Race in America 🌎

It’s been a year since the mass shooting at the FedEx facility. 

On Sunday, more than 300 attendees gathered for a prayer service honoring all eight victims at the Sikh Satsang of Indianapolis gurdwara, a Sikh house of worship.

In memory of their family members, the Sikh community gathered with other national and local groups to hold tribute and prayer services. The gathering also offered resources to the local Indianapolis community. While the shooting was determined to not be racially or ethnically motivated, the Sikh community mourns along with Indianapolis for all the innocent lives lost.
 

In Other Asian News 🗞

Protestors in Thailand gathered in front of the Democratic party headquarters against Prinn Panitchpakdi, the government official wrapped up in the country’s most high-profile #MeToo case.

Currently, Panitchpakdi is charged with three counts of sexual harassment and assault. Dancing outside of the building to the feminist anthem, “Sida Lui Faai,” or Sida Through Fire, the song embodies their message of societal victim-blaming. 

The protesters also read a statement condemning the Democratic Party spokesperson for victim-blaming, expressing that such language only piles “more trauma and pain onto the victims.”
 

Entertainment 📺

Coachella! The famous music festival in the desert surprised older k-pop fans with an onstage reunion. 

Attendees only anticipated CL’s performance from 88Rising’s concert lineup, but she was joined by the rest of her world-renown South Korean girl group 2NE1, much to the awe of fans. The group spiced up the stage with a rendition of their hit songs while K-pop fans rejoiced at the surprising reunion.

For the “Queens of K-pop,” this was their first performance since their disbandment in 2016. 

Similarly, at another concert venue in Las Vegas, K-pop fans were also excited about a surprise. 

At the end of their 4-day concert line-up at Allegiant stadium, BTS played a teaser video, which announced their next album, We Are Bulletproof, dropping on June 10, 2022.

What else is on our minds? 🧠

Pittsburgh’s Chinatown is a historic landmark?
After 12 years of appeals, Pittsburgh’s Chinatown was officially recognized as a historic landmark this past weekend. A large celebration including steel lion dance, kung fu demonstrations, pipa music and modern music solidified this monumental moment. 

Pandas celebrate 50 years?
At The National Zoo, the pandas enjoyed a cake made of frozen fruit juice, sweet potatoes, carrots and sugar cane which lasted only 15 minutes before it was fully devoured.

Doctor Strange inspired café foods?
A café in Tokyo took advantage of the upcoming release of the Marvel movie, “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness,” and designed new foods resembling mystical scenes and icons.