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Oliver S. Wang

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Los Angeles
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Covers:  Popular music, food, arts/culture, Asian American culture and community issues
Culture writer, sociology professor, disk junkie. Author of Legions of Boom and co-host of @heatrockspod

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Oliver Wang is a professor of sociology at CSU-Long Beach and the author of "Legions of Boom: Filipino American Mobile DJ Crews of the San Francisco Bay Area" (Duke Univ. Press, 2015). He is currently a project curator for the Japanese American National Museum, working on an exhibit about Japanese American car culture in Los Angeles.

He’s a regular writer on music, arts and culture for outlets including NPR's All Things Considered, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Los Angeles Times, and KCET’s…

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An Asian American Comedy Milestone Riffs on a Kung-Fu Icon

An Asian American Comedy Milestone Riffs on a Kung-Fu Icon

The first time I ever watched Bruce Lee was in a hotel rec room. It was 1980, I was eight, and the San Diego …

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David Jolicoeur, De La Soul's Trugoy the Dove, dies at 54

David Jolicoeur, De La Soul's Trugoy the Dove, dies at 54

The most formative musical memory of my youth occurred 30,000 feet over central California in the summer of 1…

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A hip-hop sendoff like no other: How Thes One turned tragedy into an extraordinary album

A hip-hop sendoff like no other: How Thes One turned tragedy into an extraordinary album

For 20 years, the Los Angeles hip-hop duo People Under the Stairs forged a career as independent artists that…

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What hip-hop bling reveals about American status anxiety

What hip-hop bling reveals about American status anxiety

Book review of Vikki Tobak's "Ice Cold" and W. David Marx's "Status and Culture"

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Chan Is Missing: Lost (and Not Found) in Chinatown

Chan Is Missing: Lost (and Not Found) in Chinatown

When Wayne Wang's Chan Is Missing began to draw national attention upon its release in the spring of 1982, tw…

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In the Shadow of the San Gabriels

In the Shadow of the San Gabriels

A personal essay on both growing up - and returning - to the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles as an Asian Am…

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100 Greatest Drummers of All Time

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By Christopher R. Weingarten, Jon Dolan Verified, Matt Diehl Verified, Ken Micallef, David Ma, Gareth Smith, Oliver S. Wang, Jordan Runtagh Verified, Hank Shteamer, Steve Smith, Brittany Spanos, Kory Grow Verified, Rob Kemp Verified, Keith Harris, Richard Gehr, Jon Wiederhorn, Maura Johnston Verified, Andy Greene Verified
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9 hours ago The first episode of Sugar season 2 is now streaming on Apple TV. Here’s what to expect from the show’s return. John Sugar is back on Apple TV More than two years after its first-season finale, Sugar returned to Apple TV tonight for season 2. Starring Colin Farrell (The Penguin) in the titular role of …
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How Enterprises Build a High-performance Last Mile Carrier Network Across Regions

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By Oliver S. Wang
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Logistics leaders managing regional delivery networks face pressure from rising costs, tighter SLAs, uneven carrier capacity, and demanding customer expectations. A strong last mile carrier network gives enterprises the reach, flexibility, and control needed to deliver consistently across varied markets. The right last mile carrier can strengthen regional performance by aligning delivery speed, service quality, and cost efficiency.
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Oil-impregnated densified wood veneer with high electrical insulation enabled by nanosized oil channels

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By Mengchun Wu, Adithya Sarma, Julia Bos, Meiling Wu, Yue Quan Xu, Qian Zhang, Alexandra Brozena, Yimin Mao, Yu Ying Liu, Lin Xu, Soori Tejaswi, Yugang Zhang, Xinpeng Zhao, Kent Zhang, Kishore Ramakrishnan, Oliver S. Wang, Vaibhav Bahadur, J. Y. Zhu, Robert Hebner, Liangbing Hu
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Abstract INTRODUCTION RESULTS DISCUSSION MATERIALS AND METHODS Acknowledgments Supplementary Materials REFERENCES Information & Authors Metrics & Citations View Options References Figures Tables Media Share Abstract Growing energy demands and renewable integration are stressing the aging power grid infrastructure.
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Enamored with the power of writing as both expression and advocacy

Awards

Golden Spike Award

2019

Presented by the Chinese Historical Society at the Southern California to people for their work in bringing attention to the history of Chinese Americans in Southern California.

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