{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"AAPI in Professional Sumo","description":"Welcome to Season 2, Episode 40!&amp;nbsp; We\u2019re fans of professional sumo in Japan. It\u2019s fun to watch and takes a great amount of skill. There\u2019s actually a relatively rich history of Asian American and Pacific Islanders in professional sumo. Although there aren\u2019t any impactful AAPI in the sport now, there have been some amazing wrestlers in the past including Konishiki, Akebono, and Mushashimaru, but they aren\u2019t the only ones. Those three peers may not have achieved the levels they did without Takamiyama. We provide a quick overview of professional sumo, but if you\u2019re interested in learning more, we recommend the new Sumo Primetime and Sumostew channels on YouTube, the NHK Sumo and Sumopedia webpages, and the Sumo Wrestling Fandom Wiki. We begin this episode by celebrating Janet Yang for her recent election to President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Michelle Yeoh for her recent honorary doctorate from the American Film Institute. We close out this episode with a segment on the Origin of the term \u201cMongolian Spots.\u201d For previous episodes and information, please visit our site at https:\/\/asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or social media links at http:\/\/castpie.com\/AAHistory101. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, email us at info@aahistory101.com. Segments  00:25 Celebrating Janet Yang and Michelle Yeoh 02:29 AAPI in Professional Sumo 25:35 The Origin of Mongolian Spots  ","author_name":"Asian American History 101","author_url":"http:\/\/asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24045762\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/133949244"}