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Author Archives: Jeff
Asian Americans Malls Thriving Despite General Shopping Mall Decline
There are have been a number of stories about the decline in US shopping malls, but Asian malls seem to be defying that trend. After reading that story and thinking about the malls and shopping areas here in Silicon Valley where … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Food & Drink
Tagged Main Street Cupertino, Oakridge Mall, Silicon Valley, Valley Fair Mall
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Steely Dan’s “Do it Again” performed on the Korean Gayageum
“Asian American” implies a fusion between Asian and American, and this performance by Luna Lee of the Steely Dan classic Do it Again, is definitely a cross-cultural fusion. She plays the song on the Korean gayageum. I am reminded of … Continue reading
Ashley Park’s Showstopping Duet with Meryl Streep in Only Murders in the Building
The Wife, my Brother-in-law (BIL), and I were watching Only Murders in the Building when we were blown away the showstopper duet of Meryl Streep and Ashley Park. Having never seen Emily in Paris and having not known about her … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music, TV
Tagged Ashley Park, Look for the Light, Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building
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28% Asian American Admissions Disadvantage to Selective Colleges
While Harvard is being sued by for its legacy admissions policy, a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) shows that Asian applicants to a set of highly selective colleges have a 28% disadvantage compared to white … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education
Tagged Affirmative Action, College Admissions Game
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Tuning Asian American Diets for Heart Disease and Diabetes Prevention
The American Heart Association reported on a recent paper describing how Asian American diets can be tuned to prevent heart disease and diabetes. An important point that the paper makes make is that understanding the diets of each Asian ethnic … Continue reading
Bay Area Singer thuy getting Radio play and Streams with “girls like me don’t cry”
I had heard girls like me don’t cry a number of times on the radio, but when the DJ said that the singer went to Newark Memorial High School (where I went to high school), I was immediately intrigued. After … Continue reading
Most Asian Americans say they don’t know Asian American History
I have run a number of Asian American history talks and events for an Employee Resource Group (ERG) in my company, and a common responses from my fellow employees is that they had no idea about much of the history … Continue reading
Larry Itliong’s Son and Grandson talk about him on StoryCorps
While we often write about notable people, we rarely talk about their families, much less talk about them from the viewpoint of their families. That is one reason that I found a particular StoryCorps story so interesting. We hear about … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History
Tagged american history, asian american history, Larry Itliong, StoryCorps
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WWII Soldier Remains identified 80 years later as Wing O. Hom
We have talked about Asian Americans who have died for their country during military service, and the identification of the remains of Wing O. Hom adds another to that list. Hom, from Boston, was killed in action in Italy during … Continue reading
Lawsuit Targets One of Harvard’s Last Bastions of Affirmative Action – Legacies
After losing its affirmative action case in the US Supreme Court, Harvard is seeing one of its last bastions of affirmative action – legacy admissions – become the target of a lawsuit. Lawyers for Civil Rights filed the civil rights … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education
Tagged college admissions, Harvard, legacies
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Kimchi: Good or Bad for You?
In the last few months, I have seen a number of articles about kimchi and in particular, its health benefits. As understanding of the human microbiome has grown, articles like this one talk about the probiotic and other benefits of … Continue reading
Asian American Medical Hazard: Hidden Fat and Hidden Diabetes
“Hidden fat” at first glance doesn’t look like a bad thing. Who wants to have everyone see where your fat is? But for Asian Americans Pacific Islanders and the Filipino, South Asian, and Pacific Islander subgroups in particular, fat tends … Continue reading