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Government
Kamala Harris urges young AANHPIs to kick ‘that f-ing door down’
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris dropped an expletive while urging young Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) indi...
Ryan General
Art
Duke hosts Corky Lee exhibition during AANHPI Heritage Month
Duke University is hosting an exhibition of Corky Lee’s photographs that document over 50 years of Asian American life and social justice mo...
Bryan Ke
Study
Nielsen: Asian Americans embrace streaming, spend equal time on TV, mobile
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) audiences are spending near-equal time watching content on traditional TVs and...
Entertainment
TikTok highlights 17 creators for AANHPI Heritage Month
TikTok has released its 2024 AANHPI Visionary Voices list to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Key points: ...
Health
NHLBI study seeks to address lack of accurate AANHPI health data
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is seeking to address the lack of information on the health of Asian American and Nativ...
News
Biden campaign ad targets AANHPI voters in battleground states
President Joe Biden has released a new ad targeting Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) voters in battleground sta...
Crime
70% of Asian Americans in NYC continue to feel unsafe: study
In a recent study, The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) examined the sense of safety among Asian Americans in New York City, finding that mo...
Michelle De Pacina
Culture
Hundreds gather in NYC for Third State Books and TAAF’s groundbreaking book launch, LNY party
Over 300 people attended and celebrated the first book launch and Lunar New Year party of Third State Books (TSB) and the Asian American Fou...
Business
Asian American lawmakers urge Fortune 100 companies to reaffirm DEI commitments
Asian American lawmakers are urging Fortune 100 companies to uphold diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts amid backlash from conserv...
Asian American History
California may soon include AANHPI history lessons in K-12 curriculum
California’s Instructional Quality Commission is set to implement an expanded curriculum in K-12 classrooms to integrate lessons on As...
Events
Elected API leaders across the US gather for the first time in SF
Hundreds of elected AANHPI (Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander) officials, government and business leaders gathered in San...
Wing Luke Museum kicks off music exhibit highlighting AANHPI artists
Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum kicked off its music exhibit that highlights the contributions of many artists from the Asian American and Native...
Study addressing critical health disparities among AANHPI gets $38 million grant
“There are a lot of gaps in our knowledge about the health of these populations and their risk factors for a variety of diseases,” ...
White House to host inaugural AANHPI Mental Health Summit
The White House on Thursday will host the first-ever Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Mental Health Summit, the...
Carl Samson
Tiger Tiger Fest 2023, a celebration of AANHPI by AANHPI, set to kick off in Portland
Tiger Tiger Fest 2023, a festival celebrating the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities in Portland, Oregon, is s...
AANHPIs have limited knowledge about medication abortion, study finds
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) have limited access to medication abortion due to cultural stigmas relatin...
New York legislators introduce AANHPI history bill to combat anti-Asian violence
New York state legislators have introduced a bill requiring public schools to teach Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AAN...
Iris Jung
Japanese American author calls out Scholastic for asking her to cut ‘racism’ from kid’s book
Maggie Tokuda-Hall, an Oakland author of Japanese descent, has called out Scholastic’s “deeply offensive” suggested revisions to her 2022 ch...
Economy
AANHPI women earn 80 cents on average for every dollar white men make: report
Newly released data by the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) identified April 5 as this year’s Equal Pay Day for Asian ...
Ines Shin
Biden-Harris administration releases first-ever national strategy to advance equity and justice for AANHPI communities
Before you read: Biden Signs Initiative Calling for ‘Equity and Justice’ for AANHPI Community The White House Initiative on Asian Americans,...
Language barriers prevent many AANHPI from accessing quality health care, study finds
An analysis conducted by the Urban Institute revealed that language barriers are preventing many Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific ...
‘There remains much work to do’: Biden’s Advisory Commission on AANHPI releases inaugural report
U.S. President Joe Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) released its inaugural r...
Hawaii awarded $3.5 million to lead national mental health center for AANHPI
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded Hawaii’s Department of Health nearly $3.5 million to create the AANHPI Behavioral ...
President Biden touts community funding, COVID Hate Crimes Act signing in AANHPI Heritage Month proclamation
President Biden released the White House’s annual proclamation on Asian American, and now Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) He...
Jane Nam
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