SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
 

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A new study by the Association of Asian American Finance Managers (AAAIM) found that 80% of Asian American women in the industry have experienced the impact and impact of the bamboo ceiling.

Ginger Lew, the founder of AAAIM, described the bamboo ceiling as a racial and gender-based “double bind” that “​​professionally constrained AAPI women’s ability to reach their full potential, despite credibility or performance.”

The AAAIM surveyed 600 respondents in the investment management industry and found that even in this day and age, 65% of Asian American women disagreed or strongly disagreed with the notion that career advancement opportunities were equitable regardless of race or gender.

57% of respondents also shared that the bamboo ceiling has affected their career, with 62% of women confirming that they were most impacted after they moved beyond the junior-level position.

Spotlight 

After years of searching, Northeastern University Professor Denise Khor found the only remaining print of the first Japanese American film, “The Oath of the Sword.”

Khor was able to find the film while working on a restoration and preservation project funded by the National Film Preservation Foundation in partnership with the George Eastmen Museum and Japanese American National museum. She explained that the search, which started with her dissertation, soon led to questions about the film industry and the role of Japanese Americans within it. Because many films from past eras have been lost to time, Khor referenced Japanese American press to trace back history. Century-old newspapers became a guiding point for Khor, and eventually led to the rediscovery of the 1914 silent film. 

Due to its fragility, Khor was only able to see it once, frame-by-frame.

Race in America 🌎

A recent study by Northwestern University found that the mortality rate for ischemic heart disease (IHD) was highly varied among the Asian American community.

The study found that compared to non-Hispanic white women with a mortality rate of 10.4%, Indian and Chinese women experienced a mortality rate of 13.2% and 11.9%, respectively. For Indian men and Filipino men, their mortality rate was 18.7% and 15.2%, whereas non-Hispanic white men, Korean and Vietnamese men experienced lower rates of 14.6%, 12.4% and 12.2%.

Because IHD is largely a preventable disease, risk factors and preparedness are important to consider for more vulnerable populations. With this data, researchers hope for a more accurate understanding of the disease and how its risk factors present themselves in various ethnic groups within the larger AAPI community.
 

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Wealth is widely varied within the Asian American community, but that distinction becomes ever clearer in the home of rich Asian immigrants.

In these stories, women who work in care provider positions of au pairs and nannies provide first-hand accounts of how class divisions run deep across racial lines. While some can relate on a racial level, oftentimes that assumed community also falls apart, reflecting the underlying political disagreements and class distinctions that resulted in these experiences.

In Other Asian News 🗞

As typhoon Noru rages on, countries neighboring the Philippines have been preparing for the storm to strike.

Before the storm’s arrival, Vietnamese local authorities evacuated hundreds of thousands of residents. The nation has also closed airports and canceled flights, announcing a curfew for civilians while 270,000 military personnel are kept on standby in case of emergencies.
 

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Russian men are fleeing conscription, and countries like Kazakhstan are struggling to accommodate the influx of people fleeing the war.

Since the mobilization order in Moscow, 100,000 Russian men have entered the country. Even as its capacities are strained, with hotels and hostels filled to the brim and rent at an all-time high, the capital and its government have no plans to shut down its borders. Kazakh citizens find themselves on both sides of the issue, arguing for borders to be closed and organizing their own volunteer organizations to help Russians fleeing the war effort.

Film and TV 📺

Alicia Hannah-Kim plays Kim Da-Eun, a villainous and tough sensei in the Netflix series “Cobra Kai.” In an interview with Deadline, she shares what the role means to her.

“To be honest, I didn’t stop to think about what the wider significance of being the first female sensei was until after I had wrapped. It’s an immense honor and I thought a lot about young girls who might be inspired by Kim’s fierceness or even just young Asian girls simply seeing their faces in mine.”

Netflix has announced its full cast for their live action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.”

Rounding out the cast is the additional announcement of Arden Cho, Danny Pudi, Utkarsh Ambudkar, C.S. Lee and George Takei, among others.

What else is on our minds? 🧠
 

• In China, dating apps are being used for finding friendships and community. 

• Police in Japan are now introducing video functions to emergency service calls. 

• A new, small Pacific island has risen from the depths after a volcanic eruption.  

• An art exhibition at Columbia University is spotlighting Black and Asian artists from the 1950-1980s. 

• Parents in Japan are increasingly giving out modern and unique names for their children, like Nike or Pikachu.   

• TikTok and the U.S. seem to be approaching a security deal agreement, but there are still some obstacles in the way.