“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.”

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Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae publicly announces he is gay
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Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae publicly announces he is gay

In front of more than two thousand fans in Tokyo, Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae publicly announced for the first time that he is gay. Now 34-years-old, Shinjiro first shot to stardom when he was just 14-years-old as a member of the highly successful J-pop group, AAA.

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CoCo Lee, Asian American singer, songwriter, and actress has passed away at the age of 48
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CoCo Lee, Asian American singer, songwriter, and actress has passed away at the age of 48

Along with the success of her own studio albums, CoCo famously sang “A Love Before Time,” for the movie ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.’ The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the Oscars and she became the first Chinese American to perform at the awards. CoCo was also recruited by Disney to sing “Reflections” and be the voice of Fa Mulan for the Mandarin version of ‘Mulan.’

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Greta Lee soars in Celine Song’s feature directorial debut, ‘Past Lives’
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Greta Lee soars in Celine Song’s feature directorial debut, ‘Past Lives’

Past Lives was written by Celine Song and is based on the true events of her own love life. And you wouldn’t believe it after watching the film but this is Song’s feature directorial debut. The film is about two close childhood friends, Nora (Greta Lee) and Hae Sung (Teo Yoo), who were separated after Nora’s family emigrated from South Korea to Canada.

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Florida’s Gov. DeSantis approves the requirement of  Asian American and Pacific Islander curriculum while restricting DEI programs and rights for LGBTQ+
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Florida’s Gov. DeSantis approves the requirement of Asian American and Pacific Islander curriculum while restricting DEI programs and rights for LGBTQ+

Florida’s Gov. DeSantis just signed House Bill 1537 into law, requiring Asian American and Pacific Islander history be taught in Florida public schools. Thank you to the folks at Make Us Visible Florida for pushing for this change. But it’s hard to celebrate when DeSantis is using Asian Americans to distract everyone from his ever-growing list of discriminatory laws. Let me be clear: DeSantis is not our friend and he is not our ally.

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Asian-owned flower shop celebrates its 90th year
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Asian-owned flower shop celebrates its 90th year

Ah Sam Floral, an Asian-owned flower shop in San Mateo, CA is celebrating its 90th year in business. The shop was founded by Gordon Leong, and his father, Sam Shun, in 1933. Now, Gordon’s daughter-in-law, Mayme Leong, is the matriarch of the business. She runs the shop with her four adult children.

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'Sesame Street' introduces TJ, the show's very first Filipino muppet
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'Sesame Street' introduces TJ, the show's very first Filipino muppet

Just in time for Heritage Month, ‘Sesame Street’ introduced TJ, the show’s very first Filipino muppet. TJ joins Ji-Young, a Korean American girl introduced in 2021 who became the show’s first-ever Asian American muppet. The two are seen here together in a video called, ‘Showing Confidence with Kal Penn.’

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Japanese American author received offer to license her book but only if she agreed to censor the word "racism" from her author's note
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Japanese American author received offer to license her book but only if she agreed to censor the word "racism" from her author's note

Maggie Tokuda-Hall is Japanese American and the author of Love in the Library. It’s a picture book based on the true events of her grandparent’s love story while they were cruelly imprisoned at Minidoka, a concentration camp for Japanese Americans.

Maggie says she received an offer from Scholastic to license her book but with the condition that she censor the word “racism.” The following screenshots show the edits she says Scholastic requested she make.

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