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Almost all are also motivated by cultural heritage interests.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Jeremy Lin&#8217;s popularity has reignited discussions about identity among Chinese-Americans that are unlikely to wane as quickly as Linsanity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the Vid!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"420\" height=\"245\" id=\"msnbc6480b1\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32545640\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"launch=46816503&amp;width=420&amp;height=245\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><embed name=\"msnbc6480b1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32545640\" width=\"420\" height=\"245\" FlashVars=\"launch=46816503&amp;width=420&amp;height=245\" 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