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Joe Wong
Joe Wong may refer to: * Joe Wong (American football) (born 1976), American football player * Joe Wong (comedian) (born 1970), Chinese American stand-up comedian * Joe Wong (musician) (born 1980), American drummer and composer Joseph Wong may refer to: * Joseph Wong (born 1948), Hong Kong civil servant * Joseph Wong (political scientist), Canadian academic * Joseph Yu Kai Wong, Canadian physician and philanthropist Joey Wong may refer to: * Joey Wong (born 1967), Hong Kong-based Taiwanese actress and singer * JW (Hong Kong singer) (born 1990), Hong-Kong singer and actress * Joey Wong (baseball) (born 1988), American baseball player * Jo Y. Wong, Canadian professor of mechanical engineering {{hndis, Wong, Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wong (comedian)
Joe Wong (, born February 16, 1970) is a Chinese American biochemist and comedian. Background He was born in Baishan, Jilin, China, into an ethnic Korean family. His ancestors had emigrated from Korea three generations previously. He graduated from Jilin University and studied a master's degree at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, before he went to further study chemistry at Rice University in Texas in 1994. He graduated from Rice in 2000 with a PhD in Biochemistry. Career Wong moved to Boston in 2001 and began to perform his comedy at All Asia Bar, at Stash's Comedy Jam. Although he had won numerous awards, he did not attract American nationwide attention until after his appearance on ''Late Show with David Letterman'' on April 17, 2009. His multiple appearances on TV, courtesy of Ellen DeGeneres, boosted his reputation further. On February 10, 2010, Wong made his second appearance on the ''Late Show'', and appeared again on March 30, 2012. He returned to the ''Late Show wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wong (American Football)
Joseph Hau'oli L. Wong (born February 24, 1976) is a former American football offensive lineman of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Brigham Young University Cougars football, Brigham Young after transferring from Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football, Hawaii. Wong was also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders. After his playing career, he became a head coach at his alma mater, Kailua High School, leading them to the 2019 Oahu Interscholastic Association, OAI Division I title. His son, Elias, plays football at Hawaii. His father is Hawaiian and his mother is Portuguese. References External links BYU Cougars bioJoe Wongat JustSportsStats at pro-football-reference {{DEFAULTSORT:Wong, Joe 1976 births Living people Players of American football from Honolulu American football offensive tackles American football offensive guards Hawaii Rainbow Warriors fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wong (musician)
Joe Wong (born 1980) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, and podcaster based in Los Angeles, California. He is currently the host of '' The Trap Set'', a weekly podcast and radio show about the lives of musicians. As a drummer he is known for his work with Parts & Labor, Marnie Stern, Aa, Man Forever, and Mary Timony. Wong was also chosen to participate in the Boredoms' event 88 Boadrum. Wong's drumming style has been described as "trancelike", "propulsive", and "explosive". As a composer he has worked on projects that include the hit Netflix series '' Russian Doll'' and ''Master of None''; the Sundance Special Jury Prize winning feature, '' The Pool''; documentaries such as ''Collapse'', ''The Yes Men'', and ''Independent Lens''; the hit young adult film '' To All the Boys I've Loved Before''; and avant-garde work such as Adult Swim's ''Superjail!'' and the 2014 film '' Hamlet A.D.D.''. Wong's scoring projects have garnered praise from the ''New York Times' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Wong
Joseph Wong Wing-ping GBS, JP ( Hong Kong language: 王永平; born 25 July 1948) was the Secretary for Education Department, Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology and the Secretary for the Civil Service in Hong Kong. Wong completed his secondary school education at Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, an eminent all-male Roman Catholic Jesuit school in Hong Kong. He graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1969. He also attended a one-year postgraduate course at the University of Oxford in 1974 and an eight-week Executive Program at Stanford University in 1989. Wong is a career civil servant and was previously Hong Kong's permanent representative to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). He has also been a professor at the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He continues to provide public commentary through opinion pieces in local media, such as South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Economic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Wong (political Scientist)
Joseph Wong was the Canada Research Chair for health, democracy and development, is the Roz and Ralph Halbert Professor of Innovation at the Munk School of Global Affairs, and is currently the Vice President, International of the University of Toronto. He is the author of ''Healthy Democracies: Welfare Politics In Taiwan and South Korea'' and ''Healthy Democracies: Welfare Politics In Taiwan and South Korea, and 'From Democracy to Development: The Transformations of Modern Asia,' co-authored with Dan Slater and published (2022) with Princeton University Press.'' Education Wong has a bachelor's degree from McGill University and both a master's degree and a Ph.D from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Career Wong has collaborated with the World Bank and United Nations and from 2005 to 2014, he was the Director of the Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs. While teaching at the Munk School he was awarded the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science's Outst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Yu Kai Wong
Joseph Yu Kai Wong () is a Canadian physician and philanthropist. He founded the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care in 1987. He served as the chairman for the United Way of Greater Toronto from 1990 to 1992 and has been honorary chair since 1994. He was named Man of the Year in 1986 by the Toronto Star, and one of Toronto's most influential people in 1991 and 1992 by Toronto Life magazine. He was awarded the Order of Canada in 1993. Wong was the winner of the 2005 Power of Humanity award, presented to him by former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev. Most recently, he was named one of the 180 most influential people in Toronto's history by the Toronto Star for the city's 180th birthday, under the Community Builders category. Personal life Wong came to Canada from Hong Kong to study medicine at McGill University, but he studied electrical engineering due to restrictions to foreign students. He later studied medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Wong
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JW (Hong Kong Singer)
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Joey Wong (baseball)
Joey Kawika Wong (born April 12, 1988) is an American former professional baseball infielder who played internationally for the Chinese national baseball team in 2017, and is currently a coach at Oregon State University. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 24th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. Playing career Amateur Wong attended Sprague High School in Salem, Oregon, and Oregon State University. Playing college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers, Wong was a member of the 2007 College World Series champions. In 2007 and 2008, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies selected Wong in the 24th round of the 2009 MLB draft. He made his professional debut with the Low-A Tri-City Dust Devils. In 2010, Wong played for the Single-A Asheville Tourists, posting a .223/.296/.311 slash line in 84 games. He returned to Asheville in 2011, and hit .286/.353/.408 with 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
