…of heavily Asian American municipalities in Santa Clara County. According to Lai, Asian Americans, rich and poor, tend to settle in the suburbs, where about three-quarters of the Asian American…
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Asian Americans: The New White?
…ethnic groups shoring up their whiteness by literally attacking African Americans. More recent history provides troubling parallels. The tensions between Korean Americans and African Americans in the leadup to the…
COVER STORY: Generation 3
…strongly as both Japanese American and Korean American. Growing up, my parents subtly emphasized the importance of understanding both the Korean American experience as well as the Japanese American experience….
Legends: Take A Look Back At Asian American Hollywood History
They played prostitutes, maids, butlers, laundry workers and craven villains. They were often denied substantive roles, equal pay and fair representation. Yet, they persevered. This Asian Pacific American Heritage Month,…
A Look at Same-Sex Marriage in the Korean American Community
…Americans. Indeed, individual cases like Brady’s offer hope for many LGBTQ Korean Americans. Even in the face of alarming statistics suggesting Korean Americans vehemently oppose same-sex marriage, there are hints…
August Cover Story: The Launch of the YOMYOMF Network and What It Means for Asian Americans
…suddenly powerful Asian American audience, and develop an Asian American creative class for them. It hasn’t really done any of this yet—the network is still only a month old, as…
November Cover Story: Harold, Kumar and the State of Asian American Media
…Now, it’s hard to list prominent Asian American actors without feeling like you’re leaving someone notable out. Some of the most popular YouTube channels are run by Asian Americans, telling…
Filipino American History Month Celebrated Across US
We are about two weeks into Filipino American History Month, and several communities across America have celebrations underway. The Filipino American National Historical Society established October as Filipino American History…
Neighborhood Watch
…Japanese Americans returned to Little Tokyo, which in the interim, a new African American population from the South had anointed “Bronzeville,” and tried to rebuild. But the sense of community…
A Generational Threat: The Disturbing American History Of Anti-Asian Discrimination
…nation in the past few months, as the novel coronavirus has claimed over 50,000 American lives and confined millions of us to our homes. The two parallel epidemics, COVID-19 and…
Caring Across Generations
…campuses at the time and more generally in advancing Asian American studies. “We were among the few Korean American women at the time who wanted to be advocates around these…
Eugene Sun Park to Produce Film About Japanese American Internment
…American internment experience for his next major project because he feels it’s an important part of history that Americans can learn from. “I see the mistreatment of Japanese Americans as…
Asian American Female Buying Power Expected To Hit $1.2 Trillion By 2021
…three sections: Asian American women trends in buying and media consumption; Asian Americans’ influence on mainstream U.S.; and growth among Asian Americans along with other statistics on Asian American women….
20 Years Later, Margaret Cho Looks Back on ‘All-American Girl’
…kid in suburban Orlando. It’s the first network TV show since All-American Girl to be centered on an Asian American family. Cho talks with KoreAm about All-American Girl and what…
LA community preps for October Filipino American History Month
Los Angeles’ Asian American community is gearing up to welcome October as Filipino American History Month. Festivities will include a day of music and talent at the Greek Theater on…
