New York City’s Times Square, the once-bustling tourist attraction swarming with thousands of visitors from all over the world, is now left empty and deserted under quarantine policies. Broadway […]
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Review: Director Stephanie Wang-Breal Sheds Light On Human Trafficking In Latest Documentary ‘Blowin’ Up’
Documentarian Stephanie Wang-Breal, whose previous works include “Tough Love” and “Wo Ai Ni Mommy,” takes a sensitive approach in chronicling the legal proceedings of women who are arrested on […]
KCON NY: The Hallyu Wave Hits The East Coast
In the middle of a sultry June day, an expectant crowd waits for their next move. YouTuber JuNCurryAhn (née Jun Sung Ahn) directs their dance steps to TWICE’s “Signal” […]
5 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Events
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Established in 1992, the month is aimed at recognizing the achievements of and commemorating the history of Asians and Pacific Islanders in […]
Yuh-Line Niou, NY Chinatown’s First Asian American Representative, Is Sworn In
A Taiwanese American politician who was sworn into office as a representative of lower Manhattan in the New York State Assembly on Wednesday has made history by being the first Asian […]
‘Chow’ Exhibit Explores and Celebrates Chinese Food
Chinese food has an extensive history in America. As a way to explore how Chinese American cuisine has evolved over time, New York’s Museum of Food and Drink is […]
Fox News absent at Asian American community panel discussion on Chinatown segment
A panel of 60 prominent members of the AAPI and local community gathered in New York’s Chinatown on Sunday to discuss the impact of a Fox News segment that […]
Petition launched to request Fox News apology over Chinatown segment
Following a Fox News segment widely criticized as racist and derogatory on “The O’Reilley Report” this week, a Change.org petition – as of Thursday night nearly at its 7,500-signature […]
Asian American studies program at Hunter College receives $1.7 mil grant
In a victory for students at Hunter College in New York City, the U.S. Department of Education granted $1.7 million toward its Asian American Studies Program (AASP) Thursday. The […]
Yuh-Line Niou is in the running to become Manhattan’s first Asian American rep
In a six-way race, Yuh-Line Niou won the Democratic nomination Tuesday to represent New York’s lower Manhattan. The 33-year-old moved to the city almost six years ago, and is […]
Students lead fight for Asian American studies major at Hunter College
Ten years ago, a group of students at Hunter College in New York City rallied to save a dying Asian American Studies program. Today, the fight continues, with CRAASH […]
Korean American NY Senate candidate says to ban same-sex couples from textbooks
S.J. Jung, a Democrat who is in the race against Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky for New York’s senatorial seat, is under fire for comments he made regarding the LGBT […]
First Zao Wou-Ki art exhibition in US coming to New York City
For the first time since 1968, the art of Zao Wou-Ki, the late Chinese-French pioneer, will be on display in the U.S., from Sept. 8 to Jan. 8 inside […]
For Jenna Ushkowitz, Broadway’s ‘Waitress’ feels like home
Theater is home for Jenna Ushkowitz, who made her return to Broadway last week in “Waitress: The Musical.” “The stage is the one place in my life I don’t […]
‘Tong Wars’ explores history of Chinese American immigrant gangs
A tale of violence between rival Chinese immigrant fraternities, or tongs, spans from the late 1800s to the Prohibition era in Scott D. Seligman’s “Tong Wars: The Untold Story […]
