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All-Star Showcase celebrates AAPI month

Steve Angeles | TFC News California
Posted at May 25 11:09 PM

Amazn HQ began when Pranav Iyer, a former college football player-turned-journalist, wanted to highlight Asian-American athletes. Read more »

Dance event honors California shooting victims

Albert Bataclan | TFC News Alhambra
Posted at May 25 11:02 PM

A community hit by a horrific tragedy is back on its feet and is dancing once more after the January mass shooting in California. Read more »

New Jersey governor honors AAPI community

Don Tagala | TFC News New York
Posted at May 25 10:54 PM

The Democratic governor says New Jersey recognizes the contributions of the AAPI community. Read more »

White House forum celebrates AANHPI heritage

Don Tagala | TFC News New York
Posted at May 12 09:16 PM

The White House forum was part of the celebration for the AANHPI Heritage Month in the U.S. Read more »

Filipino filmmakers join LA Asian film fest

Steve Angeles | TFC News Los Angeles
Posted at May 10 09:22 PM

This year's festival comes as Asian representation continues to make an impact in Hollywood. Read more »

Workshop seeks to help combat rise of hate crimes in U.S.

TJ Manotoc | ABS-CBN North America Bureau Chief
Updated as of Mar 25 09:16 PM

An anti-harassment group in San Francisco leads a training session on bystander intervention as incidents of hate crime continue to rise in the U.S. Read more »

Female rulers, goddesses and activists on US coins

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Oct 21 10:33 AM

The US is celebrating the first depiction of an Asian American on a quarter-dollar coin: Hollywood star Anna May Wong. Read more »

US warship to be named after Filipino sailor

ABS-CBN North America Bureau
Updated as of May 20 08:59 AM

History was made today after US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced that a US warship will be named after Filipino Fireman Second Class Telesforo Trinidad. Read more »

Melissa Ramoso sworn in as Artesia's first Asian American female mayor

Steve Angeles | TFC News Artesia, California
Posted at Jan 05 10:27 AM

History is made in Artesia as the Californian city swears in its first Asian American and Filipino female mayor. Read more »

Hate crimes rose vs Black, Asian Americans in 2020: FBI

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 11:03 AM

Reported hate crimes in the US, in particular targeting African Americans and Asian Americans, surged in 2020, according to statistics released Monday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Read more »

Fil-Am California AG Bonta backs Newsom ahead of recall election

Rommel Conclara | TFC News California
Posted at Aug 13 08:26 PM

California’s Fil-Am Attorney General Rob Bonta expresses his support for Governor Gavin Newsom who faces a recall election next month. Read more »

Atlanta spa shooter pleads guilty to 4 murder charges

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 06:49 AM

The man accused of killing eight people at a string of Atlanta-area spas pleaded guilty on Tuesday to four murder charges, ensuring he will spend the rest of his life in prison, US court documents showed.   Read more »

Korina Sanchez, Karen Davila sumali sa kampanya kontra Asian hate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 09:11 PM

Kasama ang ilang bigating OPM artists, nakiipagsanib-puwersa na rin ang ilang mamamahayag para sa isang "Stop Asian Hate" campaign.  Read more »

POLO nakatutok sa mga kaso ng hate crime laban sa mga Pinoy sa US

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 08:40 PM

MAYNILA - Patuloy na nakatuon ang Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) sa Washington D.C sa Estados Unidos sa gitna ng mga naitatalang kaso ng diskriminasyon laban sa mga Pinoy sa naturang bansa. Read more »

NBA star Jeremy Lin says Asian-American identity is part of his ‘superpower’

Jonathan White, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 30 08:46 AM

The 32-year-old former ‘Linsanity’ star tells Harvard graduating class that ‘success is meaningless without community’. The free-agent has not decided on next step after missing out on NBA comeback this season. Read more »

Study finds Asians largely 'invisible' in Hollywood's top films

Lisa Richwine, Reuters
Posted at May 18 11:36 PM

Aside from action star Dwayne Johnson’s hit movies, Hollywood’s most popular films have rarely featured Asians or Pacific Islanders in leading roles on the big screen, according to an academic study released on Tuesday. Read more »

'The problem is global': Asians in UK tackle racism after violent hate attacks

Hilary Clarke, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 13 04:57 PM

"If we don’t do anything about this … we will be like America," warns a UK community leader   Read more »

Asian-American business leaders launch US$250 million effort to combat anti-Asian hate

Robert Delaney, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 04 07:12 PM

The Asian American Foundation said it will invest its initial funding in anti-hate programs, education, and data and research. The effort bolsters the emergence of Asian-Americans as a political and cultural force in the wake of a spate of attacks over the last year. Read more »

Asian-American leaders launch foundation to counter hate

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 04:19 AM

The Asian American Foundation said it was undertaking "largest philanthropic commitment in history by Asian Americans fully focused on supporting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders." Read more »

'Impactful' Pinoy leaders included in A100 List by Gold House

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 12:38 AM

Several Filipinos and achievers of Filipino descent were included in this year's Gold House A100 List, which honors the "most impactful Asians and Asian American and Pacific Islanders in culture."    Read more »