British Asian Shannon Singh on ITV’s Love Island: The Representation we Need? (Brown Girl Magazine)
weekly recap of Asian American news & newsmakers
Headlines
AAPI Headlines
Boba shop owner’s life savings gone after fire destroys multiple businesses in Seattle (Next Shark)
Woman accused of racism, punching 6-year-old Asian boy in the neck in Las Vegas (Next Shark)
79-year-old woman identified as person of interest after threatening to shoot Cambodians in Philadelphia (Next Shark)
Politics
How the Biden Administration Can Advance Racial Equity (Center for American Progress)
Andrew Yang’s Loss Fits a Pattern. Why Do Asian Americans Struggle in Mayoral Races? (Politico)
Going undercover to infiltrate Chinese-American far-right networks (BBC News)
Business
It’s Easier Than Ever to Get Asian Groceries Online (Vice)
Austin-based iFly.vc closes $46M second fund from legendary tech founders (Tech Crunch)
The Age Of Impact: Meet The Women Over 50 Creating Social Change At Scale (Forbes)
20th Anniversary of Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award (Benzinga)
Entertainment
British Asian Shannon Singh on ITV’s Love Island: The Representation we Need? (Brown Girl Magazine)
Why Seeing Shannon Singh On Love Island Means So Much To Me (Bustle)
The story behind the iconic Vietnam episode of 'Hey Arnold!' (NBC News)
‘Boiling point of acceptance’: AAPI actors share views on Hollywood’s portrayal of Asian men (Next Shark)
‘Being brown, gay and an immigrant’: Bretman Rock featured on July cover of Teen Vogue (Next Shark)
Adele Lim makes directorial debut with actress Ashley Park to ‘platform so much AAPI magic’ (Next Shark)
Cannes: Sony Takes Anita Mui Biopic for Five Asian Territories (The Hollywood Reporter)
Music
10 Iconic Teen Movies As Olivia Rodrigo Songs (Screen Rant)
Atlanta rapper uses music to take on anti-Asian hate crimes (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Idol Rapper and Former Boyband Member Zhang Yanqi Signs with 88rising (Radii)
88rising launches new Japan-based imprint, 88INFINITY (NME)
Sports
Asian-American soccer tournament returns to Garland for round two (The Dallas Morning News)
Pac-12 stands with the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in calling for change and to Stop AAPI Hate (Yahoo! Sports)
NFL ends racism claim investigation after former coach won't publicly name accused (NBC News)
Abhimanyu Mishra, 12 and Indian American, is youngest chess grandmaster ever (NBC News)
Shohei Ohtani hits 32nd homer, sets single-season record by Japanese player (Next Shark)
Athletes are humans’: Naomi Osaka ‘excited’ to play at Tokyo Olympics after weeks of recharge (Next Shark)
Health / Science
Decolonizing Alternative Medicine: Honoring the Legacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Healthline)
Culture
Culture / Lifestyle
Haunani-Kay Trask, renowned scholar who fought for Hawaiian sovereignty, dies at 71 (NBC News)
Conversations in Context: Media Portrayals of the Asian American Experience (Smithsonian)
California Could Make A $210 Million Investment In Asian And Pacific Islander Safety And Support. Here’s How. (Capradio)
Su’ad Abdul Khabeer on what it means to be Muslim and cool (The Daily Star)
In the face of rising anti-Asian violence, a Dallas women’s group seeks support and empowerment (The Dallas Morning News)
Air Force Academy distributes George Takei’s 'They Called Us Enemy' to cadets (NBC News)
Young Asian American Buddhists are reclaiming narrative after decades of white dominance (NBC News)
Family
As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return? (PBS News Hour)
MY CHILD OF COLOR IS ‘HIGHLY CAPABLE.’ NOW WHAT? — PART 1 (Emerald)
Food
6 Asian American Chefs Share Their Favorite Recipes (Travel + Leisure)
Art / Literature
Lawyer by Day, Children's Book Author by Night: How Susan Do Uses Her Voice and Vietnamese Culture in More Ways Than One (Yahoo! Finance)
‘The Good Asian’ comic book series aims for ‘truth where facts don’t exist’ (Datebook)
Why are top jobs in Chinese museums going to white men? (The Art Newspaper)
NXT Generation Theatrics, run entirely by teens, persists through COVID pandemic (ABC 7)
Fashion
Bretman Rock on Manifesting His Gay, Asian, Immigrant Success (Teen Vogue)
Victoria's Secret ditches angels, enlists Megan Rapinoe, Priyanka Chopra as new ambassadors (NBC News)
Beauty
This brand is on a mission to empower beauty lovers of all shapes, skin tones and sexualities (Yahoo! Entertainment)
Meet the women making nude lipsticks truly diverse (Lifestyle)
31 Beauty Products You’ll Probably End Up Using Every Single Day (BuzzFeed)
Love
Nearly half of Americans don't know what 'fetishization' is, according to Bumble (Mashable)
This Man's Illustrations About Life With His Boyfriend Are Absolutely Adorable (Huff Post)
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