The University of Utah honors Wat Misaka, first person of Color in the NBA
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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 the New York Knicks in 1947.  In January 2022 , he was honored by the […]

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All The Asians On Star Trek – 13: Lily Mariye
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The Podcast In Which We Interview All The Asians On Star Trek. All The Asians On Star Trek is the podcast in which we interview all the Asians on Star Trek. In Episode 13, we welcome Lily Mariye. She played the role of "Ops Officer" in "Emissary," the premiere episode of Star Trek: Deep Space […]

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Asian American Olympians Talk about their Anti-Asian hate Experiences
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It’s been great to see Asian American athletes representing the US in the Tokyo Olympics.  I saw Nikhil Kumar playing table tennis and found out he is an 18 year from my city of San Jose.  Seeing athletes like Nikhil made this story from NBC News Asian America about the anti-Asian hate experiences Asian American […]

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Meet the Guy Who Sheltered Protestors From Police
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And Other Things to Know From Angry Asian America. Meet Rahul Dubey, the Hero Sheltering D.C. BLM ProtestersOn Monday night, when protesters were driven into a D.C. neighborhood after curfew, one local hero opened his home to 75 strangers for a night-long standoff with DC police. Meet Rahul Dubey, the “legend” who provided a home […]

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