Category Archives: Sports

Prodigy MMA Fighter: Mizuki Inoue

Posted on February 28, 2014 by tinabot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h77XPzyaII As I’ve been devouring all the Invicta FC fight videos I can find, one particular fighter from Japan has really caught my eye. Mizuki Inoue is fresh out of high school, and yet she’s touted as one of the … Continue reading →

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In Search of Asian American Female MMA Fighters: Jenny Liou

Posted on February 22, 2014 by tinabot

I was just scrolling down the blog Women’s MMA Today a few weeks ago and saw Jenny Liou’s name in her first pro-fight. Curious, I decided to search her up on YouTube and found this amateur fight of her from … Continue reading →

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The Jeremy Lin Volvo XC60 Workout

Posted on February 22, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/V2FC7h5wtbs As you may know, Houston Rockets basketball player Jeremy Lin endorses Volvo as one of his many sponsorships. I’ve been getting around to catching up on blog posts and Lin back in January released a viral web video to … Continue reading →

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Should Yuna Kim Have Won Gold in Sochi?

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Lily

In a shocking turn not even the live news announcers fully expected, Russia’s Adelina Sotnikova took home the gold medal in ladies figure skating (her country’s first), upsetting defending gold-medalist South Korea’s Yuna Kim at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Italy’s … Continue reading →

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#MiraiEarnedIt: Why the Snub Will Still Matter, Even After the Olympics Are Over

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Guest Writer

By Eugene Hung “Not being chosen to represent the United States at the Olympic Games in Sochi and at the 2014 World Championships in Japan has been extremely disappointing to me, and it has been very difficult for me to … Continue reading →

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Tiger Muay Thai Training GSP: Georges St-Pierre

Posted on February 19, 2014 by tinabot

Lately I’ve been adding a little Muay Thai as part of my work out routine, having a blast with it, and a friend shared this muay thai Youtube with me about trainers from Thailand who came to train UFC Welterweight … Continue reading →

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Golden State Warriors 2014 Asian Heritage Night – GenRyu Arts’ Half-Time Performance

Posted on February 13, 2014 by John

At the end of January, the Golden State Warriors had their annual Asian Heritage Night themed game. This was the first time in a while that I recall that did not feature Jeremy Lin playing (even though he has since … 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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2014 Super Bowl Highlights: Asians Nearly Invisible in Advertising While Bruno Mars Headlines Halftime Show

Posted on February 3, 2014 by jozjozjoz

http://youtu.be/KlSn8Isv-3M If you bothered to watch the big game (NFL Super Bowl XLVIII) on Sunday (personally, I fell asleep at least 3 different times), the good news to report is that there are no standout racist ads against Asians to … 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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P&G: Proud Sponsor of Mom’s – Raising an Olympian: Julie Chu – Thank You, Mom

Posted on January 13, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/V9PRlKSBj_E I caught this sponsored video link posted on the Front Page of Yahoo! I swear I thought 8Asians had blogged about this amazing woman, but I can’t seem to find any specific posts on her. Chu is the first … Continue reading →

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Tiger Parent Worship in HBO’s ‘State of Play: Trophy Kids’

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Jeff

“If she’s crying that’s good, because I’m going to make her tough.” – Andre Avery, after making his daughter cry with his criticism her golf play In a documentary full of disturbing parental behavior, one thing that particularly disturbs me … Continue reading →

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