An updated directive from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget discloses that federal agencies will be required to update their forms to include new choices of identity beyond the umbrella terms, “Asian American,” “Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander.” Under the Asian category, users will be given the following options: Chinese, Asian Indian, Filipino, […]
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed a bill into law last week that will require public schools from kindergarten to 12th grade to teach Asian American and Hmong history. Governor Evers signed the bill in Wausau – where Hmong residents comprise of 12% of the population – at an elementary school, where the student body includes […]
Yong Wha Kim has passed away at the age of 87, leaving behind a legacy that has impacted the Korean American community in Chicago. Originally born in Korea in 1936, he pursued higher education in the United States and eventually immigrated. He founded the Korea Times Chicago, the Midwest’s first Korea-language newspaper and was an […]
A recent report from the Pew Research Center reveals that 1 in 10 people of Asian descent live at or below the poverty line in the country. Researchers also found that the challenges and perceptions of poverty differ for Asian American groups based on age and on country of origin. Burmese, Hmong and Mongolian Americans […]
Khanh Nguyen, a Vietnamese American immigrant, launched Zalat Pizza in 2015 despite no experience in the restaurant business. He quickly distinguished his restaurant by incorporate Vietnamese flavors. Nguyen’s restaurant is proud to place an emphasis on holistic employee welfare and on a sense of community. He credits food as having guided him by saving his […]
In early March, California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Commissioner Grace A Kim as Judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court and Senior Deputy District Attorney Sophia Choi as a Judge in the Riverside County Superior Court. Kim has experience as a clerk in the Los Angeles Superior Court from 2006-2007 and has served in […]
Corky Lee, a prominent figure and photographer in the Asian American community, passed away from COVID-19 during the pandemic. He was passionate about utilizing photography to memorialize everyday struggles of the Asian American community and to raise awareness of the history of social justice movements. His upcoming book, “Corky Lee’s Asian American,” will be released […]
75-year-old Bing Goei was unanimously selected to fill the Grand Rapids Third Ward commission position in Michigan. Goei is an Asian American businessman who has lived in Grand Rapids for 64 years and has been an active member of the community. He will now serve the Third Ward alongside Kelsey Perdue until his seat opens […]
A new study highlights the comparison between Asian American and white applicants for admission to prestigious schools in the U.S. Asian American applicants have odds of 28% lower of attending the schools compared with white applicants. For East and Southeast Asian applicants, the odds were 17%. The study suggests that a determining factor could be […]
In 1939, Gus and Emma Thompson, a Black couple in California, rented a home in Coronado to a Chinese American family, defying Anti-Asian segregation. 80 years later, Ron Dong and Lloyd Dong Jr., the sons of the Chinese American family, are donating a portion of the proceeds of the sale of the house to support […]