Jeff Yang
Jeff Yang 楊致和 | |
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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, including Hudson Yang |
Jeff Yang | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Yáng Zhìhé |
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Education
Yang graduated from Harvard University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.[5]
Career
Yang has written a number of books related to Asian popular culture, including Once Upon a Time in China: A Guide to the Cinemas of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China,
In the comics genre, he has written
Yang is also a business/media consultant on marketing to
Starting in 1989, Yang was the creator and publisher of
He is a member of the
Personal life
Yang was married to Heather Ying, a physician assistant in cardiothoracic 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 series Fresh Off the Boat, based on Eddie Huang's memoir, Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir.[10]
Works
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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. OCLC 37022942.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Brady, Lois (August 25, 2002). "WEDDINGS: VOWS; Heather Ying and Jeff Yang". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved October 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. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "Strategist Bio". iconoculture.cebglobal.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "Jeff Yang – Newspaper Columnist, Cultural Critic, and Proud Dad". www.taiwaneseamerican.org. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ Hua, Vanessa (6 March 2004). "Bay Area station creating a 'Stir' / Asian-language Channel 26 trying first show in English". SFGate. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "ABC Renews 'Last Man Standing,' Orders Two More Comedies". The Hollywood Reporter. May 10, 2014.
External links
- Asian American Justice Center bio
- Asian Pop column archive, San Francisco Chronicle
- INSTANT YANG, Jeff Yang's mailing list
- Random House co-author bio for I am Jackie Chan
- Wedding vows: Heather Ying & Jeff Yang, The New York Times, Aug. 25, 2002
- Secret Identities Official Web site