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ahonui06 wrote:

Promezclan wrote:

ahonui06 wrote:
If Hawaii had a basketball team, Lin would be in Heaven.

Asian population of Bay Area: 1.53 million
Total population of Hawaii: 1.29 million
Asian population of Hawaii: 0.50 million

Touche. But, as a percentage, Asians are the majority in Hawaii. But, yes, after going to college in the Bay Area, Lin should get tons of support from the Asian community.

87BlazerMan wrote:

ahonui06 wrote:

Promezclan wrote:
Asian population of Bay Area: 1.53 million
Total population of Hawaii: 1.29 million
Asian population of Hawaii: 0.50 million

Touche. But, as a percentage, Asians are the majority in Hawaii. But, yes, after going to college in the Bay Area, Lin should get tons of support from the Asian community.

500,000 / 1,290,000 = .39

Asians make up less than 40% of the population of Hawaii. Usually it takes more than 50% for there to be a majority.

azuresou1 wrote:You don't know that Lin identifies more with Taiwanese culture. He's never said anything about Taiwan or China, that's all speculation.

It's absurd that you think Chinese-Americans are 'commies' because we take pride in our nation, if not the government, or that we are somehow a proxy for the CCCP's policies and beliefs because we realize that 'Taiwanese-American' makes as much sense as calling someone a "South-Korean-American" or a "Northern-Irish-American."

Promezclan wrote:Technically the term for the largest group, if it's less than 50%, is a "plurality". But, I know what you mean. Pretty moot discussion, anyway, because Hawa'ii does't have a team. I think we can all agree that Lin is on the team where he will have the most support.

da.vid wrote:is american an ethnicity? (im just wondering)

Since news leaked Tuesday night that Lin would sign with the NBA's Golden State Warriors, Lin has been approached with a number of endorsement opportunities, including a shoe deal, his agent Roger Montgomery told The Crimson Wednesday morning.


When Lin signs with the Warriors on Wednesday at 11 a.m. PST in Oakland, Calif., he will become just the fourth Asian American to sign an NBA contract—making him the perfect marketing opportunity with the strong Asian American community in the San Francisco Bay Area.

“I think he’s going to shore up our backcourt—that’s for sure,” said Robert Rowell, president of the Warriors. “I also think the signing is going to be great for the Bay Area market. I think he is going to be a lightning rod… We have a very large fan contingent that will be excited to have Jeremy on our team.”

Rayce wrote:this thread

96 Til Infiniti wrote:Good for him, after every D1 school didn't think he was going to make it he get's an NBA contract. Gotta feel good about that.

NOODLESTYLE wrote:http://www.thecrimson.com/blog/the-back-page/article/2010/7/20/lin-going-rowell-warriors/

Since news leaked Tuesday night that Lin would sign with the NBA's Golden State Warriors, Lin has been approached with a number of endorsement opportunities, including a shoe deal, his agent Roger Montgomery told The Crimson Wednesday morning.


When Lin signs with the Warriors on Wednesday at 11 a.m. PST in Oakland, Calif., he will become just the fourth Asian American to sign an NBA contract—making him the perfect marketing opportunity with the strong Asian American community in the San Francisco Bay Area.

“I think he’s going to shore up our backcourt—that’s for sure,” said Robert Rowell, president of the Warriors. “I also think the signing is going to be great for the Bay Area market. I think he is going to be a lightning rod… We have a very large fan contingent that will be excited to have Jeremy on our team.”

kingscourt wrote:Harvard is a D1 college. It just doesn't offer athletic scholarships

hayden wrote:

azuresou1 wrote:You don't know that Lin identifies more with Taiwanese culture. He's never said anything about Taiwan or China, that's all speculation.

It's absurd that you think Chinese-Americans are 'commies' because we take pride in our nation, if not the government, or that we are somehow a proxy for the CCCP's policies and beliefs because we realize that 'Taiwanese-American' makes as much sense as calling someone a "South-Korean-American" or a "Northern-Irish-American."

Educate yourself:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwanese_American

Demographic research tends to include immigrants from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan as well as overseas Chinese who have immigrated from South East Asia into the broadly-defined Chinese American category as both the governments of the Republic of China (as ethnic Chinese, not Chinese that alludes to the statehood of China) and the United States account for Taiwanese Americans as a subgroup of Chinese Americans.[3][4][5]