NY Times: Lunar New Year Across America
By Chevaz Clarke, Miya Lee and Emily Wolfe With Tuesday’s arrival of the new moon, Asian Americans gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year, a holiday that lasts several days to weeks, depending on the culture, and generally culminates on the full moon, which this...
NY Times: The Internet Is Embracing Chinese Traditions, and Influencers Welcome Them All
By Yan Zhuang If you drink hot water, wear slippers indoors or shop at Asian supermarkets, you may be Chinese, according to the internet. You might be thinking, “I’m not Chinese,” but your race is beside the point. Think of “being Chinese” as more of an absurdist...
NY Times: Amid Poetry, Song and the Cold, Mamdani’s Inauguration Evokes Hope
Zohran Mamdani speaking during the public swearing in ceremony on January 1, 2026, at City Hall in New York. By Nicholas Fandos There were South Asian aunties with hand warmers and hot coffee, A-list actors hidden behind heavy coats and, outside the gates of City...
NY Times: Christine Choy, Documentarian of Asian American Life, Dies at 76
By Ash Wu Christine Choy, a bold filmmaker whose influential documentaries, including the Oscar-nominated “Who Killed Vincent Chin?,” probed social-justice issues involving Asian Americans and other marginalized people, died on Dec. 7 in the Bronx. She was 76. Her...
NY Times: Alysa Liu, with Olympics on deck, wins another major figure skating title
Alysa Liu, American figure skater, at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, Massachusetts. By Zack Pierce Alysa Liu was 16 years old and a rising American figure skating star when she decided to walk away from the sport in 2022. When she returned last...