Pablo Torre appeared on ESPN SportsCenter this weekend to share his perspective on what it means to be Asian American.
Torre , the host of ESPN Daily podcast, said:
To be Asian American is to feel foreign; it’s to feel like you never really get to be American; it’s to feel forgotten, misrepresented, invisible, like your identity is flattened.
Here’s my short essay for @SportsCenter on what it means to be Asian American. @espn pic.twitter.com/ncA0kaNFcx
— Pablo S. Torre (@PabloTorre) March 19, 2021
Torre is not the first Asian American athlete to speak out against hate-filled attacks against its community. In recent weeks Jeremy Lin and Naomi Osaka have used traditional and social media to share their anger and frustration about how Asian Americans are treated in the United States. The fear elevated this past week when eight people — six of Asian descent — were killed by an Atlanta gunman.
#STOPASIANHATE
This is sooo heartbreaking…praying for our world. To my Asian American family, please take time to grieve but know youre loved, seen and IMPORTANT. We have to keep standing up, speaking out, rallying together and fighting for change. We cannot lose hope!! ❤️#StopAsianHate #NOW https://t.co/Xm4ojbJALw
— Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) March 17, 2021
"Bigoted thoughts can turn into bigoted words which can turn into 'empowered' actions."
Former UNC basketball player Kane Ma shared his story as a victim of racial violence.#StopAsianHate pic.twitter.com/2FyR8v6erE
— Sporting News (@sportingnews) March 20, 2021
#StopAsianHate pic.twitter.com/VnEPzFIR3J
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) March 17, 2021
Honestly have been trying to find words to do this situation in our country justice…. but this ?? speaks loud. Be aware, do your part. Get educated. https://t.co/his0GfqHsr https://t.co/yL1wY3AF7a
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) March 18, 2021
