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Tag Archives: basketball
Asian Heritage Athletes in America Feature: Yao Ming
By Gavin Chen Yao Min, born in Shanghai, China on September 12, 1980, is a Chinese professional basketball player who became one of the most dominant centers in the NBA. Standing at an imposing 7’6” and weighing 310 pounds, … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged basketball, China, chinese, houston rockets, NBC, shanghai, Yao Ming
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CAAMFest 2024: “Home Court” – The Basketball Journey of Ashley Chea
Director Erica Tanamachi, Producer Jenn Lee Smith, Executive Producer Diane Quon, and Writer/Editor Jean Kawahara Home Court was one of the CAAMFest 2024 films I was most excited to screen: “Ashley Chea is a Cambodian American basketball phenom. Home Court, … Continue reading
Posted in 8mm Film Review, 8Series, Local, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
Tagged Ashley Chea, basketball, CAAMFest, CAAMFest 2024, Cambodian Americans, Princeton
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Filipina American Basketball Player Kayla Padilla makes it to the NCAA Elite 8
It seemed strange yet very cool to see an Asian American woman basketball player in a NCAA Division 1 game televised on national television. It was not just any game – USC guard Kayla Padilla was playing in a NCAA … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged basketball, Filipino American, Kayla Padilla, NCAA, NCAA Basketball Tournament, The Sideline Post, USC
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Xaivan Lee Emerges as a star on Princeton University Basketball Team
Earlier this year when Princeton University men’s basketball team reached the NCAA Tournament “sweet 16” round for the first time in 50 years, I as an interested alum watched them play on national television and noticed an Asian player on … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Sports
Tagged basketball, Jeremy Lin, Princeton, Princeton University, Xavian Lee
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’38 At The Garden’ Premieres October 11th on HBO Max
https://youtu.be/JSU2j8FJi_M Back in June, I had blogged about a community event about an upcoming documentary, ’38 At the Garden’ about Jeremy Lin’s performance against Kobe Bryant’s LA Lakers back on February 10th, 2012, its effects, and the current state of … Continue reading
Gonzaga Basketball Players Kayleigh and Kaylynne Truong land Endorsement Deals and fight Stereotypes
Before reading this article about Gonzaga Basketball Players Kayleigh and Kaylynne Truong, I had no idea about any Asian American women college basketball players, much less any who were Division I players much less twins. I also didn’t know about … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Sports
Tagged basketball, Breaking Limits, Degree, Gonzaga, Kayla Padilla, Kayleigh Truong, Kaylynne Truong
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“38 At the Garden” – A Community Conversation with Jeremy Lin
Ten years after Linsanity, Frank Chi has created 38 At the Garden. The title is a reference to NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin scoring 38 points against Kobe Bryant’s LA Lakers. The upcoming documentary, which will be premiering this June … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, Local, Movies, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged 38 at the Garden, basketball, Frank Chi, Jeremy Lin, linsanity
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The University of Utah honors Wat Misaka, first person of Color in the NBA
Long before Linsanity or even before any African Americans would play in what would become the NBA, Wataru “Wat” Misaka became the first person of color to play professional basketball in the Basketball Association of America, playing three games for … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, Sports
Tagged basketball, Jeremy Lin, University of Utah, Wat Misaka
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Golden State Warriors 2022 Lunar New Year Celebration Night
The highly popular and successful Golden State Warriors play in the San Francisco Bay Area , which overall is almost 25% Asian. San Francisco, where the Warriors play in Chase Center, is itself 35% Asian, so it’s no surprise that … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Events, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
Tagged basketball, Chinese New Year, Golden State Warriors, Lion Dance Me, Stephen Curry
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NBA G League Dealing Internally with Player who called Jeremy Lin “Coronavirus”
The NBA has identified the player who Jeremy Lin said called him “coronavirus” during G-League play. Lin, who went back to the NBA’s development league in order work his way back into the NBA after playing for the Beijing Ducks, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, San Francisco Bay Area, Sports
Tagged basketball, coronavirus, G League, Jeremy Lin, NBA
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ESPN/ABC Commentator Jalen Rose shares some Filipino Culture during the NBA Playoffs (Walis!)
Even though Filipino and Filipino Americans are known to really love basketball, I was still surprised when ESPN/ABC commentator Jalen Rose pulled out a Filipino broom during the Milwaukee Bucks/Miami Heat pregame show this weekend and said “Walis!” Walis refers … Continue reading
Warriors Unveil New Look: Chinese Heritage Uniform
Although I’ve lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1999, I only started following the NBA and the Golden State Warriors since they signed Jeremy Lin, and after Lin left – with the rise of Stephen Curry. On a … Continue reading