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Is Yao new to you?
For those folks who don't know much about Yao and want an "introductory course," we have selected the articles below that reference basic information about him, touch upon cultural topics, and describe his basketball skills.

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2/4/03 Rockets' Rookie Yao: Apple of Advertisers' Eyes
2/3/03 Time.com - The Center of Attention
1/29/03 WashingtonPost.com - Francis and Yao Are Forming a Bond, Boosting the Rockets
1/17/03 Sporting News - Yao's precipitous rise to stardom is impressive
12/13/02 Yao Holding Court in China - Millions Are Tuning In To See Rockets' Center
12/3/02 Yao knows how to strike a pose with media
11/28/02 San Francisco Chronicle - Yao's appeal transcends basketball
11/27/02 CBS.SportsLine.com - Yao making (really) big adjustment to NBA, and vice versa
San Francisco Examiner - Ming building a dynasty
11/24/02 San Antonio Express News - Yao already the next big thing
11/23/02 Sunday Herald (U.K.) - Basketball's latest star can start a new Ming dynasty
11/19/02 Yao begins to break out of his shell
11/2/02 NBA counts on `national treasure' to spark international expansion
10/29/02 USA Today - Audio gallery
10/22/02 Wall Street Journal - Chinese Basketball Star is Big Business for NBA
9/5/02 The book on Yao is not a quick read
9/4/02 Getting to know Yao Ming
8/25/02 Yao on tour
8/16/02 Yao gets first taste of life in NBA fish bowl
7/25/02 Sizing up Yao Ming's marketability
6/28/02 Yao vows to make big impact in America
6/27/02 Yao: Gigantic diplomacy win
6/23/02 The final frontier
6/22/02 Quest members think Yao has future in NBA
6/21/02 Asian community goes wow for Yao
6/13/02 China has a new ambassador
5/22/02 The Tao of Yao - How good is the NBA's next Chinese import?
4/6/01 Yao yearns for the NBA
Dec. 2000 Bill Walton's opinion on Yao Ming
Next Athlete: Yao Ming
9/20/99 TIMEasia:com - Hoop Dreams, Chinese-Style
Unknown The basketball boom in China
Chairman Yao: a monster in the middle