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· Michelle De Pacina
A baby Asian elephant in Thailand is warming hearts as a video of her first birthday celebration has recently gone viral. Pyi Mai: On Nov. 22, animal rights activist and world traveler Brittany Vacca uploaded a TikTok of a baby elephant named Pyi Mai celebrating her birthday at…
· Jiselle Lee
Palo Alto City Council Member Greg Lin Tanaka is one of the many Asian Americans living in California concerned that the state’s plans on redistricting will dilute Asian voter trends. Breaking up key districts
· Richie Traktivist
Today, the Recording Academy announced the nominations for the 64th Grammy Awards, which will take place on Jan. 31, 2022. With recent big wins from part-Filipino artists H.E.R. and Bruno Mars, as well as part-Korean artist Anderson. Paak, music’s biggest night has certainly…
· Sarah Yukiko
A video essay by artist Astria Suparak offers a visual critique of sci-fi and speculative fiction films that use Asian cultures as a backdrop and Asian people as props. According to the creators, the project was developed to examine “how white science-fiction filmmakers fill the…
· Michelle De Pacina
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” star Simu Liu and comedian Bowen Yang dived into a competition of who has the most “First Asian” honors on “Saturday Night Live” (SNL). The “First Asian”: On the Nov. 20 episode of “SNL,” host Liu and cast member Yang turned…
· Michelle De Pacina
BTS won every award they were nominated for at the 2021 American Music Awards (AMAs) and also became the first Asian act to take home the biggest annual honor in the ceremony’s 48-year history. The winners: During the awards ceremony, which took place on Nov. 21 at Los Angeles’…
· Carl Samson
Dior has drawn criticism in China over a photo in its exhibition that purportedly caters to Western aesthetics vilifying Asian women. Driving the news: The image, shot by Chinese photographer Chen Man, appeared in the French brand’s “LADY DIOR” exhibit in Shanghai. It shows an…
· Khier Casino
Vice President Kamala Harris made history once again by becoming the first woman and Asian American to gain presidential power after President Joe Biden underwent a routine colonoscopy on Friday morning, according to the White House. Transfer of power: Harris, the first Black…
· Jiselle Lee
The Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) is calling upon AAPI communities to join them in protest of California’s redistricting draft maps. Press release: On Tuesday, CAUSE released a statement in which they expressed their concerns over the California…
· Jiselle Lee
The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) will receive $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) over the course of five years to support Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students. Educational effort: UML has seen increasing amounts of Southeast Asian…
· Bryan Ke
Philadelphia police are investigating an attack on a male student believed to be Asian or Asian American on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) train. What happened: The incident occurred on the Broad Street Line near Erie Station at around 3:30 p.m. on…
· Jiselle Lee
California officials announced a $166.5 million state grant on Monday. State effort: California announced on Monday that $165.5 million, sponsored by the API Legislative Caucus, will be dispersed over the course of the next few years to combat anti-AAPI hate in the state.
· Sarah Yukiko
In the “Loneliest Americans,” Jay Caspian Kang unpacks the history and impossibility of the “Asian American” identifier, arguing in favor of a deeper solidarity. Jay Caspian Kang’s “The Loneliest Americans” sets out to deconstruct our understanding of the term “Asian American,”…
· Jiselle Lee
A Chinese market in Oakland’s Chinatown was subject to anti-Asian vandalism on Monday Nov. 15. Racist graffiti: New Tin’s Market’s owners found graffiti on the walls of their business, located on 7th Street in Oakland’s Chinatown neighborhood, Monday morning, with one of them…
· Bryan Ke
A conservative union chairman has called out PBS and proposed to defund the network after its children’s show “Sesame Street” introduced its first-ever Asian American Muppet early this week. What happened: Matt Schlapp, the president of the Conservative Political Action…
· Michelle De Pacina
Korean American James Paek received a standing ovation after sharing his takeaway experience from the new Fox singing competition series “Alter Ego.” Kingston Sol: On the Nov. 10 episode of the show, which sees the show’s contestants performing as their dream avatars, Paek took…
· Jiselle Lee
Four University of Virginia (UVA) students wrote a letter to the university outlining their concerns about the lack of Asian community resources and representation across administrative leadership at the school. Students take a stand: The letter was authored by UVA junior…
· Bryan Ke
The University of Maryland drew backlash over its enrollment and admissions graphic that separated Asian students from “Students of Color” and put them in the same section as white students. What happened: The graphic was shown during a presentation by Daryll Pines, the…
· Sarah Yukiko
Take an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Ji-Young, the first Asian American muppet, and hear from puppeteer Kathy Kim about how the character came to life. A glimpse into the creation of muppets on “Sesame Street,” the video shows the meticulous stitching of…
· Sarah Yukiko
Three suspects are being sought out in connection with an attack on a 30-year-old Asian man in New York City on October 23. Reported incident: Security footage from the incident provided the New York Police Department with images of the attack and perpetrators.
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