Jeremy Lin Fan Club

Jeremy Lin: Can’t Escape Race, No Matter What – by William Wong

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As uncomfortable as it is, we can’t escape the hyper-sensitive topic of race in the otherwise giddy and uplifting Jeremy Lin story, or Linsanity, which roars along more than two weeks after it exploded on the pop-cultural, entertainment and sports universe. Some Linsaniacs want to concentrate on the pure basketball aspects of Linsanity; I don’t … Read more

Jeremy Lin: ESPN, Google Prove Hype Is About Race

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Thanks to ESPN and Google, we can now see that the Jeremy Lin hype is about race. A few days ago some YouTube commenters got a little (well, a lot) hot under the collar about this blogger’s assertion that Jeremy Lin’s popularity was fueled mostly by the fact that he was the first American-born Asian … Read more

Will Jeremy Lin (‘Friend’ of Barack Obama, Donald Trump) Be Ruined By Fame?

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It was inevitable that Linsanity would morph into the celebrity stratosphere. Two weeks ago, Jeremy Lin was a nobody, practically the last man on the New York Knickerbockers’ roster, reportedly days away from getting released (again!) from his third National Basketball Association (NBA) team in less than two years as a professional, after starring at … Read more

Jeremy Lin: Floyd Mayweather Right About Race Factor

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NBA NY Knicks Star (or ‘sudden star’) Jeremy Lin has become the focus of attention since he exploded into the pop culture scene helping to propel the Knicks to exciting wins over traditional rivals like the LA Lakers, and new ones like the Toronto Raptors. In fact, it was against the Raptors last night that … Read more

Am I Linsane? You betcha! – William Wong In Jeremy Lin Fan Club

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Yes, I am Linsane, which means I am a member of the Jeremy Lin Fan Club, perhaps the fastest growing entity worldwide over the past 10 days or so. Before February 4, Jeremy Lin was an obscure professional basketball player, in his second season of the National Basketball Association (NBA), sitting on the bench (meaning … Read more