Category Archives: Sports

Gymnast Kevin Tan makes a strong bid for the U.S. Men’s Olympics Team

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Jen

I was lucky enough to catch the Men’s Visa 2008 Championship that aired on NBC today, where the best men in the U.S. competed for a chance to compete in the Olympic team trials coming up. I saw Fremont-born Kevin … Continue reading →

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Beijing: The Show Must Go On…

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Jun

In the ancient temple of Forbidden City, Tai Miao, Nike President and CEO Mark Parker and 22 Chinese Federations unveiled their uniform collections. There were high performance shoes on display and models in their uniforms, running, playing basketball, and boxing. … Continue reading →

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Kristi Yamaguchi: Dancing with the Stars

Posted on April 13, 2008 by Jen

  I know some of my fellow 8Asians writers like America’s Next Dance Crew…I know “hip hop” is popular, and break dancing is much more sexier and grittier than ballroom dancing right now, but I’m going to still stick to … Continue reading →

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Pong Dynasty: In Table Tennis, Chinese Rule

Posted on April 11, 2008 by John

A common stereotype amongst Asian-Americans, and I am sure specifically Chinese-Americans, is that we play ping-ping (or more properly named, table tennis) and we are good at it. Well, apparently, we are. The Wall Street Journal reports that the top … Continue reading →

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Should Asian Kids Be Forced to Play Sports?

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Ernie

A funny thing occurred in the comment section regarding the previous blog post on Asian parents making their kids play musical instruments; a tangent topic was brought up about taking their kids out for sports teams. From Eddy: …do APA … Continue reading →

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Yao Ming’s Left Foot – China Holds Breath

Posted on February 27, 2008 by John

If you haven’t heard, NBA Houston Rockets’ basketball player Yao Ming injured his left foot, as report in “China Holds Breath for Yao“: “Amid pollution, traffic and human rights concerns, Beijing is facing a new Olympic threat: Yao Ming’s left … Continue reading →

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“Racist” Super Bowl Ads written by Asian

Posted on February 4, 2008 by jozjozjoz

In a completely unrelated post, 8Asian readers have been weighing in on the SalesGenie.com ads which aired during yesterday’s Super Bowl. As such, I thought I should give the topic its own post. The basic consensus seems to be that … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Bruce Lee!

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Mike

Happy Birthday Bruce Lee! I remember running home from grade school to watch Fist of Fury, Way of the Dragon, and Game of Death as a kid. Then I’d daydream about being a kung fu master and practice my moves … Continue reading →

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King James to the Middle Kingdom came

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Brian

National past times are going international. The NFL has a Dolphins/Giants game on today being played in London. The NBA is playing a few preseason (aka practice) games overseas. Of key interest is China. People paid upwards of $550 per … Continue reading →

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The Raiders in Tagalog

Posted on September 18, 2007 by genghis

We’re in week 2 of the NFL football season and I’ve discovered the cultural sensitivity of one particular NFL team. I’m a Niner fan since birth, but I’ll have to give props to the Oakland Raiders for this one. I … Continue reading →

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Bush, After Talks With China’s Leader, Accepts Invitation to Beijing Olympics

Posted on September 7, 2007 by John

As you may or may not know, President George W. Bush is currently in Sydney, Australia for the annual APEC conference. Well, the other day, Bush accepted an invitation from Chinese President Hu Jintao to attend the 2008 summer Olympics … Continue reading →

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Beijing begins Olympic countdown

Posted on August 8, 2007 by John

One year from today will be the very lucky August 8th, 2008 (8/8/08) and the beginning of the much anticipated 2008 Beijing Olympics, seen as China’s coming out party for the 21st century, quoting here from a Reuters report: “More … Continue reading →

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