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About
Video essayist and writer best known for having created the widely hailed Asianometry YouTube channel. Since launching the channel in 2017, it has grown to be over 700,000 subscribers-strong and in the year 2022 alone, its audience clocked more than 3.4 million viewing hours. It has become best known for its deep dives on topics relating to semiconductors and high technology; however, its wide variety of themes has also included Asian history, economics, society, and much more.
Before Fame
He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the UC Berkeley before going on to work in appraisals and accounting. He later returned to Berkeley to continue his education in accounting and obtain his MBA. After having spent over ten years in San Francisco throughout the course of his university attendance, he relocated to Asia, eventually settling in Taipei, Taiwan.
Trivia
In February of 2024, he made a special guest return appearance to his alma matter, the University of California: Berkeley's Haas School of Business. Arranged by the campus's Asia Business Club, his visit included a discussion on international working and living, AI, and semiconductors.
Family Life
His real name is Jon Y.
Associated With
His video series on Chinese and Taiwanese history have discussed notable figures in the nation's political past, including Puyi and Chiang Kai Shek.
