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Two Asian Female Directors Selected for NBC’s Female Forward Diversity Initiative
From more than 1,000 applicants, Asian American directors Christine Swanson and Heather Jack have emerged as two of 10 finalists of the inaugural class of NBC’s Female Forward program. […]
HBO Is Calling For Its 2019 APA Visionaries
HBO is calling for short films from Asian American and Pacific Islander filmmakers for its third APA Visionaries competition, the network announced on Wednesday. The theme for this year’s […]
Veteran Character and Voice Actor Denis Akiyama Dies at 66
Veteran actor Denis Akiyama, who was also well-known for his voice roles, has died at age 66 following a battle with cancer. Akiyama, who was Japanese Canadian, was seen […]
Los Angeles Honors Female Asian American Activists
To close out Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Los Angeles honored Tuesday a group of female activists and advocates whose portraits have hung in a gallery inside City Hall throughout […]
Q&A With HBO APA Visionaries Winners: ‘What is Home?’
A child’s voice on a cell phone, the space between two doors, sharing a tub of bubbles with a sister — that’s what home means for the winners of […]
APAHM 2018: Mia Yamamoto On Her Unending Fight for the Poor and Marginalized
For Mia Yamamoto, courage is telling the truth. Her life serves as testament. Born in a Japanese internment camp in Poston, Arizona, Yamamoto — born Michael — combated racial […]
APAHM 2018: Doreena Wong On a Lifetime in Civil Rights Advocacy
An activist and community organizer for over 40 years, Doreena Wong knows a thing or two about what it takes to fight injustice. “You have to feel good about […]
APAHM 2018: LAPD Supervisor Pilot Sgt. Janet Kim is Living Her Dream
In 1998, Janet Kim entered the Los Angeles Police Department’s academy, eager to begin a career in law enforcement. Prompted by her drill instructor on her dream job in […]
APAHM 2018: Milck, the Voice Behind ‘Quiet’ Anthem, On the Power of Speaking Up
The day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, millions of women flooded streets across America carrying signs of empowerment and protest against the bigotry and discrimination they had […]
APAHM 2018: Thai CDC’s Chanchanit Martorell Says Her Work is Never Done
In 1995, the Los Angeles Times wrote about a young activist working to help 72 Thai nationals who were being held against their will inside a garment factory in […]
APAHM 2018: CADRE Executive Director Maisie Chin Says She ‘Will Not Be Used’
More than two decades ago, Maisie Chin was working on an initiative with South Los Angeles schools to get more kids into college when a white teacher pulled her […]
APAHM 2018: Blogilates’ Cassey Ho is Here to Help Everyone Live Their Best Lives
Cassey Ho has made a name for herself in the fitness community, but it may surprise some to learn that there was a time when the fitness guru wasn’t […]
APAHM 2018: Workers’ Rights Advocate Aquilina Soriano-Versoza On Community Empowerment
Aquilina Soriano-Versoza, who’s dedicated her social justice career to bettering the lives of low-wage domestic workers and immigrants in the Filipino community, was once angry. She was angry seeing […]
APAHM 2018: Sonya Passi’s Mission to Help Domestic Violence Survivors Find Financial Independence
Sonya Passi has seen it happen too many times: domestic abuse survivors finally building up the courage to leave their abusers, only to be forced, because of financial insecurity, […]
