Transgender Asian American Swimmer Is a Pioneer

posted by Nicole Ki

A Hapa transgender male athlete is the first transgender man to compete in any NCAA division 1 sport, reports CBS News.

A rising junior at Harvard, Schulyer Bailar originally made Harvard’s swim team as a woman. Bailar transitioned to a male and switched to Harvard’s men’s swim team about two years ago.… Read more

Unparalleled Success for University of Chicago Men’s Tennis Team

posted by Randall

By Timothy Farrell
University Athletic Association

(Editor’s note: This is part three of a four part series. Part 1 looked at how the four Asian American standouts ended up at the University of Chicago together. Part 2 examined how their arrival changed … Read more

China Daily: What’s Up with the Lack of Asian American Athletes

posted by Randall

Despite the heavy media coverage of Jeremy Lin, there’s no hiding the fact that Asian Americans are severely underrepresented in professional and collegiate sports.

Statistics quoted in the China Daily  show that only half of one percent of Asian students choose to participate in college-level athletics, according to the NCAA.

One reason cited is the … Read more

CraveOnline: Actor @KenJeong Scores With Best @MarchMadness Commerical

posted by Gracie Zheng

CraveOnline compiled a short list of three funniest commercials from the 2013 NCAA Tournament. The ads are for AT&T, AXE Apollo, and Miller Beer.

Korean-American comedian and actor Ken Jeong tweeted the list to nearly 440,000 followers. Of course the funniest one on the list, Miller Beer, has Ken Jeong in it. “I’m the guy … Read more