Amid renewed fears and familiar aches, Asian Americans celebrate Olympic wins. Beijing2022
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, describing Yamaguchi's endorsement potential at the time as"definitely suffering because of her Japanese face and her Japanese name.", the now-infamous MSNBC headline"American Beats Out Kwan" published in 1998 still inflicted a familiar sting for many Asian Americans who have had their"American-ness" called into question.
Kwan, who recently gave birth to her first child, congratulated Chen in an Instagram video featuring her newborn daughter. The former Olympian, who was recently nominated by President Joe Biden to be U.S. ambassador to Belize, thanked Chen for representing"our sport, Asian Americans and the entire country so well"
Kwan's parents immigrated to the U.S. from Hong Kong and ran a Chinese restaurant in Torrance, California, during her childhood. Serving Americans versions of Asian food was a common vehicle of economic mobility for many Asian American families -- including the parents of former Olympic skater Mirai Nagasu, who became the first American woman to land a triple axel in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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