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· Bryan Ke
Kevin Kwan’s latest novel, “Lies and Weddings,” was released Tuesday. Key points:
· Carl Samson
More than 2,000 lanterns illuminated a local New Jersey park in an event that remembered and called for justice for victims of anti-Asian hate. Key points:
· Michelle De Pacina
Zhi Yong Wu, a 57-year-old man from Toronto, was arrested and charged in connection with a telephone scam targeting members of the local Asian community. Key points:
· Michelle De Pacina
Lucy Liu looked back on her journey as one of the few Asian leads at the start of her Hollywood career as she accepted the Gold Legend award at the 2024 Gold Gala on Saturday. Key points:
· Ryan General
The upcoming animated “Batman: Caped Crusader” series is shaking things up with a fresh take on Harley Quinn. Key points:
· Bryan Ke
Cardi B faced online criticism after forgetting the name of her Met Gala dress designer and referring to them only as “Asian,” prompting her to release a now-deleted video defending herself against the backlash. Key points:
· Carl Samson
Gedde Watanabe, known for his role as Long Duk Dong in the 1984 film “Sixteen Candles,” has admitted to initially not realizing how his character perpetuated Asian stereotypes. Key points:
· Carl Samson
The man who disrupted a Stop Asian Hate rally in Diamond Bar, California, in 2021 has been sentenced to a year in federal prison. Key points:
· Ryan General
Asian stars brought their fashion A-game to the Met Gala red carpet on Monday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Key details:
· Carl Samson
Families and students of Lowell High School in San Francisco are demanding a hate crime investigation and increased police presence after a man brandished a stun gun in an anti-Asian attack on a Muni bus last week. Key points:
· Ryan General
A Brooklyn elementary school now bears the name of an NYPD detective killed in the line of duty, a decade after his murder. Key points:
· Michelle De Pacina
Before venturing into the world of comedy, filmmaker and comedian Kate Lee Moran grew up feeling isolated as a Korean adoptee. Moran, born in Seoul and raised in Buffalo, New York, would often get into fights with her classmates growing up. It was through performing arts, she…
· Bryan Ke
The Asian American Literature Festival (AALF) is set to make its return in September 2024 after its abrupt cancellation by the Smithsonian Institution last year. last year.
· Michelle De Pacina
Two men were arrested in Tacoma, Washington, in connection with a two-year investigation into a series of burglaries targeting East Indian and Asian American families in King and Snohomish Counties. Key points:
· Ryan General
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) audiences are spending near-equal time watching content on traditional TVs and smartphones, a new Nielsen report shows. Key points:
· Ryan General
Donna Hayashi Smith, a member of the White House’s Office of the Curator for over two decades, has been appointed as the new curator. Key points:
· Carl Samson
Two older Filipino men were assaulted in an unprovoked attack in San Francisco’s Union Square area on Wednesday. When and where it happened: The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, occurred at around 10:20 a.m. near Post and Kearny Streets.
· Michelle De Pacina
A clip of a discussion about whether Asian Americans from Southern California exhibit a superiority complex has sparked a debate among TikTok users. Key points:
· Michelle De Pacina
Four men from Rhode Island have been arrested for their involvement in 43 burglaries that targeted people of South Asian descent across 25 towns in Massachusetts. Key points:
· Michelle De Pacina
Driven by his immersion in the nightlife scene and the compelling stories of aspiring Asian American DJs, Filipino director Justin Ferrer has released a spin-off edition to his 2023 documentary film “Do What I Want.” Following the success of “Do What I Want” (DWIW), which…
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