8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ronny Chieng & Old Spice’s “The Expert”
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Category Archives: Sports
Jeremy Lin Joins the Charlotte Hornets
This isn’t breaking news, but as those of you who have followed Jeremy Lin’s career, you know that his past season with the LA Lakers had a so-so season and that he was a free agent at the end of … Continue reading
How to have a Winning Track Team without a Usable Track
Imagine an academically focused high school with plenty of Asians Americans and without a consistently usable track and limited athletic funding. What if any sport would it excel in? Why track of course! In this interview at milesplit.com, Lowell High … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
Tagged Andy Leong, cross country, Lowell High School, track
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AAPI MMA Fighters win at UFC Fight Night 66 in Manila as Mark Munoz Retires
Three Asian American/Pacific Islander MMA fighters won at UFC Fight Night 66 in Manila (Pasay to be exact) Philippines. Jon “The Super Saiyan” Tuck, the first Chamorro signed to the UFC, submitted Tae Hyun Bang, by rear naked choke. Mark … Continue reading
Michelle “Karate Hottie” Waterson Signed to UFC
Great shot taken by @allelbows from my last fight. I am truly greatful for everything @invictafc has done for me! Such an amazing organization backing women who represent wmma with pride and passion! I have yet to see an invicta … Continue reading
“Career Arc: Manny Pacquiao” on Grantland
Submitted by Ruel Gaviola: Check out the excellent biographical piece on Manny Pacquiao in Grantland by Rafe Bartholomew, author of the fantastic basketball book, Pacific Rims: Beermen Ballin’ in Flip-Flops and the Philippines’ Unlikely Love Affair with Basketball. Manny Pacquiao … Continue reading
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Raquel Pa’aluhi Wins by Unanimous Decision Against Ediane Gomes
One of the reasons I love watching mixed martial arts, especially the female fighters, is how inspiring they are in how hard they work and what they sacrifice to be the best they can be. Watching Invicta FC events always … Continue reading
APIA Fighters on Invicta FC 12 Card Tonight
Tonight’s Invicta FC 12 card will feature some APIA fighters. First, we’ve got Jenny Liou (3-1) from Idaho who will be squaring off with Lacey Schuckman (10-8). Posted by Jenny Liou on Monday, March 16, 2015 Next, there’s Hawaii’s Raquel … Continue reading
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Tagged invicta fc, invicta fc12, martial arts, mixed martial arts, MMA, UFC, ufc fight pass, wmma, womens mixed martial arts
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Michelle Waterson for Samsung in “Into the Galaxy”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1kJBw7Fa8 MMA fighter, former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion, and mother Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson is featured in one of these new Samsung “Into the Galaxy” series commercials. The theme of this series appears to be people who are trying … Continue reading
Best Anime MMA Walk Out Songs
My Naruto poster came that I got on eBay!!! ナルトのポスターが来た！ #Naruto #anime A photo posted by @roxyfighter on Jan 31, 2015 at 6:58am PST Last fall, two Invicta FC fighters, Roxanne Modafferi and Jenny Liou (who will both fight in … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Entertainment, Music, Sports, TV
Tagged anime, Bruce Lee, ghost in a shell, invicta fc, Japan, japanese, jenny liou, martial arts, mixed martial arts, MMA, ninja, samurai, Spike Lee, wmma, womens mixed martial arts
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Varun Ram thrills Indian Americans in NCAA Tournament
When the University of Maryland needed a defensive spark in the last seconds of their March Madness opener against Valparaiso, they called up reserve player Varun Ram. According to the Washington post, Ram’s late game disruption of Valparaiso’s offense caused … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, March Madness, NCAA Basketball Tournament, University of Maryland, Varun Ram
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What Sports Are Asian Americans Into?
#gingerbread #cookies #ninjas A photo posted by Carlomus Prime (@carlomusprime) on Mar 1, 2015 at 12:42am PST I’m a big fan of MMA, and 8Asians writer Jeff has even posted an article about successful Asian American participation in the UFC. … Continue reading
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Tagged asian americans, Bruce Lee, Cung Le, karate hottie, michelle waterson, mixed martial arts, MMA, wmma
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Invicta FC11 Inoue Loses by Decision to Grasso
Your co-main event for tomorrow night @alexa_grasso vs. Mizuki Inoue | #InvictaFC11 A photo posted by Invicta Fighting Championship (@invictafc) on Feb 26, 2015 at 6:34pm PST Mexico’s Alexa Grasso defeated Japan’s Mizuki Inoue in last Friday’s Invicta FC11 event … Continue reading
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Tagged alexa grasso, Japan, martial arts, Mexico, mixed martial arts, mizuki inoue, MMA, wmma, womens mixed martial arts
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