Michael Bae graduated from the University of Michigan this week with a degree in Sport Management.
But he also had incredible NFL experience on his resumé after spending nearly two months with the Bolts as part of the Donald H. Yee Fellowship in the summer of 2022.
The fellowship aims to create more opportunities for leaders from the Asian-American Pacific-Islander community to pursue careers in NFL front offices.
Bae, who is of Korean descent, said a path into sports isn’t exactly the norm in his culture.
“When I told some of my relatives that I was going to study sport management … they didn’t really understand the concept,” Bae said. “For me, as I go through my career, I want to normalize the presence of Asian Americans within NFL front offices. I want to pay it forward how Don Yee did for me.”
Mynina Stewart, who served as the fellow in the summer of 2023, feels the exact same way as Bae.
“It was an incredible experience for me,” said Stewart, who is both Filipino and Black. “I’m very supportive of the push for more diversity and inclusion and to open doors for people with backgrounds like mine.
“I was really grateful for the opportunity, especially to Don Yee, for opening doors for people with an Asian American background,” Stewart continued. “It feels good to know that there are people who are looking out for us … you don’t hear about many Asians in the sports industry and sometimes they can be a forgotten group.
“I hope to see more of these types of programs in sports and in football specifically,” Stewart added.
As the summer of 2024 approaches, the Chargers are once again hosting the program that runs for nearly two months from July through the end of August.
Interested applicants can apply here for the 2024 Donald H. Yee Fellowship, which provides unrivaled experience in an NFL front office.
The Bolts launched the program in 2022 in conjunction with Yee, a UCLA and University…
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