Unexpected Family Ties Revealed for NBA’s Jeremy Lin: Connections to Taiwanese Business Titans
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A surprising link has emerged between NBA veteran Jeremy Lin and two prominent figures in Taiwanese business: Nanfang founder Wu Sanlian and Alibaba Chairman Joseph Tsai. The connection, recently highlighted following Lin’s departure from the Brooklyn Nets and an invitation from Tsai to join The Asian American Foundation, reveals a previously undisclosed familial relationship that spans generations.
The revelation underscores the deep roots Lin, the first American of taiwanese descent to play in the NBA, has within Taiwan’s economic landscape. While Lin’s basketball career has been widely followed, the extent of his family’s connections to influential business leaders remained largely unknown until now. This connection gains added meaning as Tsai, a member of The Asian American Foundation’s board of directors, actively seeks to broaden the organization’s reach and impact within the Asian American community – a community Lin has become a prominent representative of.
According to reports, Wu Sanlian and Tsai Chongxin are distant relatives. This familial bond explains the close relationship between lin and Tsai, with Tsai extending an invitation for Lin to participate in the foundation’s initiatives.Lin’s involvement could considerably amplify the foundation’s visibility and influence, leveraging his platform to advocate for Asian American causes.
The Asian American Foundation, established in 2021, aims to support Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities through philanthropic investments and advocacy. With increasing attention focused on issues facing the AAPI community, the foundation’s work - and Lin’s potential role within it – is poised to become increasingly impactful.