Asian American history to be taught in Florida public schools if new bill passes

Florida public schools may soon be required to teach Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) history to its students if a new bill passes...

Biden-Harris administration releases first-ever national strategy to advance equity and justice for AANHPI communities

Before you read: Biden Signs Initiative Calling for ‘Equity and Justice’ for AANHPI Community The White House Initiative on Asian Americans,...

Coalition launches resume bank for AAPI who want to work in Los Angeles government

Advocates representing the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community are urging newly elected officials in Los Angeles to hire mo...

Language barriers prevent many AANHPI from accessing quality health care, study finds

An analysis conducted by the Urban Institute revealed that language barriers are preventing many Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific ...

Anonymous UMich student reveals East, Southeast Asian students are being harassed, stalked on campus

An anonymous individual claiming to be a University of Michigan student posted a PSA earlier in December warning of a man harassing and stal...

AAPI immigrant representation on TV more than doubled since 2020, study reveals

The number of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) immigrant characters on TV rose from 12% in 2020 to 27% in 2022, according to a new st...

Jeremy Lin Foundation and TAAF to award $1.5 million in grants to AAPI groups

A decade after uniting basketball fans across the country, the legacy of Linsanity lives on through a collaboration between the Jeremy Lin ...

Georgia announces its first AAPI caucus ahead of historic 2023

Georgia lawmakers on Monday announced the formal creation of the state’s first-ever bipartisan Georgia Legislative Asian American Pacific I...

‘You’d have the white actors tape up their eyes’: James Hong recalls Hollywood racism

With last Friday’s inaugural Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema & Television fresh in his mind, veteran actor James Hong took the oppo...

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 wh...

Asian Americans get big midterm wins but still underrepresented in politics

Shri Thanedar (D) became the first Indian American to represent Michigan, while Aruna Miller (D) became the first Indian American to win th...

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 Hmon...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

Asian Americans are still rarely represented in video games — here are 10 of our favorite characters

Video games have become an integral part of many people’s lives. Impressive graphics and visuals, catharsis-inducing soundtracks and c...

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 eff...

Report: Over 11,000 anti-Asian hate incidents reported since March 2020

Stop AAPI Hate, a national coalition that tracks anti-Asian attacks, has documented nearly 11,500 hate incidents against Asian Americans an...

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...

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 t...

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 fo...

AAPI coalition demands Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan pull his ‘anti-China’ Senate campaign ad

Asian Americans for Midwest Progressives, a coalition of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) leaders and organizations, wrote an ope...

‘Imagine a treasury of millions of dollars’: Andrew Yang pioneers DAO for AAPI causes

Andrew Yang last week launched GoldenDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focused on advancing “AAPI solidarity and empowerme...

Why calling out racism starts and ends with you

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Nearly 3 Million AAPIs experienced a hate incident since 2021, national survey data suggests

Nearly 3 million AAPI adults have experienced a hate incident since the beginning of 2021, a new survey suggests. The estimate dwarfs figu...

DC Comics to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with 7 variant covers, new Asian American superhero duo

DC Comics announced the release of seven AAPI-themed variant covers in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month in May. The themed variant cover...

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy establishes commission to address AAPI needs

Recently re-elected New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed a bill that establishes the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Commission...

Asian American Futures and Gold House to award 10 AAPI organizations total of $500K in grants

Asian American Futures and Gold House joined forces to launch the Gold Futures Challenge, an online grant competition that will award the to...

Pacific Islanders rally to have ‘racist’ statue of US sailor taken down in Washington state

Carrying signs and chanting in Spokane, Wash., about 40 Pacific Islanders and allies protested the statue of a 19th-century U.S. Navy sailor...

Vietnamese filmmakers create visually stunning short about AAPI hate being as old as American history

Vietnamese filmmakers Sally Tran and Phuong Vo have created a short film about the history of anti-Asian racism and violence in the U.S.  Wh...

Nearly 3 in 4 AAPIs blame Trump for anti-Asian hate, poll finds

Most Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) blame former President Donald Trump for the discrimination the community faces amid the CO...

New Poll reveals nearly 3/4 older AAPI women are suffering from the impact of racism amid pandemic

New data from a recent poll reveals that the majority of older Asian American and Pacific Islander women are suffering from the wave of anti...

23 orgs urge Biden to protect AAPI community during COVID origin investigation

Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations are urging President Joe Biden to be extra careful to not further aggravate anti-Asian hat...

Cathay Bank Foundation donates $1 MILLION to help fight anti-Asian hate

California-based Cathay Bank Foundation is donating $1 million to multiple organizations that promote diversity and fight anti-Asian hate. D...