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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Doodle 4 Google 2014 Winner: Audrey Zhang
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Category Archives: Current Events
Asian American Commercial Watch: Beyond, Together | Asian+American from The Asian American Foundation
I’m late for this announcement, but an interview with The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) was recently aired, so in some ways, I am on time! Back at the end of July, TAAF announced a new campaign: “The Asian American Foundation … Continue reading
The Trump Administration is Picking AAPI Lawyers for Circuit Court Positions
Bloomberg Law reports that the Trump Administration is Picking AAPI Lawyers for Circuit Court Positions. While overall diversity is going down, recent judicial nominations include a notable number of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. These include Eric Tung for the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Legal, Politics
Tagged 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Donald Trump, Eric Jung, Judges, Patrick Bumatay
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Another Asian American City tops a Best City List
I was surprised to find another Asian American City that tops a US Best City List, especially one that wasn’t on any of the previous lists that I discussed in the past. This year, Johns Creek in Georgia was number … Continue reading
Donate to AAPI Causes for AAPI Heritage Month
My company matches my donations to nonprofits. When I logged into the Benevity service to start the matching process for a recent donation, it surprised me to see a note on AAPI Heritage Month. That note suggested that I donate … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, Nonprofit
Tagged AAPI Heritage Month, AAPI History Month, Asia Foundation, Asian Society, CAAM
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Top Three “Happiest” US Cities are Asian American
We have blogged how WalletHub rated the city of Fremont as the “happiest” in the United States. In a recent update to their rankings, WalletHub’s top three “happiest” US Cities are Asian American: Fremont, San Jose, and Irvine. What do … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Current Events, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged divorce, Fremont, Happiness, Irvine, San Jose, WalletHub
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Asian Americans are increasingly perceived negatively by other Americans
The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) has released its fifth annual Social Tracking of the Status of Asian Americans in the United States (STAATUS) report. Asian Americans are increasingly perceived negatively by other Americans. Some key findings: 1 out of 4 … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Politics
Tagged Perpetual Foreigner, STAATUS, The Asian American Foundation, yellow peril
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US Chinatowns Feeling the Effects of Tariffs
US Chinatowns from Honolulu and San Francisco to Las Vegas and New York are feeling the effects of the Trump Administration’s tariffs. Many business in these Chinatowns have low margins and price-sensitive customers, and cost increases have a tremendous impact. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Current Events, New York, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Chinatown, Costco, tariffs
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Former Navy SEAL and Doctor Jonny Kim Finally Making First Trip To Space
Back in January of 2020, I had blogged about the incredible Jonny Kim, who was selected by NASA to become an astronaut. Well, a few days ago of this writing, Kim finally made it into space and talks about it … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Tech, Technology
Tagged Asian American Veterans, astronaut, Jonny Kim, NASA, space, Veterans
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Status of Laws Requiring the Teaching of AAPI Studies
The Committee of 100 recently released data and a visualization of that data on the status of laws and proposed laws and academic standards regarding AAPI subjects. This is an update on these laws standards since October 3, 2024. I … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Education, History
Tagged 442nd Infantry Regiment, aapi, asian american history
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Purging (and Restoring) Asian American History on US Military Websites
After reading that references to Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in baseball, were deleted from US Military websites, as part of the Trump Administration’s war against DEI and then restored after some outcry, I wondered if anything happened … Continue reading
A Data-driven Analysis of the Perpetual Foreigner Stereotype
We have talked about the perpetual foreigner stereotype, but exactly how prevalent is it? Is it getting stronger or weaker? With whom is this stereotype more deeply root? A recently published paper took a data-driven approach to answer these questions. … Continue reading