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With term limits creating 32 open races in the upcoming 2021 elections for New York City Council, the Asian American Federation (AAF) has released its briefing paper, “Expanding Communities, Expanding Needs,” to increase awareness of the changing Asian populations in all 51 city council districts.

A group of Asian-American New Yorkers are demanding inclusion in the Department of Education’s cultural curriculum — saying they have been excluded from recent diversity pushes.

New Yorkers who rallied Uptown say enough is enough—no more Asian hate. Despite mounting activism and the NYPD’S implementation of a task force and civilian panel to combat anti-Asian violence, the AAPI community are still being targeted in unprovoked hate crimes, the latest of which occurred on 125th Street and Third Avenue, leaving a 61-year-old … Read more

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.