By Michelle Okawa, Densho Encyclopedia Graduate Intern. In 2014, Densho received an extensive collection of materials from the family of acclaimed filmmaker Loni Ding. This collection included hundreds of media that were produced by Ding to create documentaries on the experiences of Japanese American soldiers during World War II. Over the past several years, the […]
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By Kai Curry Dr. Sally Chung The Lunar New Year (LNY) is one of the biggest holidays of the year for Asians and Asian Americans, if not the biggest. It is much more important to many than the western New Year. A time to gather with loved ones, see out the bad, and welcome in the good.
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By Hope Perry Prof. Jane Wu, a researcher at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, died by suicide in July 2024 after the university shut down her lab. Her daughter called it “a grave injustice.” Credit: Courtesy of Elizabeth Rao More than 1,000 academics signed a letter sponsored by the Asian American Scholar Forum and the Federation of
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A steady downpour of rain and gusting winds did not deter community members of different ages and ethnicities from gathering to confront a dark past of racism, xenophobia, and resentment. By James Tabafunda Photo by James Tabafunda About 100 people rallied on the morning of Feb. 7—exactly 140 years to the day—at Hing Hay Park
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Chinese psychoanalysis emerges through training and scholarship By Karyne Messina, Robert Gordon, and David Scharff Photo by Boris Ulzibat. Creative Commons license. Introduction By Karyne Messina The first stories I read from Chinese practitioners upended my assumptions about psychoanalysis in China. I expected to read about the logistics—the time zones, the technology, the translation hurdles.
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Frank Wu was born in Cleveland, Ohio. But when certain people ask him, “Where are you from?” they’ll follow his answer with, “Where are you really from?” By Carolyn Bick “The addition of that one word speaks volumes, because it says you’re a liar, you’re not who you claim to be. You’re somebody else,” Wu
The ‘Star Wars’ actor plays a widowed mother making uncomfortable discoveries about her new home, but Vera Miao’s debut feature hits hardest when it rewinds more than a century. By Guy Lodge Rocks Springs LLC In “Rock Springs,” a newly widowed, grief-addled mother moves with her young daughter to a creaky, remote cottage in the woods
By Kemyron McCoy Editor’s note: This story contains mentions of suicide that some readers may find disturbing. The silhouettes of cast members of “An American Soldier” on stage are pictured, with a close-up of UCLA alumnus Brian Vu as Pvt. Danny Chen in the background. The opera, with Vu as the lead soloist, received a nomination
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Hollywood insists on telling the same story about Asian Americans, over and over again. By Jason Zhao As a member of Street, Hollywood’s most feared and respected publication, I recently had the honor of previewing the latest Asian American Blockbuster(™): it’s the powerful story of a young Asian American who fights their controlling family and ultimately
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The United States is home to many Chinatowns, and New York City’s Manhattan neighborhood is especially notable for its vibrant cultural contributions. By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca, MA American Studies There are nine officially established Chinatowns in greater New York—Manhattan, Flushing, Sunset Park, Little Neck, the East Village, Forest Hills, Homecrest, Bensonhurst, and Elmhurst—but the oldest and most
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