Inventor of the Wildly Popular 'Rainbow Loom' Weaves the American Dream With Rubber Bands in a Detroit Basement Malaysian immigrant Choon Ng came to the U.S. for college and became an engineer.

PS 87 has banned Rainbow Loom, the colorful make-them-yourself rubber band bracelets, because the fad is distracting and has led to fights on the playground, the principal said.

His Rainbow Loom, which kids use to make rubber band bracelets, is one of the hottest toys of this holiday season. It's been nominated in three categories as the Toy Industry Association's Toy of ...