Chloe Kim has qualified for the U.S. Olympic snowboard team, but honestly, who is surprised? The 17-year-old snowboard prodigy qualified for the 2014 games in Sochi, but was too […]
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WATCH: Chloe Kim’s Athlete of the Year Speech at the 16th Unforgettable Gala
Read the full transcript of Kim’s speech below: Hi guys, Chloe Kim here. I am so bummed that I wasn’t able to join you guys, but I am currently in Colorado […]
US Champion Karen Chen Now An Author, Too
Karen Chen’s autobiography just hit the book shelves. Imagine what she can write about if she wins an Olympic medal in February. The defending U.S. women’s figure skating champion […]
Unforgettable Athlete of the Year: Chloe Kim
Champion snowboarder Chloe Kim from Torrance, California, is finally old enough to compete in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, but first she will be recognized as Athlete of the […]
In New Nike Ad, Chinese Athletes Tell Zhou Qi: ‘Don’t Come Back’
Tired of being told to go back where you came from? This intense Nike ad puts a twist on the tired racist catchphrase by featuring Chinese athletes telling NBA […]
Jeremy Lin Responds To Kenyon Martin’s Dreadlocks Comment
Last week, Jeremy Lin called for unity among minorities when a former NBA All-Star made a comment on his new hairstyle. The conversation started when Kenyon Martin made a […]
At More US Colleges, Video Gamers Get the Varsity Treatment
BOSTON — In some ways, they’re like typical college athletes. They’re on varsity teams. They train for hours between classes. Some get hefty scholarships. But instead of playing sports, […]
Sung Hyun Park Wins US Women’s Open
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — After weeks of uncertainty, the U.S. Women’s Open stopped being about President Donald Trump, his course and his views toward women and it turned out to […]
Jeremy Lin Talks Underestimation Of Asian Masculinity
This isn’t the first time Chinese American athlete and Brooklyn Nets’ basketball star Jeremy Lin has talked about the underestimation of Asian American masculinity. “In the U.S., a lot […]
Pyeongchang Olympics Are Icy Path To Warmer Korean Relations
SEOUL — Tears and hugs after North and South Korean women won the 1991 team table tennis world championships. A standing ovation when athletes from the two Koreas marched […]
Danielle Kang Wins KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — From a young age, Danielle Kang’s parents instilled in her the belief that anything was possible. Even major championships. Kang birdied the final hole to […]
A Love Letter to Asian American Skateboarders
Jeff Grosso teamed up with Vans to produce a series of video “love letters” in which the professional skateboarder speaks to some of the most impactful people in skateboarding. […]
Asian American Figure Skaters Increasingly Visible At Top Levels
In 1992, Kristi Yamaguchi inspired generations of Asian Americans when she won gold at the Olympics in ice skating in women’s singles. Then there was Michelle Kwan, who has […]
Watch Out For Young Boxing Prodigy Brandun Lee
At first glance, Brandun Lee is an average young man. The 5-foot-7, 143-pound senior at La Quinta High School shrugged his shoulders with a smirk on his face when […]
Jeremy Lin Talks Asian American Masculinity
The Brooklyn Nets’ Jeremy Lin thinks Asian American masculinity is an issue that should be talked about more. In a YouTube video that was uploaded last Thursday, Lin talked […]
