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“My greatest hope is that my daughter and future generations not only acknowledge their Asian heritage, but also deeply understand and take pride in their roots.”
Anna YC Cheung
Japanese American couple goes viral for sharing their daily outfits
Aki and Koichi are a Japanese American couple who became fashion influencers later in life with the help of their daughter, Yuri
Nymphia Wind highlights Japanese Butoh on RuPaul’s Drag Race
Never in the history of RuPaul’s Drag Race have I seen a contestant use drag to showcase culture, fashion, and art the way Nymphia Wind does.
YOSHIKI releases new music documentary, “YOSHIKI: Under the Sky”
Shot in Germany, Beijing, Tokyo, and LA, the film features interviews and performances from a long list of acclaimed artists including Sarah Brightman (UK), Nicole Scherzinger (USA), St. Vincent (USA), Scorpions (Germany), The Chainsmokers (USA), HYDE (Japan), SUGIZO (Japan), SixTONES (Japan), Jane Zhang (China), and Lindsey Stirling (USA).
U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink to be honored and featured on U.S. quarters in 2024
The late U.S. Rep. Patsy Takemoto Mink has been announced as the 12th woman, and second Asian American, to be featured on U.S. quarters as part of the American Women Quarters Program. She was a third-generation Japanese American who was born in Hawaii on the island of Maui.
‘Bling Empire’ star Anna Shay has passed away from a stroke at the age of 62
Anna Shay, the breakout star of the Netflix series ‘Bling Empire,’ has passed away at the age of 62 after suffering a stroke.
Japanese American author received offer to license her book but only if she agreed to censor the word "racism" from her author's note
Maggie Tokuda-Hall is Japanese American and the author of Love in the Library. It’s a picture book based on the true events of her grandparent’s love story while they were cruelly imprisoned at Minidoka, a concentration camp for Japanese Americans.
Maggie says she received an offer from Scholastic to license her book but with the condition that she censor the word “racism.” The following screenshots show the edits she says Scholastic requested she make.
A robot of Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama, installed at Louis Vuitton’s flagship store in New York City
A robot of Yayoi Kusama has been installed in the window of Louis Vuitton’s New York City store.
Two-year-old Murakata Nonoka sets Guinness World Record for “Youngest Solo Artist to Release an Album”
Japanese 2-year-old Murakata Nonoka, popularly known as Nono-chan, has just been awarded a Guinness World Record for being the “Youngest Solo Artist to Release an Album.”
Dylan Kesterson of Portland is charged with additional anti-Asian bias crimes
According to Kesterson’s arrest record, he now has 17 bias/hate crime charges against him with potentially more on the way.
The University of Michigan has hired its first Asian American president, Dr. Santa J. Ono
On Wednesday, The University of Michigan announced that it has hired Dr. Santa J. Ono, who will become the university’s first-ever Asian American president.
Man attacks Asian father and 5-year-old daughter in suspected hate crime
Last Saturday around 3:45p, an Asian American family was riding bikes along the Eastbank Esplanade in Portland, Oregon when the 36-year-old father and 5-year-old daughter were attacked.
Wisconsin school district rejects book about Japanese American concentration camps
The Muskego-Norway School District in Wisconsin has banned a historical fiction novel about Japanese American concentration camps from being taught to 10th grade Accelerated English students.
Rep. Patsy Mink, the first woman of color in Congress, to be honored with portrait at U.S. Capitol
Rep. Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first woman of color and first Asian American woman elected to Congress, is set to be honored with a portrait at the U.S. Capitol later this month.
George Takei, actor and activist, speaks to ABC about the history of violence and discrimination toward Asians in America
George says, “From the moment that Asian immigrants stepped on the soil of the United States, the kind of hate and discrimination that we are still experiencing today began.”
Japanese American actress, Karen Fukuhara, shares that she was randomly assaulted
Yesterday, one year after six Asian women were murdered in Atlanta, Karen Fukuhara shares that she was physically assaulted by a random man.
Jessie Santala tells the story of her grandparents, Frank and Jean Kinoshita, who were incarcerated in U.S. Japanese concentration camps
In memory of Frank Kozo Kinoshita (born in Japan, 1903-1979) and Yoshimi Jean Kinoshita (born in Washington, 1919-2012), their granddaughter shares the story of their time in a concentration camp.
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