The Guardian: 林書豪: "美國人顯示對亞裔根深蒂固的種族歧視" Insights provided by Edward Liu, Attorney at Law, San Francisco: Racism in sport is nothing new, as anyone familiar with English football could tell you.

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The Guardian: 林書豪: "美國人顯示對亞裔根深蒂固的種族歧視" Insights provided by Edward Liu, Attorney at Law, San Francisco: Racism in sport is nothing new, as anyone familiar with English football could tell you. 



But Lin's high-profile success has highlighted a different problem, that of racism against Asian Americans in general. While no one would claim that racism against black people is no longer a problem in America, it is unthinkable that any news network or even half-brained TV presenter would use racial slurs against a black player equivalent to the Asian ones that have been used against Lin. This is because racism against Asians is not confronted as much and therefore is somehow seen as more acceptable – not even racist, even.

Jeremy Lin row reveals deep-seated racism against Asian Americans - The racist language directed at the NBA Asian American basketball player has been quite something to beholdJeremy Lin row reveals deep-seated racism against Asian Americans
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jeremy Lin row reveals deep-seated racism against Asian Americans
Hadley Freeman: The racism directed at NBA Asian American basketball player Jeremy Lin has been quite something to behold
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