K.W. Lee, known as the ‘godfather of Asian American journalism,’ dies
K.W. Lee was known as the “godfather of Asian American journalism.” He collected accolades for his work and became a vocal ...
Jazz and 400+ archival artifacts tell the story of the Asian American fight for rights
A banner from the “Asian Americans for Jesse Jackson” campaign welcomes visitors to “Crescendo,” an ongoing archival exhibition at Asian Arts Initiative. The 1988 presidential campaign banner sets the ...
How a grandfather’s legacy led Modern Green Book in supporting 2,300 Black businesses
The Modern Green Book has helped over 2,300 Black businesses survive the pandemic and anti-DEI campaigns during the platform's five-year existence.
From soup cans to airplanes, steel and aluminum are a fundamental part of American life
Steel and aluminum are ubiquitous in Americans’ lives. A stainless steel refrigerator holds aluminum soda cans.
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“Asian Comics” spans centuries, styles, and continents
An exhibit called “Asian Comics” might make the average American think of the Japanese manga which has become so popular in ...
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Parent-child relationships are complicated | Book recommendations
June Chu has spent her life being “just good enough.” Good enough for third-place trophies and to make out with her AP bio partner Rhys. But not good enough to meet her mom’s sky-high expectations, or ...
How College Admissions Has Changed—and Will Continue to Change—after Affirmative Action
More than a year after the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in college admissions, a controversial education reformer ...
She ditched massage therapy for murals. But Shellshaker's more than her dragons
Shela Yu's dreamy, vibrant murals are all over metro Phoenix. But the Arizona-born-and-raised muralist didn't always think ...
A Hollywood Star With a Secret That Could Have Ended Her Career
Merle Oberon was a popular actress who was once nominated for an Oscar. But a fact that she hid from the public threatened to ...
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‘The World Doesn’t Have to Be This Way,’ Says Novelist Celeste Ng, in Sampan Chat
The works of bestselling novelist and Cambridge resident Celeste Ng are perhaps more relevant now than ever. Her 2014 work, Everything I Never Told You, looked at the secrets and desires swirling in a ...
She Brings Diverse Voices to Book Publishing
Ms. Kim isn’t silent anymore. Nor is she standing behind anyone. Her seat is at the head of the table, as president and ...
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R.F. Kuang reveals the behind the scenes for ‘Babel,’ ‘Yellowface’ and her writing processes at Asian American Studies Program author talk
I lived in SigEp during the summer” was not something that I was expecting to hear from R.F. Kuang, an author I’ve heard so much about from friends and peers. Kuang discussed her 2022 novel Babel and ...