PinoyBuilt — Stories of Filipino America

Watch: Imagine Here's a Facebook Memory from October 9, 2015: So I'm waiting in the lobby of Kaiser Hospital in Vallejo. A man sits across from me and says, "You have two cellphones." I nod my head. He adds, "They don't have much technology in India." Dude must think I'm Indian. I said, "Sure they do." He continues, "India is very filthy. Mexico is filthy too." I guess he's not sure what ethnicity I am. I try to shift the conversation since I know the guy will keep talking even if I ignore him. Me: Do you like baseball? Him: Yeah! Me: I'm from Chicago so I'm rooting for the Cubs. Him: In the ALDS? Me: N LDS Him: N is my least favorite letter in the alphabet. (This must be my lucky day). Me: Why is that? (Giving him the benefit of the doubt) Him: Isn't it obvious? There's a word that starts with N. Me: Night? Him: You know Jay Z ? He calls himself Jigga Man . He found a way. Me: (I ignore the guy, b...

Wesley So was born in the Philippines in 1993 to Filipino-Chinese William and Eleanor So. [5]  He has one older sister, Wendelle So, and one younger sister, Wilma So. So attended the  Jesus Good Shepherd School  and Saint Francis of Assisi College in  Bacoor . [6] A former  chess prodigy , So became the youngest player to pass a 2600  Elo rating  in October 2008, breaking the record previously held by  Magnus Carlsen . [2]  This record has since been broken by  John M. Burke . [3]  In early 2013, So passed 2700 and in January 2017 he became the 11th player to pass 2800 Elo. Happy 24th Birthday to Wesley So! He has a chance to qualify for Candidates 2018 by Rating https://t.co/Sq25625Lub Photo: @NastiaKarlovich pic.twitter.com/Jm9kDnLMJc — 2700chess (@2700chess) October 9, 2017