Bowen Yang makes history with Emmy nomination (NBC News)

weekly recap of Asian American news & newsmakers

Headlines

“Bowen Yang makes history with Emmy nomination” - (NBC News)

AAPI Headlines

• NYC’s MoCA reopens despite protest against gentrification (AsAm News)

• Critical Race Theory Has No Idea What To Do With Asian Americans | Opinion (Newsweek)

Politics

• A Commerce Department Unit Abused Its Authority, Targeted Asian-Americans, Report Says (The Wall Street Journal)

• Young Asian Americans a critical voting bloc in 2020, research shows (The Fulcrum)

• President Biden nominates lesbian to ambassador-level post in historic first (Metro Weekly)

Business

• Do Asian American applicants lose out to diversity push at elite colleges? (University Business)

• The War on Bright, Hard-Working Asian Students (WSJ)

• Asian American travelers won't let AAPI hate steal joy: 'Can’t wait to get back out there' (USA Today)

• South Korea leads technological innovation in US agriculture (The Daily Guardian)

• It’s Easier Than Ever to Get Asian Groceries Online (Vice)

Entertainment

• Asian-American history comes alive on No-No Boy’s ‘1975’ (OPB)

• 'Never Have I Ever' Complicates Its Asian American Characters. That's The Whole Point (NPR)

• Bowen Yang Is a Very Extra Hamptons Dad In New Bonobos Campaign (Paper)

• Justin Chon Confronts a Broken American Dream in Blue Bayou (Vanity Fair)

• Henry Golding 'Realigned' His Priorities After Welcoming Daughter Lyla: 'It's Been an Absolute Joy' (People)

• Pixar drops trailer for 'Bao' director Domee Shi's 'Turning Red' (Yahoo! News)

• The Emmy Nominations Are Out, and They Are Super Gay and Trans (Advocate)

• Bowen Yang makes history with Emmy nomination (NBC News)

Music

• WYNN NIGHTLIFE RESIDENT DJ KIM LEE IS BACK FOR MORE WITH ‘BLING EMPIRE’ (Las Vegas Weekly)

Sports

• The 'Magnificent Seven' Team USA Gymnasts of 1996: Where Are They Now? (People)

• Naomi Osaka Barbie doll sells out shortly after launch (CNN Style)

• Naomi Osaka: 'It's O.K. Not to Be O.K.' (Time)

• ESPN's Stephen A. Smith apologizes for criticizing Shohei Ohtani's use of interpreter (NBC News)

• Yes, Shohei Ohtani is the face of baseball. Just ask baseball (Yahoo! Sports)

• Shohei Ohtani Isn't Babe Ruth—He's Better (SI)

Health / Science

• How science overlooks Asian Americans (Science News)

• Virgin Galactic VP becomes third Indian woman to reach outer space (AsAm News)

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Culture

“What David Chang Thinks Anthony Bourdain's TV Shows Were Really About” - (Mashed)

Culture / Lifestyle

• Asian American Cultural Awareness Day celebrates diversity, denounces hate in Atlantic City (Press of Atlantic City)

• 'Inconvenient Minority' author: How are Asian Americans succeeding if US is systemically racist? (Fox News)

• Illinois Bill Requiring Asian American History Education to Address Hate, Discrimination (NPR)

• ‘Historic investment’: California allocates millions to fight anti-Asian hate (NBC News)

Family

• The Joy of Being a Bad Asian (Medium)

Food

• What David Chang Thinks Anthony Bourdain's TV Shows Were Really About (Mashed)

• Kraft Heinz partners with 'Top Chef' alum to launch food-focused platform (Marketing Dive)

• This corporate lawyer gained 2.3 million TikTok followers in the last year, “veganizing” Korean recipes (The Counter)

• Panda Express is piloting Beyond Meat orange chicken in select locations (Tech Crunch)

Art / Literature

• The best books of 2021—so far (Fortune)

Fashion

• 10 most beautiful Miss District of Columbia USA 2021 candidates (Conan Daily)

Beauty

• David Yi on Masculinity, Makeup, and Why Pretty Boys Do It Better (Interview Magazine)

Love

• New gay-directed doc ‘Sexplanation’ seeks to de-shame sex (Meetup)

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