Jeff Yang
Jeff Yang Dương trí hòa | |
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 Jeff Yang atToronto Reel Asian International Film Festival,November 12, 2023 | |
| Born | 1967 or 1968 (age 55–56) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University(B.A., Psychology, 1989) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse |
Heather Ying
(m.2002;div.2013) |
| Children | 2, includingHudson Yang |
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| Traditional Chinese | DươngTríHòa | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | DươngTríHòa | ||||||
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Jeff Yang(Chinese:Dương trí hòa;bornc. 1967/1968)[1]is an American writer,journalist,businessman, and business/media consultant who writes theTao Jonescolumn forThe Wall Street Journal.[2]Previously, he was the "Asian Pop" columnist at theSan Francisco Chronicle.He is an expert on Asian American pop culture and is the co-author ofRISE: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now(2022) withPhilip WangandPhil Yu[3]andThe Golden Screen: The Movies That Made Asian America(2023).[4]
Education[edit]
Yang graduated fromHarvard Universityin 1989 with aBachelor of Artsinpsychology.[5]
Career[edit]
Yang has written a number of books related to Asian popular culture, includingOnce Upon a Time in China: A Guide to the Cinemas of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China,I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action(withJackie Chan), andEastern Standard Time: A Guide to Asian Influence in American Culture, from Astro Boy to Zen Buddhism.
In the comics genre, he has writtenSecret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthologyand co-wrote the second graphic novel in the Secret Identities series,Shattered: The Asian American Comics Anthology.He has also written for theVillage Voice,VIBE,Spin,andCondé Nast Portfolio.[6]
Yang is also a business/media consultant on marketing toAsian Americanconsumers for Iconoculture, Inc.[7]Before joining Iconoculture, Yang was CEO of Factor, Inc., another marketing consultancy targeting Asian Americans.
Starting in 1989, Yang was the creator and publisher ofA Magazine,then the largest circulating English-language Asian American magazine in the United States before it closed its doors in 2002. The magazine grew out of an undergraduate publication that he had edited while a student atHarvard University.Yang was a producer for the first nationally distributed Asian American television show,Stir.[8][9]
He is a member of theAsian American Journalists Associationand has served on the advisory boards of the Asian American Justice Center, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, and theChina Institute in America.
Personal life[edit]
Yang was married to Heather Ying, a physician assistant incardiothoracic surgery.[1]They divorced in 2013. They have two sons, Hudson and Skyler. Their elder son,Hudson Yang,is a star of the 2015 ABC television seriesFresh Off the Boat,based onEddie Huang's memoir,Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir.[10]
Works[edit]
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- Yang, Jeff; Gan, Dina; Hong, Terry (1997).Eastern Standard Time: A Guide to Asian Influence on American Culture from Astro Boy to Zen Buddhism.Boston: Mariner Books; Houghton Mifflin.ISBN0-395-76341-X.OCLC37022942.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abcBrady, Lois (August 25, 2002)."WEDDINGS: VOWS; Heather Ying and Jeff Yang".The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon November 16, 2015.RetrievedOctober 1,2021.
- ^"Tao Jones News — Speakeasy — WSJ".
- ^Kaur, Harmeet (2022-03-01)."From 'The Joy Luck Club' to 'Crazy Rich Asians,' a new book hopes to 'fill in the blanks' of Asian American pop culture".CNN.Retrieved2022-06-15.
- ^"Jeff Yang's new book is a 'cheer out loud' for the films that made Asian America".KCCU | Your Public Radio Station.2023-11-06.Retrieved2023-11-12.
- ^President and Fellows of Harvard College, ed. (2014).Harvard & Radcliffe Class of 1989 25th Anniversary Report.North Andover, MA: Flagship Press. pp. 996–997.
- ^"Jeff Yang".www.secretidentities.org.Retrieved2020-07-09.
- ^"Strategist Bio".iconoculture.cebglobal.com.Retrieved2020-07-09.
- ^"Jeff Yang – Newspaper Columnist, Cultural Critic, and Proud Dad".www.taiwaneseamerican.org.Retrieved2020-07-09.
- ^Hua, Vanessa (6 March 2004)."Bay Area station creating a 'Stir' / Asian-language Channel 26 trying first show in English".SFGate.Retrieved19 February2020.
- ^"ABC Renews 'Last Man Standing,' Orders Two More Comedies".The Hollywood Reporter.May 10, 2014.
External links[edit]
- Asian American Justice Center bio
- Asian Pop column archive,San Francisco Chronicle
- INSTANT YANG,Jeff Yang's mailing list
- Random House co-author bioforI am Jackie Chan
- Wedding vows: Heather Ying & Jeff Yang,The New York Times,Aug. 25, 2002
- Secret Identities Official Web site
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- 1960s births
- Living people
- American consultants
- American male journalists
- American writers of Taiwanese descent
- American journalists of Chinese descent
- American marketing businesspeople
- Television producers from New York City
- American writers of Chinese descent
- Businesspeople from New York City
- Harvard College alumni
- The Wall Street Journal people
- Writers from New York City
- American chief executives