Category Archives: Sports

Korean Gymnast Arises from Poverty to Win Olympic Gold

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Mihee

From Korea Times: “Yang stood atop the podium after nailing an excellent pair of vaults including one judged to be the most difficult of the competition, which is even called ‘Yang Hak-seon’ after him. The three-twist front somersault was invented by … Continue reading →

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How Jeremy Lin Is Spending The Off Season

Posted on August 3, 2012 by John

The other day, Houston Rockets’ Jeremy Lin posted on YouTube what he has been up to during the summer, from shooting a Volvo television commercial, to training and playing miniature golf.  I guess these series of videos is the beginning … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Win Gold Medals At The 2012 Olympics For USA

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Mary

It has almost been a week since Olympics began and every moment of it has been exciting to watch. On Tuesday, July 31, 2012, Kyla Ross along with her teammates won a gold medal in Women’s Gymnastics. Ross is part … Continue reading →

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Asians Behaving Badly: Badminton Scandal At The 2012 London Olympics

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Moye

The 2012 Summer Olympics in London may try to represent the best in sports competition but that doesn’t come without a few scandals here and there–which I am totally okay with because let’s be real. You can’t throw together almost … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Competing In The 2012 Olympics

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Jeff

Northwest Asian Weekly has compiled a list of Asian Americans competing in the Olympics. The article shows pictures of eighteen Asian Americans representing the US, some of whom we have talked about before, like Tamari Miyashiro and Ariel Hsing and … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Take a Hike — Up Mission Peak

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Jeff

I started noticing pictures of people on Mission Peak (located in Fremont, California) on Facebook a while ago. Asians ranging from The Daughter and her friends to retired friends of ours were posting pictures of themselves hanging off the pole … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin’s Houston Rockets Move Angers Fans

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Edward

If you haven’t heard already from numerous sources, Jeremy Lin has officially taken the $25 million offer from Houston Rockets after his home team, the New York Knicks, refused to match the offer. If I was in his shoes, I … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin Joins The Houston Rockets

Posted on July 18, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/y1-CupxWo2A Jeremy Lin is now officially moving to re-join the Houston Rockets (in case you haven’t been following the post-season affairs of the NBA, the draft and post-aftermath of free agency). Yes, I said re-join, since he technically was part … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin’s Nike Air Force One Has Landed

Posted on July 17, 2012 by John

Nike had announced back in May that they would be releasing a Jeremy Lin shoe as part of their Air Force One series. Well, Air Force One landed on July 7th and is available in limited quantities for $100 at … Continue reading →

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Asian American MMA Fighters go 1-1 on UFC on Fuel 4

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Jeff

Asian American MMA Fighters went 1-1 on UFC on Fuel 4 last Wednesday, as Chris “Kamikaze” Cariaso won his flyweight bought but Mark Munoz saw his title shot chances go away after he was knocked out by Chris Weidman.  They … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin Wins Best Breakthrough Athlete at ESPN’s 2012 ESPY Awards

Posted on July 12, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/_54rIVrAuZk On Wednesday night during ESPN’s annual ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) Awards show, Jeremy Lin won ESPN’s 2012 ESPY award for Breakthrough Athlete. Considering the awards are based on fan votes, it’s no surprise that Lin won, competing … Continue reading →

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Cung Le beats Cote at UFC 148 but Retirement Uncertain

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Jeff

40 year old Cung Le beat Patrick Cote at UFC 148, but when interviewed, did not say that he would retire.  The UFC would like Cung Le to fight November 10 at UFC on Fuel 6 in Macau as part … Continue reading →

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