By Jessica Xiao Hallmark image promoting All’s Fair in Love and Mahjong A new Hallmark Channel film All’s Fair in Love and Mahjong has drawn criticism from multiple prominent Asian Americans in the media industry. The promotional poster, which was shared on Instagram on Friday, did not feature any visibly Asian cast members or Chinese cultural elements despite […]
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By Kim Do-yeon The Asian character Chin Zhou (circled) appearing in the film ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2,’ which opens on the 29th. Captured from 20th Century Studios YouTube. Hollywood film “The Devil Wears Prada 2” has been caught up in a racism controversy over the portrayal of a Chinese character, fueling a boycott movement
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On March 28, 2026, CPAC Institute hosted the Education Forum Building Capacity for Equity and Inclusion in Ontario Education in Toronto. The forum brought together educators, researchers, community leaders, and policymakers to explore how East and Southeast Asian Canadian (ESAC) experiences can be more meaningfully integrated into Ontario’s education system and how schools can strengthen their response
By Kaileia O’Brien, News Reporter Karen Su, an author of several children’s books, points at the abundance of dinosaur-themed children’s books during the “Kids Know More About Dinosaurs Than About Asian Americans” event on Tuesday in the Asian American Resource Center. Su emphasized the importance of representation in children’s books. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star) DeKALB– During Tuesday’s
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By Guanlan Shen On March 13, 2026, a group of Chinese immigrant applicants gathered on Parliament Hill in Ottawa holding placards that displayed how long they had already been waiting in security screening: “28 months,” “34 months,” “41 months.” They were protesting prolonged delays in the security screening stage of permanent residence applications. According to
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BY Mike Wu At one time, the First Opium War in 1840 was not only the beginning of modern Chinese history, but also the starting point of a century of national humiliation. Triggered by the opium trade, China fell into poverty and weakness and was invaded by Western powers, becoming a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.
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By Yvaine Ye Stop Asian Hate protest in Washington D.C., March 27, 2021. (Credit: Elvert Barnes/Wikicommons) On March 16, 2021, a gunman killed eight people, including six Asian American women, in shootings at two spas and a massage business in Atlanta, Georgia. This tragedy became a national turning point, sparking Stop Asian Hate protests across the
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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