Let’s remember the forgotten Chinese and Japanese Americans of Disney Animation Studios’s early days. Words by Caroline Cao With Disney Animation Studios turning 101 today, it’s time to look into—and celebrate—some of the forgotten AA+PI artists from the studio’s early days. Since Rita Hsiao’s screenplay credit on Mulan in 1998, more stories by creators of Asian and […]
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By Jiang Li, Li Hang and Sun Langchen As the animated blockbuster Ne Zha 2 continues to sweep the box-office charts since the Spring Festival, its soundtrack, infused with traditional Chinese music, has also caught people off guard, especially one piece played on the suona that has earned over half a million views on YouTube in two weeks.
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The Filipino vocal powerhouse made history by winning season 26 of the reality singing competition. Written by Michelle De Pacina Nearly a decade ago, Sofronio Vasquez took a shot at The Voice of the Philippines but walked away with zero chair turns. Fast forward to Tuesday night, the 32-year-old Filipino singer made history as the first Filipino and
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Her writings on democracy and feminism advocated equal educational opportunities for Chinese women. Words By Caroline Cao New York City, May 5, 1912. More than 10,000 people marched for women’s suffrage, and one of its lead marchers was a 16-year-old Chinese immigrant on horseback, wearing “a tri-cornered black hat, with the green, purple, and white
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By Ron Chew Bill L. Chin, the last surviving Chinese American World War II veteran in Seattle and a lifelong member of the Cathay Post #186 of the American Legion, passed away on the morning of March 13, 2025, three months shy of his 100th birthday. “I feel very sad,” Haydon Mar, former commander of the
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Why do we no longer turn to epic poetry to portray the majesty and tragedy of history? Michael Auslin, writer and editor, explained, “No art form – and History is ultimately an art – can portray the pathos and grandeur of history quite like epic poetry. Could its return somehow bridge the divide between academics and
Good afternoon and good evening, everyone. I sincerely thank the Chinese Canadian Forum for inviting me to speak with you today. It is a true privilege to share my story with such a warm, thoughtful, and peaceful Canadian audience. I am a Chinese Canadian scientist specializing in nanotechnology. My journey began in a small rural
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Japanese Breakfast’s new album is out now. Chew on For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women) while you devour our interview with the band’s front woman, originally published on March 11, 2025. Michelle Zauner knew something was wrong. It was 2021, and she had just released an acclaimed record with her band Japanese Breakfast followed by an
By Anton Spice Watching Everything Everywhere All At Once is a bit like being hurled backwards through an amusement arcade in a spinning teacup. Or being sprayed in the face with a confetti gun full of marshmallows. Or being sucked into the eternal void of a vast, shimmering bagel. To be honest, it’s a bit like a
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By Nicole Chavez and Natasha Chen, CNN Robert Peterson struggled for months to stop thinking about the day his mother and seven other people, mostly Asian women, were shot and killed last year at Atlanta-area spas. He’s found some comfort living at the Norcross, Georgia, home his mother Yong Ae Yue worked hard to own and in the