 Although Asian Americans comprised 6% of the nation's population in 2012, Asian American athletes represented only 2% of the NFL, 1.9% of the MLB and less than 1% in both the NHL and NBA.Despite these stereotypes, NBA's color barrier was broken by Wataru Misaka back in 1947, who was the first person of color and first Asian American athlete to play in the NBA.Weightlifter Tommy Kono set a total of 26 world records and 7 Olympic records, making him the most accomplished U.S. male weightlifter to date.