…when Pechanga Tribal Officials decided to close doors to halt the spread of COVID-19. As proven by the early turnout, the casino’s customers are excited to get back to playing….
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Need Masks? Here’s 5 AAPI Creatives Who Are Stepping Up During COVID-19
…in need. 4. Kristina Wong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2etQ_jCxu8 When life is turned upside down, go with the flow. 10 days after canceling her tour due to the COVID-19 outbreak, comedian Wong spends…
Asian American Health Care Professionals Speak Out
Since COVID-19 coughed and wheezed its way onto the international scene last December, United States health care workers have been met with a grim set of occupational stressors. Due to…
Lights, Camera, Paused: COVID-19’s Lasting Impact On Film And TV Sets
As the novel coronavirus spread throughout the United States in late February and early March, leading chains AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas announced precautionary measures to reduce seating capacity by…
Op-Ed: John Cho Speaks On COVID-19 Racism
…6. I was naturalized on Nov. 21, 1990, during the military buildup before the start of the Gulf War. I remember being surprised by the judge at the ceremony asking…
2020 Is Hindsight
…courtesy of Jim Heath.) “We write to express our deep concern about the surge in discrimination and hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders related to the COVID-19 pandemic…
In Times Of Crisis, Creatives Are Helping Light The Way
There is currently no vaccine for COVID-19, but coping with the distress and emotional turmoil after this pandemic is going to take more than an injection or a pill. The…
Asian Activism Goes Viral as Anti-Asian Violence Rises
While anti-Asian sentiment is nothing new, it is jarring to see just how astronomical the numbers of hate crimes have skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic. Just in the past few…
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…
My Brother’s Keeper: A Personal Essay
…to handle the overflow of non-COVID-19 patients displaced by the surge of infections. Last week, in response to the rising flood of cases in New York, his hospital began accepting…
6 More Online APAHM Events Coming Your Way
…perspective on COVID-19, San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum is hosting a virtual chat on May 28 with artists Jas Charanjiva, Chanel Miller and Jenifer K Wofford, focusing on the pandemic…
When Coachella Became No-chella
…the world. Celebrities, art aficionados, YouTube stars and all kinds of music lovers eagerly anticipate this event every year. The exponential spread of COVID-19 has temporarily put all the festivities…
AAPI Women Speak Up About Hate
…and humiliation of a significant uptick in xenophobic hate that has been brought on by the misplaced fear and frustration over the COVID-19 virus, and the ignorance and irresponsible articulation…
Hindsight Is The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
As the world collectively retreats indoors to wage war against the COVID-19 pandemic, life has been put on pause, and even the globe’s largest sporting event hasn’t been spared. On…
New Indie Film ‘Pink Opaque’ Explores Los Angeles’ Diversity And Complexity
…prior to COVID-19 and current Black Lives Matter protests. Continuing to support Black artists and including more people of color not only on film but also in the writers room,…
