Head in the Clouds Festival spotlights Asian music, food and culture (The Sun)

Monday (Aug 22nd) review of Asian American news & newsmakers

Headlines

“Head in the Clouds Festival spotlights Asian music, food and culture” - (The Sun)

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Notable AAPI Headlines

• 18-year-old suspect in assault, robbery of elderly Asian woman in San Francisco facing felony charges (CBS News)

• A Man Who Attacked An Asian Family Inside A Sam's Club Because He Blamed Them For COVID Was Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison (BuzzFeed News)

• After man suspected of attacking Asian family in Portland was released from jail, advocates push for policy change (KGW)

Entertainment

• ‘Easter Sunday’ Writer Ken Cheng on How He Celebrated Filipino Culture Through the Film’s Comedy (The Hollywood Reporter)

• L.A. artists offer personal lens on Asian American diaspora in new ‘Off Kilter’ show (LA Times)

• Almost 60% of Americans’ Entertainment Time Is on Ad-Supported Platforms, Luminate Report Finds (Variety)

• ‘Bullet Train’ Director, Writer and ‘Maria Beetle’ Author Explain Choice to Cast Non-Japanese Actors: The Characters Are “Not Real People” (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Why Westworld Season 4 star Daniel Wu and director Lisa Joy click, his excitement over American Born Chinese, and his dream role (SCMP)

• Constance Wu & Drew Comins To Produce ‘Natural Beauty’ TV Series Based On Ling Ling Huang Novel In Works At eOne (Deadline)

Culture / Lifestyle

• Head in the Clouds Festival spotlights Asian music, food and culture (The Sun)

• As Gen Z Asian Americans come of age, the vast majority feel they don’t belong (Guardian)

• An L.A. mob once massacred 18 Chinese people. Now, a push to never forget the racist assault (LA Times)

• 'Asian Girls Ignite' elevates AAPI voices through community building (9 News)

• How China’s Propaganda Influences the West (WSJ)

• A bride and her dad who went viral with their dance share a special bond (NBC News)

• Seattle’s Chinatown ID sees a ‘terrible beauty’ in the fight against a train station (Seattle Times)

• Asian Americans are buying guns in record numbers. What's caused this surge? (Guardian)

Politics

• Asian American Residents in California Sue Siskiyou County Officials for Racial Bias (Democracy Now)

• Asian American Voters Rallied for Democrats in 2020. Will They Again? (NY Times)

• [INTERVIEW] Korean American politician in Irvine fights racism, misogyny (The Korea Times)

• Why Asian Americans Could Vote Republican in the Midterms (National Review)

Business

• Indian Americans are thriving in D-FW’s workforce, new study says (Dallas Morning News)

• VIOLENCE AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANS—HOW THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY CAN FIGHT THE HATE (Ad Age)

Music

• K-style — the rise and rise of Korean pop culture (Financial Times)

• Asian American Music Festival Slated for This Weekend (AsAm News)

• Head in the Clouds Festival 2022 Announces Amazon Music Global Livestream (Digital Music News)

• The Pop Power of Niki’s Very Recent Nostalgia (Vanity Fair)

• My Dad and Kurt Cobain (New Yorker)

• Lay Zhang of EXO to headline METAMOON Music Festival in NYC, November 2022 (Pop!)

• 10 FANS ON 15 YEARS OF GIRLS’ GENERATION (Nylon)

Sports

• Asian basketball exodus: Why it’s actually a good thing (Rappler)

• Cricket chases the American dream (Indian Express)

• Notre Dame announces Asian American sophomore Tyler Buchner as starting quarterback (NextShark)

• Fans, media say Steven Kwan should be rookie of the year contender (AsAm News)

Health / Science

• Katie Zhao on her portrayal of mental health and the Asian American experience in ‘How We Fall Apart’ (The Michigan Daily)

• Why Doing Nothing Is Good For You (Yes!)

• Disabled, Asian American, and Proud (Psychology Today)

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“Food Is Identity. For Korean Chefs Who Were Adopted, It’s Complicated.” - (NY Times)

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Family / Education

• New York City lawmakers want to mandate Asian American history studies in schools (Gothamist)

Food

• Good Company: How Kikori Whiskey Helps Uplift the Asian-American Community (Penta)

• For Asian American cooks, ties with Italy run deep (The Guam Daily Post)

• Where to Find Vegan Asian Food in San Diego (VegOut)

• Food Is Identity. For Korean Chefs Who Were Adopted, It’s Complicated. (NY Times)

Fashion

• Hanae Mori, Japanese Couturier Who Melded East-West Styles, Dies at 96 (NY Times)

• Menswear label Lu’u Dan is presenting a new take on Asian masculinity (Wallpaper)

• Why Raja Gemini Is One Of RPDR's Most Fashionable Queens (ScreenRant)

Beauty

• Does Kim Taehyung's handsome face fit the American beauty standard? (allkpop)

• Raja Gemini Is (Still) the Queen of Our Hearts (Character Media)

Art / Literature

• The young Montagnard generation in the U.S. is using art and social media to keep their culture alive (NBC News)

• The Japanese Author Behind ‘Bullet Train’ Is OK That the Film Isn’t So Japanese (NY Times)

• ‘Pachinko’ author Min Jin Lee on wrapping up trilogy about Korean life (Washington Post)

Love

• ‘Never Have I Ever’ star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan on dating and grief as a brown teen (NBC News)

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