A push to mandate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) history in K-12 public school curriculums is gaining traction across the country. #education #aapi #asianamerican

Documentary filmmaker Christine Choy recently passed away at the age of 73. Her death marks the end of an extraordinary career spent bringing much needed attention to marginalized voices and systemic injustice. #christinechoy #documentaryfilm #aapi #asianamerican

Rosemead, the new film starring and produced by Lucy Liu, is a dramatic turn for the actress that’s getting some serious attention for its dialogue about a topic often shrouded in silence: mental health stigma in immigrant families. #mentalillness #lucyliu #rosemead #aapi #asianamerican

Barbie actor Simu Liu, known for his starring role in Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, recently sparked a viral conversation after taking to social media to call out the film industry's systemic prejudices and "appalling" lack of Asian representation. #hollywood #asianamerican #aa

Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor and comedian Nora Lum, better known as #Awkwafina, is heading to the kitchen, and she’s taking viewers along for the ride. #appletv

Indian Americans, including public figures like Vivek Ramaswamy and FBI Director Kash Patel, are now being openly targeted by racists in political corners of the internet. #indianamerican #racism #immigration #h1bvisas #aapi #asianamerican

Arden Cho, the voice of Rumi in Netflix’s animated smash hit KPop Demon Hunters, has recently shared a personal struggle that’s probably familiar to many Asian Americans who grew up without seeing themselves reflected in media. #kpdh #kpopdemonhunters #ardencho #aapi #asianamerican

JoySauce, a streaming network and multimedia hub aimed specifically at the AAPI community and its allies, is looking to shift the spotlight toward joy, celebration, and candid storytelling for the "American Asian" audience. #joysauce #amazonprime #aapi #asianamerican

Wicked: For Good Director Jon M. Chu asked himself: “What is the movie that I can only make? What’s the thing that scares me the most? And the thing that scared me the most was my cultural identity crisis, talking about being an Asian American.” #wicked #crazyrichasians #aapi

These actors have truly defined modern television. Whether on network, cable, or streaming, each of them has earned acclaim by finding iconic roles while also achieving a lasting cultural impact. #television #emmy #asianamerican #aapi

The recently announced 2026 Grammy nominations highlight women from K-pop and K-pop-inspired acts in several major categories. Both HUNTR/X and KATSEYE have a chance make history. #grammyawards #huntrx #kpdh #kpop #katseye #aapi #asianamerican

You might be surprised to learn the beautiful, ethereal look of Disney's Bambi came from the vision of one man: Tyrus Wong, a Chinese-born artist whose name appeared in the credits simply as a “background artist.” #bambi #disney #tyruswong #asianamerican #aapi

Before the fame, before Harold & Kumar and Searching, John Cho was just a college student trying to find his place in the world. #johncho #ucberkeley #asianamerican #aapi

The documentary film Third Act is more than a biography retrospective. It's a profound, intimate exploration of art and activism, as well as the complicated beauty of a father-son relationship. #robertnakamura #tadashinakamura #thirdact #aapi #asianamerican

Did you, like everybody else on the planet, fall head over heels for KPop Demon Hunters? Then get ready for some good and not so good (bad) news. The good news is that KPop Demon Hunters 2 is happening! The bad news? You're gonna have to wait a while. #kpopdemonhunters #kpdh #asianamerican #aapi

DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature Forgotten Island is shaping up to be something pretty special. The film stands out not only for its story rooted in Philippine mythology but also for who’s telling it. #forgottenisland #dreamworks

Zohran Mamdani has been elected as New York’s 111th mayor. Born in Uganda to Indian parents and raised in NYC, Mamdani has become the city’s first Muslim mayor, its first of South Asian heritage, and its youngest in more than a century. #zohranmamdani #nyc #newyork

Actress and filmmaker Rachel Michiko Whitney is turning her family’s layered, often unspoken history into art with her moving documentary short, Yonsei. #documentary #yonsei #rachelmichikowhitney

Asian American literature has gone mainstream. Finally. What started as a few trailblazing voices has become a full-on literary movement reshaping how our country understands family, identity, and belonging. #books #novels #fiction #aapi #asianamerican

Harvard’s student body is beginning to look different these days. And it isn’t by accident. Recent data reveals a clear trend. Asian American enrollment is on the up, while the number of Black and Hispanic students is falling. #harvard #affirmativeaction #admissions

When DNC Vice Chair Shasti Conrad told Fox News, “We lost ground with many of our communities … The Asian American community was one of them,” she wasn’t just rehashing a tough presidential campaign loss back in 2024. She was issuing a very specific warning.

For years Netflix avoided diving into merchandising, but when KPop Demon Hunters exploded into a worldwide obsession, fans across the globe wanted dolls, collectibles, posters, anything HUNTR/X-related, except there wasn’t anything to buy. Now that’s officially changed. #KpopDemonHunters #Netflix

As the first Asian American to be ordained as both a rabbi and a cantor, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl spent her career expanding the idea of who gets to belong in Jewish life. #angelabuchdahl #judaism

From TikTok stars to business moguls, these Asian American creators have used their platforms to amplify representation, inspire creativity, and redefine what success looks like. #influencer #socialmedia

NBC News recently laid off 150 staffers in what the company is calling a necessary restructuring tied to the split between NBC News and MSNBC.The team behind NBC Asian America was included in the layoff. #NBCNews #asianamerican #aapi

According to recent commentary from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), Asian students are a key component to addressing America’s shortage of STEM talent. #STEM #admissions #asianamerican #aapi

The Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra has been named head coach of the U.S. men’s national basketball team, a breakthrough moment for Asian American representation. #olympics #nba #erikspoelstra #asianamerican #aapi

Suicide is now the leading cause of death for Asian Americans between the ages of 15 and 24, according to a recent report from NBC News, with rates among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth rising sharply over the last two decades. #suicideprevention #asianmerican #aapi

Forget all those tired old vampire, witch, and Michael Myers outfits. This year’s hottest costume has wings, sequins, and serious main-character energy. Oh yes. The entire world’s talking about K-Pop Demon Hunters (KPDH) and can you blame them? #kpopdemonhunters #kpdh #halloween #asianamerican #aapi

Asian Americans in Hollywood have long been told their stories are too niche, but a new report suggests that Asian-led stories aren’t just good for visibility, they’re actually good for business, too. #asianamerican #aapi #hollywood #movies

Celebrating Diwali for most in America meant having their kids skip school, burning through their PTO, or explaining to their boss why they need the day off. That’s finally starting to change. #diwali #asianamerican #aapi

It’s a trivia question you likely don’t even know the answer to but probably should: who was the first Asian American to win a Grammy award? A new documentary short that's out now has the answer. #LarryRamos #Grammy #TheAssociation #alongcomeslarry #asianamerican #aapi

Some alarming new data shows that breast cancer rates among Asian American women aren’t just rising. They’re climbing faster than any other racial or ethnic group. And the spike is especially worrying for younger women. #breastcancer #cancerprevention #asianamerican #aapi

Kevin Nguyen’s Mỹ Documents might be speculative fiction, but the world it imagines feels uncomfortably close to home right now. As immigration raids ramp up and ICE arrests of Asian immigrants triple this year, Nguyen’s story doesn’t seem too far-fetched after all. #kevinnguyen #immigration #aapi

Say what you will about the comic book movie genre, but we still need our heroes, now more than ever. Whether clad in spandex, body armor, capes or cowls, seeing people who do only good is surprisingly rare. Supers of Asian descent are even rarer still. #marvel #dc #comicbooks #asianamerican #aapi

UCLA’s recent Asian American Studies Center report is awfully sobering. Arrests of Asian immigrants have more than tripled compared to last year. #immigration #asianamerican #aanhpi

Recent poll numbers show a significant drop in support for Donald Trump from the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community, and not just by a little. By a lot. #asianamerican #aapi

For Asian Americans, Chinatown isn’t just a neighborhood. It’s a living, breathing archive of resilience, culture, and ultimately survival. Photographer Morris Lum captures these fleeting moments in his stunning, decade-long project, Tong Yan Gaai (Cantonese for “Chinatown”). #asianamerican #AAPI

Food is culture, identity, and family. And the Asian American chefs and culinary stars on this list aren’t just cooking. They’re changing the conversation around what America eats, who’s seen in the kitchen, and how we understand Asian cuisine. #chefs #topchef #foodnetwork #asianamerican #AAPI

Indian MP Shashi Tharoor offered up some pointed words during a recent meeting with a U.S. Congressional delegation. #diaspora #indianamerican

Twenty years after first stepping onto the America’s Got Talent stage as a 10-year-old, Jessica Sanchez returned nine months pregnant and won Season 20, making history in the process. #americasgottalent #agt

Natalie Nakase isn’t here just to blend in. She’s here to make some history. In her rookie season as head coach of the Golden State Valkyries, Nakase pulled off something that’s nearly impossible: 23 wins and a playoff spot for a brand-new expansion team. #WNBA #goldenstatevalkyries #natalienakase

Asian Americans have always been part of the soundtrack of America, but too often their role in shaping pop, R&B, hip hop, and even rock doesn’t get the shine it deserves. #popmusic #hiphop #music

It’s time to talk about something that maybe doesn’t get enough attention but absolutely should: HPV and cervical cancer. You’ve probably heard the basics, but here’s some new information that’s shaking things up.

Marketers no longer look at the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community as a small, niche group. They now see a cultural and economic powerhouse that's trending upwards, shaping the future of media, sports, and consumer tastes.

Bruce Lee may have been known for lightning-fast kicks, nun chucks spinning like a blur, and that legendary one-inch punch, but Jeff Chang’s new book Water, Mirror, Echo reminds us that behind the hype and hypnotic moves, he was also a real person with a complicated, gritty, and deeply human story.

What does it mean when we say “Asian American literature”? Is it every book written by someone of Asian descent? Only works that directly grapple with the Asian American experience? Or is it something else entirely? #literature #books #authors

Asian Americans are out there everywhere making bank in tech, sports, entertainment, music. You name it, they’re crushing it. But the ten people on this list aren’t just rich. They’re influential, bold, and redefining what success looks like.

Ever heard someone say, “You have an Asian American accent”? Some Asian Americans swear they can hear it in themselves. Others insist it doesn’t exist. And people who study language for a living? They’re raising an eyebrow.

Arthur Sze, the son of Chinese immigrants who has been quietly shaping American poetry for half a century, has just been named the 25th U.S. Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress.