Headlines

AAPI Headlines

• Asian American Communities Hit Earlier and Harder by COVID-19 (Yahoo! Finance)

• Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder of 94-Year-Old Asian American Woman in SF Pleads Not Guilty (Yahoo! News)

Politics

• Why Andrew Yang's mayoral campaign failed (CNN Opinion)

• Why Andrew Yang did an abrupt U-turn on identity politics (CNN Politics)

• Andrew Yang and the complexities of representation (Vox)

• NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang concedes, bows out of race (Daily News)

• Why Andrew Yang's views split Asian Americans in New York (Nikkei Asia)

Business

• 2021 Women Who Mean Business honoree: Yen Marshall with Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (Sacramento Business Journal)

• Asian American Commerce Group is making a lasting impact with education, advocacy (Columbus CEO)

• Impostor Syndrome Explores the Secret Life of a Woman in Tech (TNR)

Entertainment

• In Hollywood, Asian American stories are rare, but Asian American LGBTQ stories are even rarer (NBC News)

• Shang-Chi Full Trailer Shows Simu Liu Wielding the Power of the Ten Rings in Battle (People)

• ‘Snake Eyes’ Trailer: Henry Golding Finds New Purpose as the Deadly G.I. Joe Ninja (Film)

• ‘SUBTLE ASIAN TRAITS’ FACEBOOK GROUP INSPIRED TV SERIES IN DEVELOPMENT (Resonate)

• Sesame Street tackles anti-Asian bullying with 'Proud of Your Eyes' video (NBC News)

Music

• Becoming H.E.R.: How a 23-Year-Old Music Prodigy Grew Into an EGOT-Bound Voice for Her Generation (Variety)

• Jay Park makes ‘DNA Remix’ video private after accusations of cultural appropriation (NME)

Sports

• Kayla Han, 13, Becomes Youngest Olympic Trials Qualifier, Breaks National Age Group Record (Yahoo! News)

• These Rides Are Fighting Racism and Helping Asian American Cyclists Heal (Bicycling)

• Boston College student is believed to be the first turbaned Sikh to play D1 baseball (NBC News)

Health / Science

• When you become the target of racist disinformation (Mashable)

Culture

Culture / Lifestyle

• Afraid for their elders. Tired of stereotypes. Young Asian Americans speak up. (Newsday)

• All recent US population growth comes from people of color, new census estimates show (Brookings)

• Asian-Americans lobby to name US Navy ship for Philippine sailor Telesforo Trinidad (South China Morning Post)

• How hate incidents led to a reckoning of casual racism against Asian Americans (NBC News)

• Nearly 40,000 sign petition saying James Corden's 'Spill Your Guts' is anti-Asian (Yahoo! News)

Family

• Home Isn’t A Guarantee For Survivors Fleeing Domestic Abusers During COVID-19 (Huff Post)

• Pandemic parenting slang: are you a curling dad or a crunchy mom? (1843 Magazine)

• These Startups Are Betting on a Remote-First World (Wired)

Food

• How to make your bubble tea sustainable (5 Days Left)

Art / Literature

• Why Elderly Asians Are Beating Up Racists in DC Comics’ New Superhero Anthology (Yahoo! News)

• These Children’s Biographies About Great Women Will Inspire & Educate (Romper)

• Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo gets a love letter in new YA novel set in Asian American community (OC Register)

Fashion

• With fashion shows and internships, Muslim women calm tensions with police and FBI (The Washington Post)

Beauty

• Which Anti-Aging Treatments Are Actually Available for Women of Color? (InStyle)

• REVEA: REINVENTING THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY WITH PRECISION SKINCARE (Beauty Matter)

Love

• Asian American masculinity is being increasingly celebrated. But many men still face stereotyping. (The Washington Post)

• Defying manhood (The Michigan Daily)

• Sex, taboo, and family conversation (Penn Today)

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