In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews former D1 college football player Justin Yoon. During the episode, Justin talks about growing up in Korea and Tennessee as well as playing sports in his childhood (2:52), how he first got started playing football (8:06), and when he started pursuing football as his primary sport (12:34). He gives us an i…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews sports agent Lenny Lun about his journey working in the sports world. During this episode, Lenny talks about his background (2:27) and his career path, including landing his first job in sports with the San Francisco 49ers and why he decided to start his own sports agency representing women’s professiona…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews Scott Akasaki - the Director of Team Travel for the Los Angeles Dodgers - about his journey in sports. During this episode, Scott talks about the vibe and buzz around the Dodgers during spring training (2:55). He also shares about his family background, growing up in LA, and the role that sports played i…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews Vanderbilt tennis player Anessa Lee. During this episode, Anessa talks about where she grew up, how she got her start with tennis, and playing tennis during her childhood (3:31). She also shares about her high school tennis playing days (8:51), her experience with college recruiting, and how she landed a…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews Don Wakamatsu, the first Asian American manager in Major League Baseball history. During the episode, Don shares about his family’s background, growing up in the Bay Area, and how he got started playing baseball (2:43). He talks about his college baseball experience at Arizona State (6:34), getting draft…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews former pro soccer player Brian Ching. During the episode, Brian talks about his soccer journey, including how he got started playing soccer, his youth soccer experiences, playing college soccer at Gonzaga, and getting drafted into Major League Soccer (3:05). He also discusses his training regimen, the ha…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews entrepreneur and former pro baseball player Hyung Cho. During this episode, Hyung shares about his family’s background, his childhood experiences playing sports, and how he got started playing baseball (2:48). He talks about his youth baseball days, developing athletically (7:42), his experience as an As…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews UC-Irvine women’s basketball player Nikki Tom. During this episode, Nikki shares about her family’s background, where she grew up, and how she got her start playing basketball (3:45). She talks about how playing with older kids during her childhood helped her become a better player (4:42), her experience…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews Colleen Matsuhara on her incredible basketball journey as a player and coach. During the episode, Colleen shares about her family’s background, where she grew up, and how got started playing basketball (2:59). She also talks about her basketball playing career, including playing collegiately at Sacrament…

Host Justin Hong is joined by Patrick Pratumrat on the 2023 edition of “Prospect Watch,” which showcases and celebrates up-and-coming Asian American athletes. On this episode, they shine the spotlight on 12 electrifying, young baseball, basketball, and football players they’re excited about: college football quarterbacks Indiana Wijay (4:30) and No…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews Alaina Woo, Head Coach of the Pomona-Pitzer women's basketball team, on her basketball journey as a player and coach. During the episode, Alaina talks about her family’s background, where she grew up, and how she got started playing basketball (3:35). She also shares about her high school basketball care…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews Margueritte Aozasa, Head Coach of the UCLA women's soccer team, about her playing and coaching career. During the episode, Margueritte shares about her family’s background, playing sports in her childhood, and how she got started playing soccer (3:40). She talks about her training regimen and her develop…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews Garrett Furubayashi, the Director of Basketball Operations for the University of San Francisco men’s basketball team, about his journey in sports. During the episode, Garrett talks about his family’s background, where he grew up, and his experience playing sports (2:23) as well as how he broke into the s…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews basketball coach Anthony Santos on his basketball coaching journey and experiences. During this episode, Anthony talks about his family’s background and how he got into basketball (3:25) as well as his basketball playing career (10:32). He details his career path with the Cal-State Fullerton men’s basket…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews Tamara Inoue, the Head Coach of the UC-Irvine women's basketball team, on her basketball journey as a player and coach. During the episode, Coach Inoue talks about growing up in Hawaii and how she got her start playing basketball (3:10) as well as her high school career at Laguna Hills High School in Cal…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews award-winning communications expert and former ESPN SportsCenter anchor Cary Chow about his journey and sports media career. During this episode, Cary talks about his family’s background, where he grew up, and why he wanted to pursue a career in media (2:24) as well as the importance of sports in his lif…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews former D1 college basketball player Ace Watanasuparp about his journey and basketball career. During this episode, Ace talks about his family’s background, growing up in New York, and his early experiences playing basketball (3:16). He also discusses his high school career at the Bronx High School of Sci…

On this episode, host Justin Hong interviews former pro basketball player Benji Kil about his athletic journey and basketball career. During this episode, Benji talks about his family’s background, growing up in Michigan, and playing a bunch of sports in his childhood (2:09), finding basketball when he was living in Los Angeles pursuing child actin…

On this episode, host Justin Hong interviews quarterback Jameson Wang about his athletic journey and football career. During the episode, Jameson talks about his background, playing sports in his childhood, and his early experiences playing football (3:20). He also shares his experiences playing high school football in LA (8:40), working with train…

On this episode, host Justin Hong interviews basketball coach Marshall Cho about his story and coaching journey. Marshall talks about his family background, immigrating from South Korea to Oregon as a child, and how he first fell in love with basketball (3:07), his playing career and breaking stereotypes as a 3-sport varsity athlete & team captain …

On this episode, host Justin Hong interviews Christian Juzang about his basketball career and journey. Christian talks about his backstory, growing up in LA, and the beginnings of his basketball journey (2:45), how coaches and trainers helped him with his basketball development (6:33), how he landed at Viewpoint School to play high school basketbal…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews former pro basketball player and coach Sabatino Chen about his athletic journey. During the interview, Sabatino shares his backstory, family background, and when he started playing basketball (2:43), his high school basketball experience at Monarch High School in Colorado and how he elevated his game by …

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews former college football player Pranav Iyer about his football journey, sports journalism career, and media company AMAZN HQ, which covers and highlights Asian American athletes. During the interview, Pranav talks about his family’s background, growing up in the Bay Area, and how he first discovered footb…

On this episode, host Justin Hong interviews former world champion baton twirler Monica Lee. During her illustrious career, Monica competed for years on national and international stages and became a world champion baton twirler. In this episode, Monica talks about her childhood and how she got started with baton twirling (2:10) and educates us abo…

On this episode, host Justin Hong interviews tech executive, business leader, and former competitive tennis player Anand Tharanathan. During the interview, Anand talks about his backstory and how he got started playing tennis (2:23), his tennis career, training routine, diet & nutrition, and more (4:12), coming to the precipice of a pro tennis care…

On this episode, host Justin Hong is joined by Asian Canadians Balraj Jutla and Sukh Sidhu to discuss sports in Canada, Asian Canadian athletes, the growing sports culture in South Asian communities, and more. During this episode, Balraj and Sukh talk about Jeremy Lin and the impact of Linsanity on Asian Canadians (4:33), their own backstories grow…

On this episode, host Justin Hong interviews world champion powerlifter Newton Cheng about his powerlifting story and his journey to becoming a mental health advocate. In his powerlifting career, Newton has set multiple world, US, and California state records and is a world-and 4-time US national champion. He's also currently the Director of Health…

On this episode, host Justin Hong interviews former D1 college track & field athlete and cross country runner Bismillah Alidost about his athletic journey. During his athletic career, Bismillah was a D1 collegiate athlete at Virginia Commonwealth University (also known as VCU) where he was on the track & field and cross country teams. In track & fi…

On this episode, host Justin Hong interviews competitive disc golfer Kathryn Tang. Kathryn has played in 8 disc golf events so far at the pro level, highlighted by a 2nd place finish this year at the Canadian National Championships event. In this interview, Kathryn talks about her background playing sports and how she got started playing disc golf …

In this episode, co-hosts Justin Hong and Patrick Pratumrat interview former professional football player Emmanuel Moody about his athletic career. During the interview, Emmanuel shares how he first got started playing football and his experience playing football during his childhood (3:55), his breakout game in high school that put him on the recr…

On this episode, host Justin Hong interviews former professional badminton player Brittney Tam. During her illustrious career, Brittney achieved a #2 ranking in Canada and #40 worldwide ranking for women’s singles & mixed doubles. She was selected as 1 of 10 athletes to compete for Team Canada’s National Badminton Team, and she won 7 national title…

On this episode, Justin Hong is joined by AAPI and business leader Dennis Yu to talk about his love of basketball, the new Jeremy Lin documentary 38 at the Garden (which was recently released on HBO), and the impact and legacy of Linsanity. During this episode, Dennis shares his backstory and why basketball was so important to him while he was grow…

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews former professional baseball player Danny Oh about his baseball career. During the interview, Danny talks about his childhood and playing sports at an early age (3:10), how playing tennis as a kid helped him develop as a baseball player later on (4:30), the start of his baseball career and making his loc…

On this episode, host Justin Hong interviews dragon boat athlete Fiona Chan. Fiona paddled for Western University in Canada and is now competing at the Premier Level of dragon boating with her team, the Outer Harbor Warriors. Her team recently won silver at the 2022 Canadian Dragon Boat Championships. In this episode, Fiona shares her background an…

On this episode, host Justin Hong interviews Eddie Hsieh who was a power-hitting catcher for Cal during his illustrious baseball career; he was also the captain of the team his senior season. Prior to playing at Cal, he was a first-team junior college All-American at San Jose City College and 4X first-team all-league selection at Pioneer High Schoo…

Host Justin Hong is joined by Patrick Pratumrat on this first edition of “Prospect Watch,” which aims to provide visibility to up-and-coming Asian American athletes. On this episode, they shine the spotlight on 11 electrifying, young baseball, basketball, and football players they’re excited about: high school baseball players MJ & Minjae Seo (4:03…

In this introduction to The Asian American Athlete, host Justin Hong shares his own journey as an Asian American athlete (1:45) and does a deep dive into the reasons why he doesn’t think he reached his potential as an athlete - including a lack of skill development despite a strong work ethic (4:45), not having the institutional knowledge of how to…