Throughout the month of May, we celebrated Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. We did so by acknowledging and celebrating the contributions, culture, and history of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders. These groups have shaped US history and had th...
The first day of May is the start of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. The month celebrates the historical and cultural contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander people — an umbrella group which includes those with heritage or ancestry from East, Southeast, Sou...
On January 17, the Biden-Harris Administration released its first-ever National Strategy to Advance Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) Communities. The new strategy, which comprises action plans prepared by 32 federal agencies—in...
Nancy Ceniza, a Filipino American engaged in the healthcare profession, recalled driving around Virginia to buy round fruits on New Year’s Eve. “In our family, we always have 12 pieces each of oranges, grapes and other round fruits on the dining table, because they resemble coins and...
- An Asian American lawmaker from the South Bay has been booted from a key California committee, and LGBTQ and Asian American advocacy groups are crying foul. Speaker Anthony Rendon stripped Assemblymember Evan Low of his chairmanship and membership on the Business and Professions Committe...
Hey everyone,This group is primarily for people who self-identify as Asian or Asian American. If you are not a person who self-identifies as Asian or an Asian-American, you will be considered a +1 (guest) with a member that is already in this group.For t
“I feel like both within the AAPI [Asian American and Pacific Islander] communities and in a more general sense, people seem to be coming to it because of the events,” said Yu, a Los Angeles native who is the son of Taiwanese immigrant parents. “I think they want to read somethi...
For many Asian American and Pacific Islander food professionals, accepting MSG in their work also can contribute to greater self-acceptance. “For many years, I had a sense of cultural limbo that characterized my life,” Sugimura said. “When I became a fully trained Japanese chef, I began ...
San Francisco's Tenderloin District is a diverse neighborhood that has long struggled with homelessness, drug use and crime.Now community leaders are saying the area is facing a new challenge; racially motivated violence, with a number of elderly Asian American victims the targets of un...