Category Archives: Sports

Have Asian Americans Arrived in Mixed Martial Arts?

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Jeff

In 2008, this forum asked, “why so few Asian American in MMA? Four years later, Ben Henderson is the UFC lightweight champion, Mark Munoz is headlining UFC on Fuel 4, “Munoz vs Weidman,” Cung Le is on the main card … Continue reading →

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Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Wins Nathan’s Famous Women’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Again

Posted on July 5, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/Tw5QX6F-3HU For the second year in a row, when Nathan’s Famous Women’s Hot Dog Eating Contest has had a women’s only division, Korean American Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas won this year’s contest. She broke her own record set last … Continue reading →

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Our Jeremy Linspiration

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Guest Writer

http://youtu.be/zaV7DOXgCfA By Sheldon My friend and I were brought together through our common passion of creating and directing videos that will connect to people who have shared our experiences as first-generation Asian Americans. We, like many others, were inspired by … Continue reading →

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Spencer Yee, 10-year-old Archery Prodigy

Posted on June 21, 2012 by tinabot

For the Chinese American Western I’m writing, COWBOY NINJA, I have a lot of fun going out and “researching” the subject, and one thing on my list for this summer is archery classes. So I was especially impressed when I … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin and Roy Hibbert in the Jimmy Kimmel Live Skype Scavenger Hunt

Posted on June 14, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/IqBb8J_JM4E This past Tuesday night, Jeremy Lin and Roy Hibbert of the Indiana Pacers competed against each other in a “Skype Scavenger Hunt” where host Jimmy Kimmel asked the two NBA players to find items within their homes the quickest. … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin Up For ‘The EPIC Award’ In The NBA Social Media Awards

Posted on June 13, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/icTkbn9Sprs If there was any recent sports phenomenon that was partially driven by social media, certainly breakout star Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks qualifies. Apparently, the NBA will host a social media awards special in a week: “On … Continue reading →

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Roger Mayweather Tweets Racist Comments About Manny Pacquiao

Posted on June 11, 2012 by JohnnyC

EDITORS NOTE, 6/11/2012: It has been brought to our attention that the alleged Twitter account and related tweets may be fake. Manny Pacquiao doesn’t have it very easy these days. From his alleged comments about gays that were misquoted and … Continue reading →

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Cung Le To Face Patrick Cote At UFC 148

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Jeff

Actor and Mixed Martial Artist Cung Le looks to get his first Octogon win at UFC 148 on July 7, where he faces Patrick “The Predator” Cote on the main card.   As with his previous UFC match, Cote is a … Continue reading →

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Why Indian Americans Dominate Spelling Bees

Posted on June 1, 2012 by jasmine

With the 2012 Scripps Spelling Bee having taken place this week, this recent NPR story about how and why Indian-American students appear to dominate the annual bee is a fascinating read: “Indian-American spelling successes have also been fueled in recent years … Continue reading →

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Tracy McGrady’s Chinese Beer Commercial & The Yao Ming Effect

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Guest Writer

From Min Y.: “Before there was the Facebook Effect, there was the Yao Ming Effect, where any player who ever played with Yao received random endorsement deals from Chinese companies. Now almost a year after Yao’s retirement, Former Houston Rockets … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin’s New Role In Olympic Basketball

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Jeff

Although he did not play in the NBA playoffs, Jeremy Lin now has a role with USA Olympic Basketball, as a member of the USA Men’s Select Team.  TheSselect Team plays and trains against the US National Team that will … Continue reading →

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ESPN Profiles 92 year old Judo Coach Yoshihiro Uchida

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Guest Writer

From Min Y.: “ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi profiles 92-year-old San Jose State judo coach Yoshihiro Uchida, whose team recently won its 45th National Collegiate Judo Championship. Now THIS is the real life Mr. Miyagi — I have nothing but the utmost … Continue reading →

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