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'We cannot wait for the industry to give us permission': Filmmaker Justin Chon on telling Asian American stories in Hollywood
The "Pachinko" director reflected on his more-than-two-decade long career in Hollywood and how he h…
Lauren Frias  Â
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In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Insider wants to see your favorite piece of cultural attire
Traditional Asian attire has long histories and exciting futures. In honor of Asian Pacific America…
Trisha Gopal,Kristie-Valerie Hoang  Â
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I’m Sports Illustrated’s first Asian American plus size cover model. After years of self-doubt, I want to change the industry’s narrative around race and body diversity.
Yumi Nu shares how she grappled with self-doubt over her race and body size, and how the fashion in…
Yoonji Han  Â
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Asian Americans are the lowest represented group in politics. Rising stars reflect on the AAPI leaders who blazed a path forward.
Asian Americans represent 0.9% of all elected officials, but make up 6.1% of the country's populati…
Belle Lin  Â
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For nearly two decades, this Brooklyn studio has offered Taiwanese artists rent for just $5
Since 2003, "art angel" Patrick Huang has welcomed artists with ties to Taiwan to the BAS Brooklyn …
DeArbea Walker  Â
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He's acted in over 650 roles, but James Hong says there's still a long way to go for Asian American representation in Hollywood
As one of the most prolific actors in Hollywood history, James Hong has paved the way for Asian Ame…
Yoonji Han  Â
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K-Pop star Eric Nam is breaking the taboo around mental health in the Asian diaspora
K-Pop star Eric Nam was told that seeking help for his anxiety would be a bad career move. With Min…
Anjana Pawa  Â
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A photographer captured the street style of her Asian elders. How their portraits highlight a community's fight against hate.
Pre-pandemic, Sirui Ma photographed Asian street style: Nike shoes. Mandarin collars. With a spike …
Christine Jean-Baptiste  Â
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How I reclaimed my Asian identity and found my voice in the queer community through art
The two things that victimized me for decades are now integral to my strength and contributions as …
Brian Vu  Â
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For Pacific Islanders, 'AAPI' can render them invisible. How communities demand power by combatting erasure.
The broad categorization of AAPI, or Asian American Pacific Islander, almost stopped Pacific Island…
Samantha Crozier  Â
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In Asia's Boy Love TV shows, characters live in a world that is unapologetically queer
BL shows focus on romantic relationships between boys who seem to exist in a world free of obstacle…
Anjana Pawa  Â
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In Asia's Boy Love TV shows, characters live in a world that is unapologetically queer
BL shows focus on romantic relationships between boys who seem to exist in a world free of obstacle…
Anjana Pawa  Â
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Biden set to welcome K-pop group BTS to White House to 'address anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination'
The Korean boy band will visit the White House on Tuesday, May 31 at the tail-end of AANHPI Heritag…
Bryan Metzger  Â
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The Chinese American cook whose Supreme Court case changed who gets to be a citizen
Born in San Francisco, Wong Kim Ark challenged his right to US citizenship after being detained. Hi…
DeArbea Walker  Â
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From Here: Celebrating the past, present, and future Asian American and Pacific Islander experience in the US
Insider's package highlighting Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage. We're from here. We're…
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After record Asian American voter turnout, AAPI leaders weigh political action and running for elected office
Amid a surge in AAPI voter turnout, Asian American leaders are asking how it can be sustained, espe…
Belle Lin  Â
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Exclusive: White House AAPI Liaison Erika Moritsugu on Biden's new initiative for Asian Americans
Newly appointed AAPI Liaison Erika Moritsugu shared with Insider how she's tackling the White House…
Belle Lin  Â
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In the wake of spikes in violence, young Asian Americans are inspired to take up the battle for civil rights and eyeing political office
A growing group of US-born Asian Americans are taking over the political stage, and many are starti…
Belle Lin  Â
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Asian-American comedians are fighting back against late night television that makes their culture the punchline.
Just 2.9% of writer's guild members working in TV are Asian. Comedians say little representation me…
Christine Jean-Baptiste  Â
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I'm Asian American. Only I get to decide what that means.
Inhabiting both worlds is ongoing, but my identity as an Asian American is a battle, a declaration,…