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Jerry Hsu 
Personal information Nickname(s) The Asian Elvis[1] Nationality 
United StatesBorn December 17, 1981
San Jose, California, United StatesResidence San Jose, California Sport Country U.S Sport Professional skateboarding Jerry Hsu (born December 17, 1981, in San Jose, California) is a professional skateboarder. He is of Chinese descent.
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Biography
At the age of nine, Hsu began recording himself skateboarding, for the purpose of discovering what his skateboarding really looked like. He rode for Maple with Louie Barletta, Chad Bartie, Chad Night, and others in the early 2000's (see Rodney Mullen with Marc Johnson). This footage has been featured on the internet show, "Epicly Later'd".[2]
Hsu is featured in Enjoi's skateboarding video, for which he won an award for best video part by Transworld Skateboarding magazine, in addition to a readers' choice award.[3][4] Hsu also has his own promodel shoe with Emerica, the Hsu.
He is featured as a playable character in the skateboarding video game EA Skate, as well as its sequels.
He is into photography as well and contributes work to Vice magazine.[5]
In September 2010 he exhibited a body of photographic work at the Steinsland Berliner Gallery in Stockholm under the title Vatican Gold alongside artists Ed Templeton, Kevin Long and Jonnie Craig.[6]
Sponsors
Hsu's sponsors include Emerica shoes and apparel, Enjoi skateboards, CCS, Monster Energy Drink, The Berrics Canteen, Big Black Dongs Inc., Digital Deekies, Royal trucks, Ricta wheels, Lillets and Bones bearings.[citation needed]
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Categories:- American skateboarders
- American people of Chinese descent
- American people of Taiwanese descent
- Living people
- 1981 births
- American sportspeople stubs
- Skateboarding stubs
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