AsAmNews: Politics in Chinatown: A Window into the Dry Goods Business
By Emily Jia In New York City’s Chinatown, people are feeling the weight of new policy changes, like President Trump’s tariffs. Lin, a shop owner in the heart of Chinatown, feels equipped to offer insight into the neighborhood’s changing landscape. “We run a business...
NY Times: Behind the Scenes at the Bushwick Nightclub Red Pavilion
A cabaret and nightclub in Bushwick amplifies Asian culture with moody music, cinematic interior design and drinks inspired by Chinese legend. By Alix Strauss At 7:45 p.m. on a recent Thursday in August, the Red Pavilion, an Asian neo-noir cabaret and nightclub in...
Documented: Ghosts of Chinatown
By Rong Xiaoqing “I am very nervous,” Peter Chin, squirming on a chair in front of a standing microphone, told a rapt audience at the Chatham Square Library in Chinatown. “You give me a mic, I don’t know what to do. You give me a gun, I know what to do.” He was only...
VinePair: Inside NYC’s Exciting New Wave of Asian-American Wine Bars
By Hannah Staab In the modern wine world, Asian cuisine is still too often paired with a single default: Riesling. The assumption goes that all Asian food is spicy, and therefore only an off-dry Riesling can handle its bold flavors. This approach ignores the nuances...
AsAmNews: Dozens of colleges could lose funding to serve AAPI students
By Randall Hundreds of minority serving institutions will soon lose funding designated to assist underrepresented groups in community and four-year colleges, reports the Chronicle of Higher Education. The Education Department which the Trump administration is...
NBC News: South Koreans detained in immigration raid are on their way home after delay
By By Nicole Acevedo, Stella Kim, Dan Gallo and Jennifer Jett Hundreds of South Korean nationals arrested in an immigration raid last week were en route to the airport in Atlanta where they will leave for Seoul later Thursday, the South Korean foreign ministry said,...
AsAmNews: Zohran Mamdani is in the lead for NYC mayoral race
By Maybeline Tucker In a new poll from The New York Times and Siena University, Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani has a strong advantage in the run for New York City mayor. Potential voters were asked who they were likely voting for, and those supporting Mamdani...
British Film Institute: How Anna May Wong changed stardom in Britain
Anna May Wong in Piccadilly (1929) By Marc David Jacobs In her six films in the UK in the late 1920s and early 30s, Asian-American star Anna May Wong challenged the norms of representation in British cinema, forging her own unique brand of transnational stardom. When...
Salt Lake Tribune: Utah violinist arrested and held by ICE has been released on bond
Violinist John Shin with his family. Photo credit: John Shin GoFundMe By Jose Davila IV After more than two weeks, Donggin “John” Shin is on his way back to Utah. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the Utah classical violinist and teacher on the...