Oh, one other thing about the Staten Island Doe: When I first saw him on NamUS, I looked at the rule-outs, and found Daniel Yuen was not a match for him. So I checked, and Daniel has never been ruled out as the Gilgo Beach Asian Doe (at least, not publicly).
Daniel Yuen was from Edison, New Jersey, but his parents had sent him to a CEDU school in San Bernardino County, California. He ran away from the school (allegedly) and has never been seen since. There are some signs that there may have been foul play at the school, and it was in the middle of nowhere, so if he tried to leave on foot he could still be in the wilderness around there. San Bernardino had a lot of flash floods right around the time he went missing, so he may have been caught in one, or he may simply have gotten lost.
If he did manage to get to town, though, odds are he would have headed back to the NYC area (which Edison is near), and he may not have tried to make contact with his parents. The possibility is strong enough that they checked to see if the murder victim in Staten Island was him, and ruled him out.
Additionally, while his parents said they sent him to CEDU due to depression and behavioral issues, and the San Bernardino CEDU was not linked to conversion therapy specifically, several CEDU schools were linked to CT. CEDU was also closely linked to the Synanon cult, which was very anti-LGBTQ. If that was why his parents sent Daniel to a CEDU school, that would greatly up the chances that he would not want to re-establish contact with his family. He was at the school only two weeks before he disappeared.
Personally, I don't think his photos look super similar to the forensic sketch of Asian Doe, though they're probably about as close as Valerie Mack and Karen Vergata were to their forensic sketches (no shade on the artist, it's such a difficult task and I really think Does should all have at least 2 or 3 sketches by different artists for that reason, really). He is the same height (5'6") and with his connections to the NYC area I think he should at least be ruled out. Daniel is still listed as missing and one of the stories below was from just a couple months ago, so I don't think he's been matched and they're just keeping quiet about it.
More about Daniel Yuen:
It’s been two decades since Lisa and Wayne Yuen received a call that would change their lives.Their...
www.missingkids.org
Lisa and Wayne Yuen felt they were running out of options for helping their 16-year-old son, Daniel, who was both socially withdrawn and acting out at school. The Edison, New Jersey couple took him to a number of psychiatrists and eventually decided to send him to a specialized school in San...
www.oxygen.com
His Websleuths thread:
Daniel Ted Yuen Endangered Runaway Missing From: Running Springs, California Missing Since: February 8, 2004 Age: 16 -- Height: 5'6" -- Weight: 125 lbs -- Hair Color: Black -- Eye Color: Brown Daniel's nicknames are Dan and Danny. He may wear contact lenses or eyeglasses. Daniel was...
www.websleuths.com
Edited to fix some formatting, add another link, and add a detail about CEDU and Synanon.