Since the start of the pandemic last spring, Asian Americans have faced racist violence at a much higher rate than in previous years.
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05/19/2022
Doctor who rushed gunman in Calif. church shooting hailed a hero “Without the actions of Dr. Cheng, it is no doubt there would be numerous additional victims in this crime,” Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said at a news conference Monday.
05/02/2022
The story behind the iconic Vietnam episode of 'Hey Arnold!' For the 25th anniversary of the “Hey Arnold!” pilot, show creator Craig Bartlett talked to NBC Asian America about the storyline surrounding Mr. Hyunh, a Vietnamese refugee.
05/02/2022
Meet the 12 AAPI heroes featured in Chinatown San Francisco's new mural A new mural honoring 12 community Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) was unveiled in San Francisco’s Chinatown on Wednesday morning.
03/29/2022
Youn Yuh-jung presents Oscar for deaf actor Troy Kotsur's historic win in sign language South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung is being praised for presenting an Oscar in American Sign Language to Troy Kotsur, the first deaf male actor to win an Academy Award.
03/03/2022
‘No longer completely invisible’: New book explores Asian American pop history from '90s till today The almost 500-page collage of comics, essays and interviews pays homage to the moments in sports, politics and entertainment that came to define Asian American culture.
02/13/2022
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Nathan Chen's former coach recalls early training at Salt Lake Sports Complex Salt Lake City native Nathan Chen took home the gold in men’s figure skating Wednesday night. Chen got his start at the Salt Lake City Sports Complex. Stephanee Grosscup, a coach and choreographer and former director of skating at the complex, said Chen started out in her learn-to-skate class....
02/12/2022
WSUCC gave away DIY handmade red envelopes with silly stickers and our kids loved them and had a lot of fun! University of Toronto could learn a thing or two from our local children center toddler class.
University of Toronto under fire for giving 'hell money' to Asian students Staff distributed the bank notes in traditional Lunar New Year envelopes last week. When sent to the living, such notes can considered highly offensive.
02/10/2022
Congratulations to figure skater Nathan Chen and snowboarder Chloe Kim, who both scored gold medals for Team USA at the Beijing Winter Games!
Chen, 22, took home his first gold medal after scoring a high 218.63 in the free skate, building on a record-breaking short program earlier this week. Kim, 21, won her second gold medal after scoring 94 points in the halfpipe and taking the lead in a field of 12.
Photo credit: Nathan Chen and Chloe Kim (Jae C. Hong / AP; Ben Stansall / AFP)
02/03/2022
From Chinese to Tibetan, all the most delicious Lunar New Year dishes explained A mouthwatering explainer of the cultural significance behind Chinese whole fish, Vietnamese rice cake, Korean short ribs, Tibetan dumplings and more.
01/29/2022
This Lunar New Year, I’m Breaking the Negative Body Image Cycle for My Kids Lunar New Year is upon us — a holiday celebrated by over 1.5 billion people worldwide. For my Chinese American family, our table will be laden with mountains of steaming homemade dumplings and shin…
01/20/2022
Friends, officials gather to honor Times Square subway victim Michelle Go Times Square’s famous steps were lit up with candles Tuesday night to honor the life of Michelle Go.
01/15/2022
Asian woman pushed to her death in front of oncoming train in NYC An Asian woman was pushed to her death in front of an oncoming train in New York City on Saturday morning.