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Olympian Sakura Kokumai's harasser arrested after attacking elderly Korean couple
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The man who verbally harassed Olympian Sakura Kokumai and called her racial slurs was arrested after he attacked an elderly couple in the same park over the weekend, authorities said. 
Kokumai, 28, was training in an Orange, California, park on April 2 when a man began yelling at her and used slurs. She shared videos to her Instagram account and spoke about it during a media event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It was the video that helped get the man arrested. 
The incidents come amid a sharp rise in anti-Asian hate and discrimination since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Orange County experienced a tenfold increase in hate incident reports in 2020, per the Orange County Human Relations nonprofit. 

NBA News: Jeremy Lin Sounds Off About Availability With G-League Scorers Getting Called Up
KEY POINTS
Jeremy Lin is still waiting for a chance to fulfill his NBA comeback dream
Lin is the last G-League top scorer who has not yet given a chance by NBA teams
Lin's injury history is seen as a stumbling block
Jeremy Lin is still waiting in the wings for a potential NBA comeback stint.
But as of this writing, none of the injury-plagued teams have given him a call. Regardless, the 32-year-old is not closing the door and sounded off on social media that he is just waiting for an opportunity.

Taiwanese-born Chang gets racist tweets after Indians error
TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer
April 13, 2021
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1of6Cleveland Indians' Yu Chang tosses the ball to pitcher Aaron Civale to get Detroit Tigers' Akil Baddoo out at first base during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Saturday, April 10, 2021.Phil Long/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6Cleveland Indians' Yu Chang smiles at first after his two-run single during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Detroit.Carlos Osorio/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of6Cleveland Indians' Yu Chang connects for a double during the second inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Detroit.Carlos Osorio/APShow MoreShow Less

Terry Francona lashes out at racist abuse directed at Cleveland's Yu Chang
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Cleveland Indians infielder Yu Chang committed a costly throwing error that allowed the Chicago White Sox to tally the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Monday's 4-3 Chicago win. Early Tuesday morning, Chang shared abhorrent anti-Asian slurs and insults directed his way via social media following the loss. 
Manager Terry Francona defended his player and also hit out at the guilty parties when speaking with reporters ahead of Tuesday's showdown in Chicago. 
"Errors are part of the game," Francona explained, per Joe Noga of Cleveland.com. "But ignorance and racism, they shouldn’t be anywhere." 

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians manager Terry Francona called racist social media messages sent to first baseman Yu Chang “stupid and ignorant” and said they have no place in baseball or “anywhere.”
On Tuesday, Chang shared some anti-Asian postings he received on Twitter after he made a costly error in the ninth inning of Monday night’s game in Chicago. The throwing error allowed the White Sox to score the winning run.

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Cleveland Indians' Yu Chang runs for a double during the second inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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CLEVELAND - Indians manager Terry Francona called racist social media messages sent to first baseman Yu Chang “stupid and ignorant” and said they have no place in baseball or “anywhere.”
On Tuesday, Chang shared some anti-Asian postings he received on Twitter after he made a costly error in the ninth inning of Monday night's game in Chicago. The throwing error allowed the White Sox to score the winning run.

CLEVELAND--Indians manager Terry Francona called racist social media messages sent to first baseman

Terry Francona on anti-Asian hate directed toward Yu Chang: ‘Ignorance and racism shouldn’t be anywhere’
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Indians manager Terry Francona reacted Tuesday to news that first baseman Yu Chang received messages of anti-Asian hate after Cleveland's loss to the White Sox.AP
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CHICAGO — Indians manager Terry Francona says people who sent racist, anti-Asian hate messages to infielder Yu Chang after Cleveland’s loss Monday to Chicago were just looking for an excuse to be “stupid and ignorant.”
Francona was reacting to news that Chang, whose throwing error allowed White Sox pinch runner Nick Madrigal to score the winning run in the ninth inning, fielded several vile messages on social media in the hours after the game.

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Taiwanese baseball player Yu Chang. 
Taiwanese baseball player Yu Chang. 
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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese Major League Baseball (MLB) player Yu Chang (張育成) has become the latest victim of anti-Asian sentiment in the U.S., having received several racist comments from netizens after making a game-deciding error on Monday (April 12).
Chang, who plays for the Cleveland Indians, made an error in Monday's loss against the Chicago White Sox. While trying to turn an inning-ending double play in the bottom of the ninth inning, his throw hit the helmet of the runner and bounced into shallow left field, allowing the White Sox to score the winning run and walk away with a 4-3 victory.

Cleveland Indians infielder Yu Chang is subjected to a barrage of racist abuse on Twitter after his costly throwing error resulted in a loss
Indians infielder Yu Chang has shared several racist messages he received on social media after a costly throwing error in Monday's loss to the White Sox 
Chang, who was born in Taiwan, posted a shots of the hateful tweets, writing, 'Exercise your freedom of speech in a right way... #StopAsianHate'
The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism reported that hate crimes against Asian Americans jumped nearly 150% in major US cities in the last year

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“Exercise your freedom of speech in a right way," the Taiwanese first baseman wrote back.
Cleveland Indians first baseman Yu Chang shared some racist tweets he received after making a costly error in Monday night’s game in Chicago.
Chang, who is Taiwanese, posted some of the anti-Asian tweets on his Twitter account Tuesday while asking for tolerance. One of the messages referred to the shape of his eyes and another referred to the coronavirus.
“Exercise your freedom of speech in a right way, I accept all comments, positive or negative but DEFINITELY NOT RACIST ONES,” Chang wrote. “Thank you all and love you all.”

The Masters champion appears to have little in common with Asian Americans. But his win comes at a time when any Asian success story is welcome in the US

April 10, 2021
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US Olympian Sakura Kokumai has revealed more details around the incident where she was racially abused by a stranger while training in a California park last week.
“You’re a loser! Loser! Go home, stupid b****!” a stranger shouted at her in Grijalva Park in Orange, southern California, in a video that the 28-year-old recorded of the incident and shared to Instagram.
Speaking to Los Angeles television station KTLA, the Tokyo 2020 karate qualifier said she was unaware why she was being targeted until she heard racial slurs as the man got in his car to leave. “You’re Chinese! You can’t see me!” the man shouted as he left the park.

Asian represent.
Former NBA journeyman Jeremy Lin continues to bridge that connection with Utah Jazz star Jordan Clarkson.
In an exchange of tweets on Tuesday, April 6, Lin lauded the Filipino-American guard for his superb showing this season and hinted at the possibility of bagging the Sixth Man of the Year award with its hashtag.
“Been amazing to see what JC has been doin this season and Filipino fans are some of the best in the world!” wrote Lin, the first Asian-American to win an NBA title when he was still with the Toronto Raptors in 2019.
Been amazing to see what JC has been doin this season and Filipino fans are some of the best in the world!! @JordanClarksons#6thManOfTheYearhttps://t.co/W39jqXflfY— Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) April 6, 2021

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(CNN) — Steph Curry will auction off a pair of custom-designed sneakers to raise money for the families of the victims of last month's Atlanta-area spa shootings.
The Golden State Warriors star wore the yellow, white and black shoes in his side's defeat to the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday to show solidarity with the Asian community which has faced an increase of hate crimes over the past year.
The shoes, designed in tandem with the Bruce Lee Foundation, included Bruce Lee's painted face alongside his famous quote which reads: "Under the heavens, there is but one family."
"I think Stephen's gesture is a beautiful example of allyship and solidarity in action," said Shannon Lee, chairperson of the Bruce Lee Foundation board of directors.

Behind the Scenes With Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez is back with another Coach campaign, this time modeling the brand's spring 2021 sunwear collection alongside Jeremy Lin. We've got your exclusive first look at the J Lo shots, taken by Renell Medrano as part of the "Coach It Forward" series, which aims to celebrate people who are moving our world toward progress. This new set of shades, in collaboration with Luxottica, is all about optimism — hence the fun hexagon shape and the gold twisted and sculpted metal arms. They retail at $185 and come in Dark Tortoise, Black, and Transparent Violet Gradient (naturally, the most eccentric of the colorways). Also important to note? The sunglasses have 100 percent UV protective lenses. J Lo models them with one of Coach's signature camel trench coats, embellished denim, and gold rings, but the options are truly endless for styling. Read on to see the images from the brand, then shop the sunglasses in every iteration available on the site now.

Lupita Nyong'o appears for an interview on Tuesday's edition of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." Connecting via video chat from Kenya, the Oscar-winning

Tuesday's edition of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" features a remote interview with Jeremy Lin. Appearing via video chat, the professional basketball player

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By Global Times Published: Apr 06, 2021 05:22 PM
Rihanna Photo: Sina WeiboChinese netizens gave thumbs-up to Barbadian pop superstar Rihanna after she attended a Stop Asian Hate march in New York on Monday. 
A short video showing the star holding a protest sign that said "#StopAsianHate" went viral on Chinese social media on Monday.
In the video, Rihanna, dressed in black with a face mask and hat, can be seen walking with many other people in the parade and holding up a sign and dancing to the rhythm of Stop Asian hate chants. 
Also a prevalent social media icon, the singer also voiced a message on her Instagram account to stop "AAPI" (Asian American Pacific Islander) hate.

Clarkson’s mother is from the Philippines, meaning that Clarkson is a proud Asian-American just like Lin himself. The talented scoring guard spent the first three and a half seasons of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers. Lin was on the Lakers in Clarkson’s rookie season in 2014-2015 when Kobe Bryant was in his second-to-last season in the NBA.
As for Clarkson, he would be traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017-2018 in a trade that also sent Larry Nance Jr. to Cleveland. But during the 2019-2020 season, Clarkson has seemingly found a place to call home with the Utah Jazz after being traded again from the Cavaliers.

NYT profile on JC and how he's fostering a growing Utah Jazz fandom in the country.
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The Taiwanese-American NBA journeyman added in his retweet: “Been amazing to see what JC has been doing this season and Filipino fans are some of the best in the world #6thManOfTheYear”
He commended the Fil-Am’s impressive plays, which have put him in the running for the Sixth Man of the Year nod this season.
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