“We come from islands shaped by storms, from histories marked by struggle. Yet with every generation, we have found a way to dance again, to laugh again, to sing songs loud enough to be heard across the seas.”
#aapi
"The door opens with Margaret. There’s a before Margaret and after Margaret, and I think that’s true with a lot of us. I didn’t think it was possible for me to do stand-up comedy until I saw this. This is the reason I do stand-up comedy, because Margaret Cho exists. That’s what opened up the world to me."
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/02/arts/asian-american-comedians.html
#aapi #aanhpi #entertainment #comedy #comedian #representation
Nickelodeon Introduces 'Wylde Pak' with New Trailer & Voice Cast Additions | Animation Magazine
“The nation of South Vietnam still exists in the people who came here after the war,” Sandy said. “It is a nation that ceased existing in 1975 on a map. But there’s this diaspora of people who became Vietnamese American and brought with them their conception of that citizenship and nationality.”
#aapi #aanhpi #VietnamWar #history #vietnamese #UShistory #refugees #immigrant #immigration #trauma #MentalHealth
The town next to Monterey is doing a festival called Good Ol’ Days. I wonder if those good old days include the days when they burned down the Chinese villages to take over the fishing business; or the good old days when white people dressed up as Chinese people.. that only ended.. in 2022
Can you tell I don’t love this town at all haha
„Ktoś musiał być mostem” – mówi Ariun Sanjaajamts, która odwiedzając MET, niespodziewanie odkryła w muzeum cząstkę siebie. Jej poruszająca historia to część serii #MetStories ukazującej, jak sztuka łączy z korzeniami i inspiruje do działania. Poznaj ten wyjątkowy głos w ramach #AAPI Heritage Month: https://met.org/42YFo0L #sztuka #tożsamość
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https://www.facebook.com/980524677453520/videos/1409022623434122
Wow, more intimidation of non-profit groups:
"The Republican-controlled U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is investigating the Chinese-American Planning Council, a New York City nonprofit, alleging in a letter that the taxpayer-funded group’s know-your-rights training sessions may help undocumented people evade immigrant enforcement officers."
#aapi #aanhpi #CivilRights #citizenship #immigrant #immigration #ICE #DHS #USpol #diversity #equity #inclusion
Happy Lei Day! 🌺 Celebrated across Hawaiʻi since 1929, Lei Day honors the beauty, tradition, and cultural significance of the lei. Each island has its own distinctive flower and lei style, proudly worn on this special day.
In this 1983 episode of "Spectrum Hawaii" from PBS Hawaii, lei maker Silvia Adams shares the traditional techniques of lei making: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-225-88qbzvbc
How Inclusive is #AAPI month? https://www.today.com/news/how-inclusive-aapi-pacific-islanders-debate-label-t218371
#Throwback to 2018 when I saw Japanese Breakfast perform at the #Museum of #ContemporaryArt #Chicago: http://www.instagram.com/p/BnxmLnrlNt7 Loved Michelle Zauner's outfit! #ShotoniPhone 5s.
#ArtMuseum #Museum #Museums #Interior #Interiors #Design #City #CityLife #Architecture #Art #MastoArt #FediArt #Artwork #Photography #Photos #MobilePhotography #Music #LiveMusic #MusicWomenWednesday #Indie #IndieMusic #Concert #Musician #Singer #Guitar #Guitarist #AAPI #Light #Night #Style
"This April, 50 years after the loss of their homeland, Vietnamese refugees and their descendants who helped shape San Jose and Silicon Valley are pondering their legacy and what it means to be Vietnamese American moving forward. For Vương, who goes by Lauren Vuong and now lives in San Francisco, this includes illuminating what became of those left behind after the U.S. withdrawal from the Vietnam War."
🎁: https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/04/27/san-joses-vietnamese-refugees/?share=on2ye4w2ss25euwotose
"Tháng Tư Đen or Black April commemorates the Fall of Saigon to the North Vietnamese Communist forces on April 30, 1975 after a month-long campaign into the southlands that would end the Vietnam War and start one of the largest refugee crises in history."
#aapi #aanhpi #vietnamese #california #VietnamWar #UShistory #refugees #immigration #immigrant
"The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. But millions of people still face daily battles with its chemical legacy.
Nguyen Thanh Hai, 34, is one of millions with disabilities linked to Agent Orange. Born with severe developmental challenges, it’s a struggle for him to complete tasks others take for granted..."
https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-war-anniversary-agent-orange-0829caefe48cc11fb88ab27982da922b
#PublicHealth #VietnamWar #AgentOrange #disabilities #aapi #aanhpi #USAID #USpol
"The Trump administration has told its senior diplomats in Vietnam not to take part in events marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.
Four U.S. officials who insisted on anonymity to describe sensitive diplomatic decision-making said that Washington had recently directed senior diplomats — including Marc Knapper, the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam — to stay away from activities tied to the anniversary on April 30."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/world/asia/us-diplomats-vietnam-war-anniversary-trump.html
"If Trump’s full slate of tariffs goes into effect in a few months, the pain won’t stop at Chinese grocers. Vietnam is facing some of the steepest proposed tariff hikes. South Asian grocers might see seasonal delicacies like Alphonso mangoes get more expensive, if they can get them at all. ('Crying in H Mart' may soon take on a new meaning.)"
I had not thought of this yet. 😡
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/04/chinese-grocery-store-tariffs-trump/682591/
#aapi #aanhpi #GroceryStore #groceries #food #ethnic #culture #cooking #eating
"Today, an intimacy coordinator would be on set to ensure I was comfortable with such a sensitive scene, but we didn't have that kind of protection in 1960. I was expected to follow the director's instructions. When I refused, crying because I was embarrassed to wear something so revealing, I was reminded that it was part of the job. Were they taking advantage of my youth and inexperience? Absolutely, but I didn't have a choice."
https://ew.com/nancy-kwan-recalls-fight-exploded-over-underwear-world-of-suzie-wong-11717471
Here's a link to an excellent article on #SFGate reviewing the life & career of the Asian American film icon #AnnMayWong . . .
https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/anna-may-wong-actress-san-francisco-roots-19404267.php
"This month marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. It’s also the anniversary of many Vietnamese families arriving to start a new life in the Pacific Northwest. Thousands of people fled the country and became refugees in 1975, and many of those people ended up on the West Coast of the United States. According to census data, there are now more than 37,000 Vietnamese Oregonians."
"Americans had adopted children from abroad in previous decades, most notably from South Korea, but Operation Babylift created a story around adoption that transformed the displacement of a foreign baby to an American home into an act of charity. Out of the horrors of war came an opportunity for benevolence and absolution."
https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/651701/vietnam-operation-babylift-adoption-transnational
#aapi #aanhpi #vietnamese #VietnamWar #UShistory #adopted #adoption #babies #infants #longread
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