The story of the first Koreatown was lost to history
Korean immigrants in the early 1900s formed their own community in Southern California, but their history is only just being uncovered.
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CUNY Lecturer Mounts High-Stakes Effort to Help Imperiled Writer and His Family Flee Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan
With Help from a Former Student and CUNY Law Grad, Zohra Saed is Working To Obtain ‘Humanitarian Parole’ for the Afghan Writer and 11 Members of his Family, who are in Hiding
Showing Strength through Creativity: Equity and Access in the Arts for Asian American/Pacific Islander Communities
The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to advancing racial equity, access, and justice, and is continuously learning from the arts community. In this issue of American Artscape, we hear stories from Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) artists and leaders. These first-person accounts reflect distinct communities, art forms, and professional pathways, yet all … Read more
Grace M. Cho’s TASTES LIKE WAR is a finalist for the National Book Award
The National Book Award winners will be announced the evening of Wednesday, November 17th during the 72nd National Book Awards Ceremony. This event will be livestreamed and open to all, and will be a fundraiser for the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit literary arts organization.
Asian pols near breakthrough moment in mayor’s races
Asian Americans are among the top candidates in elections next month in Boston, Cincinnati and Seattle.
Sikh Americans push for greater visibility, awareness against years of hate crimes, misunderstanding
Because some Sikh Americans are easily identified by their beards and turbans, they have a long history of being targeted by others looking for a scapegoat, reaching as far back as the 1907 riots in Bellingham, Washington, in which a mob of 600 white men attacked and drove 400 Sikh Americans out of town. However, … Read more