N 2012, Jeremy Lin led an unexpected winning streak by the New York Knicks, becoming the first Asian-American player to rise to
prominence in the National Basketball Association. The writer Gish Jen published the following op-ed reflecting on the significance of Lin’s success. Read the passage carefully, then complete the following tasks: Identify a claim made by Jen and explain the reasoning underlying this claim.
List at least two pieces of supporting evidence from the passage and briefly explain how they support the claim you have identified in (1).