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Seattle, WA – Comments from Nathan Adrian (Olympic Swimmer 2008 and 2012; Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist), Norman Y. Mineta (59th Mayor of San Jose; Member, U.S. House of Representatives; 33rd US Secretary of Commerce; 14th US Secretary of Transportation), Grace Park (Actor – Hawaii Five-0, Battlestar Galactica), and Manu Tuiasosopo (NFL Player – Seahawks and 49ers; Super Bowl XIX Champion), the honorees for the 2014 Asian Hall of Fame. Credit: Starla Sampaco, Asian Hall of Fame volunteers.
Nathan Adrian: “There is certainly an underrepresentation of Asian Pacific Islanders in professional sports/athletics.” – Nathan Adrian
Mineta: “As a ten-year-old kid, I looked at signs that said, ‘Attention: all those of Japanese ancestry—alien and non-alien…’ I looked at these signs and said, ‘Who is non-alien?’…and that is why I cherish the word ‘citizen.” – Norman Y. Mineta
Grace Park: “We (the honorees) are all of completely different fields, but I consider broad heritage as something to bring us together.”
Manu: “My culture means everything to me. In the 1950’s, there were only a handful of families from the islands…many were congregated in California…we had a sense of unity, sense of pride, sense of community.” – Manu Tuiasosopo
