Category Archives: Sports

Jeremy Lin is Training the Next Generation of Asian American Basketball Players

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Jeff

Jeremy Lin’s playing days are nearing an end as he just finished his 15th pro season with the New Taipei Kings. Despite that, he is building on his legacy in a new way. Jeremy Lin is training the next generation … Continue reading →

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The Legacy of Jeremy Lin

Posted on August 5, 2025 by High School Voices

By Matthew Heng Do you remember Linsanity? February 2012 was over a decade ago, but Jeremy Lin’s impact on Asian American culture didn’t end when the headlines stopped. Rather, his most important work might be happening right now, as he’s … Continue reading →

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Kaitlyn Chen Remains on the Valkyries (at least for now)

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Jeff

After being signed by the Golden State Valkyries, getting waived, and then re-signed, we expected that Kaitlyn Chen would be waived yet again when players returned back from the Eurobasket tournament.  As it turns out, Kaitlyn Chen remains on the … Continue reading →

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Asian American Sports Fans becoming attractive Marketing Targets

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Jeff

Asian American sports fans are becoming attractive marketing targets. Asian Americans spend 15% more time viewing live sports than the general public according to a Nielsen report. Given that most sports marketing efforts are targeted at live sports and that … Continue reading →

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Kaitlyn Chen Plays in Her First WNBA Regular Season Game

Posted on June 25, 2025 by John

We had blogged recently that the WNBA’s Golden State Valkyries had signed Kaitlyn Chen to a short-term contract after they had initially let her go prior to the regular season starting. Chen’s first game in the regular WNBA season was an … Continue reading →

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Kaitlyn Chen Returns to the WNBA

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Jeff

After getting winning a national championship, getting drafted by the WNBA, and then being released by a WNBA team, Kaitlyn Chen returns to the WNBA.  With many players in the WNBA going to Europe to play in the Eurobasket tournament, … Continue reading →

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Kaitlyn Chen has Signed with the 3XBA

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Jeff

After being drafted by the Golden State Valkyries, Kaitlyn Chen was waived before the team’s inaugural game. Fortunately for her, she continues to play basketball professional, like another Asian American who was drafted by the WNBA and then waived. Kaitlyn … Continue reading →

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College Basketball Player Xaivian Lee gets $6 Million in Deals

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Jeff

We have a written about a number of high level  Asian American athletes who graduated from Ivy League Universities, such as skater Nathan Chen (Yale), basketball player Kaitlyn Chen and of course, NBA star Jeremy Lin (Harvard),  But what reason … Continue reading →

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The WNBA Golden State Valkyries’ Franchise Opener

Posted on May 19, 2025 by John

I had a chance to witness San Francisco Bay Area history with the WNBA’s latest expansion team. On Friday, May 16th in San Francisco, I watched the Golden State Valkyries‘ franchise opener against the Los Angeles Sparks. The game featured the … Continue reading →

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Scientists Study World Record Setting 77 year-old Runner Jeannie Rice

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Jeff

77-year-old runner Jeannie Rice has broken every women’s distance world record for the 75-79 age group. Most runners slow down significantly after 70, but she has not.  So when British scientists heard that she was running in the London Marathon … Continue reading →

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Kaitlyn Chen Drafted by the Golden State Valkyries of the WNBA

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Jeff

Kaitlyn Chen was selected on Monday April 14th by the Golden State Valkyries in the WNBA draft. She was drafted in the 3rd round and 30th overall.  We mentioned previously that she did not declare for the draft, but since … Continue reading →

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Kaitlyn Chen’s Path to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Jeff

One doesn’t see many Asian faces in in American basketball championships (the last time I can recall was when Jeremy Lin won the NBA championship with the 2019 Toronto Raptors), so it was a pleasant surprise to see Kaitlyn Chen … Continue reading →

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