Asian America

Image: Michelle Wu Runs For Mayor

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Asian America

Public school mom, Elizabeth Warren's understudy: Meet Boston mayoral candidate Michelle Wu

The daughter of immigrants and mom of young kids wants to be the first Asian American mayor of the city.

A woman holds a sign at the End The Violence Towards Asians rally in Washington Square Park on Feb. 20, 2021 in New York.

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Asian America

Asian, Black households more likely to donate to racial justice causes

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Courtesy Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez

Culture Matters

Meet La La Liu, who transforms into the Latin Asian LGBTQ superhero Lúz

People attend a "Stop Asian Hate" rally in Houston, Texas, on March 20, 2021.

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Asian America

Last year’s hate crimes hit highest levels in more than a decade, according to FBI

Gene Weingarten, columnist and humorist at The Washington Post, in Washington, D.C., in 2014.

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Asian America

Washington Post column that disparaged Indian food prompts backlash, a correction and an apology

Image: Awkwafina and Simu Liu in \"Shang Chi.\"

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Culture Matters

How Marvel's new hero flick poignantly captures common themes among Asian diaspora

Curries on display at Camden Market in London

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Opinion

The long and enraging history of white people criticizing Indian food

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Culture Matters

New Asian American bakeries find bicultural sweet spot

Naila Amin as a 15-year-old bride in Pakistan.

Courtesy Naila Amin

Asian America

A child marriage survivor helped ban the practice in New York, but 44 states still allow it

Shoppers in New York's Chinatown on June 25, 2021.

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Asian America

Asians in the U.S. are the fastest growing racial group. What's behind the rise.

Image: Afghans at Kabul airport

Asian America

Vietnamese American refugees who witnessed fall of Saigon urge U.S. to accept more Afghans

Nightly News

Vietnamese American refugees offer support to Afghans amid U.S. withdrawal

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Asian America

Many Asian Americans are running from 'model minority' characters. Not Sandra Oh.

Idella Johnson stars as Bertie and Hannah Pepper as Lane in a scene from the film \"Ma Belle, My Beauty.\"

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OUT Pop Culture

Queer polyamory is seldom found in mainstream pop culture. That's about to change.

Maggie Q stars as Anna in the new film, T Protégé.

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Asian America

Jackie Chan saw her potential as an action star. His intensive training defined her career.

Image: President Biden discusses administration efforts to lower drug prices in a speech at the White House in Washington

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Asian America

Over 20 organizations demand Biden 'redouble' efforts to fight anti-Asian bias

Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Jack Morris watches a baseball game between the Tigers and the Chicago White Sox in Detroit on June 3, 2017.

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Asian America

Baseball announcer Jack Morris suspended indefinitely for racist remark about Shohei Ohtani

Dr. Tiffany Moon in University City, Calif., on April 16, 2021.

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Asian America

'The Real Housewives of Dallas' won't continue following season of anti-Asian incidents

Juliet Palarca, right, celebrates Independence Day during a family barbecue in her backyard on July 4, 2020 in San Francisco.

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Census 2020

What the growing Asian population means for California

Image: Across The U.S., Rallies Call For An End To Anti-Asian Violence

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Asian America

Anti-Asian bias incident reports have continued to surge, new research shows

Avantika, Abhay Deol.

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Asian America

Disney Channel’s first Indian American lead plays a teen DJ, hears the music in everything

Image: COVID-19 vaccination in Los Angeles

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Coronavirus

Vaccination rates among these Americans outstrip averages. But the fight was hard-won.

The Barbie Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 collection.

Asian America

Mattel says it 'fell short' of Asian representation in Olympics Barbie collection

Image: Hmong protest

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Asian America

A small town's water restrictions are rooted in racism against Hmong farmers, advocates say