Search
· Bryan Ke
A Virginia federal court has ruled that Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology’s (TJHSST) admission policy aimed at student diversity did not discriminate against Asian Americans. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond, Virginia, announced its…
· Iris Jung
New York state legislators have introduced a bill requiring public schools to teach Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history in response to anti-Asian violence. Introduced on Monday, Bill S5963 is an education law that will require both public…
· Michelle De Pacina
Australian-based journalist Louisa Lim was racially harassed at a Chinese restaurant while visiting Auckland, New Zealand, to speak about anti-Asian racism at an event. Lim, who is half-Chinese, was invited to speak at the Auckland Writers Festival, where she joined the panel…
· Editorial Staff
Ashley Barkis, the woman caught in a viral video last week assaulting an Asian man after a car collision in Los Angeles, is receiving online backlash for her recent apology video. On Wednesday, TikTok user @sam.anthabong shared the now-viral video that shows Barkis verbally and…
· Ryan General
Footage of a woman’s racist tirade against an Asian male driver in Los Angeles has gone viral on TikTok. A video uploaded by TikTok user @sam.anthabong on Wednesday shows the woman, identified as Ashley Barkis, verbally and physically attacking the man, allegedly in response to…
· Editorial Staff
The man who fatally shot eight people — half of whom were of Asian descent — and wounded seven others during a mass shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas, earlier this month allegedly harbored intense anti-Asian sentiments, according to a new report. The findings: Research group…
· Michelle De Pacina
“Want to #StopAsianHate? Buy a rifle,” Gun Owners of America shared on Twitter on March 19, 2021, just three days after the Atlanta spa shootings occurred, where a man went on a rampage at three spas and killed eight people, including six Asian women. In initial interviews with…
· Ryan General
A creative group of Columbia University students has developed an innovative card game aimed at promoting awareness and appreciation of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) history and culture during AAPI Heritage Month. The game, titled “Trailblazer Heroes,” was created…
· Carl Samson
A whopping 98,920 people attended this year’s Asian Food Fest in Cincinnati, the largest crowd the event has seen since its launch 12 years ago, according to new reports. The festival, which featured more than 170 dishes from 15 Asian countries, took place at Court Street Plaza…
· Editorial Staff
May 18, 2023, marks the fifth annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) National Day Against Bullying and Hate, led by AAPI anti-bullying nonprofit Act To Change. AAPI youth have long faced violence, hate, and bullying, and Act To Change is rallying the nation on this…
· Carl Samson
The 1975 frontman Matty Healy has apologized to Ice Spice for possibly offending her months after he speculated on her ethnicity and used mock Chinese and Hawaiian accents on a podcast. Healy’s controversial comments came during a February episode of “The Adam Friedland Show,”…
· Carl Samson
Four Asian people lost their lives in the mass shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas, over the weekend, a grim incident that adds to more than 200 mass shootings in the U.S. so far into the year. A total of eight victims were killed in the shooting at Allen Premium Outlets, which…
· Carl Samson
As we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, it’s important to remember historic events and sociocultural narratives that continue to affect the community today. From old discriminatory laws influenced by the “yellow peril” to more brazen acts of…
· Bryan Ke
Pew Research Center surveyed thousands of Asian adults in the United States to explore their views on several topics, such as identity and how connected they are with other Asian ethnicities. The study, titled “Diverse Cultures and Shared Experiences Shape Asian American…
· Michelle De Pacina
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art is celebrating its 100-year anniversary in a two-week Centennial Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Festival that includes performances, film screenings, art exhibitions and panel discussions. The museum was rebranded in 2019…
· Isa Peralta
Almost half of all Americans cannot name a living Asian American celebrity, according to a new study. On Tuesday, Leading Asian Americans to Unite for Change (LAAUNCH) and the nonprofit Asian American Foundation shared the results of this year’s STAATUS (Social Tracking of Asian…
· Bryan Ke
The state of Indiana has dismissed some of the charges against the woman accused of stabbing an Asian student in the head in Bloomington, Indiana, in January. Online court records reportedly show that the state has dropped the charges of attempted murder, aggravated battery and…
· Carl Samson
A Chinese American mother has called for more Asian representation in entertainment after her two young sons revealed that they want to marry “someone with blonde hair.” In a now-viral TikTok, Alyce Chan, a stand-up comedian based in New York City, shared the conversation she…
· Ryan General
A new tool aimed at addressing a bias toward Asian features in AI-generated images is gaining traction among members of the AI art community. The “Style Asian Less” model, designed to remove the Asian influence from AI-generated images, has been downloaded nearly 3,000 times on…
· Ryan General
A new study has shed light on the mystery behind an ancient thriving civilization that vanished around 3,600 years ago. The Indus Valley civilization, also known as the Harappan civilization, flourished in its mature form in the northwestern regions of South Asia during the…
Answer
Asian films connects to budgets, box office, and global demand.
