Head in the Clouds Festival spotlights Asian music, food and culture (The Sun)
Head in the Clouds Festival spotlights Asian music, food and culture (The Sun)
Monday (Aug 22nd) review of Asian American news & newsmakers
Headlines
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)
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!)
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)
Disabled, Asian American, and Proud (Psychology Today)
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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)
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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