Category Archives: Sports

Silicon Valley’s Ping Pong Boom

Posted on December 27, 2009 by John

While growing up, my family had a ping pong table in our basement — my brother and I would often play during the summers, when we had a lot of time during our summer vacations and when it was nice … Continue reading →

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Asians Dominate in Competitive Speed Skating

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Ben

I’ll admit. I didn’t even know about this guy until some interview or something while I was flipping through channel surfing. I was thinking, dang… that guy has a unique name. Apolo? And he’s going to be at the upcoming … Continue reading →

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Japanese Men Perform Men’s Rhythmic Gymnastics

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Jen

I have always found rhythmic gymnastics much more aesthetically pleasing and less “brute force” than the standard gymnastics with the balance beam & vault. Both are amazing sports, but given my preference for dance, rhythmic gymnastics seems to require musicality … Continue reading →

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“Hookin’ Up” with Mariko Izumi

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Jeff

“Hookin’ Up with Mariko Izumi” is a show about what you see in this picture.  That’s right, that rod she is holding is a fishing rod!   Mariko Izumi hosts a fishing show on WFN, the World Fishing Network channel.   She … Continue reading →

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Hip Hip Hooray for MVP Hideki Matsui

Posted on November 6, 2009 by jee

I am devastated — still — about the results of the World Series. I make no secret of the fact that I loathe the Yankees. To put it simply, I loathe any team except for my beloved Dodgers; I am … Continue reading →

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Small Asians, Big Eaters

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Jeff

One of Number Two Son’s favorite shows is Man vs Food.  In this show, host Adam Richman goes to various towns and cities and indulges in the local fare.  Toward the end of each show, he engages in a local … Continue reading →

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Asian Basketball Players: With Yao out, will it be the Year of the Yi?

Posted on October 28, 2009 by phil

It’s my favorite time of the year again; basketball season! Unfortunately for Yao Ming fans, Yao may be out the entire season due to having surgery on his broken left foot. However, besides watching the L.A. Lakers defend their title as the … Continue reading →

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Filipinos in the NFL?

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Jeff

“If he grows a few inches, you should have him consider playing tackle football.” This is the comment that Number One Son’s flag football coach told me after a football game.  Number One Son had a good game at cornerback, … Continue reading →

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Tamari Miyashiro hoping for a shot at NCAA volleyball title

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Jeff

“Looks like we have a team of all liberos!” When I was coaching The Daughter’s volleyball team, that was one of my fellow coaches’ comments about our team of short Asian girls.  For those of you who don’t know volleyball, … Continue reading →

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Ana Julaton Joins Manny Pacquiao as Another Filipino Boxing Champion

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Jeff

Manny Pacquiao isn’t the only Filipino boxing champion.  On September 12, Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton won the IBA Super Bantamweight championship (122 lbs) by defeating Kelsey “the Road Warrior” Jeffries.   We have written before about female Asian boxers defying stereotypes, … Continue reading →

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Asians Can Roof You Too

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Ben

It’s about that time of year where most volleyball players start shifting from outdoors to indoors. Not too long ago, I joined the regular crew at our usual gym to rally up a few games. A pretty funny incident happened … Continue reading →

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Phillipe “The Filipino Assassin” Nover runs into some bad luck in the UFC

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Jeff

MMA fighter and registered nurse Phillipe “The Filipino Assassin” Nover, who we wrote about in the past, has run into some bad luck. After losing in The Ultimate Fighter 8 finals, many people felt that he was counted out early … Continue reading →

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