Japanese soccer players forming connections with L.A.s Japanese American community
News Source : Yahoo Entertainment
News Summary
- Angel City FC now has three Japanese players on its roster, most in the league
- The Galaxy won the MLS Cup last winter with two Japanese playing key roles
- Jun Endo, a Japanese international, was in the starting lineup for the team’s first league game
- The importance of that example is not lost on the players
Growing up Japanese American in Southern California, Saki Watanabe had plenty of role models who showed her she could be whatever she wanted to be. There were baseball players, judges, politicians an [+5891 chars]
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