Jeff Yang 楊致和 | |
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 Jeff Yang at Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, November 12, 2023 | |
| Born | 1967 or 1968 (age 56–57) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (B.A., Psychology, 1989) |
| Occupation | Writer, |
| Spouse |
Heather Ying
(m. 2002; div. 2013) |
| Children | 2, including Hudson Yang |
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊致和 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨致和 | ||||||
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Jeff Yang (Chinese: 楊致和; born c. 1967/1968)[1] is an American writer, journalist, businessman, and business/media consultant who writes the Tao Jones column for The Wall Street Journal.[2] Previously, he was the "Asian Pop" columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle. He is an expert on Asian American pop culture and is the co-author of RISE: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now (2022) with Philip Wang and Phil Yu[3] and The Golden Screen: The Movies That Made Asian America (2023).[4]
- ^ a b 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.