Tag Archives: Perpetual Foreigner

Asians Behaving Badly: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Posted on November 9, 2026 by Jeff

It’s bad enough when someone cheats on their spouse. It is even worse when that cheating affects a whole category of people.  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an affair with a suspected Chinese Spy. As Emil Guillermo points out here, … Continue reading →

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TAAF presents Asian American Trailblazers

Posted on September 27, 2026 by Jeff

The Asian American Foundation (TAAF), in conjunction with Wong Fu productions, has been presenting Asian American Trailblazers in their series, The United States of Asian+America. This project is an extension of their Asian+American PSA campaign. The campaign features Asian Americans … Continue reading →

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AAPI Thoughts on the US 250th Anniversary

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Jeff

I occasionally answer survey polls conducted by AP-NORC and AAPI Data. The results from a poll that I took in April, exploring how AAPI thoughts on the US 250th Anniversary have been released.  Some highlights: Top words to describe the … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans are increasingly perceived negatively by other Americans

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Jeff

The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) has released its fifth annual Social Tracking of the Status of Asian Americans in the United States (STAATUS) report. Asian Americans are increasingly perceived negatively by other Americans. Some key findings: 1 out of 4 … Continue reading →

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A Data-driven Analysis of the Perpetual Foreigner Stereotype

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Jeff

We have talked about the perpetual foreigner stereotype, but exactly how prevalent is it?  Is it getting stronger or weaker?  With whom is this stereotype more deeply root? A recently published paper took a data-driven approach to answer these questions. … Continue reading →

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AAPIs (and some Asian Canadians) in the 2024 Paris Olympics: A Retrospective

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Jeff

After watching the 2024 Paris Olympics which closed last week, I definitely felt that AAPI athletes had a high profile. That led me to decide to create this retrospective on AAPI (and some extent, the Asian Canadian) presence in the … Continue reading →

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McKinsey & Company: Asian American workers: Diverse outcomes and hidden challenges

Posted on September 26, 2022 by John

Earlier in September, the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company published this Executive Briefing: ‘Asian American workers: Diverse outcomes and hidden challenges’: “Events since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the murder of George Floyd and the rise in anti-Asian … Continue reading →

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Public Service Announcement: Asian American Gothic

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Jeff

This public service announcement, created by director Brian G. Cheung and production company Only Today puts expresses a simple message: Asian Americans are Americans. This is in response to the ongoing trend of anti-Asian attacks, and in particular to the … Continue reading →

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Grieving Asian Widow Receives “Go back to your country” Letter

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Jeff

After burying her husband Byong, Yong Choi received the letter that we have included in this post.  Byong and Yong Choi created successful businesses, raised four daughters, and then moved to the retirement community of Leisure World in Seal Beach, … Continue reading →

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Asians Behaving Badly: Ben Pu Accused of Corporate Espionage

Posted on December 1, 2011 by John

 A reader passed this bit of news along to us that happened earlier in November – 24-year-old Ben Pu, a recent Cornell graduate is facing criminal charges that he tried to steal trading codes from a Chicago-based hedge fund, … Continue reading →

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