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A new study on obesity found varying prevalence among Asian Americans.
 

The study was conducted by Northwestern University from 2013-2020 with a sample of almost 2.9 million adults from the U.S. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey. Of those surveyed, 71,057 were non-Hispanic Asian (NHA). This includes 13,916 Asian Indian, 11,686 Chinese, 11,815 Filipino, 12,473 Japanese, 3,634 Korean and 2,618 Vietnamese Americans. 

 

The prevalence rates were as follows: 16.8% of Filipino Americans are obese, Japanese Americans come in next at 15.3%, Asian Indian Americans at 11.2%, Korean Americans with  8.5%, Chinese Americans at 6.5%, and Vietnamese Americans at 6.3%.

Spotlight đź’ˇ
  • Tiantian Kullander, a 30-year-old crypto influencer and founder of cryptocurrency firm Amber Group, died in his sleep on Nov. 23. The company recently received a $3 billion valuation and was set to raise another $100 million. Kullander was listed in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2019.  
Tiantian Kullander 
Credit: W SOURCE 
Race in America 🌎
  • The Asian marketplace in Denver: Around 24,000 Vietnamese Americans reside in Colorado, with many of them concentrated in Denver. For the community, it’s Denver’s Little Saigon Business District that is a cultural anchor to their heritage. Restaurants and Asian-owned businesses can be found in the area spanning multiple generations. 

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  • Chicago’s Little India: Elsewhere in Chicago, it’s Devon Avenue that has become known as Little India. The neighborhood is a hub for the Indian American community and holds various restaurants and businesses. Metropolitan Chicago has the second-largest Indian American population and the fourth-largest Pakistani American community in the nation according to 2019 census data analyzed by the Pew Research Center.  
Patel Brothers supermarket chain on Devon Avenue
Credit: Chicago 4K 
In Other Asian News đź—ž
  • Swastika beyond saving?: Physician Sheetal Deo was told by her apartment’s board to take down her Diwali decorations for being offensive. It had a swastika on it and it read “Happy Diwali.” The swastika is known as a symbol of Nazism, but for Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, it is a millennium-old sacred symbol of good fortune and peace and the word is rooted in Sanskrit. In Buddhism, it represents Buddha’s footsteps. In China, it’s called WĂ n and represents the universe. It is also used by Native American tribes like the Navajo and Hopi. A growing discussion of what the symbol can mean to different people is emerging.

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  • Vietnamese drug lord captured: Oanh HĂ , 65, was the matriarch of one of the largest drug and criminal empires in Vietnam. Her reign as Vietnam’s “drug queen” ended when police finally arrested her last week.  
Entertainment đź“ş
  • Red Velvet’s “Birthday” celebration: K-pop quintet Red Velvet have made their comeback with the album “The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday,” led by the title track “Birthday.” “Birthday” was placed by VDW Music Group, whose other credits include NCT Dream, aespa and CHUNG HA, among others. The album is the second installment of their “The ReVe Festival 2022” following March’s “Feel My Rhythm.” It includes the side tracks “BYE BYE,” “On a Ride,” “ZOOM” and “Celebrate.”

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  • “Love Dive” into awards: Rookie K-pop girl group IVE, known for their recent hit single “After Like,” took home the top prize of Best Song of the Year for “Love Dive” at this year’s recent 2022 Melon Music Awards.
IVE in their music video "Love Dive"
Credit: starshipTV
What else is on our minds? 🧠
  • Bandai Namco has released 3D puzzles of different fish, an educational toy to teach people different cuts of meat and where it originates exactly. 
     
  • Police in India are blaming rats for eating a 1,000-pound stockpile of marijuana.  
     
  • A girl in China has almost gone bald and has consumed so much of her own hair, there is no room for food in her stomach. 
     
  • A follow up to a previous story, the sick Cambodian boy who was visited by South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee will receive free hospital care at a top facility in Seoul. 
     
  • Elderly Japanese men are turning to housekeeping classes to learn new skills and keep themselves active.

Would you buy the 3D puzzle?

I would. It seems like fun. I like food and I like puzzles when I do them, which isn’t very often. I should get back into it. 


Sincerely, 

Daniel Anderson

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