Category Archives: Sports

8Books: “A Team of Their Own” by Seth Berkman

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Lily

A Team of Their Own: How an International Sisterhood Made Olympic History is a feel-good sports book–okay, a feel-good hockey book to be more precise. But it’s also a story about a group of young women learning who they are and … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin Joins the Beijing Ducks

Posted on September 3, 2019 by John

I’ve been following Jeremy Lin’s basketball career ever since he was a senior at Harvard, so it was exciting to see when he was signed by his hometown team, the Golden State Warriors, as well as see him in his … Continue reading →

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ICYMI: Toronto Raptors’ Jeremy Lin first Asian American to Win NBA Championship

Posted on June 24, 2019 by John

https://www.instagram.com/p/BytEil-Amwb/ Unless you’re an NBA basketball fan, you may not have realized that the Golden State Warriors didn’t win another NBA championship in their five year streak of making it to the Finals (and winning three of them). That honor … Continue reading →

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Yale’s ‘The Chubb Fellowship’: Michelle Kwan, Figure Skater, Olympian, and Diplomat

Posted on May 2, 2019 by John

As you all know, I am a fan of figure skater, Olympian and diplomat Michelle Kwan. The last time I saw her, it was for a fundraiser for Vivek Viswanathan, who last year was running for California State Treasurer. A … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin on Adjusting to Toronto, D-League Experiences, and Kobe Bryant’s Disrespect

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Jeff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXDCMl6I9ko Toronto Raptors player Danny Green hosts a show called “Inside the Green Room,” and he recently had on Jeremy Lin, who moved last month to the Raptors from the Atlanta Hawks.  Yahoo Sports Canada has posted some of the … Continue reading →

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Two Filipino-American skaters will represent Southern California at the 2019 US Figure Skating Championships in Detroit

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Guest Writer

EDITOR’S NOTE/UPDATE: Aubrey placed second, earning Silver Medal at US Figure Skating Championships. On that strong performance, she received her first international assignment from Team USA, and competed at the 2019 Bavarian Open in Oberstdorf, Germany. Henry placed 7th overall … Continue reading →

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WBUR: Shirley Wang: ‘My Dad’s Friendship With Charles Barkley’

Posted on December 19, 2018 by John

Image courtesy of Shirley Wang, vis-a-vis WBUR. If you haven’t listened (download the MP3 here) to or read this story, ‘My Dad’s Friendship With Charles Barkley,’ you must – it’s such a heart warming story and made me cry, about a … Continue reading →

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At the 2018 ESPYs, Chloe Kim wins Best Female Athlete award

Posted on July 20, 2018 by John

If you don’t know what the ESPYs are, it’s an annual sports awards show started and produced by ESPN (originally an abbreviation for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network). This year, 2018 Gold Olympic snowboarding medalist Chloe Kim won the the Best Female … Continue reading →

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Shohei Ohtani Makes Long-Awaited Debut; Scheduled to Take Mound Tomorrow

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Shohei Ohtani, the “Japanese Babe Ruth,” made his Major League debut Thursday for the Los Angeles Angels against the Oakland Athletics, the American Yakult Swallows.  Ohtani went 1 for 5 as the designated hitter, batting 8th in the 6-5 loss … Continue reading →

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Chloe Kim’s Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Box -Sold Out in 7 Hours!

Posted on February 24, 2018 by John

I first heard that Olympic Gold medalist in halfpipe snowboarding Chloe Kim made the cover of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes while watching an interview with her on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, and then later, finding the press release: “To … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Minute Maid’s #ShibSibs Journey – Maia and Alex Shibutani

Posted on February 23, 2018 by John

https://youtu.be/sCxTokW3310 Congratulations to brother-and-sister duo Maia and Alex Shibutani on winning the Bronze in the 2018 Winter Olympics for Ice Dancing. No doubt, if you’ve been watching the Winter Olympics, you’ve seen this ad, which really doesn’t seem like an … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Team United & Nathan Chen

Posted on February 21, 2018 by John

https://youtu.be/aPSu6NPIStc While watching the Olympics, I saw this United TV commercial and was surprised to see U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen, since I wasn’t aware that United was one of his sponsors, unlike Kellogg’s, Bridgestone and John Wilson. The super hero-themed … Continue reading →

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