I was born in Hong Kong, moved to Hawaii when I was about eight, went to the University of Washington for college, and then the University of Minnesota for my master and doctorate degrees in Economics. Upon completing my doctorate degree, my wife and I moved to Arizona for me to start as a faculty in Economics at Arizona State University.
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Hong Kong
Hawaii
Seattle
Minneapolis
Tempe
I am beyond blessed to have a wonderful, supportive, and loving wife (Angela), a goofy, fun, and joyful son (Corinthian), a precious and chill newborn daughter (Luna), and a very energetic puppy (Tuna the Goldendoodle).
I became a Christian in college, and that decision has had the single biggest impact in my life. Serving Jesus and becoming more like Christ each day is the overarching goal and purpose I have in life. I enjoy studying the Bible and finding out ways to grow as a Christian who is a professor. Being a Christian definitely shapes the way I approach teaching, and if you are interested you can read about how here in my teaching philosophy.
I enjoy watching college football and basketball, and grew up a huge fan of the Hawaii Warriors. I also probably spend too much time playing fantasy sports. I enjoy playing most sports for fun (especially basketball), but bowled competitively in high school (yes, high schools in Hawaii have bowling teams). Now, I cheer for any Arizona State Sun Devils sports teams, especially football, basketball, baseball, softball, and hockey.
I have some kind of obsession with cheesecake. I also really like SPAM, though I don't really eat it much anymore for obvious health reasons.
Fun fact: I did not intentionally choose to go to graduate school in the state that produces SPAM (Minnesota).
Fun fact 2: But I did like that coincidence.
Fun fact 3: My favorite kind of cheesecake is Oreo cheesecake, and my favorite type of SPAM is the Collector's Edition Monte Python Golden Honey Grail SPAM (extra fun fact: I have a can of this in my office, though it has long expired).
I love sports movies, especially underdog sports movies. My favorites are Rudy, Coach Carter, Remember the Titans, and Miracle.
I also really enjoy musical theater, and am very happy that ASU Gammage is so good at inviting top musicals to Tempe. Some of my favorites are the Sound of Music, Dear Evan Hansen, Beautiful, and the Book of Mormon.
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