Coming up at 1pm ET, Ron Darling and Adnan Virk host a special edition of MLB Tonight: A Conversation that focuses on Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month! ️
Ichiro went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI en route to being named MVP of the 2007 MLB All-Star Game!
Shohei Ohtani is the first hitter to 20 home runs and Seiya Suzuki is the first hitter to 50 RBI this season!
The Manzanar Baseball Project recreated a baseball field made by incarcerated Japanese American citizens during their internment in World War II ️
Dan Kwong, a performing artist working on this project, joined us on as we continue our celebration of #AAPIHeritageMonth.
A look at the Yakyu Baseball exhibit at the Hall of Fame
Steven Kwan is a 3x Gold Glove winner at just 27 years old!
Here's a @Flipboard Storyboard curated by @miaq that celebrates the work of photographers of Asian and Pacific Islander descent. Discover Corky Lee's documentation of Asian American activism, how Manny Crisostomo travels to capture images of Indigenous and Pacific Islander people, and more. “Our ancestors have been voyagers for millennia. I’m one of those voyagers 4,000 years later—except I get on an airplane, it’s a little faster!” says Crisostomo, who is Guam's only Pulitzer-winning photojournalist.
https://flipboard.com/@photographers/aapi-photographers-tdanddka9npiaqpg
Tommy Edman has been everything and more since his arrival in Los Angeles!
Adopt Our Crew
Our friends over at Adopt Our Crew sent out a reminder and celebration of the AAPI cast, crew, and community.
Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, friends!
(Source: https://bsky.app/profile/adoptourcrew.bsky.social/post/3lo4xua7ux224)
(12/18)
Jung Hoo Lee is off to a terrific start for the 29-21 @SFGiants@sportsbots.xyz!
Bryan Woo is 5-1 this season with a 0.87 WHIP that ranks 4th among all MLB starters!
Kumar Rocker struck out 7 batters in his debut last year, becoming the first player of Indian descent to appear in the Major Leagues!
Remembering Ted Fujita during #aapiheritagemonth: Dr. Fujita gave us the original Fujita #tornado rating scale, and made air travel safer by discovering the #microburst. He was also a Japanese immigrant.
https://youtu.be/eIAysI2oBRU
@analgesicsleep am still plugging away at my infernally endless baby cardigan (what was I THINKING with such thin yarn?!?!?) but am listening to your lovely #SymSat #AAPIHeritageMonth playlist (and refraining from commenting on the fucking Cultural Revolution).
Thought you'd be amused by my cheeky retro knitting notions bag
https://www.alojapan.com/1276522/recognizing-japanese-association-of-jacksonville-president-kie-young/ Recognizing Japanese Association of Jacksonville president Kie Young #AapiHeritageMonth #AAPIMonth #Community #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #politics JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – News4JAX is celebrating the resiliency and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander Americans all month long. We’re shining the spotlight on Kie Young, president of the Japanese Association of Jacksonville. She’s also a member…
May was first recognized as #AAPIHeritageMonth in 1990. Today, the term “Asian American” is more complex than ever – celebrated, contested and constantly evolving.
What began as a movement for solidarity now asks ‘who gets to belong’?
https://www.alojapan.com/1272987/new-exhibits-and-tea-ceremony-at-morikami-museum-celebrate-aapi-heritage-month/ New exhibits and tea ceremony at Morikami Museum celebrate AAPI Heritage Month #AapiHeritageMonth #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #JizaiOkimono #MorikamiMuseumAndJapaneseGardens #news #ShiningALight #TeaCheremony DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — This month, the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens invites visitors to immerse themselves in the vibrant tapestry of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) culture in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. Loca…
Nine pitches, three strikeouts.
A look back at Byung-Hyun Kim's Immaculate Inning against the Phillies in 2002