How I Learned To Love My Monolids (Vogue)
weekly recap of Asian American news & newsmakers
Headlines
AAPI Headlines
Two Asian American Women Robbed at 99 Ranch Market in San Gabriel (Yahoo! News)
Hate crimes against Asian Americans in California spiked by 107% in 2020, new data shows (The Sacramento Bee)
New video released in search for man suspected of hate crime in assault on Asian American woman in Culver City (KTLA)
Politics
Nearly 200,000 Asian Americans scramble for citizenship under aging-out visa policy (Yahoo! News)
White House releases staff salaries, touts closing the gender wage gap (NBC News)
GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Who Used ‘Yellow’ to Refer to Asian Virginians in Interview Calls Out Dems (Yahoo! News)
The Most Complete Picture Yet of America’s Changing Electorate (The Atlantic)
A proactive plan to battle AAPI hate in New York City needs more funding to work (Aldi News)
Business
28 LGBTQ-owned brands and businesses to support in 2021 (NBC News)
Next-Generation Of SexTech Entrepreneurs Is Here, Disrupting The $37 Billion Sexual Wellness Market (Forbes)
‘I’ve never had so much work’: the young Aussies getting rich on TikTok (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Inequality and hate crimes against Asian Americans could wipe out $700 billion from the US economy (Insider)
Hostility to Asian Americans: an urgent workplace problem (Human Resource Executive)
Entertainment
'Nevertheless' On Netflix: Get To Know Actor Song Kang (Tatler)
The Sexy and Scandalous Evolution of Teen Dramas on TV (Decider)
Northeast Ohio native Anne Hu explores Taiwanese-American identity in upcoming short film (Cleveland)
‘Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens’ Returns With 2-Episode Season 2 Premiere (VIDEO) (TV Insider)
'No one comes to our aid': Olivia Munn speaks out about challenges Asian women face in special (USA Today)
Maya Erskine on Boundaries, Asian American identity, and Overcoming Her Inner Critic (The Hollywood Reporter)
Music
My 10 favorite albums from Asian/Asian American musicians since 2010: Top 4 (The Stanford Daily)
Olivia Rodrigo proud of her Filipino heritage (Entertainment News)
Billie Eilish apologizes after video containing racial slur resurfaces (NBC News)
Ed Sheeran Spoils New BTS Song Title He Wrote, Fans Meme Big Hit Entertainment’s Reactions (Next Shark)
Sports
Suni Lee Makes History as First Hmong American to Make the US Olympic Gymnastics Team (Yahoo! News)
Health / Science
ASIAN AMERICAN NURSES BATTLE RACISM AGAINST CLINICIANS, PATIENTS (Health Leaders)
Workplace Wellness Needs to Work for Everyone—Including People of Color (EHS Today)
Mental Health Resources for People of Color and Indigenous People (Psych Central)
‘Domino effect of discrimination’: Polling shows mental health and career impacts of anti-Asian hate (NBC Make It)
Culture
Culture / Lifestyle
Velma of 'Scooby-Doo' has a history of pushing identity boundaries. Not everyone is happy about it. (NBC News)
#PINNED: 7 interesting Filipino-American history facts Pinoys should know (GMA News Online)
The story of the son of Chinese restaurant workers turned Rolling Stone journalist (NBC News)
The Urgent Question Gay Asian-American Men Are Asking Themselves (Esquire)
BD Wong Makes Television Directorial Debut in Season 2 of ‘Awkwafina is Nora from Queens’ (Next Shark)
Family
Being a father is my favorite job, yet is more challenging now as a Filipino-American (Lansing State Journal)
Triplets celebrate simultaneous pregnancies (CBS News)
Food
F&W Game Changers: Sahra Nguyen (Food & Wine)
‘Top Chef: All Stars L.A.’ winner Melissa King continues to bring attention to big causes (Whittier Daily News)
Tiger and Wife Shines Light on Longmont With Asian American Bakehouse and Eatery Concept (303 Magazine)
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Coconut Milk (Eater)
Art / Literature
The best books of 2021—so far (Fortune)
BWW Exclusive: Lea Salonga Will Host All-Asian American Production of A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER (Broadway World)
Museum hopes to spread rich history of Asian Americans in the Mid-Willamette Valley (Salem Reporter)
Timeless Photos Squash Stereotype of Asian Americans as ‘Perpetual Foreigners’ (Next Shark)
Fashion
Opening Ceremony (Vogue Runway)
Beauty
As an Asian Woman, It's Hard to Focus on Self-Care While My Community Is Grieving (InStyle)
What It's Really Like to Be Asian American in Beauty (InStyle)
I Used Makeup to Hide My Asianness - Here's Why I Don't Anymore (Yahoo! Life)
Love
In WA’s history of interracial marriage, pride and prejudice (Crosscut)
Fear And Longing: Online Dating As An Asian Woman Got Even Worse After Atlanta (Elle)
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