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For Asian American women, Olympics reveal a harsh duality

FILE - Olympian Sunisa Lee, center, waves from a St. Paul fire truck with her mom Yeev Thoj, left, and sister Shyenne Lee as fans cheer for her along the parade route, Aug. 8, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP, File) FILE - Olympian Sunisa Lee, center, waves from a St. Paul fire truck with her mom Yeev Thoj, left, and sister Shyenne Lee as fans cheer for her along the parade route, Aug. 8, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP, File) FILE - Olympian Sunisa Lee, center, waves from a St. Paul fire truck with her mom Yeev Thoj, left, and sister Shyenne Lee as fans cheer for her along the parade route, Aug. 8, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP, File) FILE - Olympian Sunisa Lee, center, waves from a St. Paul fire truck with her mom Yeev Thoj, left, and sister Shyenne Lee as fans cheer for her along the parade route, Aug. 8, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP, File) FILE - Zhu Yi, of China, reacts after the women's team free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) FILE - Danielle Kang, of the United States, competes during the third round of the women's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) FILE - Gold medal winner United States' Chloe Kim celebrates during the venue ceremony for the women's halfpipe at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) FILE - United States' Chloe Kim trains on the halfpipe curse at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 7, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco File) FILE - Eileen Gu, of China, waves after competing during the women's freestyle skiing big air finals of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
For Asian American women, Olympics reveal a harsh duality