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“My greatest hope is that my daughter and future generations not only acknowledge their Asian heritage, but also deeply understand and take pride in their roots.”
Anna YC Cheung
‘The Joy Luck Club’ is getting a sequel
Amy Tan is teaming up with screenwriter Ron Bass to create a sequel to the 1993 film, The Joy Luck Club.
Constance Wu shares her journey to healing in a candid discussion with ‘Red Table Talk’
Constance Wu is back and she’s sharing her journey from hurt to healing. In a candid interview, Constance sits down with the hosts of Red Table Talk to discuss *those tweets* and what actually happened before and after.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex speaks with Margaret Cho and Lisa Ling about the stereotypes that try to limit and define Asian women
Both Margaret and Lisa discuss Asian American tropes, their careers, representation, and the Asian American women who inspired them.
68-year-old Korean American small business owner brutally beaten and robbed
A 68-year-old Korean American jewelry shop owner was brutally beaten and robbed in Wilmington, Delaware. The attack happened at Solid Gold Jewelers (109 W 9th St.) in downtown Delaware on September 15th.
NYC to install security cameras on every subway car
New York Governor Hochul has announced that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will be installing two security cameras on all of the city’s 6,400+ subway cars.
Dara Yu wins MasterChef Season 12
Dara Yu wins MasterChef Season 12!
‘Squid Game’ made history at last night’s 74th Emmy Awards
‘Squid Game’ just made history at last night’s 74th Emmy Awards. After racking up 14 nominations, becoming the first non-English language series to be nominated for outstanding drama series, the show walked away with multiple awards.
Lady Gaga dedicates performance to Asian American hairstylist, Frederic Aspiras
Lady Gaga dedicated a performance to Asian American hairstylist, Frederic Aspiras. Frederic is of Vietnamese and Filipino descent and has styled Gaga’s hair and designed her wigs for nearly 15 years.
Scott Eli Harris of Texas sentenced to prison for sending threatening messages to a prominent Asian doctor
52-year-old Scott Eli Harris of Aubrey, Texas has been sentenced to six months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for sending threatening messages to Dr. Leana Wen, a prominent Maryland medical doctor who publicly advocated for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Elderly Asian woman fatally shot in Oakland's Little Saigon
A 60-year-old Asian woman was fatally shot during an attempted robbery in Oakland, California’s Little Saigon.
Dylan Kesterson of Portland is charged with additional anti-Asian bias crimes
According to Kesterson’s arrest record, he now has 17 bias/hate crime charges against him with potentially more on the way.
75-year-old father killed in hit-and-run
Police are searching for the driver of a black BMW that they say struck and killed 75-year-old Be Tran.
Jose Gomez III sentenced to 25 years in prison on hate crime charges for attacking an Asian family
The Department of Justice has announced that 21-year-old Jose Gomez III, 21, of Midland, Texas, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on hate crime charges for attacking an Asian family of Burmese descent that he believed to be Chinese.
Janet Yang makes history as the Academy's new President; a first for a person of Asian descent
Congratulations are in order for Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning producer Janet Yang, as she has been elected as the Academy’s newest President.
New York state senator shares racist voicemail he received
New York state senator John Liu shares a hate-filled voicemail he received to his office.
Scientists change the name of "Asian murder hornet" to "northern giant hornet" to avoid anti-Asian discrimination
In an effort to avoid anti-Asian discrimination, the Entomological Society of America (ESA) has adopted “northern giant hornet” as the common name for what used to be known as the “Asian murder hornet.”
Man who attacked a 67-year-old Filipina woman by punching her more than 125 times has been indicted for attempted murder
42-year-old Tammel Esco, the alleged attacker was arrested, and now the Westchester County District Attorney’s office has announced Esco’s indictment charges.
Madeline Barker, the woman who was caught on camera pepper spraying four Asian women, has been indicted on 12 hate crime charges
The Manhattan District Attorney has announced the indictment of Barker and charged her with 12 hate crime charges — eight counts of assault in the third degree as a hate crime and four counts of aggravated harassment in the second degree, a misdemeanor hate crime.
Constance Wu reveals she attempted suicide
After nearly three years away from Twitter, Constance Wu has returned and revealed she attempted suicide following the backlash on Twitter surrounding the renewal of Fresh Off the Boat.
The University of Michigan has hired its first Asian American president, Dr. Santa J. Ono
On Wednesday, The University of Michigan announced that it has hired Dr. Santa J. Ono, who will become the university’s first-ever Asian American president.
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