Pepperdine student athletes and Utah Jazz forward Johnny Juzang spoke about their experiences as Asian American athletes in their respective sports. Pepperdine student athletes included Men’s Basketball graduate guard Jay Yoon, Women’s Tennis graduate student Bunyawi Thamchaiwat and Men’s Golf graduate student Sam Choi
Art by Vivian Hsia
In 2014, Sam Choi, Pepperdine Men’s Golf graduate student, said he was the only Asian American out of 10 players on the putting green.
As Choi was ready to practice his putting for a tournament in high school, Choi said a player grabbed his golf ball and threw it in the water.