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Thursday, May 13. I’m Kimi Yoshino, and I’m writing from Los Angeles. We’ve seen video after video of unprovoked attacks on Asian Americans and reports that show an alarming uptick in anti-Asian violence. One set of data, from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino, found a 164% increase in Asian-related hate crimes in the first quarter of 2021 compared with the same period last year. As Times reporter Anh Do wrote: The attacks took place in schools, re...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Malala Yousafzai and more nominate those who are making history in our world. • 309 min read ABC News Photo Illustration Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebrates the contributions of one of the fastest-growing groups of people living in the United States. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders contain multitudes. They are a global community with a homegrown and unique perspective on America....

Mariecar Mendoza May 5, 2021Updated: May 5, 2021, 8:56 am Dante Basco Photo: Chris Shintani Fans often recognize Dante Basco for his role as Rufio in the 1991 Steven Spielberg film “Hook.” “If I’m in public, yeah I get some people goin’ ‘Rufio! Rufio!’ still several times a week. I’ve got my own chant, like I’m a WWF wrestler,” he said, with a laugh. “It’s cool to have a character with a following like that.” But don’t put this Filipino American heartthr...

A rundown of what music companies are doing to commemorate AAPI Heritage Month this year.

Celebrate Asian Heritage Month on SiriusXM Canada News provided by Share this article Share this article Tune in during the month of May for programming across music, entertainment, politics and sports spotlighting the Asian Canadian and Asian American and Pacific Islander community TORONTO, April 30, 2021 /CNW/ - In honour of Mays Asian Heritage Month, SiriusXM will feature a range of programming across entertainment, politics and sports that celebrates the rich Asian Canadian and Asian Americ...

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month on SiriusXM, Pandora and Stitcher Tune in during the month of May for programming across music, entertainment, politics and sports spotlighting the AAPI community News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, April 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of Mays Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM), SiriusXM, Pandora and Stitcher will feature a range of programming across music, entertainment, poli...

Print From the Los Angeles Times, “Asian Enough” is a podcast about being Asian American — the joys, the complications and everything in between. In each episode hosts Jen Yamato, Johana Bhuiyan, Tracy Brown and Suhauna Hussain of The Times invite special guests to share personal stories and unpack identity on their own terms. They explore the vast diaspora across cultures, backgrounds and generations, and try to expand the ways in which being Asian American is defined. In the first seaso...

2020 was to be a big year for Kiana Valenciano. She was invited to be on the main stage of the South By Southwest convention (SXSW) – one of the biggest and most prestigious annual conglomerations of parallel film, interactive media and music festivals in Austin, Texas where she was chosen amongst thousands of applicants to do a full concert. She had a full schedule for the first half of the year organized by her Philippine team, Manila Genesis and Tarsier Records as well as her US team, th...

Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center hosting several virtual spring events Note to journalists: Journalists visiting campus should follow visitor health guidelines. Purdue University’s Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center (Purdue University photo) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center will host several virtual events during the spring 2021 semester. The Lunch and Learn Series will take place from...

January 18, 2021 Broadcast Produced by David Kwan Links from this episode Story Corp: Clara Jean Ester MLK Celebration on A Patchwork Quilt WNYC's MLK and