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· Carl Samson
Trump picks Indian American COVID lockdown critic as next NIH director
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, an Indian American Stanford University professor and vocal critic of COVID-19 lockdowns, as the next director of the National Institutes of Health. Driving the news: Trump believes Bhattacharya and Robert F.…
· Carl Samson
Kamala Harris fundraiser receives wave of racist texts, told to ‘go back to India’
Ajay Jain Bhutoria, an Indian American fundraising official for the Harris-Walz campaign and the Democratic Party, has been the target of racist text messages demanding he leave the U.S. and return to India. Bhutoria, who serves as deputy national finance chair of the DNC and a…
· Bryan Ke
10 AAPI inventors and innovators who changed the world with their contributions
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage month is a time for celebrating our diverse community and honoring those who have paved the way for future generations. Check out these 10 AAPI inventors and innovators who helped improve the quality of everyone’s lives with…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop’s newest hit: mental health support through audio therapy
The manager of a legendary K-pop artist once asked me to exclude the words “mental health” in any context from a pending interview profile. It’s still a taboo subject for many, and more so in the colossal entertainment industry of K-pop. Swaths of articles have been written…
· Daniel Anderson
GOT7’s JAY B under moniker Def. releases MV for ‘my abandoned love’
GOT7 leader and soloist JAY B — under the moniker Def. — released his second mini-album, “abandoned love,” on Monday. Paired with the album release was the music video for the title track “my abandoned love.” The album is a follow-up to Def’s debut mini-album “LOVE.,” which was…
· Daniel Anderson
GOT7’s Jay B releases sophomore album ‘Be Yourself’
GOT7 leader and soloist Jay B released his new album “Be Yourself” on Wednesday. Paired with the album release was the music video for the title track “Go Up,” one of six songs on the album. This is Jay B’s sophomore album following “SOMO Fume” in 2021 and his second release…
· Daniel Anderson
H1GHR MUSIC producer SMMT drops first EP ‘Mr. Hollywood’
H1GHR MUSIC producer SMMT released his first EP “Mr. Hollywood” on Wednesday. The EP includes six tracks: the lead single “Knock Knock” featuring pH-1 and Moon Sujin, “RnB 4 Sk8ers,” “Hell Of A Night,” “Dream to Dream,” “I’ll Be Fine” and the special bonus song “BLOCK +…
· Daniel Anderson
Not ‘far away’ now: GOT7’s Mark Tuan releases new music video and debut album ‘The Other Side’
GOT7 member Mark Tuan dropped a music video for “far away,” one of the songs off his debut solo album “The Other Side,” on Friday. The recently released album features 20 songs, all co-written by Tuan. The Taiwanese American singer will embark on his “The Other Side” North…
· Ryan General
‘Birds of Prey’ star Ella Jay Basco releases summer anthem ‘Bubble Tea’
Actor and singer-songwriter Ella Jay Basco, 15, released her latest single “Bubble Tea” on Sunday, marking the start of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. The former child actor (“Veep,” “Grey’s Anatomy”) branched into music after her breakout role as…
· Alyssa Huang
The Plight Asian Women Face for a Man’s ‘Really Bad Day’
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the author. I wrote before that violent hate crimes against Asians in the United States were not receiving the mainstream media attention or responsive calls to action that they deserved. Killings and…
· Ryan General
Filipina-Korean Actress Cast as Batgirl in the DC Film ‘Birds of Prey’
Ella Jay Basco, a young Filipina-Korean actress, is playing Batgirl in the upcoming DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film “Birds of Prey”. Officially titled “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)”, the Warner Bros’ movie will be a Harley Quinn spinoff…