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Category Archives: Sports
Jeremy Lin Tweets Response To Stuyvesant High School Video
Why is Jeremy Lin so nice? First, he has lunch with the ex-ESPN editor, Anthony Federico, who wrote the headline, “Chink in the Armor: Jeremy Lin’s 9 Turnovers Cost Knicks in Streak-Snapping Loss to Hornets.” And now, our Jeremy is promising … Continue reading
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Will Knee Linjury End Linsanity?
Not an April Fools post: A meniscus tear on his left knee has taken Jeremy Lin out for at least six weeks. He received the injury in a victory over Detroit. After resting his knee for seven days, he still … Continue reading
Why Jeremy Lin Isn’t Really Asian
The first time I heard about Jeremy Lin was when he was playing for Harvard a few years ago. There was a lot of buzz about him (especially on Asian American blogs) because people assumed he was Asian. I didn’t … Continue reading
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Is Jeremy Lin New York’s Beloved?
Jeremy Lin hasn’t been playing as great as he had been in February. But, still. He’s a really like-able guy. Humble. Down-to-Earth. According to the latest “The Most Beloved” competition by ESPN, “The New York Knicks point guard captured 70 percent of … Continue reading
VIRAL LIKE SARS: Jeremy Lin And Landry Fields Demonstrate Their Secret Handshake
Want to be just like Jeremy Lin? Um…then study hard, go to Harvard and be really good at basketball. Or you can just do the secret handshake he does on court with Landry Fields. Meanwhile, we’ll be working on our … Continue reading
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Who Is The Asian Woman Sitting Courtside At Lakers Home Games?
If you’ve watched as many Lakers games as I have, you’ve probably noticed that three seats to the right of Jack Nicholson for the past 20+ years sits an older Asian woman. She’s become somewhat of an Internet “celebrity.” She … Continue reading
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Racist Jeremy Lin Skit Dims The Mike Brilliant Show
http://youtu.be/yQtFQjtKSj0?t=6m I have to hand it to Alex Tichauer – his Jeremy Lin sketch on the University of Arizona’s “UA Tonight with Mike Brilliant” show manages to touch on almost every negative Asian American stereotype that I can think of. … Continue reading
Before the Linsanity: “Who is the Best Asian-American Athlete?” Redux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIvTcCfRStw It was just over a month ago (right before Linsanity started) that I made a post entitled: TMZ Asks Apolo Anton Ohno, “Who is the Best Asian-American Athlete?” after a TMZ cameraman stalked Apolo Ohno while he was leaving … Continue reading
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The 8Asians Talk About AAJA’s Media Advisory for Jeremy Lin (and the Backlash)
Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading
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Ben Henderson Wins UFC Lightweight Championship
I have written about a number of Asians Americans in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), such as Mark Munoz and Nam Phan. One that I haven’t talked about is Ben “Smooth” Henderson, who won the UFC lightweight championship at UFC 144 … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Henderson, Frankie Edgar, lightweight championship, MMA, UFC 144
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The 8Asians Talk About Something Better Than Jeremy Lin Puns
Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading
Fox 5 Anchor Makes Racist Statement About Jeremy Lin
Once again, the Jeremy Lin phenomenon has unearthed a massive trove of anti Asian American racism. Unlike the unfortunate ESPN headline, this racist remark is far more blatant. One anchor is talking about the physical attributes that help Jeremy Lin … Continue reading
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