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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: Artist Phung Huynh Explores the ‘In-Betweennness of Being Asian American’
Phung Huynh, a Los Angeles-based artist, centers her work on what she calls the “in-betweenness of being Asian American.” Often, art is evaluated and examined from a Western paradigm. […]
APAHM 2018: Anna Akana Tackles Mental Health Awareness and API Representation
Actress, writer, comedian and YouTube personality Anna Akana has valuable advice for aspiring Asian American entertainers trying to make it in Los Angeles: “Never live in Santa Monica! The […]
#TogetherWeSpeak: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2018
In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the City of Los Angeles and Kore Asian Media are highlighting API women who have used their perspectives and voices to […]
APAHM 2018: ACLU Jails Monitor Esther Lim Pushes for Criminal Justice System Reform
Esther Lim says she can’t forget the kids she met in juvenile correction facilities in which, as a grad student, she worked as an intern interested in pursuing criminal […]
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 […]
