How ‘Better Luck Tomorrow’ helped change how Hollywood saw Asian Americans
When the cult classic premiered 20 years ago, it showed that Asian Americans can be whomever they want to be.
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Did the last census overcount Asian Americans? It depends on where you look
A new report is complicating an unusual finding from the U.S. Census Bureau’s own report card on the accuracy of its 2020 head count of the country’s population: a national overcount of Asian Americans.
‘Over-mentored and underfunded’: The biggest challenges facing AAPI women-owned businesses
As of 2020, the most recent year for which federal government data is available, 171,400 businesses were owned by Asian American women and 2,600 by Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women. Yet the number of AAPI business owners is estimated to have decreased by more than a quarter since the start of the pandemic.
Why the Wage Gap Differs Among Asian American Women
Sparse economic data on Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women has painted an inaccurate reality of economic well-being and hampered communities’ efforts to address disparities. It’s an issue that Wednesday’s AAPI Women’s Equal Pay Day—April 5, 2023—attempts to spotlight.
Michigan to make Jan. 30 ‘Fred Korematsu Day’
Other states like California, New York, Hawaii, Florida, Arizona and Virginia have also designated January 30 as “Fred Korematsu Day.” In January, the New Jersey governor signed a bill officially designating the day as a remembrance of Korematsu.
Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Fellowships Awarded to 65 CUNY Faculty and Doctoral Students
The fellowship is designed to enhance Black, race and ethnic studies scholarship and teaching at CUNY and is part of a $3 million, Mellon Foundation-funded initiative.