NYC to teach Asian American, Pacific Islander history in over 1,800 schools (NBC News)

Tuesday (June 7th) review of Asian American news & newsmakers

Headlines

“NYC to teach Asian American, Pacific Islander history in over 1,800 schools” - (NBC News)

Notable AAPI Headlines

• Only 3% of reported attacks on Asian Americans led to hate crime convictions, new report says (NBC News)

• NYC to teach Asian American, Pacific Islander history in over 1,800 schools (NBC News)

Entertainment

• Joel Kim Booster on making a queer, Asian American 'Pride and Prejudice' (NPR)

• Amid anti-Asian discrimination, ‘Fire Island’ makers found queer joy (Washington Post)

• CAAMFest returns to live audiences for 40th year of celebrating Asian American culture (CBS Bay Area)

• AAPI Month: Asians in Hollywood Are Finally Showing Their True Selves, Flaws and All (Complex)

• 21 Asian Films to Watch on Netflix (Marie Claire)

• Daniel Dae Kim’s Journey From Actor to Advocate (Esquire)

• ‘Don’t Make Me Go’ Trailer: John Cho Drives a Father-Daughter Road Trip Comedy (IndieWire)

• Michelle Yeoh Says 'Don't Wait for Hollywood' to Change the Course on Asian Representation  (People)

• 11 AAPI Acting Contenders for Emmy Consideration: From Lee Jung-jae to Sandra Oh (Variety)

• SuChin Pak Is Not The Coward She Once Thought She Was (HuffPost)

Culture / Lifestyle

• Chinatown Returns after Pandemic, Anti-Asian Violence (VOA)

• Yes, Fat Asians Exist — And I’m One of Them (HuffPost)

• BTS Gets It (The Atlantic)

• Notable Asians and Asian Americans on Belonging in the USA (Today)

• How Pearl River Mart Champions Asian American And Pacific Islander Representation (Forbes)

• Asian American Leaders in Car Culture: Lessons From Daniel Wu, Kenji Sumino, and Jim Liaw (The Drive)

• Asian Latinx Representation Needs to Be the Next Step in Representing Latinidad (MSN)

• This is America: It's not just Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month anymore (USA Today)

• How South Asian Americans came to dominate the Scripps Spelling Bee (Insider)

• Asian American Christians see more work for the church to do to stop AAPI hate (Religion News)

• You're called a 'model minority' as an Asian American — until they decide you aren't (NPR)

Politics

• Meet the Asian American women working to diversify the ballot (Insider)

• Democrats are squandering their hard-won gains with Asian Americans (SF Chronicle)

• As Asian American voters ascend, a key battle in Orange County (Cal Matters)

Business

• Ellen Pao on What Asian American Women Need from Workplaces (Time)

• Bank of America sued by Native Hawaiian group (AsAmNews)

• 'Don't take no for an answer': Jennifer Wong's remarkable rise from Aritzia salesperson to CEO (Vancouver Sun)

• Data shows lack of AAPI journalists in top 20 media markets (AsAmNews)

Music

• BTS-mania sweeps the White House as boy band speaks on anti-Asian hate (The Guardian)

• Japanese Breakfast and Mitski: Two Asian American Musicians Expanding the Conversation on Representation in Popular American Culture (Sampan)

• William Gao on Heartstopper, Fusion Music, and Newfound Fame (MixedAsianMedia)

• Kishi Bashi explores shameful history of Japanese American incarceration with 'Omoiyari' (Austin American Statesman)

Sports

• Caprice Dydasco Brings Hawaii’s Unique Diversity to Gotham FC (MixedAsianMedia)

• LPGA'S Danielle Kang playing U.S. Women's Open with tumor on her spine (Yahoo)

• Michelle Wie gives fans an unforgettable farewell (AsAmNews)

Health / Science

• How structural medical racism perpetuates Asian American cancer disparities (NBC News)

• Pooja Jesrani, Nasa’s first AA flight director (AsAmNews)

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“8 AAPI TikTokers to Follow Stat For Fashion Inspo, Travel Guides & More” - (StyleCaster)

Family / Education

• How this state became the first to require — and fund — teaching Asian American history (NBC News)

• Race at the Top: white and Asian Americans and the push for equity in education (The Guardian)

Food

• How Costco became a staple for Asian American families (Yahoo)

• For So Many Asian Americans, Food Is Community (Bon Appetit)

• How Asian American TikTok creators are using food to talk about identity (NBC News)

• 23 Asian American-owned food and drink companies to fill your fridge and pantry with (Today)

Fashion

• 8 AAPI TikTokers to Follow Stat For Fashion Inspo, Travel Guides & More (StyleCaster)

• I Am Choosing To (Literally) Wear My Chinese American Pride. Here's Why. (HuffPost)

• Meet the Asian American Designers Reclaiming the "Made in China" Label (PopSugar)

• The Costume Designer at the Center of the Universes (NY Times)

Beauty

• Asian founders work to steer the narrative as beauty trends pull from their cultures (NPR)

• Tatcha Founder Vicky Tsai on Giving Back, Diversity & Her All-Time Favorite Products (StyleCaster)

• 21 AAPI-Owned Beauty Brands That Will Be Your New Favorites (Bustle)

Art / Literature

• This photographer's surreal images explore the complexity of Asian American identity (CNN)

• Maxine Hong Kingston's work is as wondrous and alive as ever in this collection (NPR)

• A photographer's journey to reconnect with his Chinese American identity (NPR)

• 7 Asian American Artists Using Ceramics to Break New Ground (Artsy)

Love

• The dangers of dating as an Asian American woman: 'Fetishization isn't appreciation'(USA Today)

• Why dating as an Asian-American woman can mean hyper-sexualisation and fetishisation, reducing people to objects (SCMP)

• The Asian Canadian gay activist whose theories on sexuality were decades ahead of their time (The Conversation)

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