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My name is Phil. I’m from Southern California, just trying to survive everyday life here working and doing whatever I can. I’m a fan of basketball and other various forms of entertainment. Even though So Cal has a lot of Asians, surprisingly I didn’t grow up around many Asians/Asian-Americans but thanks to the internet we can all benefit from this form of communication.
Why did UFC Use the Communist Vietnamese Flag for Cung Le?
A recent title card at UFC 139 showed UFC fighter Cung Le with the Communist Vietnamese Flag, even though Cung Le was born in South Vietnam three days before the fall of Saigon and represents San Jose, California. Either someone working for the UFC made a huge error or he really is currently a Vietnamese national. Which would be a huge surprise to many of his Vietnamese-Americans fans who understand what he’s representing by wearing [...] Continue »
Jeremy Lin to Sign with The Golden State Warriors
It might not take a 1 Hour special like Lebron James, but after raising mainstream attention through his play at the NBA Las Vegas summer league, Jeremy Lin finally has his chance to play for an NBA team, as he is on the verge of signing with the Golden State Warriors. Being from Palo Alto, Jeremy now can live his dream of playing for his favorite team, the Warriors, who play their home games at [...] Continue »
Jeremy Lin’s Pursuit of the NBA
I decided to watch the 2010 NBA Draft this year hoping to see Jeremy Lin getting drafted, especially by the L.A. Lakers. When the #43 and #58 had passed and Lin’s name wasn’t announced, I still had hope because I knew Lin still could still play in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League (and he got invited to play for the Mavs). After game 1, Jeremy Lin finished his first game with 12 points, 2 [...] Continue »
Poreotix Wins America’s Best Dance Crew Season 5
The six member crew of Can Nguyen (19), Lawrence “Law” Devera (21), Andrew “Chad” Mayate (20), Justin “Jet Li” Valles (20), Charles Nguyen (20), and Matt “Dumbo” Nguyen (20) were matched up against the remaining Canadian dance crew, BluePrint, which also featured a very talented Thien-Linh “TL” Truong. They become the second crew whose members are all at least of Asian descent, with Quest Crew being the first. I had originally blogged about them when [...] Continue »
Poreotix (aka Poreotics) on America’s Best Dance Crew
America’s Best Dance Crew is back and this season — just like every other season — practically every crew has an Asian member and the all-Asian crew. The all-Asian crew this season is Poreotix (aka Poreotics); these guys got the name from popping, choreography and robotics. Can Nguyen, and his other Vietnamese crew members Dumbo and Charles are from Orange County, known for having one of the biggest Vietnamese population in the United States. Making [...] Continue »
Asian Basketball Players: With Yao out, will it be the Year of the Yi?
It’s my favorite time of the year again; basketball season! Unfortunately for Yao Ming fans, Yao may be out the entire season due to having surgery on his broken left foot. However, besides watching the L.A. Lakers defend their title as the NBA champions, I’ll also be closely watching the progress of the New Jersey Nets – Yi Jianlian. Inevitably compared to Yao Ming, he’s been listed as the third ranked celebrity on Forbes Lists of celebrities [...] Continue »
Fight on MUNI Bus Captured on YouTube
I may have been disappointed after watching Kimbo Slice fight on The Ultimate Fighter, but I didn’t have to wait long to watch another fight — this news segment on a fight between an Asian and Black woman on a MUNI bus in San Francisco. [EDITORS NOTE: This is a censored version of the YouTube fight -- the original version is here.] Apparently, the Chinese lady tells people on the bus that all she wanted [...] Continue »
Mike Shinoda’s Glorious Excess (Dies) at the Japanese American National Museum
Mike Shinoda is widely known through his work with the band Linkin Park, although I’m more of a fan of his hip-hop/rap project Fort Minor and his album, The Rising Tied. He also has a degree in illustration, and is a graduate from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. This past Sunday August 30th, Joz and I had the honor to go see Mike Shinoda at the Japanese American National Museum in [...] Continue »
Quest Crew Wins America’s Best Dance Crew Season 3
Quest Crew are the winners of Season 3′s America’s Best Dance Crew on MTV. The seven members of Quest are Victor Kim (22), Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval (23), Steve Terada (24), Ryanimay Conferido (25), Feng (26), Brian Hirano (26) and Hok (24). Quest Crew came up with their name after being taken in by the Quest Learning Center in Artesia, California. Some of you may have recognized several members of Quest from the show So You [...] Continue »
The Return of Hines Ward: The Hopeful, Happy Approach
America is a country where race seems to always be mentioned: there are stories about Asians struggling with identity stereotypes, and others not associated with being Asian American. Tiger Woods comes to mind, of course, but there are others: Michelle Branch, Mark-Paul Gosselaar — Yes, Zack from Saved by the Bell — along with Dean Cain (New Adventures of Superman), and Rob Schneider. Then there’s Hines Ward, whose father is African-American and mother is Korean. [...] Continue »
More Jeremy Lin, and Why Yesterday Was a Good Day for Asian Basketball Fans
Wednesday was a great day for basketball, at least for Asian or Chinese fans. Whether you think Taiwanese is the same as Chinese, or you think Asian or Asian-American, what do you think of when you hear the name of Jeremy Lin combined with Harvard? An Asian guy, majoring in the medical field or studying to become an engineer? how about sports? Martial Arts, or Table Tennis? Not in this case. If you had the [...] Continue »
Can You Name Any Asians Playing Basketball Besides Yao Ming?
When people talk about basketball in the U.S., it’s rare to hear any Asian players. And if they happen to mention an Asian player in the NBA, most likely it’s going to be Yao Ming. With the success of Yao Ming, the popularity of basketball has greatly increased in China. Commissioner David Stern and the NBA also has plans for an NBA-affiliated league in China and envisions up to eight to twelve arenas in China. [...] Continue »
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