{"id":1724,"date":"2024-07-15T05:51:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T12:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=1724"},"modified":"2024-07-11T14:32:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T21:32:19","slug":"if-lin-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/if-lin-can\/","title":{"rendered":"If Lin Can"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If Lin Can: How Jeremy Lin Inspired Asian Americans to Shoot for the Stars<\/em>
\nby Richard Ho (Author), Huynh Kim Li\u00ean (Illustrator), and Ph\u00f9ng Nguy\u00ean Quang (Illustrator)
\n@ Amazon<\/a> | Bookshop<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Have you ever been told that you CAN\u2019T? Growing up in the Bay Area, Jeremy Lin heard that over and over again. People made fun of his size and his race and wouldn\u2019t give him a chance. But Jeremy persevered until he became the first Taiwanese American to play in the NBA. And when his big moment came, he seized it!<\/p>\n

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Copyright \u00a9 2024 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If Lin Can: How Jeremy Lin Inspired Asian Americans to Shoot for the Stars by Richard Ho (Author), Huynh Kim Li\u00ean (Illustrator), and Ph\u00f9ng Nguy\u00ean Quang (Illustrator) @ Amazon | Bookshop Booktalk: Have you ever been told that you CAN\u2019T? Growing up in the Bay Area, Jeremy Lin heard that over and over again. People … <\/p>\n

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