Headlines

Notable AAPI Headlines

• California Distributes $30 Million to Combat Hate Crimes (CA.gov)

• Portland man accused of punching 5-year-old girl and her father now held without bail (NextShark)

Entertainment

• Steven Yeun Latest To Join Robert Pattinson In Bong Joon Ho’s Next Film At Warner Bros (Deadline)

• Mindy Kaling reveals new details about Priyanka Chopra’s character in upcoming wedding-themed comedy, teases ‘fun dynamic’ (The Indian Express)

• Bollywood’s Priyanka Chopra to play Punjabi woman in rom-com alongside Mindy Kaling (Images)

• Korea takes center stage at New York Asian Film Festival (Korea Times)

• Asian American comedians reclaim their narratives in S.F. ‘Asians Are Funny’ fundraiser (SF Datebook)

Culture / Lifestyle

• Festival celebrates Utah’s Asian communities with food, music and more (Salt Lake Tribune)

• The all-conquering quaver (Economist)

• Income-based life expectancy gap in California grew by 4 years from 2019-2021 (VCU News)

• The Chinatown Nightclub Dancer Who Helped Squash Asian Stereotypes (KQED)

• Hawaii museum revisits history of gender-fluid healers (NBC News)

• O.C.’s Vietnamese homeless people feel like outcasts in a culture of family, achievement (LA Times)

• Why Sanjay Almost Changed His Name to Steve (CNN)

• What we can do to support Asian Americans (LA Times)

Politics

• ‘There’s no one like me on the bench’: Alaska’s first Asian American woman to be sitting judge talks getting out of comfort zone (Alaska’s News Source)

• Alabama judge suspended after mocking Asian accent in the courtroom (NBC News)

• Asian Americans sound of f on overturning of Roe v. Wade (Northwest Asian Weekly)

Business

• Aki Soga becomes first Asian American to lead the Burlington Free Press (VT Digger)

• Why MTV trailblazer SuChin Pak is going public about facing racism and sexism in the workplace (CNBC)

• What a Korean restaurant worker union win says about future of labor movements (NBC News)

Music

• James Reid, Liza Soberano visit South Korean agency Starship Entertainment (ABS CBN News)

• From Vine Star To Coachella: A Timeline Of Rich Brian's Music Career (The Things)

• anders Is Changing the Face of Canadian R&B (Complex CA)

Sports

• Marvel's Simu Liu, NBA star Jeremy Lin join youth association in celebrity basketball game (CBC)

• Once empowered by Title IX, female athletes are now among big winners in new NIL era (LA Times)

Health / Science

• Minority Mental Health Month (Norwalk Reflector)

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Family / Education

• 83 Percent of Admitted Students to Join Harvard College Class of 2026 (Harvard Crimson)

• DC public schools hosts racially segregated ‘affinity groups’ for staff (Fox News)

Food

• Ready-to-Sear Skewers From Xiao Chi Jie in Seattle (NY Times)

• Trends spotted at the Summer Fancy Food Show (Food Business News)

• It's time to revisit Oakland's standout Asian American bar. Here's why (SF Chronicle)

• The Challenges That Keep Asian Chefs From Cooking How They Want (Bon Appetit)

Fashion

• Cover Star Nyle DiMarco Wants to Teach You Something (Out)

• Phillip Lim’s Idyllic Escape on Long Island’s North Fork (WSJ)

• Global fashionista Sudha Reddy aces her Paris Haute Couture Week outing with vivid fashion looks (DNA)

Beauty

• Slugging, gua sha, rice water, and more: How stolen cultural beauty practices feed viral videos (Mashable)

• How to Skip the Beauty Buzzwords, Plus 12 Ingredients Derms Swear By (Healthline)

Art / Literature

• Little Asia Market brings Asian American makers and artists together in Minneapolis (MPR News)

• Some Surprising Good News: Bookstores Are Booming and Becoming More Diverse (NY Times)

• H.T. Chen, Choreographer of the Asian Experience, Dies at 74 (NY Times)

Love

• Right person, wrong time: Vince Xu, Kasey Ma show 'what Asian love is' on 'The One That Got Away' (NextShark)

• Ask Amy: Wife is afraid to go out after anti-Asian attack and harassment (Washington Post)

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