Gartner, Lawrence M., Neonatal Jaundice, Pediatrics in Review 15(11), Nov. 1994, p.422-432. p.423. "The pattern in Asian infants (no matter where they are born) and in Native Americans is markedly different (Figure 1). In these infants, serum bilirubin concentrations rise more rapidly in the first days of life, reaching mean peak values ranging from 135 to 205 uM/L (8-12 mg/dL) on day 4 or 5. The decline in serum bilirubin concentrations also is slower. Compared with white and black infants, Asian newborns typically have more exaggerated and prolonged physiologic jaundice. Approximately 2 % of term Asian newborns will have serum bilirubin concentrations in excess of 250 uM/L (20 mg/dL) during the first week of life. This contrasts with an incidence of less than 1% in the other two racial groups. Whether these higher average serum bilirubin concentrations in the physiologic jaundice of Asian infants places them at greater or lesser risk of bilirubin encephalopathy is unknown. Limited clinical experience in Asia suggests that they are not different from whites or blacks with respect to levels at which kernicterus may occur. The proportion of yellow-race infants reaching higher levels of bilirubin is somewhat increased, possibly adding to the population at potential risk for bilirubin encephalopathy." Sounds to me like dad's facts aren't totally correct. Yes, more Asian babies get jaundiced. BUT Yes, it needs to be monitored and treated if needed. Sincerely, Pat in SNJ