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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
Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina suggests that Chinese college students studying in the U.S. might be spies
"We have 300,000 Chinese students on college campuses across this country. I am concerned that we are more interested in their tuition than we are to whether they are reporting back to the Chinese Communist Party,” Scott said.
Very Asian celebrates its third year with an updated logo
Intae Hwang moved from South Korea to pursue his dreams of becoming an NBA referee; the NBA just promoted him to full-time staff official
According to Ben Golliver of the Washington Post, Intae Hwang moved his family 7,000 miles from South Korea to New Jersey to try to become the first NBA referee from outside North America.
Father asks if he’s wrong for wanting his Korean American adopted daughter to be more “traditionally feminine”
In a Reddit post originally posted to /r/TwoHotTakes and now reposted to r/redditonwiki, a father asks, “AITA for wanting my adopted daughter to be more traditionally feminine?”
A 6-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he was attacked by his neighbor with a bat
According to the Willamson County Police, Daniel Logan, a 39-year-old man from Georgetown, TX, has been charged with two first-degree felonies: injury to a child and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against a family member. Authorities say a motive has not yet been determined.
Remembering Betty Ong, the Asian American flight attendant who was the first person to alert authorities about the terrorist attacks on 9/11
This article contains the audio of Betty Ann Ong’s call from the plane that struck Tower I of the World Trade Center at 8:46 on September 11, 2001.
Lunar New Year becomes an official public school holiday in New York
It’s official — over the weekend, New York State Gov. Hochul signed legislation into law that declares Lunar New Year a public school holiday.
“The Joy Luck Club” film turns 30
Released in September 1993, The Joy Luck Club film turns 30 this month! Based on Amy Tan’s book of the same name, the film was about four Chinese immigrant women and their relationships with their adult daughters.
Tony Leung becomes the first Chinese actor to be honored with the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Film Festival
Hong Kong acting legend Tony Leung Chiu-wai just became the first Chinese actor to be honored with the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award at the 80th Venice Film Festival.
Associate Professor Zijie Yan identified as the faculty member who was shot and killed at the University of North Carolina
Earlier this week on Monday, a shooting occurred on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill. The victim identified was Associate Professor Zijie Yan.
SZA gets intimate with Young Mazino in new music video for “Snooze”
Young Mazino, most famous for his role in the Netflix hit ‘Beef,’ gets intimate with SZA in her new music video for “Snooze.”
Five of Nicole Scherzinger’s best live vocal performances
Let’s be clear, Nicole can SANG but it’s her ability to emote that sets her apart from her vocal peers. Here, I’ve rounded up some of my favorite live performances from Nicole.
Averie Bishop, the first Asian American to win Miss Texas, announces her run for Texas House District 112
It’s official — Averie Bishop (D), the first Asian American to win Miss Texas, has just announced her run for Texas House District 112.
Meryl Streep and Ashley Park perform “Look for the Light,” an original song for ‘Only Murders in the Building’
“Look for the Light” is now streaming on Spotify and Apple.
Chinese performer started playing the guitar at age 3; watch her perform "Fly Me to the Moon" at age 6
When this Chinese performer who goes by the name Miumiu GuitarGirl first started playing the guitar, she was only 3-years-old. Her rendition of “Fly Me to the Moon” at just 6-years-old is one of her most popular performances. She’s now about to turn 10.
New study says Asian American students are 28% less likely than White students to be accepted at selective colleges and universities, largely due to legacy admissions
According to a new study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research, Asian American applicants are 28% less likely to be accepted at selective colleges and universities compared to White applicants who had similar grades, test scores, and extracurricular activities.
Remembering Victoria Manalo Draves -- the first Asian American woman to win gold at the Olympics
75 years ago this month, Victoria “Vicki” Manalo Draves took home gold medals in the 3-meter springboard and the 10-meter platform at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. This made Vicki the first woman to sweep the diving events, the first Asian American woman to win any Olympic medal, AND the first Asian American to win an Olympic gold medal.
A first look at Ke Huy Quan's Marvel debut in in the second season of "Loki"
Ke Huy Quan makes his Marvel debut as the newest cast member of “Loki” Season 2.
U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink to be honored and featured on U.S. quarters in 2024
The late U.S. Rep. Patsy Takemoto Mink has been announced as the 12th woman, and second Asian American, to be featured on U.S. quarters as part of the American Women Quarters Program. She was a third-generation Japanese American who was born in Hawaii on the island of Maui.
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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