Panda Express chef qualifies for Beijing Olympics
July 23, 2008
ROSEMEAD, Calif. — Panda Express has announced that Anju Jason, a chef at its Moana Lua location on Oahu, Hawaii, has qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.
Jason will be competing in the men's Taekwondo event on the Marshall Islands' team, and Panda Express has made the commitment to pay Anju during the time that he is competing.
Born in the Marshall Islands, Jason, 20, is the first Marshallese athlete ever to qualify and compete in the Olympic Games.