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CNN Reports Surge in Anti-Indian Hate Across the Far Right
Indian Americans, including public figures like Vivek Ramaswamy and FBI Director Kash Patel, are now being openly targeted by racists in political corners of the internet. According to CNN , what was once the rants of a bunch of fringe radicals has moved right into the mainstream, with xenophobic slurs, calls for deportation, and attacks against both race and religion now made openly. This wave of hostility doesn’t just come from typical anti-immigrant rhetoric. Commenters o
Zohran Mamdani Makes History as NYC’s First Muslim and South Asian Mayor
Zohran Mamdani has been elected as New York’s 111th mayor, as reported by CNN . Born in Uganda to Indian parents, including celebrated filmmaker Mira Nair, and raised in NYC, Mamdani has become the city’s first Muslim mayor, its first of South Asian heritage, and its youngest in more than a century. For New York’s immigrant and South Asian communities, Mamdani’s win felt personal. The 34-year-old democratic socialist from Queens leaned into his story as an American Muslim and
How Asian American Enrollment Is Reshaping Harvard After the End of Affirmative Action
Harvard’s student body is beginning to look different these days. And it isn’t by accident. Recent data reveals a clear trend. Asian American enrollment is on the up, while the number of Black and Hispanic students is falling. The Times of India called it Harvard’s “diversity in flux,” a change in the makeup of our universities. Now some are sending out an alarm. The Harvard College admissions data for the class of 2029 showed a mix of 11.5 percent Black students, 11 percent
NBC News Axes NBC Asian America Among Other Cuts in Restructuring
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
Erik Spoelstra Becomes First Asian American to Coach USA Men’s Basketball
Erik Spoelstra has been named head coach of the U.S. men’s national basketball team , a breakthrough moment for Asian American representation. As the first coach of Filipino descent to lead Team USA, Spoelstra brings deep basketball credentials as head coach of the Miami Heat, taking the franchise to six NBA Finals and championships in 2012 and 2013. As of 2025, he is the NBA’s longest‑tenured head coach with one franchise. He will lead Team USA in both the 2027 FIBA Men’s Wo
A Spike in the Asian American Job Market Is Raising Concerns
We’re not ones to shout out fake news willy nilly, but all the recent headlines that are telling us how the U.S. job market is strong, citing low unemployment numbers and steady growth, may not actually be entirely true. If you dig just a little deeper, the real picture isn’t quite so rosy for everyone. As Investopedia pointed out in a recent report , there’s a growing ‘tale of two job markets’. Asian Americans just might be on the losing side of it. Since the spring of 2025,
What’s Behind the Surge in Suicide Among Asian American Youth?
Suicide is now the leading cause of death for Asian Americans between the ages of 15 and 24, according to a recent report from NBC News ,...
Why Are More Asian American Women Getting Breast Cancer?
At one point, it seemed like everyone believed breast cancer wasn’t a major concern for the Asian American and Pacific Islander...
UCLA Report Shows ICE Crackdown Is Hitting Asian Communities Hard
UCLA’s recent Asian American Studies Center report is awfully sobering. Arrests of Asian immigrants have more than tripled compared to...
Trump’s Approval Ratings Take a Turn with AANHPI Voters
Recent poll numbers show a significant drop in support for Donald Trump from the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander...
An Asian American Trans Designer Has Taken the Project Runway Crown
Season 21 of Project Runway just wrapped, and the ending was everything that you’ve come to expect from the long-running reality show...
Shashi Tharoor Just Called Out the Indian American Diaspora
Indian MP Shashi Tharoor offered up some pointed words during a recent meeting with a U.S. Congressional delegation. As reported by the...
Natalie Nakase’s WNBA Coach of the Year Win Is a Slam Dunk for Asian American Representation
Natalie Nakase isn’t here just to blend in. She’s here to make some history. In her rookie season as head coach of the Golden State...
The Little Kit That Could: Asian American Women and HPV Prevention
It’s time to talk about something that maybe doesn’t get enough attention but absolutely should: HPV and cervical cancer. You’ve probably...
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...
The Asian American Unity Summit Returns to Washington D.C.
The 3rd Annual Asian American Unity Summit, hosted by the Asian American Unity Coalition (AAUC), is set to bring together over 150...
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Simu Liu Says Hollywood’s Asian Representation is 'Appalling'
Barbie actor Simu Liu, known for his starring role in Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings , recently sparked a viral conversation after taking to social media to call out the film industry's systemic prejudices and "appalling" lack of Asian representation. Liu's comments followed a Threads post (below) lamenting the absence of Asian men in romantic comedies. In his powerful statement, Liu wrote: "Put some Asians in literally anything right now. the amount of ba
Awkwafina Explores Asian American Cuisine in Apple TV's New Culinary Adventure
Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor and comedian Nora Lum, better known as Awkwafina, is heading to the kitchen, and she’s taking viewers along for the ride. Apple TV recently announced it is developing a new eight-episode unscripted food series titled The Unlikely Cook with Awkwafina , with the star both headlining and executive producing the show. The series is described as a personal, cross-country culinary adventure that will see Awkwafina exploring the dynamic wor
CNN Reports Surge in Anti-Indian Hate Across the Far Right
Indian Americans, including public figures like Vivek Ramaswamy and FBI Director Kash Patel, are now being openly targeted by racists in political corners of the internet. According to CNN , what was once the rants of a bunch of fringe radicals has moved right into the mainstream, with xenophobic slurs, calls for deportation, and attacks against both race and religion now made openly. This wave of hostility doesn’t just come from typical anti-immigrant rhetoric. Commenters o
KPop Demon Hunters Star Admits She Once “Hated That I Looked Asian”
Arden Cho, the voice of Rumi in Netflix’s animated smash hit KPop Demon Hunters , has recently shared a personal struggle that’s probably familiar to many Asian Americans who grew up without seeing themselves reflected in media. In an interview with the BBC World Service’s Global Women series , Cho spoke about her childhood in Texas and the self-reflected racism she battled. “I hated that I looked Asian,” she admitted to the BBC. “That I didn’t have blue eyes and blonde hair
New Streaming Channel Focusing on American Asian Stories Launches on Amazon Prime Video
JoySauce, a streaming network and multimedia hub aimed specifically at the AAPI community and its allies, is looking to shift the spotlight toward joy, celebration, and candid storytelling for the "American Asian" audience. The network’s launch and mission were detailed in an exclusive report by The Hollywood Reporter . Founded by serial entrepreneur and GeekWire chairman Jonathan Sposato, JoySauce was conceived to focus on "more celebratory stories." Sposato has noted that
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