USA's Sunisa Lee wins gold in the women's individual all-around gymnastics final (CNN)

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“USA's Sunisa Lee wins gold in the women's individual all-around gymnastics final” - (CNN)

AAPI Headlines

• USA's Sunisa Lee wins gold in the women's individual all-around gymnastics final (CNN)

• Paul Cheung named new CEO of the Center for Public Integrity (Poynter)

• Fremont police seek suspect after elderly Asian man dies in hit-and-run (Next Shark)

Politics

• State legislator won’t seek re-election after anti-Asian slur (NBC News)

• Here are all the actions taken so far by the Biden-Harris administration to advance equality (LGBTQ Nation)

Business

• Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce’s Founding Board Member Ying McGuire Appointed President and CEO for NMSDC (EINPresswire)

• TOP POST-COVID LESSONS FOR THE AD INDUSTRY (Ad Age)

• Future of Diversity in Small Business with Ron Busby, Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) & Lisa Mensah (The Washington Post)

• [Sponsored Link] The Difference Between BD & Sales (Medium)

Entertainment

• Lucy Liu gets personal on fame, art and standing up for herself on the ‘Charlie’s Angels’ set (LA Times)

• AAPI Creators SDCC 2021: On Representation, Diversity, And Writing Adcross Cultures (Comic Years)

• Never Have I Ever Season Two and the Beauty of Tearing Up the “Immigrant Mom” Trope (Vanity Fair)

• The Lookout: A Revolutionary Magazine Cover, A New Netflix Film to Watch and Historic Daytime Emmy Wins (Character Media)

• Kevin Kwan Dreams of Capri (The New Yorker)

Music

• 88Rising’s Head In The Clouds Festival A New Start For Goldenvoice And Rose Bowl Partnership (Forbes)

• Saweetie, Japanese Breakfast & More Top 88Rising's 2021 Head in the Clouds Festival Lineup (Billboard)

• Lyrics Born works to combat AAPI hate through his social-justice inflected music (Berkeleyside)

Sports

• 'Tears everywhere': Watch Sunisa Lee's family celebrate historic all-around Olympic gold medal (Yahoo Sports)

• Opinion: Sunisa Lee didn’t owe the U.S. gold. Her victory is a gift, especially to her Hmong community. (Washington Post)

• Minnesota's Hmong Community Celebrates Suni Lee's Historic Olympic Win (Time)

• U.S. Gymnast Sunisa Lee Almost Quit During Quarantine. Then She Won Olympic Gold. (Bloomberg)

• Jalen Green makes history as highest-drafted Asian American player, third Filipino player in NBA (Yahoo News)

• Eugene Chung says NFL is being 'misleading' about investigation of alleged anti-Asian comment (Yahoo News)

Health / Science

• How science overlooks Asian Americans (Science News)

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Culture

“NYC Chinatown museum reopens with anti-Asian racism exhibit” - (NBC News)

Culture / Lifestyle

• Why Atlanta spa shooter's Asian 'acquaintances' can't tell us much about his racial biases (NBC News)

• The Experiment Podcast: Who Is Protected by Hate-Crime Laws? (The Atlantic)

• NYC Chinatown museum reopens with anti-Asian racism exhibit (NBC News)

• Naomi Osaka exposes Megyn Kelly’s ignorance about media: “Do better Megan” (Salon)

Family

• How Sunisa Lee overcame family tragedy and injury to win Olympic gold (The Guardian)

• Student Spotlight: Alexis Karolin teams up with Professor Aden for Japanese internment research (The Post Athens)

• As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return? (PBS News Hour)

Food

• Minnesota Rice: Twin Cities Chefs Team Up To Combat Racism (Food & Wine)

• A Speakeasy-Style Mahjong Bar With Dim Sum Is Opening in Arlington (Washingtonian)

• US brand apologises after claiming it ‘improved’ Chinese congee for the Western palate (South China Morning Post)

• Lunar Hard Seltzer Is Pioneering Authentic Asian American Flavors (Vinepair)

Fashion

• MEET THE CHICEST ROYALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD (CR Fashion Book)

• "Never Have I Ever" star identifies with having to dress up in a "cringe-worthy" costume for a job (Salon)

Beauty

• 1st Asian American Sports Illustrated curve model on fatphobia, quieting bullies (NBC News)

• David Yi on Masculinity, Makeup, and Why Pretty Boys Do It Better (Interview Magazine)

Art / Literature

• What Does It Mean To Be ‘Visible’? Find Out For Yourself At Exhibition Of 17 Asian And AAPI Artists (Texas Standard)

• Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Announces Dancers For The Bridge Week of 7/26/21 (New Jersey Stage)

• Katie Kitamura Writes a World Ruled by Charisma (The New Yorker)

• ‘I’m going to create my own doors’: In Chicago, Asian women arts heads lead by example (Chicago Tribune)

Love

• Mortal Kombat’s Lewis Tan Is Proud to Be a Sex Symbol (Glamour)

• Johnny Reveals All About His Married At First Sight Journey (The List)

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