In the NCAA and at the Division I level, where UNC Chapel Hill competes, Asians make up just 2% of all student-athletes, according to a 2022-2023 report. The report states there were just 11,326 Asian student-athletes out of 526,084 total across the NCAA. At the Division I level, there are 3,735 Asian student-athletes out of 188,485 total. The underrepresentation of Asian Americans in the NCAA at the highest level is evident. In this episode we sit down with Cory Shinohara, a senior at UNC Chapel Hill who competed on the Japanese International team prior to joining collegiate athletics here at UNC in order to shed light on her story and explore how we can make a change.
Guest: Cory Shinohara