Friday 18th August 2017,
Photo by Bobby Quillard
By Brittney Le
AsAmNews Correspondent
Asian American women in the acting industry are continuing to fight for the spotlight that has long been turned away from them in mainstream media. One name that’s becoming bigger and bigger as she keeps snagging original, empowering roles is Ally Maki.
Maki’s latest big role … Read more
By Louis Chan
AsAmNews National Correspondent
In the entertainment industry, some believe bad publicity is better than no publicity at all.
When you have nothing going for you, often times that’s the strategy b-stars often rely on to boost their careers.
Former Apprentice contestant and Miss Oregon Jennifer Murphy apparently believes … Read more
Via Twitter
By Louis Chan
AsAmNews National Correspondent
This just goes to show you we have a long ways to go in educating people about Asian America.
Sports talk show host Mike Francesa learned while on the air last night that the word oriental is offensive to Asian Americans.
The term has long been associated … Read more
Alvin Liu won the #MySexyAsianMan contest after being nominated by his wife Thy Nguyen Liu
By Sam Louie
Psychology Today
For Asian American men, dating in the U.S. is difficult enough because of cultural and stereotypical challenges. And now with the proliferation of online dating apps and websites, it can be even more daunting. Statistically, … Read more
These four Chinese Americans were wrongly charged with spying. The charges were eventually dropped
By Jeremy S. Wu, Ph.D.
The recent civil suit filed by Temple University Professor Xiaoxing Xi has strong implications and lasting meaning for every U.S. person, especially those of Chinese origin. Here a “U.S. person” has legal meaning that covers … Read more
A new hotel just opened in New York Chinatown is apologizing after publicizing one of its bars as an opium den, reports DNA Info.
It didn’t take long for the backlash to hit the Hotel 50 Bowery.
“As someone who lives here and as someone with neighbors and family in the community with … Read more
Documents made public by Buzzfeed through the Freedom of Information Act may give a boost to the argument that Asian Americans face discrimination in admissions.
The documents reveal comments made by admissions officers on applications to Princeton from Asian American applicants.
Common comments included “very familiar profiles,” “standard premeds,” or “difficult to pluck out.”
The … Read more
photo by Anthony Van Dyck
A new study released by the Pew Research Center has found Asian Americans with some college education are the most likely to marry someone from another race.
The results quantify what many in the community know about mixed marriages.
Among all ethnic groups, Asian Americans are the most likely to … Read more
Will Choi
“First you make them laugh, then you make them listen.”
That’s what actress Keiko Agena says about Asian AF,an Asian American variety show in Los Angeles to combat the underrepresentation of Asians in Hollywood, reports ABC News
The actress from Gilmore Girls and 13 Reasons Why was one of the featured performers … Read more
This button featuring an offensive image was being sold on Walmart.com until AsAmNews brought it to our reader’s attention.
By Louis Chan
AsAmNews National Correspondent
UPDATED: 7:30 p.m.: Within hours after being contacted by AsAmNews, Walmart.com appears to have removed a novelty button featuring a racist Asian caricature.
The previous link to the item is … Read more
The White Supremacists who Refused to Be Treated by An Asian American Doctor 
Filipino Americans Removed from Resolution about Seattle’s International District 
Asian Man Seen in Video with White Supremacists 
Asian American Little Mermaid Finds Racism Under the Sea 
Teen Wolf Actress Arden Cho Addresses Racism in Video 
Ally said:
RE: Discussion on Being Hslf-Hapa in Japsn: Great article. Thanks ...
jennifer said:
RE: Discussion of Being Half-Black in Japan: That's fantastic you support her BUT she a product of black man and
Japanese w ...
Romeo Valerio said:
RE: The White Supremacists who Refused to be Treated by an Asian American Doctor: if he's happens to also be in the Philippin ...
Garrett Kam said:
RE: Asian man seen in video with White Supremacists: He is a banana. Yellow on the outside but white on the inside. ...
Sharon said:
RE: Asian man seen in video marching with White Supremacists: Will someone please find this Asian guy and ask him why he was ...
Michael S. Teruya said:
RE: American teen moves from China to launch U.S. Music Career: Asian Americans need to get it together like this guy. ...
Julie said:
RE: Teen Wolf Actress Arden Cho Addresses Racism in Video: Unfortunately, It's a nasty symptom of being Asian in America. ...
Michael S. Teruya said:
RE: Bon Jovi Concert Hits sour Note for Asian American who was told "You Don't Belong":The larger question is should we be tr ...