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Mom of Transgender Son Finds Her Voice Too

By Ernabel Demillo @ernabeld Clara Yoon recalls the day her son, who was still in high school, announced that he was transgender. “My husband and I, just like many other parents, we were shock, in denial and we were afraid,” she remembered. “And it’s because one, we didn’t know what transgender...

NDTV: ABC Reportedly Offers Quantico Star Priyanka Chopra Her Own Talk Show

Still basking in the glow of the rating hit Quantico on ABC, Priyanka Chopra is reportedly considering an offer from the same network to host her own celebrity talk show. NDTV quotes a source who says the Bollywood megastar likes the idea and will do her best to work...

Make Change Today–Register to Vote

Do you believe children born in this country should become citizens?   Do you believe global warming is a threat to our country?   Do you believe Asian Americans deserve a voice in the way this country is run?   Regardless how you feel about those issues, if you have an opinion, then you need...

Raw Energy Explodes from Only South Asian-driven Comedy Festival in U.S.

  By Sid Sharma “Should we do the banner here?” Sam asks. Considering the foot traffic, he pauses for a second. “No, you’re right,” he tells his co-producer, Abhay. “This is better.”  He then picks up the phone and starts a conversation in Hindi. With that issue resolved, the two turn to...

Daily Penn: Asian Americans at Penn Call for Change After Racial Incidents

  Two racial incidents this past semester at the University of Pennsylvania is prompting a call from Asian American students for campus-wide change, reports the Daily Pennsylvania.   "The main things that come to mind would be the Phi Delta incident and the more recent Vietnamese Student Association incident,” said Lawrence Li...

Five Key Facts about The Affordable Care Act for AAPIs

By John Zhang (This was originally posted on the Center of American Progress website and is reposted here with their permission). The federal and state health insurance marketplaces will be open for the second round of enrollment until February 15, 2015. For information on how to enroll, visit www.HealthCare.gov. The Affordable...

Politico: Candidates Scramble for Asian American Vote

Asian American voters may not be large in numbers, but their ability to influence an election has candidates scrambling to get their votes, reports Politico. In the East in New Jersey, Virginia, and Atlanta to the Midwest in Minneapolis to the desert of Las Vegas and up and down the...

AALDEF to Monitor Voter Problems in 11 States

 The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), a 40-year old national civil rights organization, will dispatch over 500 attorneys, law students, and community volunteers to 11 states to document voter problems on Election Day November 4. AALDEF will also conduct a nonpartisan multilingual exit poll in 12...

American Bazaar: Indian American Sisters a Hit in India

Indian American sisters Balreet and Jasleen Khaira are the California Air National Guard's secret weapons when it comes to India. The pair served as perfect ambassadors for the Guard during its recent trip to India, according to the American Bazaar. They participated in joint military exercises between the Guard and...

India Prime Minister Modi calls 21st Century the Century of Asia

India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke before an enthusiastic crowd of 20,000 mostly Indian Americans at Madison Square Garden today, as protestors were gathered outside condemning his treatment of religious minorities (file photo). The Prime Minister spoke in Hindi to the cheering throng calling the 21st century the "century...

Live Blog: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Getting Rock Star Treatment in New York

Update: India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now speaking to 20,000 mostly Indian Americans at Madison Square Garden. He's speaking in Hindi, which he encourages other Indian diplomats to speak as well, according to Quartz.  Speaking about his recent election victory, Modi said "Even the poorest of poor people, how...

DNA: First Indian Amercian NBA owner predicts there will be an Indian NBA player in 5 years

Vivek Ranadive wants to make his Sacramento Kings the face of NBA basketball in both India and China. The first Indian American to own an NBA franchise bought the Kings for $347 million dollars last year, giving up his minority stake in the Golden State Warriors, which he acquired in...

AsAmNews Review: Why I fell in love with A Nice Indian Boy

By Priyal Patel I finally had the chance to catch, A Nice Indian Boy, and am I glad I did! The play written by Madhuri Shekar and directed by Snehal Desai, is currently finishing up its last weekend run at East West Players theater in Los Angeles. The comedy, about an...

Michigan Daily: South Asian American Vagina Monologues hits campus

Taboo topics for women of color such as masturbation and sex  took center stage in Angell Hall at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor recently, reported the Michigan Daily. The show Yoni ki Baat, which translates to Talks of the Vagina in Hindi, was inspired by The Vagina Monologues...

Review: Siddharth follows father’s gut-wrenching search for son

(Note from the Editor: This is the latest in a series of reviews AsAmNews is running on films being showcased on CAAMFest. Siddharth runs March 16 at the Castro Theater at 2:30) By Farah Khan Nothing is more heart-wrenching than the loss of a child, but perhaps more emotionally tormenting, is...

Northwest Asian Weekly: Top 10 Asian American athletes in 2013

Northwest Asian Weekly has released its list of top 10 Asian American athletes in 2013. The list is impressive, and helps to break the stereotypes that Asian Americans are only doctors, lawyers and even dishwashers. The  list is dominated by those athletes with Northwest connections, most are of national significance. San Francisco...

Kirala Next: Indian American Crowned Miss New Jersey

Emily Shah has been crowned Miss New Jersey USA, reports Kirala Next The Edison born Indian American was the youngest of the more than 130 contestants to compete at just 18. Shah has already appeared in films produced both in Hollywood and Bollywood in several bit roles and wants to pursue...

India West: Asian Americans Lack Information on Affordable Care Act

A new Field Poll has found two-thirds of Asian Americans in California say they need more information on the Affordable Care Act, reports India West. That spikes to 82 percent when non-English speaking Asians are polled. “There is a big information gap that needs to be filled,” noted Mark diCamillo, director of...

The Real Story No One Wants to Hear about Travel in India

By Farah Khan Guest Blogger Ever since the atrocious Delhi rape in December 2012, I have been grappling with my perpetual love-hate relationship with India.  6 years ago I blindly fell in love with India when I had my first taste of the country through a college summer internship experience.  Treated...

Pew: Chinese Second Most non-English Language Spoken in US

An analysis of the American Community Survey by the Pew Research Center has found that Chinese is the second most non-English spoken language in the United States, behind Spanish. 2.8 million people speak Chinese at home, that's well short of the 37.6 million who speak Spanish. Hindi, Urdu or other Indic...
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