The History and Career of Walter Tin Kit Achiu

Asian American History 101

Welcome to Season 5, Episode 13! Have you heard of Walter Tin Kit Achiu? He was the first Native Hawaiian and first Asian American to play in the National Football League. Although his career was groundbreaking, he’s largely been forgotten over time.

In this episode, we talk about his life, his football career, and what he did after he finished playing with the NFL’s Dayton Triangles (yes… that was really the name of the American football team he was part of). Nicknamed “Sneeze”, he was a high level athlete all his life and broke barriers on the football field and in the wrestling ring.

We begin the episode by talking about some current events (the sad passing of K.W. Lee and the happy green-lighting of the Crazy Rich Asians show on Max). And we end the episode with the recurring segment of What are We Listening To? This time, we talk about the new album Blood on the Silver Screen by singer Sasami as well as the audiobook Homicide and Halo-Halo written by Mia P. Manasala and voice acted by Danice Cabanela.

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Segments

• 00:25 Intro and Current Events: K.W. Lee Passes Away and Crazy Rich Asians is Back!
• 05:54 The History and Career of Walter Tin Kit Achiu
• 14:32 What Are We Listening To? Sasami as well as Homicide and Halo Halo by Mia P. Manansala