Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward was selected to serve on President’s

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward was selected to serve on President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in 2010. In the video below, Ward talks about his tough childhood and why he got involved in the Advisory Commission.

Ward was born in Seoul, South Korea, to an African American father Hines Ward Sr. and Korean mother Kim Young He.