By Matt Grobar Senior Film Reporter August 18, 2025 8:42am L-R: ‘The Lucky Ones’ and author Mae NgaiNate Saliccioli/Faceout Studio/Brian McConkey EXCLUSIVE: William Mundell’s Neurosphere Entertainment has acquired film and TV rights to The Lucky Ones: One Family and the Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America, historian Mae Ngai‘s work of nonfiction that tells a multigenerational story of trailblazers in the […]
Hannah Romero, Editor | Sep 04, 2025 One hundred and forty years to the day since Chinese miners in Rock Springs were attacked and murdered, their descendants gathered near the site of the massacre. There they honored the memories of those who died and commemorated the event with the unveiling of a new statue called “Requiem.”
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By Naman Ramachandran Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S. Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM is doubling down on its commitment to Asian storytelling with the launch of First Light StoryHouse, a new label designed to elevate Asian and Asian American narratives on the global stage. The venture was conceived and will be jointly overseen by three founding partners: CJ vice chair Miky
With her introspective new release, the Icelandic jazzpop phenom is flipping the record. But will her superfans follow her to the dark side? By Nicole Fell August 22, 2025 9:00am Laufey was photographed Aug. 11 at PMC Studios in New York. Bode dress and shoes; Marlo Laz jewelry. Photographed by Jingyu Lin “The world has come to know me
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Cecilia Lei Sep 2, 2025 Updated Sep 5, 2025 Photograph of Yick Wo Laundry, In re Wo Lee, case file 3947 (NAID 348094304); Civil and Appellate Case Files, 1863–1911 (NAID 295935); U.S. Circuit Court, Ninth Circuit, Northern District of California, San Francisco (USCC San Francisco); RG 21, NARA San Francisco. (Courtesy of the National Archives at
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By Brad Lendon Updated Aug. 31st, 2025 Flying Tiger pilot Robert T. Smith snapped this photo of his squadron in flight over China on May 28, 1942. (Photograph by Robert T. Smith/Courtesy Brad Smith) Consider this job offer: A one-year contract to live and work in China, flying, repairing and making airplanes. Pay is as
By PeterX I. The Surface Reaction: “The Box Has Been Opened” After the shooting of Charlie Kirk, many voices rushed to say: “Pandora’s box has been opened.” The phrase sounds powerful, but it misleads. It implies that disaster began with the gunshot, as if life had been calm and stable until that moment. In reality,
PRESS RELEASE | September 4, 2025 #rscBRAVOsrc The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and its Members have elected this year’s new Fellows and named the incoming class of the RSC College. One hundred and two new Fellows have been elected by their peers for their outstanding scholarly achievements. This recognition by the RSC is the
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September 12, 2025 On Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee marked up the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2026. The bill’s accompanying report contained concerning language that directs the Department of Justice to effectively re-establish the now-defunct ‘China Initiative,’ reviving the discriminatory profiling of Asian American scholars. In response, 82 civil
Backgrounder In an age of heightened geopolitical conflict and populist nationalism, there has been a dangerous turn in many countries to punish their citizens for not conforming to a rigid idea of the national interest or for having benign ties with foreign entities. Canadians from all walks of life have been discriminated against and stigmatized.
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