Sports & Leisure

Hula Practices in Little Osaka

Most SoCal Japanese Americans look at Sawtelle as a place of gathering to eat, shop for J-pop influenced items, enjoy West L.A. obon, and visit the local nursery. To me, Sawtelle symbolizes HOURS of hula competition practices and bonding with hula sisters over a sweet treat from Pinkberry.

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Sportsball for Dummies: A Guide to Surviving a Baseball Game

I’m here to guide you through the unbearable and excruciating… I mean, FUN AND ACTION-PACKED opportunity of being dragged…BROUGHT to a bases of ball game.

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What A Time To Be Alive (for an Asian American Sports Fan)

It has been a dream year for Asian Americans in global sport.

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Found in Translation at the 2020 Olympics: What it's like to translate at the Olympics

He was there! Explore the experience of translating at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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Quiet Support or Loud Disapproval: Thoughts on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games has been riddled with controversy since the start of the global pandemic, and yet in the eyes of a number of governing bodies, the show must go on. So now what?

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So What's The Deal With Japanese Americans & Fishing?

Fishing has always been popular in the Japanese American community and understanding our community's history, it makes sense.

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Allez Allez Allez!

Whether you learned to ride yesterday or have been riding for decades, own a beach cruiser, BMX, fixed gear, road or recumbent bike, are 10 or 60, I hope to inspire you to get out and ride.

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Bringing Sports into Little Tokyo with Terasaki Budokan Director Ryan Lee

The long awaited Little Tokyo Recreation Center, aka the Terasaki Budokan, is finally going to open. Read our interview with Director Ryan Lee to learn more.

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Life as a Non LA Sports Team Supporter (LAANLASSS)

LA Sports? more like LA shmorts. Read on to hear an interesting perspective on rooting for the true underdogs.

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To All the Non-Athletic Athletes

To all the workouts that I never loved.

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Japanese American Basketball - The Community Behind the Game

Where did JA ball come from? More importantly, where is it going?

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What Sport Should You Play Based on Your Zodiac Sign?

Different sports fit different personalities. Ready to see what sport you should play (or watch) based on your zodiac sign?

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Escaping Camp Through Sports

Japanese Americans suffered greatly during WWII, but sports was one outlet that they relied on to escape their circumstances.

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From Los Angeles to Tokyo: Communities are Saying NO to the Olympics

With any Olympic Games comes community displacement, expansion of police militarization, environmental degradation, financial waste, and corruption. Learn about the Nolympics movement.

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Identity Crises for the Gold

Though deciding which team to cheer for during the Olympics may seem like a no-brainer to some, it can be more complex if your family is tied to multiple countries. One mixed-race writer shares his story.

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Angeleno Magic: A Retrospective of the 1984 Olympics

No traffic in Los Angeles during a time when the entire world converges on the city?! Explore a retrospective on the wonder and mystery of the 1984 Olympic Games hosted by the greatest city on earth.

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The Best (and Worst) Tokyo 2020 Merch

The good, the bad, and the really not so great. Check out some of the best (and worst) Tokyo 2020 Olympic merchandise - let's see what the judges have to say!

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Hotlympics

You love watching them compete, and I just like watching them! Come check out my list of hot Olympians.

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3 AM Olympic Events

Congratulations! You're an Olympian! But your family and friends have to wake up at 3 a.m. to watch you compete.

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Get Your Dance On – Olympic Style

Learn the background of the popular Olympic odori dance, Tokyo Gorin Ondo!

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