NBC News recently laid off 150 staffers in what the company is calling a necessary restructuring tied to the split between NBC News and MSNBC, as reported by The Wrap and The Advocate . The team behind NBC Asian America, a group of dedicated journalists who spent years telling stories about our community that mainstream media often overlooked, was included in the layoff. For many of us in the Asian American community (and other marginalized groups) this move is more than ju

Asian Americans in Hollywood have long been told their stories are too niche, but a new report from The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) proves that that isn’t necessarily true. Their 2025 Business Case for Asian and Asian American Narratives suggests that Asian-led stories aren’t just good for visibility, they’re actually good for business, too. Despite recent progress, Asian Americans remain the most underrepresented group in Hollywood, accounting for only about three to

If food was just food, something that we only take in for sustenance, then we wouldn’t have a whole television network dedicated to it, we wouldn’t anoint restaurant chefs to rockstar status, and we certainly wouldn’t call each other foodies, both out of admiration or disdain. Food is culture, identity, and family. And the Asian American chefs and culinary stars on this list aren’t just cooking. They’re changing the conversation around what America eats, who’s seen in the kit

Asian Americans are out there everywhere making bank in tech, sports, entertainment, music. You name it, they’re crushing it. But the ten...

Bowen Yang’s on a roll. The Saturday Night Live standout just scored his fourth consecutive Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting...