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· Khier Casino
AAPI celebrities featured in People’s 2022 Sexiest Man Alive issue
People magazine released a sneak peek at some of the celebrities featured in this year’s Sexiest Man Alive issue. AAPI male celebrities who made the cut include Ke Huy Quan, Jo Koy and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Johnson was featured on the cover of 2016’s Sexiest Man Alive…
· Ryan General
Report: Anti-AAPI hate crimes in Orange County continued to surge in 2021
According to a new report from the Orange County Human Relations Commission, the county recorded 398 hate crimes and incidents in 2021, a 6% increase from the 375 hate incidents in 2020. Hate crimes against Asian/Pacific Islander victims in 2021 registered a 43% increase from…
· Bryan Ke
Crime-watch app Citizen offers free 1-year premium access to Bay Area’s AAPI community
New York-based app developer sp0n, Inc. is giving 20,000 Asian American and Pacific Islander residents from the Bay Area free premium access to its crime-watch app Citizen for one year as part of its new initiative to combat anti-Asian hate. sp0n, Inc. has partnered up with San…
· Ryan General
School district in Wisconsin to make Hmong, AAPI history part of curriculum
The Verona Area School District Board of Education in Wisconsin unanimously approved a resolution on Monday expressing support for the Hmong, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. The resolution also calls for the integration of Hmong and AAPI history and culture…
· Carl Samson
Google, partners to give Nest cameras to AAPI small businesses to boost security
Google has partnered with the National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (National ACE) and the Asian American Federation (AAF) to provide Nest cameras to AAPI-owned small businesses, helping improve their safety amid increasing burglaries…
· Bryan Ke
All-AAPI musical about Tiananmen Square protests begins rehearsals in New York
The rehearsal for “Tiananmen: A New Musical,” a rock musical that criticizes the Chinese government’s massacre of students at the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest, is underway. The musical stars an all-Asian American and Pacific Islander cast, and is being directed and…
· Michelle De Pacina
Poll reveals significant majority of AAPI support Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
The Global Strategy Group conducted public opinion surveys with a sample of 1,000 registered voters from Aug. 26 to Aug. 31. According to the poll, nine in 10 Black Americans (89%) and about seven in 10 Hispanic Americans (72%) and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI)…
· Ryan General
Rhode Island becomes fourth state to require schools to teach AAPI history
Effective at the start of the 2023-2024 school year, all public elementary and secondary schools in Rhode Island will be required to teach Asian American history and culture to students, based on the new bill that Governor Dan McKee signed into law on Saturday. Rhode Island is…
· William Yuk
AAPI voters are suing Texas for allegedly discriminatory gerrymandering
A coalition of AAPI voters is suing the state of Texas for allegedly discriminatory redistricting practices which suppress the voting power of minorities. The plaintiffs’ legal team is composed of civil rights organizations and attorneys who believe that the state’s…
· Ryan General
Voting begins: 2022 Gold Futures Challenge to give $500,000 to top groups empowering AAPI communities
The second annual Gold Futures Challenge by philanthropic nonprofits Asian American Futures (AAF) and Gold House is set to award a total of $500,000 to top organizations promoting and empowering Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. Competition organizers are…
· Carl Samson
AAPIs mark the largest increase among new immigrants in state legislatures since 2020, report finds
There are 27 newly-elected Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the 2022 legislative session, the largest gain among groups of first and second-generation U.S. immigrants since 2020. The finding comes in a new report by New American Leaders, a nonpartisan nonprofit…
· Editorial Staff
TAAF, Panda Express invest over $500,000 into AAPI artists
Last week, Panda Express revealed a $1 million grant to The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) to elevate AAPI representation. Now, TAAF, Panda Express, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Sundance Institute are teaming up to provide over $500,000 in funds…
· Ryan General
Panda Express announces $1 million grant to help TAAF change the narrative of AAPI representation
Restaurant chain Panda Express announced a $1 million grant to nonprofit The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) on Tuesday to support its efforts in changing the narrative of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) representation and experiences. Panda Express was TAAF’s first…
· Ryan General
Asian American Studies Center to create free digital resource on AAPI experiences for teachers
The UCLA Asian American Studies Center will use the $10 million in state funding it received from California to develop the AAPI Multimedia Textbook, an online platform containing lessons about the cultures, histories and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in…
· Jane Nam
Democrats losing AAPI voters in critical swing states over cost of living, economy: new poll
A new poll reveals that Democrats are losing the support of Asian American and Pacific Islander voters in swing states, which is predicted to have a large impact on the Congressional and general elections. In a poll commissioned by Civiqs for AAPI civic engagement organization…
· Michelle De Pacina
AAPI business owners in Portland call for action from police over string of break-ins and vandalisms
The Oregon Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association gathered Asian American and Pacific Islander business owners in the Jade District for a meeting with law enforcement and elected officials at Powell’s Seafood Restaurant on Thursday. Business owners called for action and…
· Jane Nam
SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade: AAPI Democratic lawmakers speak out on ruling; Republicans silent
Asian American Democratic lawmakers condemned the Supreme Court’s official overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, noting that now is the time for action. With the ruling, access to abortions is no longer guaranteed on a federal level, giving states the right by default to dictate…
· Iris Jung
Why activism for many AAPIs starts with their voice in the classroom
In recent times — with the rise of Asian culture and the COVID-19 pandemic — my identity as an Asian American is suddenly in the spotlight. From articles celebrating the many cultures that make up my community to the social media posts featuring Asian models, there seems to be a…
· Bryan Ke
New York City schools to launch new curriculum celebrating AAPI history this fall
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday that the city’s Department of Education (DOE) would be introducing a pilot curriculum that will teach students about the history and culture of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). The new curriculum, “Hidden Voices:…
· Jane Nam
SF DA Chesa Boudin introduces new AAPI victim service unit amid upcoming recall election
On Wednesday, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin unveiled plans for a new Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Unit as part of his office’s wider Victim Services Division. Boudin introduced the new unit’s director, Paul Lam, whom he stated would “ensure all AAPI…