Category Archives: Sports

8$: “I Will Marry Jeremy Lin” Project by Kristina Wong

Posted on August 21, 2014 by jozjozjoz

8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading →

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9-Man: No Jokes Street Volleyball

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Lily

Fans abound for the gritty, fast-paced, Chinatown-style street ball known as 9-man. In the 1930s, Chinese American men began playing 9-man, a street version of volleyball involving nine players (hence the game’s obvious if not well known name) compared to … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin Excited to Join Lakers

Posted on July 14, 2014 by jozjozjoz

Confirming the news that the Rockets traded Jeremy Lin to the Lakers on Friday, Jeremy posted a photo of himself in a Lakers hat and doing the LA hand sign. Via JLin7 on Instagram: Thank you to Houston fans, media, … Continue reading →

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Linsanity Moves to LA: Rockets Trade Jeremy Lin to Lakers

Posted on July 11, 2014 by jozjozjoz

It’s the news that’s lighting up the internet… Jeremy Lin was traded by the Houston Rockets to the Los Angeles Lakers. JLin himself hasn’t made a public comment yet, but keep I keep reloading his Twitter feed (@JLin7) to see … Continue reading →

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Invicta FC8: Waterson vs. Tamada set for Sept. 6

Posted on July 11, 2014 by tinabot

If you didn’t already know, the announcement that UFC Fight Pass is now distributing top female MMA promotion Invicta FC content was already big news, but the bigger news is they finally announced date and fight card for Invicta FC8: … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin’s Huffington Post Interview

Posted on June 21, 2014 by John

Since the Houston Rockets didn’t make it past the first round of the NBA playoffs, Jeremy Lin had the opportunity to do an interview with the Huffington Post Live to: “talk about basketball, life beyond “Linsanity” and his latest projects … Continue reading →

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Am I Anorexic? Asian Girl Body Issues

Posted on June 19, 2014 by tinabot

A few months ago, a student from Yale University, Frances Chan, blogged in the Huffington Post about her horrific experience with Yale–she was 5’ 2” and about 90 lbs, and they designated her an “eating disorder” case and began to … Continue reading →

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UFC’s First Asian American Female Fighter: Shayna Baszler

Posted on June 4, 2014 by tinabot

Get more pictures like this from SHERDOG.COM I had thought I had carefully read through all the big name female MMA fighter athlete bios searching for anyone of Asian heritage, and I started to scour through the up-and-coming ones when … Continue reading →

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MMA Fighter, Muay Thai Champ Miriam Nakamoto Healing From Knee Injury

Posted on May 21, 2014 by tinabot

@EliteSportsPT @CSAgym @InvictaFights @AMR_Group & the Heel says "Hello Butt! Long time no C" 150° of flexion: CHECK pic.twitter.com/l1iS8m6zy1 — Miriam Nakamoto (@MiriamNakamoto) March 8, 2014 Last December 2013, female pro-MMA fighter and Muay Thai champion Miriam Nakamoto tore her … Continue reading →

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Few Asian American Basketball Players at the NCAA D1 Level – Does it Really Matter?

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Jeff

After almost 10 years of playing in community, NJB, AAU, and school leagues, Number Two Son dropped out of organized basketball for good this year.  When I saw this article asking why there are very few Asian American division I … Continue reading →

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TUF Enough? Another Submissive Asian Girl

Posted on May 2, 2014 by tinabot

Okay, I had to share this awesome gif someone made of Jenny Liou that was being passed around on reddit.com. Apparently, it’s from the TUF tryouts this past Monday, as featured on MMA Fight Corner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nTiI_PG_yE When I found it, … Continue reading →

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