From Olivia to Bruno to H.E.R., Filipino American artists enjoy a breakout year at Grammys

Monday (April 4th) review of Asian American news & newsmakers

Headlines

“From Olivia to Bruno to H.E.R., Filipino American artists enjoy a breakout year at Grammys” - (LA Times)

Notable AAPI Headlines

• From Olivia to Bruno to H.E.R., Filipino American artists enjoy a breakout year at Grammys (LA Times)

• Pizza shop owner and dad stabbed trying to help Asian woman during street robbery (Today)

• Asian Americans call out Rep. Tim Ryan for airing ad that's 'rife with Sinophobia' (NBC News)

• Parents of teen fatally shot by Pennsylvania State Police sue troopers, local DA (NBC News)

Entertainment

• Grammys 2022: from Olivia Rodrigo to Bruno Mars, Filipino-American singers are having a moment (SCMP)

• Asian talent shines at the Grammys 2022 (Vogue)

• As an Indian, I’m So Confused About How to Feel About ‘Bridgerton 2.’ I’m Not Alone. (Vice)

• Indian American filmmaker slams Chris Rock for calling him a 'white guy' at Oscars (NBC News)

• Everything Everywhere All At Once Proves Stephanie Hsu Is A Star (ScreenRant)

• FIVE YEARS AGO, GHOST IN THE SHELL ACCIDENTALLY DESTROYED A RACIST HOLLYWOOD TRADITION (Inverse)

• Lana Condor says rom-coms have too long been about ‘women that do not look like me’ (NBC News)

• Lana Condor On Love, Legacy, And Life In The Fast Lane (Coveteur)

• Opinion: For Chris Rock, the Oscars is still in Black and White (AsAm News)

• ‘Turning Red’ Is Not a Credit to the Asian Race. That’s Why It’s Good. (NY Times)

• 15 Best Podcasts From AAPI Creators to Add to Your List (Good Housekeeping)

• Where is the Bling Empire cast now – and what does Season 2 have in store? Kane Lim hung out with Rihanna, Christine Chiu took Kevin Kreider to Paris, and Anna Shay is back on Instagram (SCMP)

• Olivia Munn Celebrates Her Vietnamese Heritage With Son Malcolm’s First Restaurant Outing (Showbiz Cheat Sheet)

Culture / Lifestyle

• Lesson of the Day: ‘Asian Americans Grapple With Tide of Attacks’ (NY Times)

• ‘Wound of the incarceration extends’: remembering the Japanese American internment (The Guardian)

• Yowshien Kuo’s erotic paintings of Asian cowboys examine the themes of submission, pleasure and power (It’s Nice That)

• What the Author of Pachinko and Free Food for Millionaires Wears to Work (The Cut)

• Amid a rise in anti-Asian hate, a bookstore in New York’s Chinatown is helping its community heal (The Guardian)

• What Happens When an Élite Public School Becomes Open to All? (The New Yorker)