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May is national Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month and WUKY's award winning history series Saving Stories marks the occasion with a segment on a new oral history project that examines the challenges and achievements of Asians, Asian Americans, Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders living, working, and studying in Kentucky. Nunn Center director Doug Boyd highlights an interview with Dan Wu, a member of the Lexington City Council who describes his childhood as an immigrant from Chi...

We visited 10 cities across the country to see how the pandemic and its aftershocks have reshaped the American downtown.

From “Kentucky Bourbon Country,” come explore four cities that draw lots of avid bourbon drinkers (and others!) to the state every year.

Although May is AAPI Heritage Month, Wu wants to keep the conversations and awareness and activism going permanently.

Activist gives lecture at UK on effects of systemic racism against Asian Americans and last updated 2021-04-14 23:12:16-04 LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Dan Wu, the founder of Atomic Ramen and a community activist, delivered a lecture to an audience in person and on Zoom Wednesday to discuss the effects of systemic racism and white supremacy on Asians and Asian Americans. The University of Kentucky Office of China Initiatives (OCI) hosted Wu, whose talk was called "Yellow Peril to Model Minori...

Alumnus Dan Wu is a popular chef and the founder of Atomic Ramen. The community activists family moved to Lexington when he was in sixth grade. Photo by Jenny Wells-Hosley. LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 13, 2021) — The University of Kentucky Office of China Initiatives (OCI) is hosting UK art studio alumnus Dan Wu, founder of Atomic Ramen and community activist, to discuss the effects of systemic racism and white supremacy on Asians and Asian Americans at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 14. Wu’s talk, �...

Lexington business owner wants action following national reports of anti-Asian violence LEX 18 and last updated 2021-04-07 00:26:56-04 LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Lexington business owner is hoping to turn the conversation about anti-Asian violence into action following reports of a spike in hate crimes against Asian Americans. A campaign that first started in 2019 to spread the message "Immigrants & Refugees Belong Here" has been relaunched, according to Dan Wu, owner of Atomic Ramen and ...