Steven Yeun Latest To Join Robert Pattinson In Bong Joon Ho’s Next Film At Warner Bros (Deadline)
Monday (July 11th) review of Asian American news & newsmakers
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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)
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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