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Asian American Sports Spotlight: Norman Owyoung
Posted on April 2, 2013 | 1 CommentEDITOR’S NOTE: During Rick Quan’s thirty years as a local television sportscaster he’s always had a passion and desire to highlight the stories of Asian American athletes. “For too long Asian Americans, especially men have suffered from poor stereotypes, often portrayed as physically weak ... -
Money where your Mouth is: Pacquiao vs Marquez
Posted on December 8, 2012 | No CommentsBy- Ivan V. Natividad Las Vegas, Nev.- Tonight Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez meet for a fourth, and final bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Considering the history between the two welterweights (2 close, controversial wins for Pacquiao and a... -
SF Giants World Series 2012 Victory Parade Photo Highlights
Posted on November 1, 2012 | 3 CommentsForecast for the weather this Halloween for the San Francisco Giants World Series Victory Parade was a heavy downpour of Cain, not rain. The players arrived to the parade start with police escorts and hopped into sleek detailed luxury convertibles. The parade started down on... -
SF Giants Pay Tribute to Bruce Lee
Posted on September 10, 2012 | No CommentsHe paved the way for stars like Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Steven Seagal. The first true action star of the silver screen was Martial Arts expert Bruce Lee. The San Francisco native starred in five films in his brilliant but brief career that... -
Bay Area’s 16-Year-Old Table Tennis Champions Compete in London 2012
Posted on July 31, 2012 | 1 CommentWith the Olympic Games in full swing, the Bay Area has plenty to be proud of. Representing the Bay’s Asian-American community in the Games are 16-year-old table tennis champions Ariel Hsing and Lily Zhang, who earned spots on the Olympic team at Trials, competing against... -
Foiling Expectations: U.S. Fencers Go For Gold
Posted on July 18, 2012 | No CommentsBy New America Media‘s Alex Bue SAN FRANCISCO — A bourgeoning group of young Asian American fencers is looking to usurp the sport’s Eurocentric stereotypes. At the forefront is the Massialas Foundation at Halberstadt, located in San Francisco’s Mission District. With three fencers currently ranked in the... -
Medicare’s “Extra Help” Program Helps Those With Limited Income Pay For Prescription Medications
Posted on September 26, 2011 | No CommentsWASHINGTON, D.C. – Making ends meet should not mean going without your medications. If you have limited income and resources, Medicare’s “Extra Help” program sets it up so this year you pay no more than $2.50 for each generic drug and $6.30 for each brand... -
Hail Queen Yun Na! (Or the Olympic Yellow Peril?)
Posted on March 4, 2010 | 11 Commentsupdate 3/20/2011: One year later Yun Na’s completely dropped off the planet as far as Americans are concerned. On the other hand, American marketers appear to have abandoned the American women as well. Still, as North American Asians perhaps we can be a bit miffed... -
Asian Slant on the Vancouver Olympics
Posted on February 16, 2010 | No CommentsWell here I am just a 2 hour drive from the Vancouver 2010 winter olympics with no plans and not heard of anybody who’s going up there to see it, but it comes in fine on NBC HD on my cable, even if they’re not... -
Pacquiao-Cotto Round By Round Coverage
Posted on November 14, 2009 | No CommentsPacquiao-Cotto Round by Round Coverage Past Pacquiao fight clips are shown on arena screens above to the AC/DC song “Thunderstruck”, followed by Pacquiao’s entrance to the Survivor song “Eye of the Tiger”. Wearing a red robe with blue sleeves, he climba to the top of a ring...