Edward Wang is nicknamed “Godzilla” by his teammates—and he lives up to the name. At 6’5” tall and 314 pounds, Wang seeks to be the first Chinese American football player ever to get drafted in the National Football League (NFL) Draft.
Wang, who was the left tackle at Virginia Tech, has never been a stranger to sports. His athletic family encouraged him to participate in sports that are often void of Asians in the U.S., such as football and basketball. According to an article by Northwest Asian Weekly, Wang’s parents used …

Japanese figure skater Mao Asada powered back yesterday to win her second World Figure Skating Championship in Turin, Italy, as she finished with a combined score of 197.58—6.80 points ahead of Kim Yu-Na. Dubbed the queen of the triple axel, Asada performed her signature jump four times and delivered a near-flawless program in the wake of rival Kim Yu-Na’s error-ridden short program and free skate.
Asada, who has struggled with landing her triple axel all season due to growth spurts and lack of confidence, expressed surprise at her victory as she …

The women’s figure skating portion of the Winter Olympic Games has always been a personal favorite of mine. This year, a number of extremely talented Asian figure skaters including American Mirai Nagasu, whom I wrote about in a previous blog, South Korea’s “Ice Queen” Kim Yu-Na and Japan’s Mao Asada—have taken both the ice skating rink and world by storm.
Coming into the Vancouver Olympics as the favorite, Kim Yu-Na had the weight of South Korea’s expectations on her shoulders. Amazingly, this pressure did not faze her. Kim’s short program and …

As a young girl I really admired figure skater Michelle Kwan, who at the time was one of the most prominent and respected Asian American athletes in the world. Although I was not an ice skater myself, I looked up to Michelle because I hoped to be just as passionate and driven when I grew up.
Fast-forward to the present, and I find myself in awe of another athlete who happens to be three years younger than myself: Mirai Nagasu. At only sixteen years old, she has already won the short …

“Godzilla,” also known as Hideki Matsui, tore it up in Game 6 of the World Series last night, sealing the victory for the Yankees, who haven’t won since 2000. Matsui earned the MVP honor, becoming the first Asian as well as the first full-time designated hitter to win the MVP in the history of the World Series.
His six RBI during the game tied former Yankee Bobby Richardson’s record for the most RBI in a World Series game. The bat used by Matsui in Game 6 will be added to the …