Headlines

AAPI Headlines

• Asian Americans are patrolling streets across the US to keep their elders safe (CNN US)

• Asian Powerlifting Champion Attacked by Hammer-Wielding Robber While Walking Dog in LA (Next Shark)

• Murder investigation underway after man shot, killed in Oakland's Chinatown (ABC 7 News)

Politics

• Biden signs order establishing White House initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (CNN Politics)

• Opinion: Today’s anti-Asian racism usually disguises itself as ‘diversity’ (The Washington Post)

• Andrew Yang says a cartoon about him is a ‘racialized caricature.’ The N.Y. Daily News is defending it. (The Washington Post)

• Andrew Yang Believes in New York and Himself. Is That Enough? (The New York Times)

• Essential Politics: How Trump motivated Asian Americans to vote for Biden and Harris (Los Angeles Times)

Business

• Why income inequality is growing at the fastest rate among Asian Americans (CNBC)

• Asian Americans: The “model minority” is underrepresented in leadership (San Francisco Business Times)

• America has a rich history of innovation by Asian immigrants (Quartz)

• Clarion Partners’ Thanh Bui, Drew Fung Talk Lending In a Post-COVID World (Commercial Observer)

• Robert Herjavec makes $600K deal with Copper Cow Coffee on 'Shark Tank' despite disliking its taste, here's why (MEWAA)

• Why Asian Americans on Wall Street from Goldman Sachs to Wells Fargo are breaking their silence (CNBC)

Entertainment

• 23 Asian American and Pacific Islander Women Making Waves Behind the Scenes in Hollywood (Parade)

• New Vincent Chin Podcast Never Contacted Helen Zia or the Chin Estate (Reapproriate)

• Who Got the Most Screen Time on SNL Season 46? A thorough breakdown of the cast’s contributions. (Vulture)

• ‘Josep’: Jo Koy To Headline Filipino-American Sitcom In Development At ABC (Deadline)

• Randall Park and Adrian Tomine Are Going to Do Shortcomings Right—Or Not at All (Vanity Fair)

Music

• Newcomer Olivia Rodrigo Smashes Records With 3 Singles in Top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart (Yahoo! News)

• The Linda Lindas, Half-Asian Half-Latinx Band, Go Viral & Get Record Deal (HipLatina)

• Things You Didn't Know About Olivia Rodrigo (Nicki Swift)

• Is Olivia Rodrigo the next Ariana Grande? The Filipino-American pop star started as a Disney actor and claims to be Taylor Swift’s biggest ever fan (South China Morning Post)

• Bruno Mars Becomes First Artist With Diamond Certification for 5 Singles (Next Shark)

• Tihda Vongkoth on Anti-Asian Hate, the Music World and the Risk of Speaking Out (Sarasota)

Sports

• Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open, citing anxiety over media interviews after $15k fine (NBC News)

• Naomi Osaka Fined $15,000 For Refusing To Speak With Press At French Open (Huff Post)

• Naomi Osaka's French Open media silence is a smart choice — and an overdue conversation (Think)

• How Jeremy Lin’s career mirrors the current Asian American movement (The Undefeated)

• Taiwan golfer bags first LPGA win at Pure Silk Championship (Taiwan News)

Health / Science

• Meet the Researchers Boosting Asian American Representation in COVID Studies (Very Well Health)

Culture

Culture / Lifestyle

• Amid Growing Anti-Asian Racism, A Call For More Research Into Its Health Effects (NPR)

• Behind This Photo Is the Story of Two Asian American Folk Heroes (Smithsonian Magazine)

• 23 Old-School Cool Photos Of Asian American Couples Through The Years (Huff Post)

• I'm Tired of Trying to Educate White People About Anti-Asian Racism (Time Magazine)

• 'No Asians': Two Words I've Faced My Entire Life That I’m Finally Confronting Today (Men's Health)

Family

• What Gets Lost If I Don't Pass On My Mother's Language To My Children? (Romper)

• How Identity Shapes the Well-Being of Asian American Youth (Greater Good Magazine)

• These little-known sites help families connect to Asian American history (National Geographic)

Food

• Taro is the Newest, Hottest Old Shaved Ice Flavor (Ketagalan Media)

• How Convoy Became the Heart of San Diego's Asian Food Scene (San Diego Magazine)

Art / Literature

• 'Perpetual foreigner': Photos explore Asian American belonging in everyday spaces (CNN Style)

• Advocacy group wants to see more Asian dancers on the stage, and more Asian choreographers on the program (The Washington Post)

Fashion

• 4 AAPI Designers on the ‘Model Minority’ Myth and How It Impacts the Fashion Industry (Glamour)

Beauty

• Asian Beauty Is Not Monolithic (WMagazine)

Love

• 21 Fine-As-Hell Asian Men Who Will Make You Swoon And Then Some (Huff Post)

• Muslim Americans on finding love as third-culture-kids-turned-adults (NBC News)

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