Within-Group Differences

Not all Asian Americans are the same.

There's the matter of...

immigration/refugee status
generations in the host country
specific ethnic group
socioeconomic status

...the list goes on.

This is why it is important to collect disaggregated data.

http://news.yahoo.com/asian-groups-white-house-seek-124150117.html

When the U.S. Census comes around, be sure to be counted.  This is how funding is oftentimes determined with tax dollars.

Linsanity (Part II)

Yesterday marked the release of the documentary, "Linsanity."  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2359427/

Last night, the 9:30pm showing of Linsanity sold out in the Monterey Park, CA AMC theatre so another showing was released at 9:45pm, which also sold out.  Why the draw?

Perhaps it's because Linsanity was a thrilling moment for sports fans who enjoy watching underdogs get their time to shine.  Perhaps it's because religious folks love watching when others are proud to offer their accomplishments as signs of their faith.  Or, perhaps it's because Asian Americans appreciate having a role model who challenges stereotypes.

During a Q&A session, Producer Christopher Chen (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1484535/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr2) relayed that he had originally taken notice of Jeremy Lin since he was a high school basketball player in Palo Alto, CA.  He and his crew follow Jeremy through the journey that takes him to Harvard and then the NBA.  Perhaps most admirable is that he and his colleagues dismissed a tempting offer to sell their footage when "Linsanity" made a social media frenzy in February 2012.  Instead, they continued with their passion project in order to tell Jeremy's story as originally intended.

May you have an opportunity to see this film during its limited release in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C.