Asian American history to be taught in Florida public schools if new bill passes

Florida public schools may soon be required to teach Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) history to its students if a new bill passes...

Merle Oberon: the first Asian Best Actress Oscar nominee who hid her heritage from Hollywood

When Michelle Yeoh’s nomination for Best Actress at the Oscars was announced on Tuesday, some outlets highlighted that she was the fir...

Why Vietnam celebrates the Year of the Cat instead of the Rabbit

While most Asian countries and diasporas welcomed the Lunar New Year celebrating the rabbit, Vietnam, which observes the equivalent Tết Nguy...

Look: 6 designs compete to become Los Angeles’ memorial to Chinese massacre of 1871

Before you read: Los Angeles calls on public for ideas for memorial to 1871 Chinese Massacre victims The city of Los Angeles has selected th...

New comic titled ‘White Savior’ parodies ‘The Last Samurai,’ Hollywood tropes

“White Savior,” a new comic from Dark Horse by comic book artist Eric Nguyen, satirizes the cinematic trope in a humorous take o...

History professor makes surprisingly cute discovery on lost roll of film labeled ‘The Philippines 1942’

An assistant ecclesiastical history professor discovered footage of puppies playing around on a silent 8mm roll of film labeled “The Philipp...

More than 70 Asian American groups urge Biden to create Black reparations commission

A force of 76 Japanese American and Asian American organizations has demanded President Joe Biden create a reparations commission for Afric...

Indian PhD student finds simple solution to puzzle that’s baffled scholars since 5th century BC

An Indian PhD student at the University of Cambridge has solved a grammatical puzzle that has eluded Sanskrit scholars since the 5th century...

‘Last Hawaiian princess’ Abigail Kawānanakoa dies at 96

Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa, who was referred to by locals as the "last princess" of Hawaii, died on Sunday night at th...

Japanese researchers unveil digital reconstruction of 1,600-year-old woman

Japanese scientists from seven research institutes have digitally reconstructed the image of a woman born 1,600 years ago using DNA technol...

Bruce Lee may have died from drinking too much water, new study says

Bruce Lee was known for saying, “Be water, my friend,” but the martial arts legend may have died from drinking a copious amount of it, acco...

Why Thailand has chosen the mythical naga as its national symbol

Thailand has chosen the mythical naga serpent as its national symbol to promote the nation’s history, culture and creative economy. The Ca...

Levi’s jeans from the 1880s auctioned for $76,000 has hidden reminder of America’s anti-Chinese past

A pair of Levi’s jeans that recently sold at an auction in New Mexico for $76,000 has the phrase "The only kind made by White Labor&qu...

A history of the Hmong kings

Vương Duy Bảo, a descendent of the Hmong king of Ha Giang and the legal representative of the Vương family, sued the provincial government f...

Konerak Sinthasomphone: The Jeffrey Dahmer victim police failed to protect

Jeffrey Dahmer, the infamous serial killer known as the Milwaukee Monster, murdered 14-year-old Laotian Konerak Sinthasomphone on May 27, 1...

‘We support, honor and thank you’: Biden shares gratitude to Fil-Am community for Filipino American History Month

President Joe Biden and the first lady recognized the contributions and heritage of Filipino Americans in celebration of Filipino American ...

Supreme Court rules Korean ‘comfort women’ in WWII US camptown sex trade entitled to reparations

South Korea’s Supreme Court has ruled that Korean “comfort women” who worked in brothels for U.S. troops in the 1940s are entitled to repar...

Soil from 75 former Japanese American WWII incarceration sites collected for memorial

Ceramic pieces to be made from soil collected from the 75 Japanese incarceration camps across the U.S. were presented at the National Monum...

Complete list of WWII Japanese internees unveiled in LA weighs 25 pounds

This year marks the 80th anniversary of former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s authorization of Executive Order 9066 in February 194...

108-year-old Japanese American silent film found in NY museum to be preserved

Denise Khor, associate professor of Asian American and visual studies at Northeastern University, has been tasked to preserve a 108-year-ol...

Update: Alleged Nanjing Massacre photos discovered in Minnesota pawn shop debunked

Photos in an album discovered by a Minnesota pawn shop owner previously believed to have been taken during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre have b...

Ancient China used face-whitening cosmetics before Ancient Greece, study claims

A team of researchers from the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology discovered ancient bron...

Los Angeles calls on public for ideas for memorial to 1871 Chinese Massacre victims

On Aug. 19, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, along with the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs, the office of Councilmember Kevin de Leó...

Japanese American National Museum premieres cancer-battling director’s film on pains of WWII incarceration camps

Written and directed by Paul Daisuke Goodman, “No No Girl” centers on a Japanese American family uncovering their forgotten history in the ...

‘Why is the story still unknown?’: ‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ co-directors refuse to let America forget Korean American wrongfully convicted of murder in 1973

Julie Ha and Eugene Yi’s six-year journey to illuminate the life and legacy of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean American man falsely convicted of murd...

Thai actor Praya Lundberg to star in film about Rock Springs massacre that killed 28 Chinese miners in Wyoming

A film about the Rock Springs massacre, the real-life incident that resulted in the deaths of 28 Asian immigrant railroad workers in 1885, ...

Denver removes anti-Chinese plaque 142 years after anti-Chinese riot that destroyed its Chinatown

Due to historical inaccuracies, Denver removed a plaque titled “Chinese Riot of 1880” from a building in Lower Downtown on Monday. The pla...

Japan payment of less than $1 to Korean WWII victims for forced labor draws outrage

A civic group in South Korea has denounced the less- than- one- dollar pension payment from the Japanese government to victims of forced la...

Discovery of extinct panda species reinforces evidence of pandas originating in Europe, not Asia

The recent discovery of an ancient panda species in Bulgaria is reinforcing previous studies that point to panda bears originating in Europ...

UK government admits to forcibly deporting Chinese sailors who served the nation in WWII

An investigation conducted by the United Kingdom's Home Office revealed that Chinese sailors who served in the British Merchant Navy d...

‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ documentary trailer investigates racial profiling of innocent man on death row

A trailer released on Wednesday for the upcoming Sundance documentary “Free Chol Soo Lee” investigates the racial profiling of Chol Soo Lee...

New Hong Kong textbooks say it was never a British colony, calls 2019 protests ‘terrorist activities’

New Hong Kong textbooks appear to favor Beijing accounts of history, with them now stating that the island was never a British colony and d...

Lone Chinese American Ranger who stormed Omaha on D-Day to receive second Congressional Gold Medal

Former Private 1st Class Randall Ching, who was part of the famed 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion that stormed the Omaha Beach during the Bat...

Ancient Chinese woman discovered to be oldest known case of ‘yue’ — punishment by foot amputation

Archeologists in China conducted the first full study of an amputation case involving “yue,” an ancient Chinese punishment that involved cu...

How Costco became a mecca for Asian American shoppers

Costco, headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, has become a go-to shopping spot among Asian Americans in recent years. Earlier this year, ...

Rediscovered footage of Empress Teimei, Crown Prince Hirohito give rare glimpse into 1920s Japan

Century-old footage of Empress Teimei and Crown Prince Hirohito was recently discovered at a university in Japan, showing an ultra-rare gli...