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VideoSkating, No Longer a “White Sport” ?
by Jorge Rivas on August 4 2009, 11:15AM
Remember stand-up comedian Paul Rodriguez? Well, he has a son, Paul Rodriguez Jr. and he’s a pro skater. Which is so interesting to me because when I was growing up, skating was seen as a white thing. In East…
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Obama and Willie Mays: The Men of Summer
by Gina Acebo on July 15 2009, 12:22PM
President Barack Obama talks with baseball great Willie Mays aboard Air Force One en route to the MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis, July 14, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Myself, I’m an Oakland A’s fan,…
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by Guest Columnist on June 19 2009, 10:29AM
By Nina Jacinto This post originally appeared on WireTap. Last week the New York Times reported on how young girls of color in metropolitan public schools don’t have the same access to participating in sports as young boys. This is…
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UPDATE: Only English When Playing Golf
by Hatty Lee on September 5 2008, 11:25AM
We spoke and they listened. LPGA backs down on English-only rule . Just two hours before the Asian Pacific American Legal Center and civil rights groups planned a new conference in Los Angeles, LPGA Tour commissioner announced that they…
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Son of Undocumented Immigrants Wins American Gold
by Jonathan Adams on August 20 2008, 10:29AM
The son of Mexican immigrants, 21-year-old Henry Cejudo won a gold medal in men’s freestyle 55-kilogram wrestling in Beijing. Sally Kohn wrote on “The Irony of Immigrant Olympians,” about the disconnect between the olympic praise and immigration policy: Sudanese…
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Color Commentary: Watching the Olympics
by Jonathan Adams on August 13 2008, 3:22PM
I honestly have no idea how one plays handball. I watched the game for a good thirty minutes and it appears that they just throw you a ball and tell you to “Play!” Beach volleyball is another event that…
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Chinese Americans on the 2008 Games in Beijing
by Jonathan Adams on August 12 2008, 2:08PM
Originally pubilshed on The Contexts What the Olympics Mean to Chinese Americans by C.N. Much has been written and said about China hosting the Summer Olympics and much controversy has been associated with the games based on China’s record on…
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Update: NBA Double Standard for Spanish Players’ Racist Conduct?
by Jonathan Adams on August 11 2008, 2:30PM
UPDATE: h/t angry asian man After appearing in a team “slant eye” photo, Spain’s basketball team has responded to the controversy. Two members of the team, Paul Gasol and Jose Calderon actually play for the NBA and they said…
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Blacks Banned from Bars in Beijing?
by Jonathan Adams on July 21 2008, 2:24PM
China is weeks away from hosting the 2008 Olympic Games and there are several final touches being made in Beijing to make sure that the country is the perfect host. One of these last-minute details, however, may be completely…
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World Eskimo-Indian Olympics Begin Today
by Jonathan Adams on July 16 2008, 8:47AM
An annual four-day event that began in 1961, the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics, provides Native Alaskan men and women an arena where communities come together to share culture and compete in traditional games. The games were started to preserve the…
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Michael Chang Created Sports Legacy for Asians
by Jonathan Adams on July 15 2008, 1:18PM
H/T the color line As Asians gain popularity in American sports, we should remember that pro tennis player Michael Chang helped make Asian athletes more visible. Chang, 36, was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday….
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Serena Williams: an inspiration
by Samhita Mukhopadhyay on July 17 2007, 9:32AM
First posted at Feministing.com I am shamefully late on writing about this and I meant to write about this two weeks ago when the Wimbledom actually ended, but, ey, better late than never. I will be honest I don’t know…
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