My Asian Dad had the glow and died of esophageal cancer attributed to alcohol consumption. His Dad too. Thank you @BunsenBurner for the article. I recall it or a similar one.
@Happy2Help - So sorry about your dad and your grandfather. It is a horrible disease.
She seemed almost giddy that she was turning red, like now she had an excuse not to drink. But, then, she hasn’t yet gone to a college party. Wonder if it’s the same for weed 
One of my close friends is Japanese. She does not drink much but it just takes one drink to turn her bright red. Her daughter is half Japanese and also turns red. Haven’t heard any complaints of neck pain.
Thank you BB. There were very few treatment options in the late 80s. Today there are more treatment options. My siblings and I don’t drink at all.
@Happy2Help - I’m sorry about your dad and his dad. It is a dreadful disease and the treatment is brutal. My husband was diagnose with Stage 3 in November 2011. He was one of the lucky ones and is approaching his 5 year anniversary despite, or perhaps because of, being ineligible for the rather barbaric seeming surgery. I found a wonderful support system online while he was going through it. So many did not make and it was heartbreaking to see what they went through.
I had not heard of the relationship with flushing syndrome.
@swimcatsmom Thank you and I’m so very sorry about your husband but glad he is still with you and yours.
@Happy2Help, sorry to hear about your father and grandfather. Were they heavy drinkers?
@cbreeze I had to look up the definition of “heavy drinker.” My father was probably a heavy drinker since he consumed about 24+ oz of lite beer daily in the last 10 years of his life (age 70-79). One 8 oz lite beer was enough to give him the flush.
I don’t know about my grandfather but Japanese sake would have been his drink.
My D, also adopted from China, tried to cajole me into letting her drink at home before she left for college to see if she had Asian flush. I didn’t let her, but warned her if she did drink at college to be careful. Sure enough, she has it.
It’s definitely more than having a red face. According to Yale Scientific, “AFR is usually associated with flushing of the neck and face, but the condition also results in symptoms such as heightened heart rate, headache, and nausea, even after consuming as little as one alcoholic drink.” http://www.yalescientific.org/2011/04/what-causes-asian-glow/
My D claims this reaction means she never has more than one beer and that she’s the designated person to accompany her more intoxicated friends on the walk back to the dorm. So I guess this is a good thing. 
Thanks, @Barbalot. I’m glad D knows she is a flusher now. She can figure out how she wants to handle it moving forward. Interesting link, thanks!
I don’t get the Asian flush but rarely have more than a few sips or a drink anyway. I usually abstain altogether and am the designated driver, since I don’t miss drinking anyway.
I’m caucasian, and until I was in my late 30’s any alcohol made me instantly nauseous and dizzy. I am a flusher/blusher anyway because I’m so pale and have an overdeveloped parasympathetic nervous system, and alcohol just enhances that lovely effect. I can tolerate it now (effortful study, lol), but I think it saved me a lot of money early in life not spending it on booze :).