There aren’t many successful Asian American bloggers out there. But there are a few.
Let’s explore who they are, what you can gain from their blogs, and what they’re up to…
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1. Andrew Ferebee of Knowledge for Men
Andrew is half-Asian, but he still counts for me. His online following is huge. Andrew podcasts more than he blogs, and that’s how he grew most of his audience, but his blog posts are still the most thorough, frequent, and useful out of any others from Asian Americans out there. Additionally, he’s blogging more often lately.
Andrew does a lot of interviews on his podcast with successful authorities in the men’s masculinity, wealth, and sexuality fields. His content is different from mine since he focuses mainly around love and relationships and he helps all men rather than Asian American millennial men.
Andrew recently posted on Instagram that he entered the “2 Comma Club.” This signifies his online business has reached over $1 million in sales (not net profit).
I believe most of his sales comes from in-person men’s workshops he hosts. Even if you’re not concerned with relationships, give Knowledge For Men a try. He’s branched out to other topics of success, including entrepreneurship, depression, peak performance, testosterone, and mental mastery.
2. Kevin Kreider
Kevin a nutritionist, life coach, and model. If you’re looking for a true Asian-American role model who has his physique, fitness, and style, Kevin Kreider and his blog are great options. Take a look at some of the pictures in his articles or his Instagram and you can tell he has worked hard for his appearance. With so few masculine Asian role models, Kevin is a breath of fresh air.
His blog has honest, valuable text-based content. Take his article on Asian masculinity. This post addresses real modern social issues.
Most of his articles are fitness-based, but some go deep and focus on empowering other Asian men by talking about self-confidence and caring for yourself. He doesn’t blog frequently, but he does have a solid archive of relevant info to learn from. He posts daily on Instagram through InstaStories and photos. His captions and InstaStories are a treasure trove of knowledge. Check out my interview with the man.
3. Peter Adrian
This Chinese-American fashion blogger’s style and haircuts are A+. If I can get to 75% of this man’s level of fashion and photography, I’d be happy for the rest of my life in those domains.
Peter has stopped updating his blog but there’s a whole archive of incredible photos with looks you can model as an Asian man. I just found out about how fashionable denim jackets are and bought my first one. But he’s light years ahead of me. He’s been rocking these jackets for years.
Peter is still going hard every week on Instagram, with 143,000 followers. You can pick up some great inspiration for outfits from his posts. He’s lately been rocking a lot of urban street wear.
4. Wendy Nguyen of Wendy’s Lookbook
Wendy boasts a massive social following of hundreds of thousands on most platforms. Her Instagram recently crossed over a million.
Like many fashion bloggers, her articles have stunning visuals of her outfits and low to moderate amounts of text describing them. Her content is more visual-based and suited to a female audience.
It’s hard to create good content, so I can only imagine the resourcefulness and hustle she had to put into create such amazing photos. Slay.
The realm of trendy fashion always confuses me. But on occasion, even an untrained eye can understand and admire the style and design of certain looks.
5. Bryanboy
If we’re talking fashion, how can I not mention Bryan Yambao of Bryanboy?
I discovered him on many lists of top bloggers of all time a few years ago. He has a massive audience of readers and his blog is so minimalist yet visually compelling. Word on the street is that he makes over six figures from his blog, including payments for attending fashion events.
This man is at almost every big international fashion show that exists. The style he profiles is beyond my comprehension usually. Like modern art, you’ll likely see esoteric garments meshed together, including masks, helmets, giant fur coats, oversized coats, and pajamas.
For some reason, this Gucci 2018 fashion show he attended had props that symbolized you were in front of a surgery or dentist table.
I don’t follow his blog because I’m simply into standard, understandable fashion. But Bryanboy has captured and enamored a large audience that loves what he cares about.
Conclusion
The world of Asian bloggers is small, except for in the fashion industry, which is great for me since I can make a name for myself.
In terms of successful Asian American role models, there’s a long list I want to share with you in a future article. There’s a lot more than you think, and finding more is kind of diving into a rabbit hole where you keep finding more the more you dig. Stay tuned for that list in a future article.
We all want someone we can relate to that we can model our success after and role models are a great way to do that.
Who do you follow?
