THE FANS AND THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH. >> WHEN THEY ARRIVED IN PITTSBURGH, SHE KNEW SHE WAS ABOUT TO WORK IN A VERY SPECIAL PLACE. >> IT WAS AMAZING SEE THE BANNER AND THE SIGNS AND THE AIRPORT. BECAUSE SHE WAS HIRED BY THE STEALERS TO WORK THEIR SUMMER TRAININGAM CP. A VERY DIFFERENT SETTING SHE IDSA THEN WHAT SHE EXPERIENCED AT PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY, WORKING AS AN ATHLETIC TRAINER. THIS WILL ALLOW ME TO GET THAT EXPERIENCE. EVERYBODY THOUGHT THAT WAS A VERY RARE AND COO EXPERIENCE FOR ME TO GO TO THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS. >> SHE SAID THAT SHE IMMEDIATELY FELT ACCEPTED. >> JOHN AND RYAN, IEA RLLY APPRECIATE AND MR. ROMY,NE THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATNIO. COURSE THIS IS THE FIRST WOMAN EVER HIRED, SIGNING ON TO WORK WITH THE STEALERS MECADI TRAINING TEAM. >> I WAS THE ONLY ONE AND MAYBE SOME OTHER TEAM MAY HAVETA SRTED TO HAVE A SUMMER INTERNSH AIPS A FEMALE CANDIDATE. THINGS CHANGE SLOYWLUT B -- >> A BASKETBALL INJURY AND IT INTRODUCED HER TO ORTHOPEDIC SUERRG AND THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPARKING HER INTEREST IN A CAREER STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES. >> I LOVE WORKING WITH ATHLETES. AT THAT TIME, -- >> EVEN THOUGH ENGSHLI WAS A REQUIREMENT IN JAPANESE SCHOOLS, WHENHE S ARREDIV IN OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, ONE BARRIER WAS NOT HANGVI SOMEONE HELP ANSWER QUESTIONS. >> I WAS NOT HOMESKIC AT ALL BUT ALSO, YOU DON’T HAVE THE PEOPLE YOU CAN JUST QUILYCK ASK TO PARENTS, MOTHEANDR FATHER AND THIS IS BEFORE THE GOOGLE ERA. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU WILL NOT FIND OUT RIGHT AWAY. AT WAS A LITTLE BIT BUT I WOULD SAY THE LANGUAGE WAS THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE.GUAGE WAS THE >> SHE SAYS SHE ESDOOT N TALK OFTEN ABOUT HER JAPANESE HERITAGE OTHER THAN CHEERING FOR HER COUNTRY’S LITTLE LEAEGU BASEBALL TEAMS COMPETING IN WILLIAMSPORT EVERY SUMMER. >> I FEEL LIKE THAT IS IN OUR GENES. >> SHE SEES THE VALUE OF MARKING MAY AS ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH. >> WHEI N MET THE AUACTL PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY PROUD TO BE JAPANESE DESCENDED, THAT IS REALLY NICE. IT IS NICE TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF MONTH. >> ANYONE WITH ASIAN HERAGITE OR REALLY ANY NEWCOMER TO PITTSBURGH. >> I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO ALWAYS TUNE INTO NOT ONLY NETWORKING BUT TRY TO GO TO EDUCATE YOURSELF AND LEARN SOME NEW SKILLS AND MEET NEW PELEOP ENOUGH TBEO IN A BOX AND HAVE A CHANGE. I KELI PEOPLE TO KEEP ANCHGING BECAUSE MEDICINE CHANGES ERYVE Y.DA >> SHE IS CERTAINLY HUMBLE ABOUT HER PIONEERING SUCCESS. WHEN MORE PEOPLE LEARNED ABOUT HER COMPLIMENTS, SHE HOPES THAT OTHERS FOLLOW HER EXAMPLE. SHE SAYS SHE HAS WITNESSED MANY SMART,AR HD-WORKING, SUCCESSFUL ASIAN AMERICANS GOING TO THE TOP IN SO NY