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Contractor sued for allegedly firing someone for speaking Hindi
A defense contractor in Alabama fired a longtime engineer after a White co-worker heard him speaking Hindi, a lawsuit alleges.
78-year-old Anil Varshney sued Huntsville missile contractor Parsons Corporation for discrimination a year after being dismissed from his job, reports Al.com.
According to the Times of India, the conversation took place...
TV Host Tomi Lahren Tricked into Insulting Trump in Hindi
An Indian American comedy writer tricked conservative television host Tomi Lahren into insulting Trump in Hindi, BBC reports.
Ali-Asghar Abedi paid for a message from Tomi Lahren through Cameo, an app that allows you to get personalized messages from celebrities.
In the video, Lahren thanks her fans in India...
“Chindian” Relationships Show That There Is More To Mixed Relationships Than Just Asian And White
By Erin Chew
By Erin Chew
Asian social media platforms buzz when the topic of "mixed relationships"/"interracial relationships" is discussed, and it usually revolves around the themes of racial and gender dynamics between Asians and Whites. What these discussions ignore and omit is that interracial relationships are more than just the...
Interest in Chinese, Korean and Hindi Growing
The number of students enrolled in Chinese language programs in grades k-12 has doubled in six years from 2009 to 2015, reports New China, a service of the Xinhua News Agency.
A survey from the National K-12 Foreign Language Enrollment Survey found Chinese is the fourth most taught foreign language...
IBN: Sacramento Kings launch Hindi version of team’s website. @SacramentoKings
IBN is reporting the Sacramento Kings have launched a Hindi version of the team's website.
It's a bid to crack the huge market in India by the team's owner, Indian American Vivek Ranadive.
Last year Comcast Sportsnet Houston unveiled a Chinese version of its website to tap into the huge interest...
Where there’s such a thing as (almost) free lunch for Asian seniors
By Jia H. Jung, California Local News Fellow
This project was supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, and is part of “Healing California,” a yearlong reporting Ethnic Media Collaborative venture with print, online and broadcast outlets across California.
On a rainy Veteran’s Day, Japanese elders ducked into the...
What an Asian American president would mean to Asian Americans
If Kamala Harris is elected, what would having the first Asian American president of the United States mean to that community?
Her election would be a source of pride as someone who would have cracked the bamboo or glass ceiling for Asian Americans.
“Indians in general are exuberant simply because as...
Beyond the ballot: Can art activate the youth vote?
By Xintian Tina Wang
Can art motivate young people to vote? As the U.S. enters another pivotal election season, the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund’s Creative Catalyst Fellowship highlights how art can inspire the next generation of voters. This initiative, led by a diverse group of AAPI artists, moves beyond traditional...
Mass. AAPI groups earn $450,000 in grants: Funding explained
The Boston Foundation’s Asian Community Fund (ACF) recently allocated $450,000 to 52 AAPI-focused nonprofit organizations and surpassed $1 million in grants in the fund's history, according to a press release by the Boston Foundation.
Topping last year’s highest allocation of $275,000, ACF aimed to address the issues brought forth in...
Several South Asian artists invited to join Academy of Motion Picture
Among the 487 distinguished artists and executives recently invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the list featured a plethora of South Asian talent joining Hollywood's ranks.
This list includes Indian directors S.S. Rajamouli (RRR, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion) and Rima Das (Village Rockstars, Bulbul...
Why Arizona State is offering a course about Bollywood
Courses about Bollywood and dances of India will be among the new course offerings at Arizona State University designed to help bridge cultures.
The classes are part of the Asian Pacific American Studies program founded more than 25 years ago to promote understanding of other cultures including those of...
Asian Resource Hub is the latest effort to fight anti-Asian hate
By Fan Chen
The new Asian Resource Hub aims to understand and illustrate anti-Asian hate through data and become an accessible national directory for those in need.
Released on Thursday, the website visualizes data about discrimination and hate crimes. It also maps and lists local resources for people to take action...
What are the 5 Asian languages most Americans want to learn?
Japanese tops the list of the Asian languages most Americans want to learn, according to a new study from LTL Language School, reports the Good Men Project.
The study is based on 900 combinations of 24 key word searches from 42 East and South Asian languages. The school connects...
CA vs Hate highlights new tools amid still-growing reports of hate
The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) on Thursday highlighted new informational materials to combat hate and connect Californians to support – in an expanded array of languages – amid still-growing reports of hate activity over the past three months.
California vs Hate, the state’s anti-hate hotline and resource network, “provides...
Democrats invest $35M in targeting voters of color
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) recently announced it is investing $35 million into Latino, Black, Asian American, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian voters.
According to NBC News, the DCCC is calling the project "P.O.W.E.R. the People" (with Power standing for persuade, organize, welcome, educate and reach). The large sum...
Four ‘Asian’ languages make Duolingo Top 10 for 2023
Four languages commonly spoken in Asia have made Duolingo's Top 10 list of the most popular languages studied in 2023.
The company posted a list on social media. Japanese and Korean were the 5th and 6th most studies languages on the app respectively. Hindi came in at 8th and...
Dec. 15 deadline to enroll in $10 U.S. marketplace healthcare
By Jia H. Jung, California Local News Fellow
When Jocelyn "Josie" Howard visited South Dakota from Hawai'i, she stopped at a Walmart in the tiny city of Huron and immediately saw people of Micronesian heritage like herself. They turned out to be her nephew and his wife. When their phone...
The ‘Stars International Film Festival’ celebrates diversity in film
by Erin Chew
The Inaugural Stars International Film Festival rolled out its red carpet on November 12, 2023, in Los Angeles (LA).
The festival opened with Bhutan’s entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards - Monk and the Gun. This marked the first among a showcase of films that...
Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest celebrates progress for AANHPI creatives in film
By Jia H. Jung, California Local News Fellow
Numerous AANHPI relevant film festivals have been born in North America in past years, and this weekend is proof. The 21st annual 3rd i San Francisco International Film Festival, 15th Boston Asian American Film Festival, and 12th International Film Festival of South...
SABU – The First South Asian Star in Hollywood
By Raymond Douglas Chong, AsAmNews Contributor
When he was just a young boy, Sabu Dastagir, referred to by most people as just "Sabu," became the first South Asian star in Hollywood.
Sabu graced Hollywood from 1937 to 1963. He sensationally debuted in the Elephant Boy in 1937 as a child star. Three years...
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