A new bill signed into law by California Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday will require the state’s Department of Public Health to separate data it collects by ethnicity or […]
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Live from Pacific Bridge: “Stardust” by Joseph Vincent
In the early summer of 2016, YouTube artist Joseph Vincent rocked the Pacific Bridge concert live from Los Angeles City Hall, in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Other […]
Scorsese’s new Japanese novel-based film ‘Silence’ is coming December
“Silence,” the Martin Scorsese-directed film based on the 1966 Shusaku Endo novel of the same name, will get a limited run starting Dec. 23 and a wide release in […]
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 […]
Korean Canadian actor found dead inside TV personality’s Hollywood home
Korean Canadian actor Richard Hong was found dead Friday in an apparent homicide by a burglar inside the rental home of television personality George Stroumboulopoulos. According to the Los […]
Trump announces Asian Pacific American advisory committee
Donald Trump announced his Asian Pacific American Advisory Committee Sunday, a day before he is scheduled to debate Hillary Clinton. Guam Gov. Eddie Calvo and Northern Mariana Islands Gov. Ralph Torres will […]
New data model finds Asian American registered voters have doubled in number
Of 18.5 million Asian Americans in the United States, 7.2 million – double the 3.2 million previously identified – are registered voters, researchers with the AAPI Victory Fund and […]
Chinese actress Jing Tian joins ‘Pacific Rim’ sequel
Chinese actress Jing Tian will join John Boyega, Scott Eastwood and Cailee Spaeny for the still-untitled “Pacific Rim” sequel. Based on the world created by del Toro and Travis […]
The women behind short film ‘Alice’
The short film “Alice” was an official selection at The HollyShorts Film Festival, which ran for an entire week at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood in August. The film […]
Asian American studies program at Hunter College receives $1.7 mil grant
In a victory for students at Hunter College in New York City, the U.S. Department of Education granted $1.7 million toward its Asian American Studies Program (AASP) Thursday. The […]
49ers co-owner Gideon Yu to receive trailblazer award
The Council of Korean Americans (CKA) will honor entrepreneur, technology advisor and San Francisco 49ers co-owner Gideon Yu with this year’s Trailblazer Award during their Gala and Awards Dinner […]
Seoul Sausage reps LA in food truck breakfast battle
Seoul Sausage, the popular Los Angeles food truck, is participating in the food truck edition of the Thomas Breakfast Battle against 50 nationwide participants. The truck, currently ranked No. […]
Casting Trials & Tribulations: Reversing Hollywood Stereotypes
What if Hollywood treated white actors the way they treat Asians?
Here is the first glimpse of the ‘Ghost In The Shell’ adaptation
Paramount debuted the first peek into the controversial live-action adaptation of “Ghost in the Shell,” releasing five 10-second trailers Wednesday. Directed by Rupert Sander and written by Jonathan Herman and […]
Poetry and hot Asian men unite in Haikus On Hotties
Here’s an idea / Let’s write poems on hotties / Best calendar ever. Yes, the lauded Haikus calendar is back for a second year, and this time, the haikus are not […]
