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Asian American Commercial Watch: Visa’s Real Life Events & Chloe Kim

Posted on February 18, 2018 by John

https://youtu.be/yDTYvtUc8Qc I caught this Visa commercial while watching the Olympics, which is no surprise since Visa is an Olympic sponsor and was pleasantly surprised to see Chloe Kim towards the end of the commercial: You know faster is better. We’ve … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans and Asian Canadians in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Jeff

Northwest Asian Weekly recently published a list of Asian Americans in the Sochi 2014 Olympics.   While figure skater Mirai Nagasu is not going and snowboarder Chloe Kim cannot go, ice dancers like Alex and Maia Shibutani, Madison Chock, and Felicia … Continue reading →

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Chloe Kim: Second in US Snowboard Qualifier Rankings but Can’t Go to Sochi Olympics

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Jeff

http://youtu.be/9XrE7cjxQrs Chloe Kim took second in the women’s half pipe snowboard qualifier rankings, but can’t represent the US in Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics.  The problem?  At 13, she is too young.  Qualifiers need to be 15 by the … Continue reading →

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