It’s vastly different to work as an Asian actor in North American hubs such as Toronto, Los Angeles and New York than in those in Asia, including Hong Kong and Taipei By TERRY TANG Twenty years after he was a young, struggling actor in Toronto, Thomas Lo is now the one giving young Asian actors […]
By Han Li Daniel Lurie will have a bustling first day as mayor of San Francisco. Following the swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 8 at City Hall, the inauguration festivities will continue in Chinatown with a special night market and outdoor concert. Lurie will be feted at a banquet at the Far East Cafe, organized by Asian American
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By Tessa Wong On a bright January morning in 1979, then US president Jimmy Carter greeted a historic guest in Washington: Deng Xiaoping, the man who unlocked China’s economy. The first leader of Communist China to visit the United States, Deng had arrived the previous evening, to light snow and a welcome by the US
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By Jonathan Stempel PayPal (PYPL.O), opens new tab has been sued by an Asian American businesswoman who accused the digital payments company of racial bias for restricting part of a $535 million investment program to Black and Hispanic applicants, costing her millions of dollars. Thursday’s complaint by Nisha Desai opens a new tab and her New York-based venture capital firm Andav
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By DEEPTI HAJELA NEW YORK (AP) — The chairs stay occupied at 12 Pell. Client after client, they come through the tiny barbershop on a narrow side street in Manhattan’s Chinatown. They come for the cuts, sure. But really, they’re coming for the cool. From New York City, from the metro area, and many states away,
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4 November 2024 Dear Commissioner: Thank you for the opportunity to make a closing submission. There is much anticipation surrounding the release of your final report. The long gestation period between the initial signs of foreign interference (FI) in the 2019 Federal Elections and the release of your report at the end of 2024 has
By Kendra Cherry Mental health resources for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are essential today with the rise of hate and discrimination directed toward these communities. According to a report issued by Stop AAPI Hate, a group that works to track incidents of racially motivated harassment and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, anti-Asian
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By Arlin Cuncic The psychological study of racism can be summed up in one word: evolving. How society thinks about race and racism has changed and with it, the psychological discourse has changed as well. Many Americans, particularly White Americans, were complacent going into 2020. When the coronavirus pandemic started, the complacency began to wane and
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Being a multiple minority leads to compounding systems of oppression. By Ariane Resnick Most everyone is aware of the discrimination that people belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community and people of color face. However, many people don’t realize the compounded life challenges a person faces when they are part of both communities. That’s because they deal with the
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By IVAN PAK Chinese culture should be preserved in China — NOT in Canada India culture should thrive in India — NOT in Canada What should be preserved in Canada are the various cultures based on our founding peoples that developed in Canada, define what Canada is, and ONLY EXIST IN CANADA Maxime Bernier Tweet
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