Jenny Yang’s story could easily double as the premise of an Asian American sitcom: She grew up in a diverse neighborhood in Torrance, California, to Taiwanese immigrant parents. After […]
Category: Commentary
APAHM 2018: Activist Sahar Pirzada’s Fight Against Gendered Islamophobia
Sahar Pirzada had one thing to say when she found out the Singaporean government was using religion, especially Islam, as an excuse to drag their feet on sexual education […]
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 […]
Newport Beach Film Fest to Spotlight Japan’s ‘3 Ft. Ball & Souls’
The award-winning Japanese film “3 Ft. Ball and Souls” will make its U.S. premiere on April 30 at the Triangle Starlight Cinemas as a part of the Newport Beach […]
VIET STORIES Exhibit Showcases Resilience of Vietnamese Americans
“This year in April we will have been here 43 years,” said Minh Ho of Garden Grove, California, as he and his family gathered around a glass display case […]
Asian Americans Number More Than Half a Million in San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Valley, which lies east of the city of Los Angeles in California, has a larger Asian American population than 42 states and the cities of Los Angeles, […]
Ajummas Rock Korean Market on Korean American Day
These Korean aunties can throw it down. Ajumma EXP is a group of middle-aged Korean women who embrace their advancing years through song, dance and laughter. They occasionally crash […]
WATCH: Dr. Mike Hong’s Philanthropy Award Speech at the 16th Unforgettable Gala
Read the full transcript of Dr. Mike Hong’s speech below: Thank you. Thank you very much, especially to be introduced by my favorite actor Cha In Pyo, and Alison […]
WATCH: Daniel Dae Kim’s Ultimate Drive Speech at the 16th Unforgettable Gala
Read the full transcript of Kim’s speech below: Hi, everyone. I want to say thank you very much to Kore Asian Media, to Kevin and Jason at BMW — thank you […]
WATCH: Ted Chung’s Entertainment Mogul Speech at the 16th Unforgettable Gala
Read the full transcript of Chung’s speech below: How’s everyone doing? First and foremost, my grandmother who means the world to me — hello halmoni, I love you so much. I […]
Unforgettable Philanthropy Award: Dr. Mike Hong
Dr. Mike Hong, a Korean American community icon and entrepreneur, will be honored with the Philanthropy Award at the 16th Unforgettable Gala, presented by BMW, on Dec. 9, 2017. […]
Watch Filipino Americans Explain TGIF (Thank God I’m Filipino)
As the second-largest Asian American group in the United States and the first documented Asian people to arrive in the country, it’s a wonder why little has been written […]
