Puka Puka (Asian Americans)

Here's my plan. I'll review each group over the next four or five days. First up, the Asian-Americans.

Anh-Tuan "Cao Boi" Bui age 42,
Currently resides Christiansburg, VA
Nail Salon Manager

Look out for Cao Boi (pronounced 'Cowboy'). He's a Vietnamese refugee who made his way to the US at age eleven, attended college in Virginia. Cao Boi is a member of the 82nd Airborne Division Association, the Boy Scouts of America and Cub Scouts of Vietnam. Oh yeah, he also plays classical music on guitar as he hikes and bikes his way across the country.

I think Cao Boi will be well liked, but is he devious enough to really play the game of Survivor? He will probably make the merge just based on his personality.


Jenny Guzon-Bae age 36,
Currently resides Lake Forest, IL
Real Estate Agent

Tomboy, mother and amateur athlete - Jenny seems like your average Survivor contestant. She's hard to read, she could go far or be one of the first gone.


Yul Kwon age 31,
Born Flushing, NY, raised Concord, CA, resides San Mateo, CA
Management Consultant

Yul is the son of Korean immigrants. He has a Stanford BS degree (computers) and a Yale law degree. Yul has had a string of jobs in the high tech sector (including Google) and with government agencies before recently going back into consulting.

This guy will be a problem, why do you think he changed jobs so much? No one likes this guy.


Rebekah "Becky" Lee age 28,
From Pittsburgh, PA; currently resides Washington DC
Attorney (must there be a lawyer every season?)

Becky is the daughter of Korean immigrants and she was raised in Pennsylvania. She played several varsity sports and has studied kickboxing. Is she the tough woman she appears to be? Or is all that a shell to protect a secret past? From her CBS bio: "She is also passionate about creating awareness of the specific needs of battered immigrant women . . . " Did she grow up in a home filled with domestic violence? Will the pressures of Survivor crack her? Tune in to find out.

I think she is as tough as she seems and compassionate as well. She's a people person and could go far.


Brad Virata age 29,
From Oak Harbor, WA (near Seattle, WA); currently resides Los Angeles, CA
Fashion Director (must there always be a model on the show?)

At first glance Brad looks like a pretty boy just on Survivor to further a fledgling modeling or acting career. However he's already the Director of Men's Merchandising for Lucky Brand Jeans, so that doesn't seem to be the case - unless he's looking to change careers and get into acting.

On second thought, he is just a pretty boy looking to start an acting career. He'll be lucky to make the merge.

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I believe in the kingdom come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
Bleed into one
Well, yes I'm still running
- U2,
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For,
The Joshua Tree