-around Champion Sunisa Lee is returning.  Stanford Gymnast Asher Hong is on the men’s Squad.  Leanne Wong is a travelling alternate while … Continue reading →

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Calls for Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao to Resign After Mass shooting and FBI Raid

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Jeff

I recently went to a funeral and met someone with a bandage on his forehead.  When we asked what happened, he said he was taking a nap in his car in Oakland when someone broken in, pistol-whipped him, and then … Continue reading →

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Measuring Inclusive Casting: Hulu tops for AAPI with a 32.2% share of Cast

Posted on June 13, 2024 by Jeff

Media representation has long been an issue for Asian Americans, to the point where  8Asians has a series dedicated toward representation in commercials.  So exactly how are Asian Americans doing?  Nielson’s Gracenote division has announced that they have released a … Continue reading →

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Opinions on Asian and Asian Men Representation in American Movies and TV

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Jeff

When Crazy Rich Asians came out, some people declared that there was a new narrative on the attractiveness of Asian and Asian American men.  But did Henry Golding and this movie make make a difference? Has it affected your life … Continue reading →

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US Memorial Day: Remembering John Tomney, a Chinese American Soldier killed at Gettysburg

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Jeff

During an era when Asian Americans continue to be questioned for their loyalty and are still considered perpetual foreigners, it is worthwhile on US Memorial Day to note Asian Americans who fought and died for their country.  One such Asian … Continue reading →

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Kanaye Nagasawa and the other Asian Americans who built California Wine Country

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Jeff

Asian Americans are generally not associated with California Wine Country, but they were key players in getting it established.  Chinese laborers built and worked in Sonoma’s oldest winery, Buena Vista Winery, as well as planting millions of grapevines between 1856 … Continue reading →

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DÌDI (弟弟) Official Trailer Released

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Jeff

It seemed funny that we talked about Sean Wang and his movie DÌDI (弟弟) but we never included a trailer.  We can remedy that as the official trailer from Focus Features has just come out.  Like the main character in … Continue reading →

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Nielsen Finds that Asian Americans are Key Audience for Ad Supported Video On-Demand

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Jeff

The ratings and audience measurement and analysis firm Nielsen has found that Asian Americans are a key audience for ad supported video on-demand services (AVOD), among other findings in their just released their report, Reaching Asian American Audiences: Understanding Asian … Continue reading →

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AI Image Generators have problems with Asian Male White Female Relationships

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Jeff

As AI technology becomes more advanced, the technology can mimic human capabilities.  In addition, AI technology can mimic human biases, as a particular AI image generator has been reported by Mia Sato on The Verge to have problems generating images … Continue reading →

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Leanne Wong: Student, Entrepreneur, and Possible Olympic Gymnast

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Jeff

1) Pre-med student 2) business owner 3) college gymnast trying to make it into the Olympics – Leanne Wong is all three! I first learned about her story from this ESPN article. She is an elite level gymnast, having achieved … Continue reading →

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