Screen Daily: Asian American producers talk distribution challenges and indie film ‘crisis’
Mynette Louie during the Rosemead preimere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival By Michael Rosser Speaking on a panel about the art and commerce of Asian American cinema at the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), producer Mynette Louie said: “Distribution is the main...
Toronto Star: Why former Raptor Jeremy Lin continues to give back to Toronto’s Asian community
Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin at a charity game for Asian Roots Collective By Gilbert Ngabo The word gratitude comes up often whenever Jeremy Lin speaks. The 36-year-old’s professional basketball career has been all about beating long odds. He was an undrafted Harvard grad...
Aspen Daily News: Chung saddened by today’s journalism: ‘I can’t find facts’
Connie Chung at The International Women’s Media Foundation’s 2019 Courage In Journalism Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street By Hannah Brennan At the Aspen Institute on Tuesday evening, iconic female journalist Connie Chung explained her strategy of fitting in...
QNS: Asian supermarket giant 99 Ranch Market to open first NYC store in Flushing
By Czarinna Andres Asian supermarket 99 Ranch Market will open its first New York City location in Flushing on Friday, July 25, debuting a 37,000-square-foot facility that combines grocery shopping, dining and entertainment under one roof. Located at 37-11 Main St.,...
NBC News: Your favorite new K-pop groups are from a Netflix animated movie
Zoey, Rumi and Mira from Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters.” By Kalhan Rosenblatt Move over, BTS: Two new K-pop groups are taking over the music charts — and they’ve never even performed live. Saja Boys and HUNTR/X, fictional groups from the animated...
Asian American Racial Justice Trainings available online until August 31.
These low cost online trainings are available until August 31. This series intentionally integrates what is often left out of general racial justice education: Asian American experiences and decolonial values. All are welcome. We offer these trainings in order to...
Gothamist: Why many Asian American Trump voters chose Zohran Mamdani in NYC’s primary
By Joe Hong Zohran Mamdani’s upset victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary was partly fueled by Asian American voters in neighborhoods that previously went for Donald Trump in 2020, according to a Gothamist analysis. Following Mamdani’s...
Mochi Magazine: The Ultimate Guide to Asian American Science Fiction Authors
By Giannina Ong Even though it was over two decades ago, I remember this day clearly: I’m 4 years old, sitting next to my sister in a shopping cart. My mom is waiting for a toy store to open ahead of the “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” release — she’s one of the only...
Chalkbeat: NYC reading scores reveal some progress. Is Eric Adams’ curriculum mandate working?
By Alex Zimmerman Mayor Eric Adams’ flagship education initiative, shaking up New York City’s approach to reading instruction, has yet to answer a fundamental question: Is it working? City officials pointed to a new data point last week showing that elementary reading...