May flowers are lining the highways and the number of fun events are increasing around the area. The Mississippi sandhill cranes are the rarest of the North American sandhill cranes, but the majestic birds are often seen at the national wildlife refuge a short distance off I-10 east of Biloxi, Miss. (Photo by Gerald E. McLeod)
There are two species of cranes in North America, the
whooping crane and the
sandhill crane, out of the 15 species of cranes worldwide. The whooping crane is the largest, but the sandhill is the most numerous. Of the six subspecies of the sandhill cranes the Cuban, Florida, and Mississippi stay in one place year-round. The
New foundation gives record $125 million to AAPI causes as anti-Asian hate crimes surge in 2021
The historic sum is the largest commitment ever made by Asian Americans to their own community.
It comes as a grim new report shows Anti-Asian hate crimes surged more than 160% in the first three months of 2021, compared with the same period in 2020. We ve been watching the anti-Asian hate incidents and we ve been watching what s been happening last year, and realized that we needed to create an organization, AAF President Sonal Shah said on CBS This Morning Monday. And when Atlanta happened, we went into action even faster.
May marks Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and with it, Gold House a nonprofit collective that seeks to promote equity and more authentic Asian and Pacific Islander representation in a way that benefits society as a whole has announced its highly anticipated annual
A100 list made up of up of the most influential Asians across a broad swath of industries and organizations.
We couldn t be more thrilled to see some of our favorite
Allure cover stars like Gemma Chan, Olivia Munn, and Naomi Osaka among the honorees. They re joined by K-pop superstars Blackpink, Vice President Kamala Harris,
Saturday Night Live s Bowen Yang, Oscar nominee Riz Ahmed, TV host Jeannie Mai, multihyphenate entertainer and activist Padma Lakshmi, beauty influencer Patrick Starrr, and hip-hop artist Saweetie. Both Chloé Zhao and H.E.R. receive the honor fresh off their Oscar wins.
2021-05-03 16:05:43 GMT2021-05-04 00:05:43(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
by Julia Pierrepont III
LOS ANGELES, May 3 (Xinhua) A poignant documentary depicting a chapter in America s long history of racism and exclusion of Chinese nationals and its impact on ethnic Chinese residing in the country was screened here as one of a series of events commemorating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which recognizes the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the country. We didn t know when we made the film how eerily similar today s situation would be to back then. It s chilling and clarifying seeing (racism in America) unfolding over time, Ric Burns, co-director and producer of the 2017 film The Chinese Exclusion Act, told Xinhua after Saturday s screening.
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