Big Night at the Oscars

weekly recap of Asian American news & newsmakers

Quick hello: Hi! We’ve moved the Crushing The Myth weekly newsletter to Substack (yes!) and will send this weekly summary of Asian American headlines each Monday night. Please bear with us as we figure out the style/formatting & topics to keep you updated on Asian American news & newsmakers. And please send feedback! We’d love to hear it ~ jd@crushingthemyth.com — JD

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Headlines

“Historic moments at Academy Awards” - CBS News

Politics

• Andrew Yang cashes in after 2020 presidential run (Spectrum News NY1)

• Andrew Yang Wins Endorsement From Left-Wing Rival (The New York Times)

• Andrew Yang Is Top Pick for New York City Mayor Among Key Voting Group (The Wall Street Journal)

Business

• Early Coinbase backer Garry Tan is keeping the ‘vast majority’ of his shares because of this deal (Tech Crunch)

• 5 Ways The Model Minority Myth Is Used Against Asian Americans At Work (HuffPost)

• Asian American Founders Launch FAM App to Take on Clubhouse (Yahoo! News)

Entertainment

• Asian American Celebs Hail Chloé Zhao As She Makes History With Best Director Oscar Win (Newsweek)

• Chloe Zhao Is The First Woman Of Color To Win Oscar For Best Director (NPR)

• Yuh-Jung Youn and Brad Pitt Share Hilarious Onstage Moment at 2021 Oscars (ET Online)

• Historic moments at Academy Awards as "Nomadland" takes top honors (CBS News)

• Chloé Zhao Brought the Real Nomads from Nomadland to the Oscars (Vulture)

• Oscars 2021: How ‘Nomadland’ won best picture (Los Angeles Times)

• Riz Ahmed Fixes His Wife’s Hair On Oscars Red Carpet And The World Swoons (HuffPost)

• Why Chloe Zhao’s Best Director Oscar Win Needs To Happen (Cinema Blend)

Music

• Musician Japanese Breakfast on imperfect mother-daughter relationships (NBC News)

• Joy Ruckus Club & TRAKTIVIST: Pushing the Limits in the Asian American Music Scene (The Corsair)

• On 'For Every Voice That Never Sang,' Kishi Bashi Is Confident For A Changing World (NPR)

Sports

• Why Asian American athletes are tired of the ‘model minority’ stereotype (The Guardian)

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Culture

“It’s Time To Talk About Black-Asian Solidarity” - The Cut

Culture/Lifestyle

• 'White Coats Don’t Protect Us:' Asian Health Care Workers Speak Out Against Rise In Hate Crimes (Gothamist)

• #StopAsianHate: How to go Beyond the Hashtag? (Medium)

• It’s Time to Talk About Black-Asian Solidarity (The Cut)

Family

• Rebuilding the Asian American story for next-gen kids (Kid Screen)

• Asian American parents discuss bullying, racism with their kids: "This is just not right" (CBS This Morning)

Food

• YouTuber Mike Chen Is Ready to Shine the Spotlight on Dallas’s Asian Dining Scene (Eater Dallas)

• 14 Asian-Owned Vegan Food Brands to Support Right Now (VegOut)

• Op-ed: ‘Model Minority’ Stereotype Obscures the Food Insecurity Asian Americans Face (Civil Eats)

Fashion

• 35 AAPI-Owned Fashion Brands to Shop Now (and Always) (Popsugar)

• Prabal Gurung Gets Specific About the Disgraceful Racism He's Faced as an Asian Fashion Designer (Yahoo! Life)

• Fashion Has a Vital Role to Play in Shifting Entrenched Attitudes Toward the Asian Community (WWD)

Beauty

• 20 Asian-American beauty brands to support now (Chicago Tribune)

• These Asian-Owned Beauty Brands Are Creating The Products You'll Use Forever (Elite Daily)

• On deeply personal terms, Asian Americans are disrupting the beauty industry (CNN Style)

Love

• 9 AFRICAN AND ASIAN LOVE STORIES TO FALL FOR (Book Riot)

• Women subjected to 'racist and demeaning' Asian fetishes on dating apps speak out (ABC News)

• Keeping Love Close (The New York Times)