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Racingmix was created
by Wilson Tai and is his vision of digital lifestyle & global
culture. Racingmix began as an expressive outlet for his passion, Import
Racing - it all started with back-to-back visits to Japan and Southern
California - epicenters of the Import Racing sub-culture that captivated
him in his teenage years. Teaming up with his kid brother, Shaun,
Wilson
established a San Francisco Bay Area car club called, Z.Team Yossi
(ZTY), influencing an entire generation linked via the internet and
print. "
Wilson
's Import Racing Mix" as it was known then, was the catalyst for
the "Fast & Furious" generation with never-before-seen or
published photos sharing the underground culture to the world.
Wilson
's work took root as he was hired as editor for the nationally published
magazine, Street Racer. The lifestyle Wilson and his colleagues lived in
California and shared online inspired the Hollywood blockbuster film,
The Fast and the Furious; what started as a predominantly Asian
Californian sub-culture exceeded all expectations by evolving into a
multi-billion dollar industry, growing to a bandwagon jumping 50%
Caucasian ethnicity across the United States of America.
Completing his undergraduate studies in English Literature at the
University
of
California
,
Santa Cruz
,
Wilson
moved to
China
in 2001 to immerse himself in the roots and culture of
China
. For two years, he was a teacher at
Zhejiang
University
in
Hangzhou
,
China
, an hour south of
Shanghai
. Together with John Pasden's Sinosplice Network, Racingmix, with an
American-Born-Chinese viewpoint, laid the foundation for the
international experience in
Asia
and "twenty something" post-graduate lifestyle abroad.
Wilson
progressively tuned his photography, image production & design in
the fast-moving, most-populous nation in the world and once again
created his vision of a totally unique lifestyle and culture.
When SARS hit Hong Kong & China in the Spring of 2001, Racingmix
exposed the fraudulent
U.S.
propaganda at the "end" of Gulf War II. Lacking evidence that
Iraq
was in possession of weapons of mass destruction, SARS was conveniently
plastered on the front pages of newspapers across the world, causing a
hysteric, exaggerated fear amongst those living in relatively little
danger. Racingmix offered a true perspective on SARS from within
China
.
In 2003, after two years of living, working and traveling East Asia,
Wilson jet-setted to Australia and New Zealand, exploring the Southern
Hemisphere where the sun rises first, jumping out of airplanes, high
roping, hiking active volcano craters, swimming with sharks and sea
turtles within the Great Barrier Reef and exploring underground glowworm
caves, expanding his horizons on what a global lifestyle can encompass.
Wilson is currently living and working in the East Bay of San Francisco
and maintains a bi-coastal lifestyle jetsettin' between Asia and America
thanks to his involvement in the Classical Chinese Furniture & Art
industry. As a Californian native, he is a passionate student of
California Real Estate and as an active representative of both
Generation-X (pre-1978) and Generation-Y (post-1976),
Wilson
is undoubtedly part of the most influential generation of all time.
Wilson
welcomes your input and can be contacted via email: . |