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View Full Version : Chinese American gymnast Ivana Hong-Olympic Hopes Rooted in Tale of Close Escape

yoMAMA
04-15-2008, 02:21 PM
her parents were ethnic chinese "boat people" from vietnam.

she's got a good chance to make it to the olympic team.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/sports/othersports/15araton.html?_r=2&ref=sports&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
AngryABCGirl
04-21-2008, 08:04 PM
I wonder how many more Chinese-American members will be on the US teams. There's always more than a few, and they're kind of in an interesting place this year.
yoMAMA
04-21-2008, 10:06 PM
I wonder how many more Chinese-American members will be on the US teams. There's always more than a few, and they're kind of in an interesting place this year.

yeah definitely, especially with all the politics going on right now.