Month: April 2021

Books make great educational resources to combat discrimination and xenophobia, and to foster activism.

Chloé Zhao on Sunday became the first woman of color, first Chinese woman and second woman ever to win the Oscar for directing, capping off a historically impressive run of honors she has amassed this awards season for her work on the drama “Nomadland.”

Youn Yuh-jung won the best supporting actress Oscar for her scene-stealing performance as an aging family matriarch in Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari.” Youn is the first Korean actress to win an Academy Award.

I applaud the United States Senate and the leadership of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) for passing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act by an overwhelming margin. This critical legislation will bring our nation one step closer to achieving justice and equality for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. And, I was … Read more

On Friday, AP Stylebook Editor Paula Froke shared the latest updates to the Associated Press Stylebook, the grammar and usage guide used by newsrooms around the United States. Froke shared the updates and revisions in a virtual panel at the annual conference for ACES: The Society for Editing. This year’s updates include expanded entries on … Read more

Asian Americans have had enough. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, they’ve seen friends, relatives and community members be harassed, threatened and violently assaulted. Congress is now on track to pass legislation that would denounce discrimination against Asian Americans and expedite reviews of potential Covid-19-related hate crimes. But some Asian Americans haven’t waited for … Read more