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Re: Pro Basketball's First Asian-American Player Looks At Lin, And Applauds - BK - 02-15-2012
Yao is not an American citizen, he is/was on one of those special visas that the US grant to athletes and other persons in the 'entertainment business' - these are called "P" visas
Re: Pro Basketball's First Asian-American Player Looks At Lin, And Applauds - Ryan - 02-15-2012
yao is a chinamen. i think he is living in shanghai now.
Re: Pro Basketball's First Asian-American Player Looks At Lin, And Applauds - ketchim - 02-15-2012
You would never know the difference between the 2 :
One is a Chinaman on a " P " visa ...
de other is an American born :
still being called a Chinaman :
: ::
Re: Pro Basketball's First Asian-American Player Looks At Lin, And Applauds - Ryan - 02-15-2012
u dont remember when yao could barely speak english?
Re: Pro Basketball's First Asian-American Player Looks At Lin, And Applauds - Ryan - 02-15-2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=djMBIaqlY1Q#t=111s
Re: Pro Basketball's First Asian-American Player Looks At Lin, And Applauds - ketchim - 02-15-2012
Forget Yao and Hinglish and " P " visa :
Why is an American born being called a Chinaman ??
Re: Pro Basketball's First Asian-American Player Looks At Lin, And Applauds - Ryan - 02-15-2012
who called him that
Re: Pro Basketball's First Asian-American Player Looks At Lin, And Applauds - Nargis - 02-15-2012
[quote author=Vivekananda link=topic=63558.msg398121#msg398121 date=1329337635]
u dont remember when yao could barely speak english?
[/quote]
to be honest i was never interested in him. i just knew he was chinese, that wasnt something that was prevalent in the NBA at the time and that was it. Never listened to him speak.
Re: Pro Basketball's First Asian-American Player Looks At Lin, And Applauds - ketchim - 02-15-2012
[quote author=Vivekananda link=topic=63558.msg398130#msg398130 date=1329341917]
who called him that
[/quote]
Every single Amrican news outlet :
Chinese american and its derivatives.
I thought he was :
~~ Born in the U.S.A ~
Re: Pro Basketball's First Asian-American Player Looks At Lin, And Applauds - mapoui - 02-15-2012
ketchim wants everybody to think like him on this issue. but they dont wont, dont want to.
dats why I wished yu luck yesterday ketchim. :grin: :grin: :grin: