NYU MBA, Victim In Subway Incident, Remembered As ‘Vibrant, Beloved’ (Yahoo)
[1/11-1/18] Weekly recap of Asian American news & newsmakers
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Headlines
AAPI Headlines
Woman Dies After Being Pushed Onto Subway Tracks in Times Square (NY Times)
Survey: 1 In 3 Asians In San Gabriel Valley Experienced Hate During COVID Pandemic (Asian Journal)
Politics
D-FW-area Korean American leaders, activists call for greater political engagement from community (Dallas Morning News)
Eric Adams Ran on Making New York Safer. A Subway Killing Poses a Test. (NY Times)
Lawmakers of both parties slam Texas GOP candidate who called for ban on Chinese students (NBC News)
5 Bills to watch in the Michigan legislature: Jan. 18 (The Michigan Daily)
How Has Title IX Held Up In Hawaii 50 Years On? (Honolulu Civil Beat)
Philly politicians, organizers convene to demand Amy Wax be disciplined (Al Dia News)
Kimberly Yee drops out of Arizona governor's race, will run for reelection as treasurer (AZ Central)
Business
Little India, already struggling before the pandemic, is at a crossroads (LA Times)
Educational opportunities help fuel Asian population growth in the St. Louis region (STL PR)
50 Over 50: EMEA 2022 (Forbes)
Corporate Media Largely Ignore Labor Issues. Let’s Make Them Visible. (Truthout)
Entertainment
Daniel Dae Kim On Headlining The Hot Zone For National Geographic (August Man)
10 rising stars poised to conquer Hollywood in 2022 (New York Post)
Priyanka Chopra Jonas: “I’m Very Excited About the Future. I’m Terrified of It Too” (Vanity Fair)
How Actress Ming-Na Wen's Mom Helped Her Overcome Childhood Hurdles (The List)
More than 100,000 fans petition Netflix to bring back 'Cowboy Bebop' (NBC News)
Music
Las Vegas musicians and artists poised to break out in 2022 (Review-Journal)
Mitski in 9 Acts (Vulture)
Timbre Group’s Danny Loong Reflects on His Love for The Blues and the Kampung Spirit of Singaporean Music (Popspoken)
Sports
Naomi Osaka Returns, Ready or Not (NY Times)
Opinion: Nathan Chen wins at U.S. national figure skating championship, but COVID does too (Yahoo)
1st Asian Am Figure Skating Champ inducted into Hall of Fame (AsAm News)
Asian American community proud of Kyler Murray, who is part Korean (ABC15)
Health / Science
SCIENTISTS CONFIRM 6 LINKS BETWEEN RACE AND AIR POLLUTION (Inverse)
Genetic risk factor found for Covid-19 smell and taste loss, researchers say (NBC News)
Culture
Culture / Lifestyle
NYU MBA, Victim In Subway Incident, Remembered As ‘Vibrant, Beloved’ (Yahoo)
BBC and The Guardian Chinese dish recipes showcased with a side of joss paper and funeral envelopes (BBC)
The Quest to Protect California’s Transcontinental Railroad Tunnels (Smithsonian Mag)
US needs more Asians to avoid demographic death (Asia Times)
Making Sugar, Making ‘Coolies’: Chinese Laborers Toiled Alongside Black Workers on 19th-Century Louisiana Plantations (CounterPunch)
The 'Model Minority Myth': Why it's harmful for not only Asians, but other communities of color (Daily Kos)
Filipinas on the rise, overcoming Asian hate: A look back at ‘So Jannelle’ in 2021 (Rappler)
Family / Education
Mady Gosselin Opens Up About Feeling 'Shame' About Her Korean Heritage as a Child (Cafe Mom)
Activist, author, journalist Helen Zia to co-teach as Inouye chair (University of Hawaii News)
'We are systematically not represented': Alumni group pushes for Dartmouth's first AAPI studies department (NextShark)
Schools are starting to mandate Asian American studies. More could follow suit. (NBC News)
Food
Lisa Ling's new HBO Max show looks at hidden gems of Asian cuisine in America (NBC News)
The American canned meat that’s undeniably Asian: four recipes with Spam (The Guardian)
Asian Food Week Returns to Cincinnati at the End of January (CityBeat)
Fashion
Eva Chen, Instagram's Director of Fashion, on Why She Had to Write 'I Am Golden' (Newsweek)
'House of Slay' Finds Their Power (L’Officiel)
CATIE LI | THE SHADE ROOM TO PLUS-SIZE MODEL & FASHION DESIGNER (Flaunt)
Chet Lo gets lost in New York (Dazed)
Beauty
Mirror, mirror on the wall, does being fair mean you have it all? (KoreaJoongAng Daily)
Global Skin Lighteners Market to Reach US$11.8 Billion by the Year 2026 (Benzinga)
Art / Literature
Monterey Japanese American Center set to reopen after nearly 2 years due to COVID-19 (KSBW)
PROCESSING ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE, THROUGH CORKY LEE’S LENS (Hyphen)
The 30 best Off Broadway shows to see in Spring 2022 (Time-Out)
Love
'Asian men are valid and beautiful': 2022 BAM! Calendar celebrates sexy Asian men of Broadway (NextShark)
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