Welcome to the Afterparty of the American Dream (The Atlantic)
Welcome to the Afterparty of the American Dream (The Atlantic)
weekly recap of Asian American news & newsmakers
Headlines
AAPI Headlines
2 more DC police officers who responded to Capitol insurrection have died by suicide (CNN)
LA self-defense seminar teaches seniors how to better protect themselves against unprovoked attacks (abc7)
Elderly Asian woman sucker punched in Manhattan now feels ‘closer to normal’, son says (Yahoo News)
Northam announces new historical markers highlighting Asian American and Pacific Islander history (Wavy)
Politics
Local Political Leaders Condemn Racist Remarks Hurled at OC Supervisors’ Chairman (Voice of OC)
Asian Americans Emerge as Force in US Politics (VOA)
Opinion | The Next Step in Protecting Asian Americans (Politico)
‘I need to vote.’ Why more Asian Americans are staking a political claim. (CS Monitor)
Business
Wolves teams up with American esports brand Evil Geniuses (Express & Star)
"I Was Afraid to Be Associated With My Brand"—What It's Like to Be an Asian American Founder Today (Marie Claire)
San Jose’s Japantown businesses recall how they survived a pandemic, wave of anti-Asian hate (The Mercury News)
[Sponsored Link] 3 Effective Traits of All Good BD People (Medium)
Entertainment
Marvel's Eternals Star Gemma Chan Shares New Details About Her Character Sersi (Screen Rant)
The Women Of Film TikTok Are Here To Reclaim Your Favourite Movies (Refinery29)
Asian American Characters On Screen Are More Likely To Be Laughed At Than Laughed With (Huff Post)
Alvin Ing, Pioneering Asian American Broadway Actor, Dies at 89 (Variety)
Sandra Oh Explains Why She Is OK Being in the “Mother Stage” of Her Career (E Online)
Music
13-Language Asian Vocalist Makes American Music History (Yahoo)
Guitarist and producer Soowan Chung on touring with BTS, working on K-pop tunes and K-dram OSTs, and recording over 6,000 songs (bandwagon)
Tiger JK, Korean-American rapper, releases single Love Peace as a message to Asians in the US to stand up to violence and hate (South China Morning Post)
Joy, grief collide at indie rock band Japanese Breakfast’s show at the Cat’s Cradle (The News & Observer)
Sports
Before Simone Biles, Katelyn Ohashi also faced mental health issues (AsAm News)
News Navigator: How has Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani been received in the US? (The Mainichi)
Health / Science
How science overlooks Asian Americans (Science News)
Culture
Culture / Lifestyle
America’s Bizarre Relationship with Immigration Continues (The Washington Informer)
Vietnamese Americans To Get Historical Marker In Falls Church (Patch)
Welcome to the Afterparty of the American Dream (The Atlantic)
Rising Voices Amplify Centers the Stories of Metro Detroit’s Asian American Communities (wdet)
For Asian Women Raised in Sweatshop Conditions, Queens Posed Obstacles to Assimilation (The NY Times)
Family
Language schools, a link to home for Seattle-area Asian American families, struggled during the pandemic (The Seattle Times)
‘We had to change everything’: After an attack on Asian American father, he and his family face a different life (The Boston Globe)
Food
You Can Now Buy OmniPork, Asia’s Most Popular Vegan Meat, At 200 US Whole Foods Stores (Green Queen)
Asian American families face food shortage over fears of violence upon going out, Census suggests (Yahoo)
How One Restaurant Cracked the Code to Frozen Xiao Long Bao (Yahoo)
Cancel 'curry'? Why South Asian American chefs say it's time for the word to go (NBC News)
Asian Flavors Are Seeping Into the Seltzer World (Thrillist)
Fashion
Gemma Chan Is British Vogue’s September 2021 Cover Star (Vogue)
A United Front: Asian Americans Speak Up On #StopAsianHate And Why It Matters (HK Tatler)
Letter from the Editor: Our August 2021 Cover Star and the Joy of Brown Girl Representation (Teen Vogue)
Beauty
9 Golden Hour Beauty Products Guaranteed To Give You That Gemma Chan Glow (Vogue)
Vogue makes history with inclusion of plus-size Asian-American and transgender models (Yahoo)
Could Indian Cosmetics Brand Kulfi Be the Next Fenty Beauty? (Live Kindly)
Sunisa Lee Nailed a Huge Win—And Not Only for Herself. Just Look At Her Hands. (The Wall Street Journal)
Art / Literature
Love
Even Bruce Lee never got the girl: how film and TV roles for Asian-Americans are becoming more nuanced – in Crazy Rich Asians they were allowed a romance (South China Morning Post)
Ringing in the Vows: AAPI Wedding Pros on Love, Tradition, Culture, and Heritage (Brides)
How America tells me and other Asian American men we’re not attractive (The Seattle Times)
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