…American organizations, recognizing the influence his Korean American friends have had in his life. He is a frequent guest speaker at Asian American events in Los Angeles, and enjoys talking…
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Reaching 50 Years, East West Players Soldiers On
…audience members is a priority. For example, while the leads in Washer/Dryer were Indian American and Chinese American, the supporting roles included a Caucasian neighbor and a gay African American…
Andrew Kung’s ‘The All-American’ Proves You Don’t Have To Fight To Be A Man
…learned more about Asian American history to “reclaim” his identity. His research inspired him to create “The All-American.” Within the book, Kung sought to revise the stereotypical definition of what (and…
150 years of Chinese American identity, as told by ‘The Fortunes’
…that’s a building project that united the nation. The railroad is symbolic, and the Chinese helped build it,” Davies said. “Chinese American history is also part of American history.” Davies…
5 Ways To Kick Off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month At Home
…two episodes of the soon-to-premiere PBS documentary series, “Asian Americans,” are also among the projects available for free throughout the month. 3. Netflix’s “Celebrating Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eyFq3addMs…
American Girl — Finally! — Introduces New Asian American Character
…Hawaiian American Nanea Mitchell, African American Gabriela McBride and, for the first time in American Girl’s history, boy doll Logan Everett. Z is a Korean American and an “imaginative filmmaker…
Korean Men’s Fashion vs. American Men’s Fashion: Who Wore It Best?
…boxy plaid patterns, the American flannel style tends to look more masculine and edgy rather than playful and fun. When you think of flannels on American men, you either think…
Live From UCLA, It’s LCC!
…American family. Or that their beloved group, now referred to as LCC Theatre Company, would, in 20 years, not only still exist but also become the largest Asian American college…
Before K-pop Hit U.S. Shores, The Kim Sisters Were An American Musical Sensation
…her. As a scholar working on my doctoral dissertation, I was seeking to unearth the history of Korean Americans in early American television. The Kim Sisters were pioneers in this…
The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Is Back in Full Swing
…as an American family, they don’t see them as an Asian American family. That’s my original idea, for this film to be a universal film so people of any American…
Essential Reading: 35 Books We’re Loving This AANHPI Heritage Month
…American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is upon us once again, bringing with it a slew of new book releases and a resurgence of familiar favorites. From action-packed…
April Issue: N. Virginia Korean Community Mobilizes Politically… Over Maps
…a petition on March 22, 2012, vaguely demanding to “correct a FALSE history in our textbooks” about the name of the body of water, initially intending to take out any…
Gary Locke’s "100 Year" Path
The third Asian American tapped to join Obama’s cabinet, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke—who also made history as the first Chinese American governor—muses on the “100-year” trail that led him to…
The Promise of Post-4.29 Leadership
…in the collective memory of many Americans, though some remember the worst civil disorder in American history as a criminal insurrection, others recall a “rebellion” that served as a desperate…
The 1% Factor
…to have bypassed the American-educated first-generation elites of the largely immigrant enclave. The time has come for the American-educated children of the New Immigrants to fill the void.” A decade…
