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We are Americans of Asian Descent. Celebrating AANHPI Voices in Media and Culture.
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Celebrating Larry Ramos, the First Asian American to win a Grammy
It’s a trivia question you likely don’t even know the answer to but probably should: who was the first Asian American to win a Grammy award? A new documentary short that's out now has the answer: Larry Ramos, a Filipino American musician from Hawaiʻi who's been overlooked in American music history far too long. Along Comes Larry: The Larry Ramos Story shows his remarkable journey, from a musical prodigy growing up in Waimea, Kauaʻi, to his rise to fame in the 1960s folk scen
The Unchanging Yet Always Changing Chinatown: Morris Lum’s Tong Yan Gaai
As you walk through Chinatown, it hits you. Neon signs in both English and Chinese, the savory smell of roasted duck, aunties chatting in...
Asian American Literature Gets a Data-Driven Rethink
What does it mean when we say “Asian American literature”? Is it every book written by someone of Asian descent? Only works that directly...
Arthur Sze Just Became America’s New Poet Laureate
Arthur Sze, the son of Chinese immigrants who has been quietly shaping American poetry for half a century, has just been named the 25th...
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