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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

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A classic. Learn more about Maxine Hong Kingston here: https://english.berkeley.edu/news/maxine-hong-kingston-spearhead-asian-american-studies-and-literature.

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The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston: 9780679721888 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

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NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • With this book, the acclaimed author created an entirely new form—an exhilarating blend of autobiography and...

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Paaralang Pilipino (Filipino School): Philippine Culture, Symbols, History, Holidays & Modernism by Elaine J. Dispo-Rendón, PhD, a.k.a. “Dr. DR” (PG Ed. & Comm. adjunct faculty) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZD6jLT_ibbaKR55T4OZ4P5MnatCM-HHK/view

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The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir

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The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir

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From Laos to Minnesota

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A memoir by Kao Kalia Yang January 1, 2017 * 6 x 9 * 312 pages * 978-1-56689-478-4 One Hmong family's harrowing escape from war in Laos to the uncertainty of a new home as refugees in Minnesota.

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The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Luck-Club-Novel/dp/0143038095

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Red & Yellow, Black & Brown by Joanne L. Rondilla, Rudy P. Guevarra Jr. & Paul Spickard https://www.amazon.com/Red-Yellow-Black-Brown-Decentering/dp/0813587301

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RISE: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now by Jeff Wang, Phil Yu & Philip Wang https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/jeff-yang-and-phil-yu-on-why-understanding-asian-american-history-is-more-important-than-ever/

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"Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now" is the first textbook on recent Asian American history, which tracks how Asian American culture and identity grew from when the term was coined by University of California, Berkeley, grad students in 1968 to now, a time where people of all races in America watch " Crazy Rich Asians," listen to BTS on the radio, have a favorite boba order, and eat xiao long bao. But the book is also a multimedia celebration of the people and moments in Asian America who've gone under-the-radar, the many small, unrecognized steps that forged the Asian American identity and brought the culture to mainstream acceptance, with poems, essays, mini graphic novels on historical moments, Q&As with actors like Randall Park and Ken Jeong, and hilarious jabs at anti-Asian racism in mini articles like "How to Yellow Face."

The three authors each became adults, and became prominent figures in Asian American media, in each of the three past decades: Jeff Yang, as a journalist who launched the national Asian American publication A. Magazine in the late '90s; Phil Yu, by starting the popular blog Angry Asian Man in the early 2000s; and Philip Wang, with Wong Fu Productions, whose YouTube videos about Asian American life garnered millions of views in the 2010s. Yang and Yu talked with The Seattle Times about their book, learning to be uncompromisingly Asian American in their creative work and the future of Asian America ahead of the authors' book-tour stop at Town Hall Seattle's Great Hall on March 22.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Seattle Times: What were your motivations for writing this book?
Phil Yu: One of the big, hallmark moments of the last couple years was the release of "Crazy Rich Asians," which everyone kind of attributes to being a game changer in terms of representation for Asians on screen. People were like, "This is a big deal because there hasn't been a movie like this in the last 25 years since 'Joy Luck Club.'" And that's true and worth celebrating. But it's not like "Joy Luck Club" happened, and then nothing happened, and then it was "Crazy Rich Asians." There were actually decades of culture-making and things to celebrate along the way that didn't rise above mainstream notice but nevertheless were important milestones in representation for our community.

Jeff Yang: It's sometimes hard to tell that history is happening while you're living it. But history was happening. And these three decades in particular ended up being so critical to the way that Asian America developed and emerged. But each of us [authors] were part of the first generations who kind of had to figure out what that term meant, and there's a reason for that: the term was invented in 1968. I was born in 1968, so I was the first native-born Asian American, if you will. By 1972, the term was widely being used in places as far removed as academic research and in legislation, all the way through to culture - there were people talking about Asian American literature, drama, film and television. When we got to college, we were, for the first time, really confronted with those boxes and asked to check them off, and the box that said "Asian American" felt so much more empty than those that pointed them in other directions. We could check them off, but what the hell did it mean? Back in 1990, there was nothing that we could actually point to and say, "Oh, everybody knows that this is an Asian American thing." Now people kind of do.
In the book, you write about being the generation defining what it means to be Asian American, often being forced to compromise your creative work to appeal to the white gaze in the process. How did you overcome that pressure in your creative endeavors?
Yang: When I was coming into the adult world in the '90s, it was really uncomfortable to be Asian American. It felt like if you said you were Asian American publicly in a professional setting, you'd be given a one-way ticket for a trip to irrelevance. I was a journalist, and you could maybe cover Balinese puppet theater or Asian American indie films which no one really watched except for maybe a handful of other Asian Americans and their white spouses and partners. You could not be part of the mainstream. And if you're going to actually say that being Asian American is something you have to suppress to be employable, then you're saying that I have to adapt and assimilate and approximate whiteness in order to simply exist in this world. And I can't take up my own [expletive] space. In some ways, Phil's blog became so successful, because the phrase "Angry Asian Man" is like a stake in the ground for being defiantly Asian American in a way that the bulk of Asian America in the '90s was largely loath to do.
What's a fact about Asian American history in Seattle people don't know but need to know?
Yu: I mean everyone knows this, but Bruce Lee has his most important American roots in Seattle. One of the pieces of the book that I'm proud of is a thing called the Asian American atlas, which maps out historically significant places in the United States [for Asian Americans]. One of them is the site of Bruce Lee's first gung fu studio in Seattle, which in the beginning, was just a parking garage in the Chinatown International District. I've also personally visited Bruce Lee's gravesite in Seattle a couple of times.

Yang: Phil and I actually do a podcast together called " They Call Us Bruce." Bruce Lee consistently is the only Asian American that people can remember and name. But a lot of those people don't even know that he was born in America, and that he had to go to Hong Kong to find his fortune and be recognized and seen because Hollywood rejected him as a protagonist.
Can you explain your dedication of the book to "the ones who come next"?
Yang: Each of us has kids. Philip had his son at the tail end of writing this book. Phil, meanwhile, has a daughter who's in between the ages of Philip's son, a baby, and my relatively grown boys, one of whom [Hudson Yang] plays a big role in this book. When we say this is for those who are next, it's a reflection on the fact that as much as Gen Z, this rising wave of Asian Americans, have such a different perspective on what it means to be Asian in America - they're so much more comfortable in their skin - they take more things for granted, perhaps, that we really had to grind through. But they're also the hope not just to be satisfied with being recognized and represented and accepted but to formally shape the culture. I look at my sons and they're so much more in tune with the world, so much more proactive about wanting to change it and lead it than I ever was at their age.

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From 'Joy Luck Club' to 'Crazy Rich Asians,' new book explores 3 decades crucial to the rise of Asian American pop culture

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"Rise" is an encyclopedia on how Asian Americans forged a brand-new culture, mostly in the last 30 years, with movies, music, TV and, of course, boba.

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The Joy Luck Club https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107282/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

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Crazy Rich Asians https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3104988/

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Crazy Rich Asians (2018) ⭐ 6.9 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Easter Sunday https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11952606/

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The Debut https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163745

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Shang-Chi https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107282/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

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Enter the Dragon https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070034/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

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Rumble in the Bronx https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113326/

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Rush Hour https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120812/

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Rush Hour (1998) ⭐ 7.0 | Action, Comedy, Crime

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190332/

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The Karate Kid https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087538/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

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Romeo Must Die https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165929/

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Wayne’s World (title character’s love interest of Cantonese Chinese descent introduced played by Filipina actress) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105793

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Joy Ride https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15268244/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

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To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before https://www.netflix.com/title/80203147

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When her secret love letters somehow get mailed to each of her five crushes, Lara Jean finds her quiet high school existence turned upside down. Watch trailers & learn more.

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Go Back to China https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7957314/

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Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3700804/?ref_=m_tt_urv

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Mulan (live action) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4566758/

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Clever Mulan disguises herself as a male soldier named "Ping" to bravely take her father's place in the Imperial Army. Helped by her outrageously funny guardian dragon Mushu and a lucky cricket named Cri-Kee, Mulan fights for the respect of her fellow warriors and their courageous Captain Shang, for her family's honor, and for the fate of all of China.

Directed By

Barry Cook, Tony Bancroft

Written By

Raymond Singer, Alan Ormsby (canon), Larry Scholl, Dean Deblois, Theodore Newton, Daan Jippes, David Reynolds, Jorgen Klubien, Jeff Snow, Robert D. San Souci, Frank Nissen, Chris Sanders, Jodi Ann Johnson, Joe Ekers, Rita Hsiao, Philip LaZebnik, Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, Don Dougherty, Denis Rich

Cast

Harvey Fierstein, Gedde Watanabe, James Shigeta, Pat Morita, Eddie Murphy, James Hong, Freda Foh Shen, Jerry Tondo, Soon-Tek Oh, Frank Welker, B.D. Wong, Miguel Ferrer, George Takei, June Foray, Ming-Na Wen (canon), Miriam Margolyes

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Clever Mulan disguises herself as a male soldier named "Ping" to bravely take her father's place in the Imperial Army.

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Lilo & Stitch https://movies.disney.com/lilo-stitch

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In Lilo and Stitch, get ready to crash-land on Earth with Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet. As he wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien "puppy" of an independent little girl named Lilo and learns about loyalty, friendship, and 'ohana, the Hawaiian tradition of family.

Directed By

Chris Sanders, Dean De Blois, Dean Deblois

Cast

Zoe Caldwell, David Ogden Stiers, Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Amy Hill, Ving Rhames, Tia Carrere, Susan Hegarty, Kevin McDonald, Jason Scott Lee, Kevin Michael Richardson

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Stitch becomes the mischeivous friend of a girl named Lilo and learns about loyalty, and 'ohana, the Hawaiian tradition of family.

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All American Girl (Korean American sitcom) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108693/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

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Fresh off the Boat (Chinese American sitcom) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3551096/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

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Dr. Ken (Korean/Japanese American sitcom) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3216608/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

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Awkwafina Is from Queens https://www.cc.com/shows/awkwafina-is-nora-from-queens

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Nora is out to improve her circumstances and embark on a magical trip overseas with Edmund, Wally and Brenda take big steps in their relationship, and Grandma discovers a new career.

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Young Rock (Samoan/African American sitcom) https://www.nbc.com/young-rock

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Young Rock - Watch episodes on NBC.com and the NBC App. Dwayne Johnson stars in the comedy about his own life.

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Quantum Leap https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17043230/

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Quantum Leap (TV Series 2022–2024) ⭐ 6.2 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

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Kung Fu https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7475590/

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Partner Track https://www.netflix.com/title/81140282

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At an elite NYC law firm, Ingrid Yun fights to make partner - and hold onto her principles - while balancing romance, friends and family expectations. Watch trailers & learn more.

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Beef https://www.netflix.com/title/81447461

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A road rage incident between two strangers - a failing contractor and an unfulfilled entrepreneur - sparks a feud that brings out their darkest impulses. Watch trailers & learn more.

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The Brothers Sun https://www.netflix.com/title/81389634

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When a mysterious enemy targets his family, a Taipei triad member heads to Los Angeles to protect his strong-willed mother and oblivious younger brother. Watch trailers & learn more.

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Trese https://www.netflix.com/title/81012541

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In Manila, where dark supernatural forces pervade the criminal underworld, it's up to Alexandra Trese to keep the peace - but there's a storm brewing. Watch trailers & learn more.

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House of Ho https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12355298/

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House of Ho (TV Series 2020–2022) ⭐ 5.9 | Reality-TV

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Bling Empire https://www.netflix.com/title/81512574

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A new cast of stylish Asian American socialites flaunts their fortunes - and fashions - while bringing the drama and living it up in New York City. Watch trailers & learn more.

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Singapore Social https://www.netflix.com/title/80245262

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Peer into the lives of young Singaporeans as they defy expectations and traverse the tricky terrain of career, romance and family. Watch trailers & learn more.

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XO, Kitty https://www.netflix.com/title/81324724

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A new love story unfolds when teen matchmaker Kitty reunites with her long-distance boyfriend at the same boarding school attended by her late mother.

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Dash & Lily (female title character of mixed Japanese descent) https://www.netflix.com/title/81037871

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Opposites attract at Christmas as cynical Dash and sunny Lily trade messages and dares in a red notebook they pass back and forth around New York City. Watch trailers & learn more.

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Doogie Kamealoha, MD (female title character of mixed Hawaiian descent) https://ondisneyplus.disney.com/show/doogie-kamealoha-md

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Set in modern-day Hawai'i, "Doogie Kamealoha, M.D." - a coming-of-age dramedy inspired by the hit medical series "Doogie Howser, M.D." - follows Lahela "Doogie" Kamealoha, a 16-year-old prodigy juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager. With the support of her caring and comical 'ohana (family) and friends, Lahela is determined to make the most of her teenage years and forge her own path. Guiding Lahela (and also complicating things) is her career-driven mother Dr. Clara Hannon who's also her supervisor at the hospital, her doting father Benny who helps keep her connected to what matters most, her free-spirited older brother Kai, her gregarious younger brother Brian Patrick, her best friend Steph, her surfer crush Walter and her fellow hospital colleagues, Dr. Lee, Charles and Noelani.

Cast

Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Jason Scott Lee, Mapuana Makia, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Matthew Sato, Wes Tian, Emma Meisel, Ronny Chieng, Alex Aiono

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Set in modern-day Hawai'i, "Doogie Kamealoha, M.D." - a coming-of-age dramedy inspired by the hit medical series "Doogie Howser...

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ANAK KO Jams Original Pinoy Music (Filipino) for “Dr. DR’s” ANAK KO 501c3 public charity for bereaved families https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1m8KWcq8lCCrgolzous0Dm?si=S67Ul8DvTKu8XY2z2CftmQ

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RISE 1980s & Before Asian American Pop https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZoyOmZZA9mp0oDnpfeZGd?si=TQr7mcI5T8m79GMK9S93Gg

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RISE 1990s Asian American Pop https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3lm1ZilfEgjnSesTvx7ior?si=Ed352a2hTh6nDFZXKpCl6g

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RISE 2000s Asian American Pop https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ldKEg5ir60FaSToJPO6IR?si=E2nup6BpRdaahPWD6QUfOQ

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RISE 2010s Asian American Pop https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0GhdQMyWrWVHVbjj6MTidb?si=h-StswCNRzi3JM7h3PHlmQ

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Arnel Pineda—lead Journey singer (Filipino) https://arnelpineda.com

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Journey Lead Singer Arnel Pineda | Official Site

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Official site of Journey’s lead singer, Arnel Pineda. Post a message for Arnel, see the latest news, music, videos, social media official accounts.

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Blackeyed Peas’ APL.de.Ap (Filipino descent) https://www.apldeap.com

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Apl.de.Ap is a Filipino American musician, rapper, record producer, entrepreneur & philanthropist best known as a co-founder/member of the Grammy Award-winning hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas.

Outside of creating music, Apl is a regular judge on the hit show, The Voice: Teen, Philippines and is also the founder of the Apl.de.ap Foundation International, which focuses on supporting and empowering the youth in the creative and sustainable sector.

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Apl.de.Ap is a Filipino American musician, rapper, record producer, entrepreneur & philanthropist best known as a co-founder/member of the Grammy Award-winning hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas. Outside of creating music, Apl is a regular judge on the hit show, The Voice: Teen, Philippines and is also the founder of the Apl.de.ap Foundation International, which focuses on supporting and empowering the youth in the creative and sustainable sector.

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Jocelyn Enriquez (Filipina) https://www.jocelynenriquez.com

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BEHIND THE MUSIC OF JOCELYN ENRIQUEZ

Born in San Francisco, California, Jocelyn Enriquez has been widely regarded as a music pioneer, becoming the first Filipino-American artist to find success in the mainstream industry. Emerging from the Freestyle movement of the time, Enriquez was the first artist to sign with Classified Records/Tommy Boy Records and was quickly deemed by some as the "Queen of Freestyle".

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BEHIND THE MUSIC OF JOCELYN ENRIQUEZ Born in San Francisco, California, Jocelyn Enriquez has been widely regarded as a music pioneer, becoming the first Filipino-American artist to find success in the mainstream industry. Emerging from the Freestyle movement of the time, Enriquez was the first artist to sign with Classified Records/Tommy Boy Records and was quickly deemed by some as the "Queen of Freestyle".

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Lea Salonga (Filipina) https://leasalonga.com/

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Multiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga is renown across the world for her powerful voice and perfect pitch. She is best known for her Tony Award winning role in Miss Saigon. Additional performances include Les Misérables, Aladdin, Mulan, Flower Drum Song, Cinderella, Allegiance, and

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Enrique Iglesias (mixed Filipino descent) https://www.enriqueiglesias.com/

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The multi-platinum pop icon, Enrique Iglesias is a global superstar recognized for his musical versatility across pop and urban genres in Spanish and English. He has sold more than 180 million albums worldwide, released 11 studio albums and 3 greatest hits compilations. He has headlined 10 sold-out world tours and performed in front of 10+ million fans.

He's undeniably the biggest Latin recording artist in music history achieving 154 #1 single's across Billboard charts with a total of 27 #1 singles on the Billboard's Hot Latin Songs Chart. He currently holds the record for most number ones in the chart's history. Enrique Iglesias is known as pop music's most influential singer/songwriters of our time with the highest success in English/Spanish crossover. He has collaborated with megastars such as Pitbull, Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie, Juan Luis Guerra, Marco Antonio Solis and more.

Enrique has been celebrated with countless awards as a singer and songwriter that include multiple GRAMMYs, Billboard Awards, ASCAP and more. He remains as one of the most streamed and viewed artists with over 14 billion views on YouTube/VEVO and 14 billion in streams.

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The multi-platinum pop icon, Enrique Iglesias is a global superstar recognized for his musical versatility across pop and urban genres in Spanish and English. He has sold more than 180 million albums worldwide, released 11 studio albums and 3 greatest hits compilations. He has headlined 10 sold-out world tours and performed in front of 10+ million fans.

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Bruno Mars (mixed Filipino descent) https://www.brunomars.com/

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Vanessa Hudgens (mixed Filipina descent) https://people.com/tag/vanessa-hudgens/

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Vanessa Hudgens is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Gabriella Montez in the 'High School Musical' franchise.

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Jake Zyrus (Filipinx formerly known as Clarice Pempengco) https://people.com/music/jake-zyrus-name-change/

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The Filipino singer and Glee guest star formerly known as Charice Pempengco now goes by the new name, Jake Zyrus.

Zyrus, 25, debuted the new moniker on Twitter and Instagram Sunday - almost three years after revealing to Oprah Winfrey that "my soul is male."

Since rising to international stardom in late 2007, the Tagaytay native became the first Asian solo singer in history to land in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart with the release of 2010's Charice, which debuted at No. 8.

Since the episode of Winfrey's Where Are They Now? aired in October 2014, Zyrus has kept a low-profile - until now.

Here are six things you need to know about Jake Zyrus:

1. A star's beginning: The reality TV show circuit

Zyrus' mom Raquel discovered her child's singing abilities when her eldest sang a big-ballad rendition of "Happy Birthday" at age 4. "My mom would do anything for me and my brother Carl," Zyrus told USA Today in October 2010.

Three years later, at age 7, Zyrus started competing in local singing contests, entering nearly a hundred competitions before eventually earning a spot in 2005 on Little Big Star, a kid-oriented Filipino talent show loosely based on American Idol. "It was my idea. We didn't have much money and I wanted to help," Zyrus recalled.

A third place finish with a rendition of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" may not have been the ultimate goal, but the exposure caught the eyes of a fan, who uploaded the Little Big Star performance on YouTube. "It got like a million hits. That's why I got discovered for a Korean talent show," Zyrus explained to the New York Daily News in May 2010.

Immense popularity on YouTube led to multiple appearances on the South Korean talent show Star King, London's The Paul O'Grady Show, and Zyrus' American TV debut in December 2007 on Ellen DeGeneres ' NBC daytime talk show.

2. Rise to fame under the tutelage of Oprah and David Foster

Following the massive success of Charice in May 2008 (it went platinum in 2009), Zyrus was invited to perform on The Oprah Winfrey Show for the episode titled "World's Smartest Kids" and belted out Houston's "I Have Nothing."

"One of the things I love most about Charice is that no matter what obstacles she's faced in her life, she's never given up on her dream of something better," Oprah said at the time.

After taping the episode, one phone call from Oprah to Grammy-winning record producer David Foster changed the course of Zyrus' career. Instead of flying back to the Philippines, Oprah producers pulled the young talent off the plane to bring Zyrus back to Harpo Studios, where Oprah and Foster discussed how they could help launch a new singing sensation.

Zyrus ended the year by meeting Josh Groban and Michael Bublé, and even singing with Foster in Las Vegas, with Andrea Bocelli in the Tuscan countryside and with Céline Dion at Madison Square Garden.

3. Glee

On Glee's second season (which aired in September 2010), Zyrus, 19, played Sunshine Corazon - a talented young singer and foreign exchange student who joins New Directions and quickly develops a rivalry with Rachel Berry ( Lea Michele).

Transferring to compete in rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline (and then, eventually, back to New Directions), Corazon appeared in three episodes of the show. Covers included " Telephone," " Listen,' and " All By Myself."

Zyrus' character's final episode on Glee was in the season finale, when Sunshine and Rachel made amends with their rivalry.

4. Estranged father fatally stabbed

In 2011, Zyrus' father, Ricky Pempengco, was stabbed to death in the Philippines while shopping in San Pedro township where he bumped into Angel Capili, who allegedly stabbed Pembengco in the chest and back with an ice pick, according to police. He was 40.

In her 2008 interview with Oprah, Zyrus recalled threats and violence between family members, specifically at age 3, when an argument escalated and Ricky pointed a shotgun at mom Raquel. "My dad was about to shoot my mom, and I couldn't do anything," Zyrus told Oprah.

After that incident, Charice and Raquel escaped. "We left my dad, and after that, I never saw him and I don't want to see him," Zyrus shared.

After learning of his death, however, Zyrus canceled a scheduled performance in Singapore to fly back to the Philippines and be with her family after the tragedy.

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5. Coming out

After becoming a familiar face on The X-Factor, Asia's Got Talent, and Good Morning America, among others, Zyrus came out as a lesbian in 2013 during an interview with Filipino talk show host Boy Abunda on The Buzz.

"I just want to say to all of you that I feel very light - that I can leave the house knowing I am not hiding anything," Zyrus said. "I love myself, that's why I'm able to do this."

In 2014, Zyrus appeared on an episode of Winfrey's Where Are They Now - confronting rumors of a gender transition head-on.

"I'm not going to go through that stage where I change everything," Zyrus said at the time. "I'll cut my hair and wear boy clothes and everything, but that's all."

Gender and sexuality issues were things Zyrus contemplated from a very young age. "I knew when I was 5," Zyrus said. "Then, when I was 10, I was like, 'Oh, that's it, I'm gay.'"

RELATED VIDEO: Glee Star Charice Pempengco Changes Name to Jake Zyrus After Revealing 'My Soul Is Male'

6. Present day: A much happier place

In a recent interview with CNN Philippines, Zyrus described a simpler life away from much of the fanfare.

"He has swapped his pigtails for a slick clean cut, and his ball gowns for button ups and jeans," the profile described Zyrus. "He scrapped his repertoire of Whitney Houston and Celine Dion. In their place, he plugged in Kurt Cobain and Freddie Mercury."

Zyrus is now a songwriter full-time with the hopes of creating original songs and be an activist for Filipino LGBT members.

"I stand up for myself, how I stand amid a lot of criticism without breaking down," Zyrus remarked.

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Everything You Need to Know About Singer Jake Zyrus, Formerly Charice Pempengco

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Boy with Uke (Korean-American) https://www.boywithukemusic.com/

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BlackPink (K-Pop [Korean]) https://www.blackpinkmusic.com/

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NewJeans (K-Pop [Korean]) https://people.com/k-pop-group-newjeans-on-their-2023-billboard-music-awards-nomination-8399181

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NewJeans is ready to take the world by storm.

In light of the K-pop group's upcoming performance at the Billboard Music Awards, where they are nominated for four awards, they opened up about their rise to international stardom since their debut one year ago.

Members Danielle, Haerin, Hanni, Hyein and Minji "never imagined" that their music would reach fans on an "international level."

"I remember when we first debuted and how the 'Hype Boy' challenge was a trend for a little bit. To see people from overseas who knew about us or not, dancing to 'Hype Boy' was so surreal and definitely not expected," Hanni, 19, tells PEOPLE exclusively.

She adds, "This goes for 'OMG' as well. To have those challenges or clips of people dancing to 'OMG' was something we really enjoyed watching and naturally felt a lot of love and support."

Since their debut in July 2022, the K-pop group have made an effort to "repay the love and attention" they've received from fans.

Minji, 19, adds, "I'm practicing more to showcase better music and performances. I believe that embracing new challenges and changes requires continual effort, and that trying out various styles is important for personal growth."

Of their upcoming performance at the Billboard Music Awards, airing live on BBMAs.watch, the girl group says fans can expect "a newly transformed style from NewJeans." They will perform their singles "Super Shy" and "OMG."

"We've prepared a choreography that makes each member stand out, along with outfits that capture our individual characters," Minji says, adding "Please look forward to it!"

Meanwhile, the nominations had the singers in complete shock. (They are up for top global artist, top global K-pop artist, top K-pop album and twice for top global K-pop song.)

"When we all first heard this news together for the first time, we all reacted like 'Is it really us??," says Hyein, 15.

"We were so shocked!! It was so unbelievable to hear that we were nominated for such a big and well-known award show like the BBMA and is still surreal right now," Hanni adds. "It's hard to process how much love and recognition our music has come to receive by a large audience overseas, and we are just so so grateful and thankful!!"

Danielle, 18, revealed what fans can expect in 2024: "Looking back at 2023, I feel every year to come is going to be another new and exciting adventure!! I believe 2024 will be another year of growth, new experiences and new music," she says. "I am looking forward to meeting more Bunnies from around the world!!"

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From the publisher:

A profound, startling, and beautifully crafted debut novel, The Sympathizer is the story of a man of two minds, someone whose political beliefs clash with his individual loyalties. In dialogue with but diametrically opposed to the narratives of the Vietnam War that have preceded it, this novel offers an important and unfamiliar new perspective on the war: that of a conflicted communist sympathizer.

It is April 1975, and Saigon is in chaos. At his villa, a general of the South Vietnamese army is drinking whiskey and, with the help of his trusted captain, drawing up a list of those who will be given passage aboard the last flights out of the country. The general and his compatriots start a new life in Los Angeles, unaware that one among their number, the captain, is secretly observing and reporting on the group to a higher-up in the Viet Cong. The Sympathizer is the story of this captain: a man brought up by an absent French father and a poor Vietnamese mother, a man who went to university in America, but returned to Vietnam to fight for the Communist cause. Viet Thanh Nguyen’s astonishing novel takes us inside the mind of this double agent, a man whose lofty ideals necessitate his betrayal of the people closest to him. A gripping spy novel, an astute exploration of extreme politics, and a moving love story, The Sympathizer explores a life between two worlds and examines the legacy of the Vietnam War in literature, film, and the wars we fight today.

https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/viet-thanh-nguyen

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Milton Murayama's All I asking for is my body speaks to two nisei brothers' Japanese American experience during World War II Hawaii.

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From the Afterword by Franklin S. Odo:
The most important feature of Milton Murayama's brilliant All I Asking for Is My Body is the quality of the storytelling. It deserves thorough discussion and criticism among literary professionals and students. The work has a further genius, however, in its evocation of several major topics in modern Hawaiian history, specifically during the 1930s, the decade before United States involvement in World War II. I suggest that Murayama's novel provides us with valuable insights into the worlds of language, sugar plantation history, and the second-generation Japanese Americans, the nisei. . . . Critic Rob Wilson noted: "Part of the accomplishment of the novel is that the language ranges from the vernacular to the literate and standard, and so reflects the cultural and linguistic diversity of Hawaii." In the novel, Murayama uses standard English and pidgin. In real life, the narrator Kiyo explains, "we spoke four languages: good English in school, pidgin English among ourselves, good or pidgin Japanese to our parents and the other old folks." The wonder is that Murayama emerged using any one of the languages well. For most, that experience proved to be an insuperable barrier to good creative writing. . . . All I Asking for Is My Body is the most compelling work done on the Hawaii nisei experience. Murayama understood his theme to be "the Japanese family system vs. individualism, the plantation system vs. individualism. And so the environments of the family and the plantation are inseparable from the theme." Fortunately for us as readers, however, he understood that the story was the key ingredient; that anything less would simply add to the sociological study of the plantation and the Japanese family in Hawaii.

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Reviews and Endorsements

An excellent novel about prewar Japanese-American plantation life [in Hawaii]. . . . Murayama has turned his own past into art and recreated the experience of prewar years on plantations. . . . A human document that is subtle, funny, and completely memorable.-
Japan Times

His adroit use of Pidgin makes the book dialectically authentic while still being comprehensible to readers of standard English only.
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Arranged Marriage is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's first collection of stories.

https://www.chitradivakaruni.com/books#/arranged-marriage

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Data on the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community

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Between 1975 to 1992, almost two million Vietnamese risked their lives to flee oppression and hardship after the Vietnam War, in one of the largest mass exoduses in modern history. Escaping by boat, many found freedom in foreign land, many were captured and brutally punished, and many did not survive the journey. This population of people are known as the ‘Vietnamese Boat People' and these are their stories.

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Between 1975 to 1992, almost two million Vietnamese risked their lives to flee oppression and hardship after the Vietnam War, in one of the largest mass exoduses in modern history. Escaping by boat, many found freedom in foreign land, many were captured and brutally punished, and many did not survive the journey. This population of people are known as the 'Vietnamese Boat People' and these are their stories.

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Documenting stories of Vietnamese refugees and diaspora journeys from Vietnam. VBP is a nonprofit and podcast with the mission to preserve the stories for future generations.

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Key Facts and Figures on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

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Key Facts and Figures on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

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See the President's daily schedule, explore behind-the-scenes photos from inside the White House, and find out all the ways you can engage with the most interactive administration in our country's history.

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Critical Issues Facing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

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Critical Issues Facing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

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See the President's daily schedule, explore behind-the-scenes photos from inside the White House, and find out all the ways you can engage with the most interactive administration in our country's history.

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Native Speaker by Chang-Rae Lee

https://ucb.overdrive.com/media/1356587

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Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

https://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Rich-Asians-Trilogy/dp/0345803787

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The international sensation and blockbuster Hollywood rom com. * "A Pride and Prejudice -like send-up about an heir bringing his Chinese-American girlfriend home to meet his ancestor-obsessed family." - People "Deliciously decadent.... This 48-karat beach read is crazy fun." - Entertainment Weekly

When New Yorker Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home and quality time with the man she hopes to marry. But Nick has failed to give his girlfriend a few key details. One, that his childhood home looks like a palace; two, that he grew up riding in more private planes than cars; and three, that he just happens to be the country's most eligible bachelor.

On Nick's arm, Rachel may as well have a target on her back the second she steps off the plane, and soon, her relaxed vacation turns into an obstacle course of old money, new money, nosy relatives, and scheming social climbers.

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Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy)

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Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy) [Kwan, Kevin] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy)

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For the littles in your life, Where Wildflowers Grow speaks to movement and new beginnings.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710054/where-wildflowers-grow-by-ha-dinh-illustrated-by-bao-luu/

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A series of essays presenting a current examination of Asian America.

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Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong: 9781984820389 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • ONE OF TIME’S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE • A ruthlessly honest, emotionally…

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Facing the New Wave of Anti-Asian Racism in the U.S.

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Facing the New Wave of Anti-Asian Racism in the U.S.

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https://youtu.be/unVJ43S32ao

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From the publisher:

Beginning in 1866 and continuing for over a century, more than eight thousand people suspected of having leprosy were forcibly exiled to the Hawaiian island of Molokai -- the longest and deadliest instance of medical segregation in American history. Torn from their homes and families, these men, women, and children were loaded into shipboard cattle stalls and abandoned in a lawless place where brutality held sway. Many did not have leprosy, and many who did were not contagious, yet all were ensnared in a shared nightmare.

Here, for the first time, John Tayman reveals the complete history of the Molokai settlement and its unforgettable inhabitants. It's an epic of ruthless manhunts, thrilling escapes, bizarre medical experiments, and tragic, irreversible error. Carefully researched and masterfully told, The Colony is a searing tale of individual bravery and extraordinary survival, and stands as a testament to the power of faith, compassion, and the human spirit.

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In the bestselling tradition of In the Heart of the Sea, The Colony, "an impressively researched" (Rocky Mountain News) account of the history of America's only leper colony located on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, is "an utterly engrossing look at a heartbreaking chapter" (Booklist) in American history and a moving tale of the extraordinary people who endured it.
Beginning in 1866 and continuing for over a century, more than eight thousand people suspected of having leprosy were forcibly exiled to the Hawaiian island of Molokai -- the longest and deadliest instance of medical segregation in American history. Torn from their homes and families, these men, women, and children were loaded into shipboard cattle stalls and abandoned in a lawless place where brutality held sway. Many did not have leprosy, and many who did were not contagious, yet all were ensnared in a shared nightmare.

Here, for the first time, John Tayman reveals the complete history of the Molokai settlement and its unforgettable inhabitants. It's an epic of ruthless manhunts, thrilling escapes, bizarre medical experiments, and tragic, irreversible error. Carefully researched and masterfully told, The Colony is a searing tale of individual bravery and extraordinary survival, and stands as a testament to the power of faith, compassion, and the human spirit.

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First published in 1957, No-No Boy was virtually ignored by a public eager to put World War II and the Japanese internment behind them. It was not until the mid-1970s that a new generation of Japanese American writers and scholars recognized the novel’s importance and popularized it as one of literature’s most powerful testaments to the Asian American experience.

No-No Boy tells the story of Ichiro Yamada, a fictional version of the real-life “no-no boys.” Yamada answered “no” twice in a compulsory government questionnaire as to whether he would serve in the armed forces and swear loyalty to the United States. Unwilling to pledge himself to the country that interned him and his family, Ichiro earns two years in prison and the hostility of his family and community when he returns home to Seattle. As Ozeki writes, Ichiro’s “obsessive, tormented” voice subverts Japanese postwar “model-minority” stereotypes, showing a fractured community and one man’s “threnody of guilt, rage, and blame as he tries to negotiate his reentry into a shattered world.”

https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295994048/no-no-boy/

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Mira Jacob's Good Talk, presented as a graphic memoir, speaks to "American identity, interracial families, and the realities that divide us, from the acclaimed author of The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing."

http://www.mirajacob.com/good-talk/

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The Best We Could Do, by Thi Bui, presents an illustrated journey of Bui's refugee story.

https://www.arts.gov/initiatives/nea-big-read/best-we-could-do-illustrated-memoir

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In 1995 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on a rare family vacation, seven-year-old Nainoa Flores falls overboard a cruise ship into the Pacific Ocean. When a shiver of sharks appears in the water, everyone fears for the worst. But instead, Noa is gingerly delivered to his mother in the jaws of a shark, marking his story as the stuff of legends.

Nainoa’s family, struggling amidst the collapse of the sugarcane industry, hails his rescue as a sign of favor from ancient Hawaiian gods—a belief that appears validated after he exhibits puzzling new abilities. But as time passes, this supposed divine favor begins to drive the family apart: Nainoa, working now as a paramedic on the streets of Portland, struggles to fathom the full measure of his expanding abilities; further north in Washington, his older brother Dean hurtles into the world of elite college athletics, obsessed with wealth and fame; while in California, risk-obsessed younger sister Kaui navigates an unforgiving academic workload in an attempt to forge her independence from the family’s legacy.

When supernatural events revisit the Flores family in Hawai’i—with tragic consequences—they are all forced to reckon with the bonds of family, the meaning of heritage, and the cost of survival.

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374272081/sharksinthetimeofsaviors

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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures

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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures

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A fascinating account of the intersection between Hmong culture and Western medicine.

https://english.yale.edu/publications/spirit-catches-you-and-you-fall-down-hmong-child-her-american-doctors-and-collision-two

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Our Voices, Our Histories: Asian American and Pacific Islander Women

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Our Voices, Our Histories: Asian American and Pacific Islander Women

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An innovative anthology showcasing Asian American and Pacific Islander women’s histories

Our Voices, Our Histories brings together thirty-five Asian American and Pacific Islander authors in a single volume to explore the historical experiences, perspectives, and actions of Asian American and Pacific Islander women in the United States and beyond.

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This volume is unique in exploring Asian American and Pacific Islander women's lives along local, transnational, and global dimensions. The contributions present new research on diverse aspects of Asian American and Pacific Islander women's history, from the politics of language, to the role of food, to experiences as adoptees, mixed race, and second generation, while acknowledging shared experiences as women of color in the United States.

showcases how new approaches in US history, Asian American and Pacific Islander studies, and Women's and Gender studies inform research on Asian American and Pacific Islander women. Attending to the collective voices of the women themselves, the volume seeks to transform current understandings of Asian American and Pacific Islander women's histories.

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Our Voices, Our Histories: Asian American and Pacific Islander Women - Kindle edition by Hune, Shirley, Nomura, Gail M.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Our Voices, Our Histories: Asian American and Pacific Islander Women.

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Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy

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Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy

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Asian American women scholars experience shockingly low rates of tenure and promotion because of the particular ways they are marginalized by the intersectionalities of race and gender in academia. Although Asian American studies critics have long since debunked the model minority myth that constructs Asian Americans as the ideal academic subject, university administrators still treat Asian American women in academia as though they will simply show up and shut up. Consequently, because silent complicity is expected, power holders will punish and oppress Asian American women severely when they question or critique the system.

However, change is in the air. Fight the Tower is a continuation of the Fight the Tower movement, which supports women standing up for their rights to claim their earned place in academia and to work for positive change for all within academic institutions. The essays provide powerful portraits, reflections, and analyses of a population often rendered invisible by the lies that sustain intersectional injustices in order to operate an oppressive system.

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Dr. Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde is Associate Professor of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Davis. She was a Fulbright, Rockefeller, and Luce scholar. Her teaching, research, and organizing interests include: Southeast Asian American history and contemporary issues, mixed race and gender theories, higher education, social movements, fashionology, national aesthetics, spirit realm, diaspora, and transnationalism studies. Prof. Valverde is the founding director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative. She authored Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community, Culture, and Politics in the Diaspora (Temple University Press 2012). She founded the movement Fight the Tower with women of color and in the academy and follow it up with a co-edited the anthology, Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars' Resistance and Renewal in the Academy (Rutgers University Press 2020).

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Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars' Resistance and Renewal in the Academy - Kindle edition by Valverde, Kieu Linh Caroline, Dariotis, Wei Ming, Hune, Shirley, P, W, Valverde, Kieu Linh Caroline, Dariotis, Wei Ming, Noh, Eliza, Junn, Jane, Davis Cross, Mai'a K., Pham, Cara Maffini, Yee, Melody, Mai, Jing, Deloso, Shannon, Mouavangsou, Kaozong N., Huynh, Cindy Nhi, Takeyama, Akiko, Neutill, Rani, Esaki, Brett J., Yoo, Grace J., Nievera-Lozano, Melissa-Ann, Tintiangco-Cubales, Allyson, O'Brien, Genevieve Erin, Rodriguez, Robyn Magalit.

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Our Voices, Our Histories: Asian American and Pacific Islander Women

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Our Voices, Our Histories: Asian American and Pacific Islander Women

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Our Voices, Our Histories brings together thirty-five Asian American and Pacific Islander authors in a single volume to explore the historical experiences, perspectives, and actions of Asian American and Pacific Islander women in the United States and beyond.

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This volume is unique in exploring Asian American and Pacific Islander women's lives along local, transnational, and global dimensions. The contributions present new research on diverse aspects of Asian American and Pacific Islander women's history, from the politics of language, to the role of food, to experiences as adoptees, mixed race, and second generation, while acknowledging shared experiences as women of color in the United States.

showcases how new approaches in US history, Asian American and Pacific Islander studies, and Women's and Gender studies inform research on Asian American and Pacific Islander women. Attending to the collective voices of the women themselves, the volume seeks to transform current understandings of Asian American and Pacific Islander women's histories.

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Asian American scientists in STEM classrooms: increasing inclusion and visibility

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Asian American scientists in STEM classrooms: increasing inclusion and visibility

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Learn about Asian and Pacific Islander American scientists who have helped change the world, and the call for greater inclusion of their work in curriculum and textbooks.

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Asian American scientists in STEM classrooms: increasing inclusion and visibility

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Learn about Asian and Pacific Islander American scientists who have helped change the world, and the call for greater inclusion of their work in curriculum and textbooks.

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The Asian American Dilemma in DEI: Finding Space in the Diversity Debates

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The Asian American Dilemma in DEI: Finding Space in the Diversity Debates

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"Without a distinct space valuing Asian American identity, it is difficult to build institutional support for the academic space required to support scholarship and curricula that are centered on Asian history, culture, and the Asian American experience"

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The Asian American Dilemma in DEI: Finding Space in the Diversity Debates

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, better known as DEI, has transformed higher education. Since its inception in the 1960s, DEI has experienced a series of highs and lows. In response to racial justice activism that emerged in 2020, DEI initiatives started to gain more traction. However, several new challenges threaten the future of DEI. The 2023 Supreme Court ruling striking down the use of affirmative action in admissions, the conservative backlash against Critical Race Theory, and the increase in racially targeted violence have slowed the momentum of DEI initiatives across the country. In addition, certain groups, like Asian Americans, face a unique dilemma in the diversity debates as racial and ethnic minorities that are considered overrepresented in higher education. This essay examines where Asian Americans fit in the diversity debates today and explores what the situation looks like for Asian Americans in higher education when DEI is under attack. It concludes by offering suggestions for making Asian Americans more visible and what institutions should be doing to enhance wellness for minorities on campus.

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Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Alzheimer's

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Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Alzheimer's

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Almost half of Asian Americans say they are concerned about developing Alzheimer’s or dementia, but more than half also believe that significant loss of memory or cognitive ability (such as thinking or learning) is a normal part of aging.

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Asian Americans are the fastest growing major racial group in the U.S., but they are among the least represented groups in scientific research. This can make it harder for individuals or families to recognize the symptoms and seek professional care. Learn what the Alzheimer's Association is doing to address health disparities and provide support for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders living with Alzheimer's or other dementia.

Quick facts

For more information, please see our special 2021 report onRace, Ethnicity and Alzheimer's in America.

Understand the Signs

Asian Americans at risk

Studies indicate that Asian Americans exhibit a lower likelihood of developing Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia compared to other racial groups. Only 18% of Asian Americans are aware of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which makes it harder for individuals or families to recognize the symptoms and seek professional care.

Additional research is necessary to understand the prevalence of the disease in this community.

Factors that could contribute include:
There are things you can do to lower your risk of cognitive decline. Learn about 10 healthy habits you can adopt to positively impact your brain health.

Service providers can strengthen services for Asian Americans living with or at risk of Alzheimer's and other dementia, as outlined in these reports:

Participate in a clinical trial

While almost all (93%) Asian Americans trust health care providers, more than half (54%) of Asian Americans are not interested in participating in clinical research because they do not want to be "guinea pigs."

Volunteering for a research study may benefit you directly and help researchers find a new treatment or a cure. Learn more about participating in research studies and finding a clinical trial that makes sense for you.

Conversations around equity and dementia

Carl V. Hill, Ph.D., MPH, Alzheimer's Association chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, hosts virtual conversations to explore the impact of Alzheimer's and dementia within Asian American families:

Watch: Van Ta Park, Ph.D., MPH, discusses her research on mental health, caregiving and Alzheimer's and dementia. Park is a professor at the University of California San Francisco in the Department of Community Health Systems.

Watch: Oanh Meyer, Ph.D., discusses her research on links between trauma and dementia in the Vietnamese community.

Meyer is an associate adjunct professor and principal investigator with the Diversity and Disparities Lab at the Alzheimer's Disease Center, University of California - Davis. Meyer began researching cultural barriers to care while acting as a caregiver to her mother, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

The challenges she encountered - even as a U.S. born, fluent English-speaking person - helped her understand the difficulties many non-English speaking caregivers and patients experience. For example, most medical and legal paperwork lists people by personal name first, family name second. Among immigrants from cultures who say family name first, personal name second, such as Vietnamese, paperwork can create confusion.

Volunteer in your community

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You can help people living with Alzheimer's and dementia and their caregivers by becoming a volunteer. There is a range of community-based roles where you can lend support, such as:

Community representative.

Data entry or tech support volunteer.

Public policy advocate.

Social engagement leader.

And more.

Learn about volunteer opportunities at the Alzheimer's Association.
Read this personal story from volunteer Alzheimer's educator Joanne Hsu, of Tzu Chi, an Alzheimer's Association partner, about how her family was affected by Alzheimer's, and why education is key to reaching Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in need of resources and support: Tzu Chi Alzheimer's Education Volunteer Shares Inspiration for Educating Her Community

Association partnerships

At the Alzheimer's Association, we believe that diverse perspectives are critical to achieving health equity - meaning that all communities have a fair and just opportunity for early diagnosis and access to risk reduction and quality care. The Association is committed to engaging underrepresented and underserved communities and responding with resources and education to address the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer's and dementia.

The Alzheimer's Association actively partners with aligned organizations to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in Alzheimer's prevention and treatment. Our partners dedicating to serving the Asian American and Pacific Islander community include:

Learn more about the Association's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and about its partnerships.

Find help, support and local resources

If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's or another dementia, you are not alone. The Alzheimer's Association is the trusted resource for reliable information, education, referral and support to millions of people affected by the disease.

Locate your local Alzheimer's Association office.

The Alzheimer's Association is here all day, every day for people facing Alzheimer's and other dementia through our free 24/7 Helpline (800.272.3900). Talk to a dementia expert now and get confidential emotional support, local resources, crisis assistance and information in over 200 languages. It's ok if you don't know where to start. Just give us a call and we'll guide you from there.

Whether you're living with memory loss or caring for someone who is, ALZNavigator, an online interactive tool, will guide you to your next steps.

Resources for people living with Alzheimer's: Learn more about your diagnosis, what to expect and ways to navigate everyday life at each stage of the disease.

Resources for caregivers: Learn how to prepare for caregiving and sustaining your own mental, physical and emotional health.

The Alzheimer's Association offers additional information on Alzheimer's, seeking medical care and caregiving in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese.

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Asia Society Magazine is joined by historian Ellen Wu to talk about the pivotal moments in history that led to the creation of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month — from the Black Freedom Movement and the Asian American Movement of the 1970s and the proclamation of the first AAPI heritage celebration in May 1979.

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The great novel of the Philippines has become widely known as the great novel of the Philippines. A passionate love story set against the ugly political backdrop of repression, torture, and murder, "The Noli," as it is called in the Philippines, was the first major artistic manifestation of Asian resistance to European colonialism, and Rizal became a guiding conscience-and martyr-for the revolution that would subsequently rise up in the Spanish province.

In more than a century since its appearance, José Rizal's Noli Me Tangere

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Asian Identity playlist by Fung Bros. (a.k.a. “Hot Pot Boys”) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD56YYhzWk5t-IairxgiD67zqjS9Uktsn&si=jhqN1cFV1jyzPL7L

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There are a lot of Asian identities. There's a lot to talk about.