Taken from Carl Choi's thoughts (Xanga Site).... Only some key points were taken.

On Growing up in America -

1. Many Asian-American youth feel excluded and misunderstood by most brands. It's made worse by the fact that they see advertisers actively wooing the African-American and Hispanic markets.

3. Asian-American youth are secret fans of "easy listening" adult contemporary music. Lite FM is a hidden passion.

4. There's a "hero gap" among Asian-American kids, which is being filled for many by activists from other cultures. Martin Luther King is a role model and hero to many young Asian-Americans.

5. Most Asian-American kids refer to white people as "white people" the same way African-Americans do.

7. Asian-American kids want an end to the hyper-nerdy images of themselves on TV and want to see more punked-out skater and graffiti DJ images which reflect a different energy. The feeling is: Enough with the math geeks, future doctors and violinists. Asian-American kids crave street credibility -- not just academic accolades.

8. Asian-American kids universally hate the question: Where are you from-- especially since the answers are usually something like "Westchester" or "Boston."

9. All things Korean are hot and getting hotter. Fashion. Foods. DJs. Online communities. Korea is the new Japan.

10. The 15 minutes of seemingly benign American Idol fame for William Hung had a surprisingly negative effect on Asian-American students. There's a feeling that Hung perpetuated the worst stereotypes about Asian people and gave non-Asians permission to indulge in two years of racial stereotyping and mocking.

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Personally, I feel very strongly on #10. He really did subject the rest of Asian-Americans/Asian-Canadians a couple years of major stereotyping and mocking! The stereotyping even extended from Asians living in Asia to us.