Events

590 – Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia.

1113 – Pope Paschal II issued a bull sanctioning the establishment of the Order of Hospitallers.

1493 – While on board the ''Niña'', Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World.

1637 – Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.

1764 – The city of St. Louis, Missouri is established.

1804 – The Serbian revolution begins.

1835 – The first constitutional law in modern Serbia is adopted.

1862 – American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant attacks Fort Donelson, Tennessee.

1879 – Women's rights: American President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.

1898 – Spanish-American War: The explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing more than 260. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.

1906 – The British Labour Party is organised.

1909 – The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.

1933 – In Miami, Florida, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933.

1942 – World War II: The Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. The Sook Ching massacre begins.

1944 – World War II: The assault on Monte Cassino, Italy, begins.

1946 – ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

1949 – Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.

1952 – King George VI is buried in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

1954 – Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.

1961 – Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team, several coaches and family members.

1965 – A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.

1970 – A Dominican DC-9 crashes into the sea during takeoff from Santo Domingo, killing 102.

1971 – The decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day.

1972 – Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.

1972 – José María Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time.

1976 – The 1976 Constitution of Cuba is adopted by national referendum.

1979 – Don Dunstan resigns as Premier of South Australia, ending a decade of sweeping social liberalisation.

1982 – The drilling rig ''Ocean Ranger'' sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 workers.

1989 – Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.

1991 – The Visegrád Agreement, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland.

1994 – Standard of the President of Russia is established.

1996 – At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3 rocket, carrying an Intelsat 708, crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing many people.

1999 – Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, is arrested in Kenya.

2000 – Indian Point II nuclear power plant in New York State vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails.

2001 – First draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.

2003 – Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between 8 million to 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.

Births

1458 – Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)

1471 – Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)

1564 – Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist (d. 1642)

1571 – Michael Praetorius, German composer (d. 1621)

1620 – François Charpentier, French archaeologist (d. 1702)

1705 – Charles-André van Loo, French painter (d. 1765)

1710 – King Louis XV of France (d. 1774)

1725 – Abraham Clark, American founding father (d. 1794)

1734 – William Stacy, Continental Army officer, and pioneer to the Ohio Country (d. 1802)

1739 – Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813)

1748 – Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher (d. 1832)

1759 – Friedrich August Wolf, German archaeologist (d. 1824)

1792 – Floride Calhoun, Second Lady of the United States (d. 1866)

1809 – Cyrus McCormick, American inventor (d. 1884)

1809 – André Dumont, Belgian geologist (d. 1857)

1812 – Charles Lewis Tiffany, American jeweler (d. 1902)

1820 – Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist (d. 1906)

1825 – Carter Harrison, Sr., American politician (d. 1893)

1835 – Demetrius Vikelas, Greek author (d. 1908)

1840 – Titu Maiorescu, Romanian Prime Minister (d. 1917)

1841 – Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles, Brazilian politician (d. 1913)

1845 – Elihu Root, American statesman, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1937)

1847 – Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer (d. 1927)

1849 – Sir Rickman Godlee, English surgeon (d. 1925)

1856 – Emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist (d. 1926)

1861 – Charles Edouard Guillaume, French physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1938)

1861 – Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1947)

1873 – Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1964)

1874 – Sir Ernest Shackleton, Irish Antarctic explorer (d. 1922)

1877 – Louis Renault, French automobile executive (d. 1944)

1882 – John Barrymore, American actor (d. 1942)

1883 – Sax Rohmer, English author (d. 1959)

1890 – Robert Ley, Nazi official (d. 1945)

1891 – Dino Borgioli, Italian lyric tenor (d. 1960)

1892 – James Forrestal, American civil servant, 47th United States Secretary of the Navy and 1st United States Secretary of Defense (d. 1949)

1893 – Walter Donaldson, American songwriter (d. 1947)

1895 – Earl Thompson, Canadian athlete (d. 1971)

1896 – Arthur Shields, Irish actor (d. 1970)

1898 – Totò, Italian actor and composer (d. 1967)

1898 – Allen Woodring, American runner (d. 1982)

1899 – Georges Auric, French composer (d. 1983)

1899 – Gale Sondergaard, American actress (d. 1985)

1904 – Antonin Magne, French cyclist (d. 1983)

1905 – Harold Arlen, American composer (d. 1986)

1907 – Jean Langlais, French composer and organist (d. 1991)

1907 – Cesar Romero, American actor (d. 1994)

1908 – Sarto Fournier, Quebec politician (d. 1980)

1909 – Miep Gies, Dutch biographer of Anne Frank (d. 2010)

1909 – Guillermo Gorostiza Paredes, Spanish footballer (d. 1966)

1910 – Irena Sendler, Polish social worker (d. 2008)

1911 – Leonard Woodcock, American labor union official and diplomat (d. 2001)

1912 – George Mikes, Hungarian-born British author (d. 1987)

1913 – Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (d. 1997)

1914 – Hale Boggs, American politician (d. 1972)

1914 – Kevin McCarthy, American actor (d. 2010)

1916 – Mary Jane Croft, American actress (d. 1999)

1918 – Allan Arbus, American actor

1918 – Hank Locklin, American country music singer and songwriter (d. 2009)

1920 – Endicott Peabody, American politician and 62nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1997)

1921 – Radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and writer (d. 1985)

1922 – John B. Anderson, American politician

1923 – Yelena Bonner, Russian human rights activist, widow of Andrei Sakharov

1927 – Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (d. 2008)

1928 – Norman Bridwell, American author and cartoonist

1929 – Graham Hill, English race car driver (d. 1975)

1929 – James Schlesinger, American politician, 12th United States Secretary of Defense, 9th Director of Central Intelligence, and 1st Secretary of Energy

1930 – Nico Minardos, American actor

1931 – Claire Bloom, British actress

1931 – Geoff Edwards, American television game show host

1932 – Troy Kennedy Martin, Scottish film and television screenwriter (d. 2009)

1934 – Graham Kennedy, Australian actor (d. 2005)

1934 – Niklaus Wirth, Swiss computer scientist

1935 – Susan Brownmiller, American feminist and writer

1935 – Roger Chaffee, astronaut (d. 1967)

1935 – Gene Hickerson, American football player (d. 2008)

1937 – Gregory Mcdonald, American author (d. 2008)

1939 – Gerd Bohnsack, German football manager

1939 – Ole Ellefsæter, Norwegian cross-country skier

1939 – Robert Hansen, American serial killer

1940 – John Hadl, American football player

1940 – Hamzah Haz, Indonesian politician

1941 – Florinda Bolkan, Brazilian actress

1941 – Brian Holland, American songwriter and producer

1943 – Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug queen, Medellín Cartel

1944 – Mick Avory, British drummer (The Kinks)

1945 – John Helliwell, British musician (Supertramp)

1945 – Douglas Hofstadter, American academic and writer

1946 – Esko Seppänen, Finnish politician

1947 – John Coolidge Adams, American composer

1947 – Marisa Berenson, American actress

1947 – David Brown, American musician (Santana) (d. 2000)

1947 – Rusty Hamer, American actor (d. 1990)

1947 – Ádám Nádasdy, Hungarian linguist and poet

1948 – Ron Cey, American baseball player

1948 – Tino Insana, American voice actor

1948 – Art Spiegelman, American cartoonist

1949 – Ken Anderson, American football player

1949 – Hans Graf, Austrian conductor

1950 – Hark Tsui, Hong Kong film director

1951 – Melissa Manchester, American singer

1951 – Jane Seymour, British actress

1953 – Tony Adams, Irish film producer (d. 2005)

1954 – Matt Groening, American cartoonist

1954 – Armand Parmentier, Belgian athlete

1955 – Christopher McDonald, American actor

1955 – Janice Dickinson, American Ex-Supermodel

1956 – Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese racing driver (d. 1992)

1957 – Jimmy Spencer, American race car driver

1957 – Steve Farhood, American boxing historian and analyst

1958 – Chrystine Brouillet, Quebec novelist

1958 – Matthew Ward, American singer, (Second Chapter of Acts), songwriter and author

1959 – Ali Campbell, British singer and songwriter (UB40)

1959 – Brian Propp, Canadian hockey player

1959 – Hugo Savinovich, Ecuadorian wrestler

1960 – Mikey Craig, British musician (Culture Club)

1960 – Roman Kostrzewski, Polish heavy metal musician

1960 – Darrell Green, American football player

1964 – Chris Farley, American actor and comedian (d. 1997)

1964 – Leland D. Melvin, NASA astronaut

1964 – Mark Price, American basketball player

1967 – Jane Child, Canadian musician

1967 – Kelley Menighan Hensley, American actress

1968 – Axelle Red, Belgian singer and songwriter

1968 – Mieke Suys, Belgian triathlete

1969 – Josh Marshall, American journalist

1969 – Bryan Williams, American record executive and rapper

1971 – Alex Borstein, American actress

1971 – Renée O'Connor, American actress and director

1971 – Ray Sefo, New Zealand kickboxer

1972 – Jaromír Jágr, Czech hockey player

1973 – Kateřina Neumannová, Czech cross country skier

1973 – Amy Van Dyken, American swimmer

1973 – Sarah Wynter, Australian actress

1974 – Miranda July, American performance artist

1974 – Gina Lynn, American porn actress

1974 – Tomi Putaansuu, Finnish singer (Lordi)

1974 – Ugueth Urbina, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player

1974 – Alexander Wurz, Austrian race car driver

1975 – Serge Aubin, Canadian hockey player

1975 – Brendon Small, American comedian and animator

1976 – Brandon Boyd, American musician (Incubus)

1976 – Óscar Freire, Spanish cyclist

1976 – Giorgos Karagoutis, Greek basketball player

1976 – Ronnie Vannucci Jr., American musician (The Killers)

1977 – Brooks Wackerman, American musician

1978 – Kimberly Goss, American singer and musician (Sinergy)

1978 – Tuan Le, American poker player

1978 – Yiruma, Internationally known pianist

1979 – Alenka Kejžar, Slovenian swimmer

1979 – Josh Low, English footballer

1979 – Gordon Shedden, Scottish race car driver

1979 – Scott Severin, Scottish footballer

1980 – Conor Oberst, American singer and songwriter (Bright Eyes)

1980 – Josh Sole, New Zealand-born Italian rugby player

1981 – Heurelho Gomes, Brazilian footballer

1981 – Matt Hoopes, American musician (Relient K)

1981 – Diego Martínez, Mexican footballer

1981 – Jenna Morasca, American model

1981 – Olivia, American singer

1982 – Shameka Christon, American basketball player

1982 – Alex Nodari, Italian footballer

1983 – Don Cowie, Scottish footballer

1983 – Philipp Degen, Swiss footballer

1983 – Russell Martin, Canadian baseball player

1983 – Ashley Tesoro, American actress and singer

1984 – Doda, Polish singer (Virgin)

1986 – Gabriel Paletta, Argentine footballer

1986 – Valeri Bojinov, Bulgarian footballer

1987 – Jarrod Sammut, Australian rugby league player

1988 – Jarryd Hayne, Australian rugby league player

1988 – Hironori Kusano, Japanese singer

1988 – Tim Mannah, Australian rugby league player

1990 – Erwin Sak, Polish footballer

1998 – Zachary Gordon, American actor

Deaths

1145 – Pope Lucius II

1621 – Michael Praetorius, German composer (b. 1571)

1637 – Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1578)

1738 – Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (b. 1684)

1775 – Peter Dens, Flemish Catholic theologian (b. 1690)

1781 – Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German author and philosopher (b. 1729)

1818 – Friedrich Ludwig, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Prussian general (b. 1746)

1835 – Henry Hunt, British politician (b. 1773)

1839 – François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)

1842 – Archibald Menzies, Scottish naturalist and surgeon (b. 1754)

1844 – Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1757)

1847 – Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (b. 1794)

1848 – Hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)

1849 – Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician (b. 1804)

1857 – Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (b. 1804)

1869 – Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (b. 1796)

1905 – Lew Wallace, Union general in the American Civil War and novelist (b. 1827)

1911 – Theodor Escherich, German pediatrician (b. 1859)

1924 – Lionel Monckton, English composer for the musical theatre (b. 1861)

1928 – H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1852)

1932 – Minnie Maddern Fiske, American actress (b. 1865)

1939 – Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Russian painter (b. 1878)

1956 – Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French criminal attorney (b. 1878)

1959 – Owen Willans Richardson, British physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1879)

1961 – Bradley Lord, American figure skater (b. 1939)

1961 – Laurence Owen, American figure skater (b. 1944)

1964 – Robert L. Thornton, American businessman and politician (b. 1880)

1965 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician (b. 1919)

1966 – Camilo Torres Restrepo, Colombian Roman Catholic priest, member of the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group (b. 1929)

1966 – Gerard Ciołek, Polish architect (b. 1909)

1970 – Sir Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (b. 1882)

1971 – Dimitrios Loundras, Greek gymnast (b. 1885)

1973 – Wally Cox, American actor (b. 1924)

1973 – Tim Holt, American actor (b. 1919)

1974 – Kurt Atterberg, Swedish composer (b. 1887)

1981 – Mike Bloomfield, American musician (b. 1943)

1981 – Karl Richter, German conductor (b. 1926)

1984 – Ethel Merman, American singer and actress (b. 1908)

1988 – Richard Feynman, American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1918)

1992 – María Elena Moyano, Peruvian activist (b. 1960)

1992 – William Schuman, American composer (b. 1910)

1996 – Tommy Rettig, American actor (b. 1941)

1996 – McLean Stevenson, American actor (b. 1929)

1996 – Lucio Agostini, Canadian composer and conductor (b. 1913)

1998 – Georgios Mylonas, Greek politician (b. 1919)

1998 – Louie Spicolli, American professional wrestler (b. 1971)

1999 – Big L, American rapper (b. 1974)

1999 – Henry Way Kendall, American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1926)

2002 – Howard K. Smith, American journalist (b. 1914)

2002 – Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (b. 1963)

2004 – Jens Evensen, Norwegian minister and jurist (b. 1917)

2004 – Jan Miner, American actress (b. 1917)

2005 – Samuel T. Francis, American journalist (b. 1947)

2005 – Pierre Bachelet, French singer and songwriter (b. 1944)

2007 – Walker Edmiston, American actor (b. 1926)

2007 – Ray Evans, American songwriter (b. 1915)

2008 – Amnon Netzer, Iranian-Israeli historian (b. 1934)

2008 – Ashley Callie, South African actress (b. 1976)

2009 – Joe Cuba, Puerto-Rican musician (b. 1931)

2009 – Dr. Diether H. Haenicke, university president (b. 1935)

2010 – Jeanne M. Holm, American, first woman to receive general's stars in the USAF (b. 1921)

Holidays and observances

Candlemas (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Christian Feast Day:

*Claude de la Colombière

*Faustinus and Jovita

*Quinidius

*Sigfrid of Sweden

*Vartan (a holiday for Armenians in Lebanon)

*February 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Earliest day on which Family Day can fall, while February 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday in February. (Canada)

Earliest day on which Washington's Birthday can fall, while February 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday in February. (United States)

John Frum Day (Vanuatu)

National Day (Serbia)

National Flag of Canada Day (Canada)

Parinirvana Day, also celebrated on February 8. (Mahayana Buddhism)

Susan B. Anthony Day (United States)

The third and final day of Lupercalia, also known as Februa. (Roman Empire)

Total Defence Day (Singapore)

External links

BBC: On This Day

On This Day in Canada

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position	Defenceman
shoots	Right
team	Boston Bruins
league	NHL
weight lb	197
height ft	6
height in	4
birth date	October 12, 1986
birth place	Cornwall, PEI, CAN
nationality	CAN
draft	55th overall
draft year	2005
draft team	Columbus Blue Jackets

Adam McQuaid (born October 12, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played with Boston's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Providence Bruins.

Playing career

McQuaid played major midget hockey in his hometown of Cornwall, Prince Edward Island for the Cornwall Thunder before playing major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for four seasons. McQuaid was selected in the 2nd round (43rd overall) in the 2003 OHL Priority Selection as a 17-year old overage player. He was undrafted by the OHL the previous season.

After scoring 19 points in his second season with the Wolves in 2004–05, McQuaid was selected in the 2nd round, 55th overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He returned to the OHL and, in his final season, helped lead the Wolves to the OHL Final against the Plymouth Whalers; the Wolves were defeated in six games. At the age of seven McQuaid appeared in a Norwegian Windex commercial.

In the off-season, McQuaid was traded by the Blue Jackets to the Boston Bruins in exchange for a fifth-round pick. He was immediately signed by Boston to a three-year, entry-level contract.

He was assigned to Boston's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Providence Bruins in 2007–08 and scored 9 points in his professional rookie season.

He scored his first NHL goal on February 7, 2010, a game-winner against goaltender Jaroslav Halak in a 3–0 win against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. During Game 4 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, Pierre McGuire termed him, "one tough hombre." In that same final, McQuaid won his first Stanley Cup.

On July 14, 2011, McQuaid signed a three-year contract worth $4.7 million with the Boston Bruins.

Career statistics

PEIHASudbury Wolves Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Wolves Sudbury WolvesProvidence Bruins Providence Bruins Providence BruinsBoston Bruins Boston Bruins

colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"			! colspan="5"		Playoffs
Season (sports)>Season	! Team		! League		! GP	Goal (ice hockey)>G	Assist (ice hockey)>A	Point (ice hockey)>Pts	Penalty (ice hockey)>PIM	! GP	! G	! A	! Pts	! PIM
2002–03	Cornwall Thunder		|		21	4	5	9	44	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04 OHL season	2003–04		|		Ontario Hockey League>OHL	47	3	6	9	25	7	0	1	1	2
2004–05 OHL season	2004–05		|		OHL	66	3	16	19	98	8	0	2	2	10
2005–06 OHL season	2005–06		|		OHL	68	3	14	17	107	10	0	1	1	16
2006–07 OHL season	2006–07		|		OHL	65	9	22	31	110	21	1	5	6	24
2007–08 AHL season	2007–08		|		American Hockey League>AHL	68	1	8	9	73	10	0	0	0	9
2008–09 AHL season	2008–09		|		AHL	78	4	11	15	141	16	0	3	3	26
2009–10 AHL season	2009–10		|		AHL	32	3	7	10	66	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10 NHL season	2009–10		|		National Hockey League>NHL	19	1	0	1	21	9	0	0	0	6
2010–11 NHL season	2010–11		|		NHL	67	3	12	15	96	23	0	4	4	14
OHL totals			! 246		! 18	! 58	! 76	! 340	! 46	! 1	! 9	! 10	! 52
AHL totals			! 178		! 8	! 26	! 34	! 280	! 26	! 0	! 3	! 3	! 35
NHL totals			! 86		! 4	! 12	! 16	! 117	! 32	! 0	! 4	! 4	! 20

References

External links

Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Boston Bruins players Category:Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks Category:Ice hockey people from Prince Edward Island Category:People from Charlottetown Category:Providence Bruins players Category:Stanley Cup champions Category:Sudbury Wolves alumni

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name	Ryan White
birth name	Ryan Wayne White
birth date	December 06, 1971
birth place	Kokomo, IndianaUnited States
death date	April 08, 1990
death place	Indianapolis, IndianaUnited States
death cause	Complications from AIDS
website	Official website }}

Ryan Wayne White (December 6, 1971 – April 8, 1990) was an American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States, after being expelled from middle school because of his infection. A hemophiliac, he became infected with HIV from a contaminated blood treatment and, when diagnosed in December 1984, was given six months to live. Doctors said he posed no risk to other students, but AIDS was poorly understood at the time, and when White tried to return to school, many parents and teachers in Kokomo rallied against his attendance. A lengthy legal battle with the school system ensued, and media coverage of the case made White into a national celebrity and spokesman for AIDS research and public education. He appeared frequently in the media with celebrities such as Elton John, Michael Jackson and Phil Donahue. Surprising his doctors, White lived five years longer than predicted and died in April 1990, one month prior to his high school graduation.

Before White, AIDS was a disease widely associated with the male gay community, because it was first diagnosed among gay men. That perception shifted as White and other prominent HIV-infected people, such as Magic Johnson, the Ray brothers and Kimberly Bergalis, appeared in the media to advocate for more AIDS research and public education to address the epidemic. The U.S. Congress passed a major piece of AIDS legislation, the Ryan White Care Act, shortly after White's death. The Act was reauthorized in 2006 and again on October 30, 2009; Ryan White Programs are the largest provider of services for people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States.

Early life and illness

Ryan White was born at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Kokomo, Indiana, to Jeanne Elaine Hale and Hubert Wayne White. When he was three days old, doctors diagnosed him with severe Hemophilia A, a hereditary blood coagulation disorder associated with the X chromosome, which causes even minor injuries to result in severe bleeding. For treatment, he received weekly transfusions of Factor VIII, a blood product created from pooled plasma of non-hemophiliacs, an increasingly common treatment for hemophiliacs at the time.

Healthy for most of his childhood, he became extremely ill with pneumonia in December 1984. On December 17, 1984, during a partial-lung removal procedure, White was diagnosed with AIDS. The scientific community knew little about AIDS at the time: scientists had only realized earlier that year that HTLV-III, now called HIV, was the cause of AIDS. White had apparently received a contaminated treatment of Factor VIII that was infected with HTLV-III, but exactly when was he infected remains unknown to this day. At that time, because the retrovirus had only been recently identified as the AIDS virus, much of the pooled factor VIII concentrate supply in hospitals was tainted because doctors did not know how to test for the disease, and donors often did not know they were infected or that blood was a factor in the transmission of the virus. Among hemophiliacs treated with blood-clotting factors between 1979 and 1984, nearly 90% became infected with HIV. At the time of his diagnosis, his T-cell count had dropped to 25 (a healthy individual without HIV will have around 1,200). Doctors predicted White had only six months to live.

After the diagnosis, White was too ill to return to school, but by early 1985 had begun to feel better. His mother asked if he could return to school, but was told by school officials that he should not. On June 30, 1985, a formal request to permit re-admittance to school was denied by Western School Corporation superintendent James O. Smith, sparking a legal battle that lasted for eight months.

Battle with schools

Western Middle School in Russiaville faced enormous pressure from many parents and faculty to bar White from the campus after his diagnosis became widely known to protect the other children. 117 parents (from a school of 360 total students) and 50 teachers signed a petition encouraging school leaders to ban White from school. Due to the widespread fear and ignorance of AIDS, the principal and later the school board assented so that the rest of the students would not get sick. The White family filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the ban. The Whites initially filed suit in the U.S. District Court in Indianapolis. The court, however, declined to hear the case until administrative appeals had been resolved. On November 25, an Indiana Department of Education officer ruled that the school must follow the Indiana Board of Health guidelines and that White must be allowed to attend school.

The ways in which HIV spread were not fully understood in the 1980s. Scientists knew it spread via blood and was not transmittable by any sort of casual contact, but as recently as 1983, the American Medical Association had thought that "Evidence Suggests Household Contact May Transmit AIDS", and the belief that the disease could easily spread persisted. Children with AIDS were still rare: at the time of White's rejection from school, the Centers for Disease Control knew of only 148 cases of pediatric AIDS in the United States. Many families in Kokomo believed his presence posed an unacceptable risk. When White was permitted to return to school for one day in February 1986, 151 of 360 students stayed home. He also worked as a paperboy, and many of the people on his route canceled their subscriptions, believing that HIV could be transmitted through newsprint.

The Indiana state health commissioner, Dr. Woodrow Myers, who had extensive experience treating AIDS patients in San Francisco, and the Federal Centers for Disease Control both notified the board that White posed no risk to other students, but the school board and many parents ignored their statements. In February 1986, the ''New England Journal of Medicine'' published a study of 101 people who had spent three months living in close but non-sexual contact with people with AIDS. The study concluded that the risk of infection was "minimal to nonexistent," even when contact included sharing toothbrushes, razors, clothing, combs and drinking glasses; sleeping in the same bed; and hugging and kissing.

When White was finally readmitted in April, a group of families withdrew their children and started an alternative school. Threats of violence and lawsuits persisted. According to White's mother, people on the street would often yell, "we know you're queer" at Ryan. The editors and publishers of the ''Kokomo Tribune'', which supported White both editorially and financially, were also called homosexuals and threatened with death for their actions. Others felt such actions were both hypocritical and contradictory by stating that Ryan was necessarily homosexual to have contracted AIDS, while on the other hand, believing AIDS could be transmitted by casual contact.

White attended Western Middle School for eighth grade for the entire 1986–87 school year, but was deeply unhappy and had few friends. The school required him to eat with disposable utensils, use separate bathrooms, and waived his requirement to enroll in a gym class. Threats continued. When a bullet was fired through the Whites' living room window, the family decided to leave Kokomo. After finishing the school year, his family moved to Cicero, Indiana, where White enrolled at Hamilton Heights High School. On August 31, 1987, a "very nervous" White was greeted by school principal Tony Cook, school system superintendent Bob G. Carnal, and a handful of students who had been educated about AIDS and were unafraid to shake White's hand.

National spokesman

The publicity of White's trial catapulted him into the national spotlight, amidst a growing wave of AIDS coverage in the news media. Between 1985 and 1987, the number of news stories about AIDS in the American media doubled. While isolated in middle school, White appeared frequently on national television and in newspapers to discuss his tribulations with the disease. Eventually he became known as a poster boy for the AIDS crisis, appearing in fundraising and educational campaigns for the disorder. White participated in numerous public benefits for children with AIDS. Many celebrities appeared with White, starting during his trial and continuing for the rest of his life, to help publicly destigmatize socializing with people with AIDS. Singers John Cougar Mellencamp, Elton John and Michael Jackson, actor Matt Frewer, diver Greg Louganis, President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan, Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop, Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight and basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar all befriended White. He also was a friend to many children with AIDS or other potentially debilitating conditions.

For the rest of his life he appeared frequently on Phil Donahue's talk show. His celebrity crush, Alyssa Milano of the then-popular TV show ''Who's the Boss?'', met White and gave him a kiss. Elton John loaned Jeanne White $16,500 to put toward a down payment on the Cicero home, and rather than accept repayment placed the repaid money into a college fund for Ryan's sister. In high school White drove a red Mustang convertible, a gift from Michael Jackson. Despite the fame and donations, White stated that he disliked the public spotlight, loathed remarks that seemingly blamed his mother or his upbringing for his illness, and emphasized that he would be willing at any moment to trade his fame for freedom from the disease.

In 1988, White spoke before President Reagan's AIDS Commission. White told the commission of the discrimination he had faced when he first tried to return to school, but how education about the disease had made him welcome in the town of Cicero. White emphasized his differing experiences in Kokomo and Cicero as an example of the power and importance of AIDS education.

In 1989, ABC aired the television movie ''The Ryan White Story'', starring Lukas Haas as Ryan, Judith Light as Jeanne and Nikki Cox as his sister Andrea. White had a small cameo appearance in the film, playing a boy also suffering from HIV who befriends Haas. Others in the film included Sarah Jessica Parker as a sympathetic nurse, George Dzundza as his doctor, and George C. Scott as White's attorney, who legally argued against school board authorities. Nielsen estimated that the movie was seen by 15 million viewers. Some residents of Kokomo felt that the movie portrayed their entire town in an unfairly negative light. After the film aired, the office of Kokomo mayor Robert F. Sargent was flooded with complaints from across the country, although Sargent had not been elected to the office during the time of the controversy.

By early 1990, White's health was deteriorating rapidly. In his final public appearance, he hosted an after-Oscars party with former president Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan in California. Although his health was deteriorating, White spoke to the Reagans about his date to the prom and his hopes of attending college.

Death

On March 29, 1990, several months before his high school class graduated and before his senior prom, White entered Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis with a respiratory infection. As his condition deteriorated he was placed on a ventilator and sedated. He was visited by Elton John and the hospital was deluged with calls from well-wishers. White died on April 8, 1990.

Over 1,500 people attended White's funeral on April 11, a standing-room only event held at the Second Presbyterian Church on Meridian Street in Indianapolis. White's pallbearers included Elton John, football star Howie Long and Phil Donahue. Elton John performed "Skyline Pigeon" at the funeral and also trained the Hamilton Heights High School choir to sing with him. The funeral was also attended by Michael Jackson and First Lady Barbara Bush. On the day of the funeral, Former President Ronald Reagan wrote a tribute to White that appeared in ''The Washington Post''. Reagan's statement about AIDS and White's funeral were seen as indicators of how greatly White had helped change perceptions of AIDS.

White is buried in Cicero, close to the home of his mother. In the year following his death, his grave was vandalized on four occasions. As time passed, White's grave became a shrine for his admirers.

Legacy

White was one of a handful of highly visible people with AIDS in the 1980s and early 1990s who helped change the public perception of the disease. White, along with actor Rock Hudson, was one of the earliest public faces of AIDS. Along with later public figures who became associated with HIV/AIDS, such as the Ray brothers, Magic Johnson, The Brady Bunch's Robert Reed, Kimberly Bergalis, Elizabeth Glaser and Freddie Mercury, White helped to increase public awareness that HIV/AIDS was a significant epidemic.

Numerous charities formed around White's death. The Indiana University Dance Marathon, started in 1991, raises money for the Riley Hospital for Children. Between 1991 and 2008, this event helped raise over $5 million for children at Riley. The money raised has also helped found the Ryan White Infectious Disease Clinic at the hospital to take care of the nation's sickest children. White's personal physician, with whom he was close friends, Dr. Martin Kleiman, became the Ryan White Professor of AIDS Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. In a 1993 interview, prominent gay rights and AIDS activist Larry Kramer said, "I think little Ryan White probably did more to change the face of this illness and to move people than anyone. And he continues to be a presence through his mom, Jeanne White. She has an incredibly moving presence as she speaks around the world."

In 1992, White's mother founded the national nonprofit Ryan White Foundation. The foundation worked to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS-related issues, with a focus on hemophiliacs like Ryan White, and on families caring for relatives with the disease. The foundation was active throughout the 1990s, with donations reaching $300,000 a year in 1997. Between 1997 and 2000, however, AIDS donations declined nationwide by 21%, and the Ryan White Foundation saw its donation level drop to $100,000 a year. In 2000, White's mother closed the foundation, and merged its remaining assets with AIDS Action, a larger charity. She became a spokeswoman for AIDS activism and continues to arrange speaking events through the site devoted to her son, ryanwhite.com. White's high school, Hamilton Heights, has had a student-government sponsored annual Aids Walk, with proceeds going to a Ryan White Scholarship Fund.

White's death inspired Elton John to create the Elton John AIDS Foundation. White also became the inspiration for a handful of popular songs. Elton John donated proceeds from "The Last Song," which appears on his album ''The One'', to a Ryan White fund at Riley Hospital. Michael Jackson dedicated the song "Gone Too Soon" from his ''Dangerous'' album to White, as did 1980s pop star Tiffany with the song "Here in My Heart" on her ''New Inside'' album. In November 2007, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis opened an exhibit called "The Power of Children: Making a Difference," which featured White along with Anne Frank and Ruby Bridges.

Ryan White and public perception of AIDS

In the early 1980s, AIDS was known as gay-related immune deficiency, because the disease had first been identified among primarily homosexual communities in New York City and San Francisco. At the start of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, the disease was thought to be a "homosexual problem" and was largely ignored by policy makers. White's diagnosis demonstrated to many that AIDS was not exclusive to gay people. In his advocacy for AIDS research, White always rejected any criticism of homosexuality, although not gay himself.

White was seen by some as an "innocent victim" of the AIDS epidemic. White and his family strongly rejected the language of "innocent victim" because the phrase was often used to imply that gays with AIDS were "guilty". White's mother told ''The New York Times'', "Ryan always said, 'I'm just like everyone else with AIDS, no matter how I got it.' And he would never have lived as long as he did without the gay community. The people we knew in New York made sure we knew about the latest treatments way before we would have known in Indiana. I hear mothers today say they're not gonna work with no gay community on anything. Well, if it comes to your son's life, you better start changing your heart and your attitude around."

Ryan White Care Act

In August 1990, four months after White's death, Congress enacted The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act (often known simply as the Ryan White Care Act), in his honor. The act is the United States' largest federally funded program for people living with HIV/AIDS. The Ryan White Care Act funds programs to improve availability of care for low-income, uninsured and under-insured victims of AIDS and their families.

Ryan White programs are "payer of last resort," which subsidize treatment when no other resources are available. The act was reauthorized in 1996, 2000 and 2006 and remains an active piece of legislation today. The program provides some level of care for around 500,000 people a year and, in 2004, provided funds to 2,567 organizations. The Ryan White programs also provide funding and technical assistance to local and state primary medical care providers, support services, healthcare provider and training programs.

The Ryan White Act was set to expire on September 30, 2009, although efforts began to obtain an extension to the act. The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 was signed on October 30, 2009 by President Barack Obama, who announced plans to remove a ban on travel and immigration to the U.S. by individuals with HIV. Obama called the 22-year ban a decision "rooted in fear rather than fact."

References

External links

Ryan White

Indiana Dance Marathon

Ryan White interview 1986

Photos and essay by photographer Taro Yamasaki, who documented White's life

Ryan White at Find A Grave

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Name	Jeremy Lin
Position	Point guard
Team	Golden State Warriors
Number	7
Career start	2010
Height ft	6
Height in	3
Weight lb	200
Birth date	August 23, 1988
Birth place
Nationality	American
High school	Palo Alto
College	Harvard (2006-2010)
Draft year	2010
Years1	–present |team1Golden State Warriors
Years2	2010–2011 |team2→Reno Bighorns (D-League)
Highlights	2× All-Ivy League First Team (2009–2010) All-Ivy League Second Team (2008) CIF Division II champion (2006) 2× SCVAL MVP (2005–2006) }}

)}} Jeremy Shu-How Lin () (born August 23, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After receiving no athletic scholarship offers out of high school and being undrafted out of college, the Harvard University graduate reached a partially-guaranteed contract deal with his hometown Warriors. Lin is the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent.

High school career

In his senior year in 2005–2006, Lin captained Palo Alto High School to a 32–1 record and upset nationally ranked Mater Dei, 51–47, for the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division II state title. According to Dana O'Neil of ESPN, "... Lin was the runaway choice for player of the year by virtually every California publication." He was named first-team All-State and Northern California Division II Player of the Year ending his senior year averaging 15.1 points, 7.1 assists, 6.2 rebounds and 5.0 steals.

College career

Recruiting process

Lin sent his resume and a DVD of highlights to all the Ivy League schools, Cal, Stanford, and his dream school, UCLA. The Pac-10 schools wanted him to walk-on. Harvard and Brown were the only teams that guaranteed him a spot on their basketball teams, but Ivy League schools do not offer athletic scholarships. Lin chose to attend Harvard.

Joe Lacob, incoming Warriors' owner and Stanford booster, said Stanford's failure to recruit Lin "was really stupid. The kid was right across the street. You can’t recognize that, [then] you've got a problem."

Kerry Keating, the UCLA assistant who offered Lin the opportunity to walk-on, would say in hindsight that Lin would probably have ended up starting at point guard for UCLA.

Rex Walters, University of San Francisco men's basketball coach and a retired NBA player, said NCAA limits on coaches’ recruiting visits impacted Lin. “Most colleges start recruiting a guy in the first five minutes they see him because he runs really fast, jumps really high, does the quick, easy thing to evaluate," Walters said. Lin added, “I just think in order for someone to understand my game, they have to watch me more than once, because I’m not going to do anything that’s extra flashy or freakishly athletic."

Bill Holden, Harvard assistant coach, had initially told Lin's high school coach, Peter Diepenbrock, that Harvard was not interested in Lin. "Three weeks later, he calls me and says, 'I may have spoken a little too soon,'" Diepenbrock said.

Harvard

In his sophomore season (2007–08), Lin averaged 12.6 points and was named All-Ivy League Second Team.

By his junior year during the 2008–09 season, he was the only NCAA Division I men's basketball player who ranked in the top ten in his conference for scoring (17.8), rebounding (5.5), assists (4.3), steals (2.4), blocked shots (0.6), field goal percentage (0.502), free throw percentage (0.744), and 3 point shot percentage (0.400), and was a consensus selection for All-Ivy League First Team. He had 27 points, 8 assists, and 6 rebounds in an 82–70 win over 17th-ranked Boston College, three days after the Eagles had knocked off No. 1 North Carolina.

In his senior year (2009–10), Lin averaged 16.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.1 blocks, and was again a unanimous selection for All-Ivy League First Team. He was one of 30 midseason candidates for the John R. Wooden Award and one of 11 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award. He was also invited to the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. Fran Fraschilla of ESPN picked Lin among the 12 most versatile players in college basketball. He gained national attention for his performance against the 12th ranked Connecticut Huskies, against whom he scored a career-high tying 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds on the road. After the game, Hall of Fame Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun said of Lin:

"I've seen a lot of teams come through here, and he could play for any of them. He's got great, great composure on the court. He knows how to play."

For the season, Harvard set numerous program records including wins (21), non-conference wins (11), home wins (11) and road/neutral wins (10).

Lin finished his career as the first player in the history of the Ivy League to record at least 1,450 points (1,483), 450 rebounds (487), 400 assists (406) and 200 steals (225).

He graduated from Harvard with a degree in economics and a 3.1 grade-point average.

NBA career

Undrafted

If drafted, Lin would have been the first Ivy Leaguer selected by the NBA since Jerome Allen of Pennsylvania in the second round in 1995. The last Ivy Leaguer to play in the NBA was Yale's Chris Dudley in , while the last Harvard player in the league was Ed Smith in . After graduating from Harvard University, Lin went undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft. Eight teams had invited Lin to predraft workouts. Diepenbrock said that NBA tryouts do not play five on five. Lin acknowledged that the workouts were "one on one or two on two or three on three, and that’s not where I excel. I’ve never played basketball like that."

He later joined the Dallas Mavericks for mini-camp as well as their NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas. Donnie Nelson of the Mavericks was the only General Manager that offered him an invitation to play in the Summer League. "Donnie took care of me," said Lin. "He has a different type of vision than most people do."

In five Summer League games, while playing both guard positions, Lin averaged 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.2 steals in 18.6 minutes per game and shot a team leading 54.5% from the floor. Lin turned heads in his matchup against first overall pick John Wall when Lin scored 13 points to Wall's 21, but did so on 6-for-12 shooting in 28 minutes. Wall was 4-for-19 in 33 minutes.

While Wall received the biggest cheer for any player during introductions, the crowd had turned on Wall and was cheering for Lin by the end of the game.

Lin received offers to sign from the Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, and an unnamed Eastern Conference team. The Golden State Warriors would also offer Lin a contract in addition to the original three teams.

Golden State Warriors

On July 21, 2010, Lin signed a two-year deal with his hometown Warriors, his favorite team growing up. Lin's deal was partially guaranteed for 2010-11, and the Warriors hold a team option for the second season. The reports noted that the deal would include a first-year salary of close to $500,000 with more than half of it guaranteed. Lacob had made the decision to sign Lin. Lin said the counteroffers from the three other teams were higher, but he wanted to come home and play for the Warriors.

Lin also signed a three-year guaranteed contract with Nike. His jersey was already on sale before his first NBA game.

On October 8 in the Warriors' exhibition opener at their home in Oracle Arena, the loudest ovation of the night from the crowd of 10,004 was for Lin when he entered the game with 10:49 remaining in the fourth quarter. The crowd started chanting for Lin in the third quarter. They cheered whenever he touched the ball. "That really touched me. It's something I'll remember forever," Lin said. He ended up with seven points, three rebounds and two assists in 11 minutes. Warriors' head coach Keith Smart said Lin drew the crowd's attention on the road as well. Scott Howard-Cooper of NBA.com attributes the attention Lin had received out of town to the unique angle of "an Asian-American rising to rare basketball prominence".

Lin notices the expectations that follow him. "I've got news for them," Lin said with a smile, "I won't be an All-Star this year."

The attention Lin has received is tricky for him. While he would prefer to be able to just concentrate on his play without all the attention, he is appreciative of the unbelievable support he has received, especially from the Asian-American community. Lin wants to be a role model to young Asian-Americans. He has found the attention awkward as he says he has not "proven anything to anybody."

Frank Hughes of ''Sports Illustrated'' wrote that Lin talks with the occasional "seeds of self-doubt" which is not common to hear in the NBA. Hughes also found it rare when Lin compared himself to the Phoenix Suns' backup point guard Goran Dragić. “Neither of us is a freak athlete, but we’re both effective and know how to play the game,” Lin said.

Lin and Stephen Curry, 2009–10 runner-up Rookie of the Year and a gold medal winner in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, get more interview requests than any other Warrior. Team officials regularly deny requests for Lin to help him keep his focus. He has been approached to be the subject of documentaries.

Smart planned to take pressure off Lin since Lin has a tendency to be hard on himself and get frustrated. Smart admitted that he succumbed to the home crowd's wishes and put Lin into a game in the wrong situation. He vowed not to repeat that mistake.

Lin made the Warriors' opening day roster for the 2010–11 regular season, but he was placed on the inactive list. While he was disappointed, Lin noted that "part of being on this team is putting your ego aside." Lin made his official NBA debut in the next game against the Los Angeles Clippers. It was Asian Heritage Night for the Warriors' home game, and Lin received a standing ovation from the crowd of 17,408 when he entered the game with 2:32 remaining in the fourth quarter. He did not score in the 109–91 win but recorded one steal after tying up the ball and winning the subsequent jump ball.

In the next game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Lin scored his first NBA basket, had three assists, and recorded four steals. He was applauded by the road crowd at Staples Center when he entered the game in the third quarter. He played 11 of his 16 minutes in the third quarter and committed five fouls but played a role in a 12-1 run by the Warriors. "[Lin] came in and did a good job, gave us a good tempo," Smart said after the 107–83 loss to the defending NBA champions. Lakers' guard Derek Fisher praised him for his energy and aggressiveness.

Similar to the exhibition home opener, Oracle Arena fans continued to root for Lin to play in the end of games and cheered every time he touched the ball. "When I'm on the road, I don't feel like the spotlight is on me," Lin admitted. Smart noted that Lin looked more relaxed on the road. "There's a lot of pressure on him at home, with all of the applause for just checking into the game, so I'm sure that cranks his nerves up a little bit," said Curry. "You can tell on the road he plays a lot better, because he can just go out there, play and have fun."

At Toronto on November 8, the Raptors held Asian Heritage Night to coincide with Lin's visit with the Warriors. Over 20 members of Toronto's Chinese media covered the game. Lin played 15 minutes, most coming in the first half, and finished with three points, three assists, two steals and two blocks in the 109–102 Warriors' win. In the following game at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks, Lin again entered the game in the first half. According to ESPN.com NBA editor Matt Wong, "Lin checked into the game to loud applause, presumably from the many Asian-Americans in attendance." He had scored seven total points in his first six games played during the year. In a 89-117 road loss to the Lakers, Lin scored a career-high 13 points in 18 minutes and again earned big cheers from fans in Los Angeles.

An April 5, 2011, article posted by Slam Online stated that during intrasquad scrimmages between Warriors players, head coach Keith Smart implemented a rule. The rule was that no foul committed against Lin would ever be called. The idea behind this is that since Lin was rookie and a not a well-known established player, he would not get many calls from the referees. Thus Jeremy would learn how to play through it and coach Smart acknowledged that Jeremy has. In the same article, Lin credits Reno Bighorns coach Eric Musselman with "helping him regain [his] swagger."

Three times during the season, Lin was assigned to the Warriors' D-League affiliate, the Reno Bighorns. Each time, he was later recalled by the Warriors. He competed in the NBA D-League Showcase and was named to the All-NBA D-League Showcase First Team on January 14, 2011. He helped lead the Bighorns to a 2-0 record at the Showcase with averages of 21.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.5 steals. Lin posted a season-high 27 points with the Bighorns on March 18. Lin had some misgivings when sent to the D-League because he felt he was being demoted and was not good enough to play in the NBA. After playing in the D-League, he realized he was still learning and putting in work and getting playing time in the D-League, which he wouldn't have received at the time with the Warriors. Lacob said the Warriors received more than one trade offer for Lin while he was in the D-League, but he was happy with Lin's progress as an undrafted free agent. "He’s a minimum, inexpensive asset. You need to look at him as a developing asset. Is he going to be a superstar? No."

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11 | style="text-align:left;"| Golden State | 29 || 0 || 9.8 || .389 || .200 || .760 || 1.2 || 1.4 || 1.1 || .3 || 2.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 29 || 0 || 9.8 || .389 || .200 || .760 || 1.2 || 1.4 || 1.1 || .3 || 2.6

International competition

Lin has been invited by Chinese Taipei, which is the designated name used by the Republic of China (Taiwan) in international events, to play for their men's national basketball team in FIBA competitions. On July 28, 2010 while in Taipei to play in Yao Ming's charity game, Lin said he had not made a decision yet on whether he would represent Chinese Taipei. In June 2011, the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA) included Lin in its preliminary squad of 24 players for the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship. The next month, however, the CTBA announced that Lin would not be included on their roster due to a knee injury. Lin was also approached by People's Republic of China to play in the same tournament, but he declined their offer.

On August 4, 2011, Lin stated that he would consider playing overseas during the 2011 NBA lockout. He wants to be fully recovered from his injury before making a decision.

Asian American stereotypes

Sean Gregory of ''Time'' wrote of Lin's zero Division I scholarship offers: "[Lin] was scrawny, but don't doubt that a little racial profiling, intentional or otherwise, contributed to his underrecruitment." Lin said: "I'm not saying top-5 state automatically gets you offers, but I do think (my ethnicity) did affect the way coaches recruited me. I think if I were a different race, I would've been treated differently."

Lin's high school coach, Peter Diepenbrock, said that people without meaning any harm assume since Lin is Asian that he is not a basketball player. The first time Lin went to a Pro-Am game in Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco, his coach said, someone there informed him: "Sorry, sir, there's no volleyball here tonight. It's basketball." During Lin's college career, fewer than 0.5% of men's Division 1 basketball players were Asian-American.

Lin has regularly heard bigoted jeers at games such as "Wonton soup", "Sweet and sour pork", "Open your eyes!", "Go back to China", "Orchestra is on the other side of campus", or Chinese gibberish. Lin says this occurred even at most if not all Ivy League gyms. He does not react to it. "I expect it, I'm used to it, it is what it is," says Lin. The heckling came mostly from fans and not as much from players. According to Harvard teammate Oliver McNally, a fellow Ivy League player did once call Lin a "chink".

In January 2010, Harvard played against Santa Clara University at the Leavey Center, just 15 miles from his hometown of Palo Alto, California. Playing to a capacity crowd that included droves of Asian Americans wanting to see his homecoming, his teammates told him, "It was like Hong Kong."

Lin considers himself a basketball player more than an Asian American. He understands that there are not many Asians in the NBA. "Maybe I can help break the stereotype," said Lin. Asian Americans who have played in the NBA prior to the 2010–11 NBA season include Wataru Misaka, Raymond Townsend, Corey Gaines, Rex Walters, and Robert Swift. "[Lin's] carrying the hopes of an entire continent. I only had to carry the hopes of Little Rock, Arkansas. He's accomplished a lot more than I have already," said Derek Fisher, who had won five NBA championships with the Lakers, after his first game against Lin. Lin is setting an example for prospective Asian athletes in America who rarely see Asian-Americans playing on their favorite teams. "I don't look Japanese," Walters said, referring to his mother's ethnicity. "When they see [Lin], it's an Asian-American.

Larry Riley, the Warriors' general manager, denied that Lin’s signing was done to cater to the Bay Area’s large Asian population. He understood that some people would look at it that way. “We evaluated him throughout summer league," Riley said. “All that had to happen was for him to confirm what we already believed." While the team was creating a campaign around him, Riley said it would not have been advisable if Lin was not a basketball player first.

Personal

Lin grew up in Palo Alto, California. His parents, Gie-Ming and Shirley, emigrated from Taiwan to the United States in the mid-1970s. They are both 5 feet 6 inches tall. His paternal family comes from Beidou, Changhua in Taiwan. with ancestry in Zhangpu, Fujian; while his maternal grandmother is from Pinghu, Zhejiang in today's China. He has an older brother, Josh, and a younger brother, Joseph, who is set to play basketball for Dickinson College in the fall of 2010. Gie-Ming taught his sons to play basketball at the local YMCA. Lin grew up in a devout Christian family and would one day like to be a pastor who can head up non-profit organizations, either home or abroad. He has also talked of working in inner-city communities to help with underprivileged children.

In a video interview conducted by Elie Seckbach, he asked Jeremy how it felt to be representing so many people. Jeremy responded by stating, "It's humbling, a privilege, and a honor. I'm really proud of being Chinese, I'm really proud of my parents being from Taiwan. I just thank God for the opportunity." He was then asked if he was fluent in Chinese. Jeremy stated that he could understand it, but could use some help speaking it. In an interview conducted with NBADraft.net, Jeremy stated that he could only speak Mandarin, not Cantonese but can only read and write a little but had also taken classes while attending Harvard to try to improve. In a later interview attended by basketball players (under the age of 19) from Taiwan, he stated he would like to visit Taiwan again but also work on speaking Chinese. Later this summer Jeremy will being making a trip to Asia, which is sponsored by Nike where he hopes to converse with fans in Mandarin.

Public image

In July 2011, ''Vivid Magazine'', a glossy magazine dedicated to overseas Chinese around the world, named Lin one of its top eight influential Chinese-Americans.

References

Further reading

The Faith and Fate of Jeremy Lin at Patheos – part 1

Jeremy Lin – Faith and Ethnicity at Patheos – part 2

Harvard Basketball Takes Off on InterVarsity.org (from InterVarsity Christian Fellowship)

Jeremy Lin: Taking Harvard basketball to new levels – Student Soul interview with Jeremy

Jeremy Lin at Ivy League Basketball News – Jeremy Lin videos & news clips at Ivybbn.com

External links

NBA profile

NBA biography

NBA D-League profile

NBA.com 2010 Draft profile

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