New York Times: ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Casting Change Ignites Debate About Representation
By Derrick Bryson Taylor The Broadway musical “Maybe Happy Ending,” about two helperbots who form a bond at a robot retirement home in Seoul, has been riding high after winning six Tony Awards in June, including the coveted best new musical honor. But the show’s...
News10: Analysis shows impact of ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ on New York’s Asian community
by Johan Sheridan ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill signed into law on July 4, cuts taxes for the wealthiest Americans and could cost New York $14 billion in healthcare dollars, according to the Asian American Federation. They say the bill...
Hollywood Reporter: Broadway’s Conrad Ricamora Starts Scholarship Fund For Asian Actors Amid Casting Controversy
By Caitlin Huston On Sunday, Conrad Ricamora, a Tony-nominated actor currently starring in Oh, Mary! on Broadway, announced the creation of a scholarship fund for Asian American male actors. The idea for the fund came from “decades of erasure” of Asian American men in...
NBC News: As Ichiro Suzuki becomes 1st Asian MLB Hall of Famer, Asian players share how he paved the way for them
By Kimmy Yam For baseball fans across the country, outfielder Ichiro Suzuki’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend is the capstone to a storied career of broken records. But for players of Asian descent, it’s also a profound moment of recognition and...
NBC News: Behind top prospect Arjun Nimmala, MLB eyes India as next hotbed for talent and fans
By Sam Siegel Baseball is known as America’s pastime, but it has long been a global game. From the Dominican Republic to Japan to Venezuela, the sport reigns supreme for fans, and countless players are on Major League Baseball rosters. The next country that could soon...
Mochi Magazine: How the Anti-Affirmative Action Movement Exploited Asian Americans
By Shengxiao “Sole” Yu, Rohan Zhou-Lee The dismantling of affirmative action harms all communities, including Asian Americans. This piece debunks myths, exposes racial wedge politics, and calls for cross-racial solidarity. In the spring of 2019, many high...
AOL: The Craft Soju Boom Is Here — Meet the Korean American Distillers Behind It
By Clara Wang A rise in interest in Korean cultural touchstones, known as the “Korean Wave,” or “hallyu,” has been building in the West since the 1990s. South Korean entertainment, cuisine and beauty products have swept into American pop culture, especially over the...
The Asian American Foundation Releases Fifth Annual Social Tracking of Asian Americans in the U.S. (STAATUS) Index
Fifth annual study by The Asian American Foundation reveals a stark disconnect between the public perceptions and lived realities of Asian Americans, heightening concerns around their safety 48% of Americans believe Asian Americans are treated fairly – a five-year...
The Asian American Foundation Launches the “Asian+American” Campaign to Celebrate the Beautiful Complexity of Asian American Identity
At a time when only 23% of Asian Americans say they feel fully accepted in the U.S., TAAF unveils a powerful new PSA narrated by Award-winning Actor/Producer Sandra Oh and directed by Academy Award-nominee Sean Wang. NEW YORK CITY – Today, The Asian American...