Asian America

As I was watching the Olympics the other day, I noticed that many of the Olympic teams were coached by coaches who originated from countries other than their own (e.g. American Women’s volleyball has a coach from China, etc.).  It was seeing this that I realized that the international unity of the Olympics is something that existed simply beyond friendly competition between other nations. 

Because here we have coaches, many of whom were actual Olympic competitors for their own native country back in the days of their youth, moving into another foreign country and spending years of their own life training competitors for that separate country.  It’s almost amazing and it really brings into mind the unity people have regardless of race, culture, or upbringing.

Sometimes it’s easy to get so wrapped up into competition that we begin to miss the point of why the Olympics are there.  That’s why people should come to appreciate these examples.  Because it’s from the willingness of these coaches to cross international lines that doors of racial unity are opened and cultural diversity is further encouraged to strive.    

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