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11 AAPI celebrities who are changing Hollywood
As AAPI Heritage Month concludes, we took a look at some of the most influential AAPI celebrities i…
Gabbi Shaw  Â
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20 groundbreaking AAPI women who changed the entertainment industry
AAPI women have made incredible contributions to the entertainment industry, bringing characters li…
Mykenna Maniece  Â
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A boba business storm is brewing, and a 'Shang-Chi' star is in the middle of it
Simu Liu, who was representing his VC firm on "Dragons' Den," criticized two entrepreneurs' pitch f…
Aditi Bharade  Â
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Founders break down 5 challenges standing in the way of AAPI entrepreneurs
"People talk about having a seat at the table, but I don't want to sit at that table," says Arnold …
Jackie Lam  Â
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The 10 people transforming DEI - from the founder of Stop AAPI Hate, to the CEO of Eaton
Insider has released its 2022 list of 100 people who are transforming business across different sec…
Business Insider  Â
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BTS' White House visit marks the start of a new era in the group's boyband diplomacy — going from UN speeches to advocating against hate crimes
The boyband took its political activism to a new level this week, speaking out against anti-Asian h…
Cheryl Teh  Â
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For nearly two decades, this Brooklyn studio has offered Taiwanese artists rent for just $5
Since 2003, "art angel" Patrick Huang has welcomed artists with ties to Taiwan to the BAS Brooklyn …
DeArbea Walker  Â
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How the first Asian American Miss Texas is using TikTok and a law degree to change what it means to be a pageant queen
Unlike winners before her, Averie Bishop is outspoken about her progressive politics. Now, she's us…
Kristie-Valerie Hoang  Â
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How South Asian Americans came to dominate the Scripps Spelling Bee
Since 2008, a South Asian American has been a winner of the prestigious academic competition for ev…
Yoonji Han  Â
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2 AAPI executives at Fortune 500 companies share how growing up in Asian households helped them climb the corporate ladder
David Kang and Tiffany Xingyu Wang hold C-suite positions at Fortune 500 companies. They share how …
Shriya Bhattacharya ,Britney …  Â
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How Taiwanese Americans are reacting to the mass shooting at Laguna Woods: 'An attack on them is an attack on our entire community.'
Members of the Taiwanese American community emphasize a need to understanding the specifics surroun…
Yoonji Han  Â
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US House passes National Asian American and Pacific Islander museum bill
The bill would establish an eight-person commission of individuals well versed in Asian American hi…
DeArbea Walker  Â
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New York City man charged in connection to hate crime spree against Asian women
The two-hour spree of hate crimes highlights a growing issue of violence targeting Asian women in t…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell  Â
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AAPI communities shaken by stabbing of woman in NYC's Chinatown and ongoing trauma of hate crimes
While Asian American women regularly deal with harassment, the fatal stabbing of Christina Yuna Lee…
Gwen Aviles  Â
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As China becomes a political target, AAPI advocates say increased anti-China rhetoric could be dangerous
As the US midterm primaries near, Republican and Democratic candidates alike have spread anti-China…
DeArbea Walker  Â
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Hate crimes against Asians and Pacific Islanders in San Francisco spiked more than 500% in 2021
Authorities said, of the 60 hate crimes reported in the city last year, they believe one man is res…
Erin Snodgrass  Â
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A photographer captured the street style of her Asian elders. How their portraits highlight a community's fight against hate.
Pre-pandemic, Sirui Ma photographed Asian street style: Nike shoes. Mandarin collars. With a spike …
Christine Jean-Baptiste  Â
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Asian-American comedians are fighting back against late night television that makes their culture the punchline.
Just 2.9% of writer's guild members working in TV are Asian. Comedians say little representation me…
Christine Jean-Baptiste  Â
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For Pacific Islanders, 'AAPI' can render them invisible. How communities demand power by combatting erasure.
The broad categorization of AAPI, or Asian American Pacific Islander, almost stopped Pacific Island…
Samantha Crozier  Â
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'Grief becomes power.' How the coronavirus pandemic changed the South Asian diaspora's experience of mourning.
A once communal experience of grief has become replaced with isolation and anxiety, changing how So…