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...understatement to say that it is a rare to find Asian-Americans who excel on the football field. Most sports fans would be hard-pressed to name even one Asian in the NFL. Yet Cheng said he never noticed he was a bit of a pioneer, breaking Asian stereotypes on the football field, until his senior year when his government teacher discussed stereotypes and discrimination with him and a Korean friend...
...happened to be talking about racism and stereotypes when she pointed out to us that Robert and I were breaking stereotypes by being atypical Asians in that we were athletic, sociable, etc," Cheng recalls...
...Cheng's friend was a bodybuilder, while Cheng garnered All-City honors in football, basketball and track...
...Harvard, Cheng is part of a recent surge in Asians in campus leadership positions who are continuing to break down the stereotypes that have plagued all Asian-Americans...
...Cheng was elected last fall as the first-ever Asian-American president of Harvard Student Agencies...