On Dec. 19, the Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE) awarded Holly Ham, former executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI), with the […]
First Asian and woman music director at San Francisco Opera
Eun Sun Kim, has been named the San Francisco Opera’s next music director. The South Korean conductor will be just the fourth person to occupy the position in the company’s […]
Pho Bac boat reopens
Seattle’s iconic Pho Bac boat-shaped restaurant—closed for renovations since November 2018— was set to reopen on Jan. 1, 2020. The kitchen and interior were upgraded with a full bar at […]
Asian, Black faces misidentified more often by facial recognition software
ASSOCIATED PRESS By Matt O’Brien, AP Technology Writer A study by a U.S. agency has found that facial recognition technology often performs unevenly based on a person’s race, gender or […]
Controversy hits Romance Writers of America over ‘exotic’ Asian women with ‘slanted’ eyes descriptions
By Associated Press NEW YORK — There’s not a lot of love at the Romance Writers of America this holiday season. Lots of passion, but not too much love. The […]
Serena Williams, Jay-Z buy stakes in SE Asian coffee chain
Billionaire rapper Jay-Z and tennis megastar Serena Williams are among global public figures who have invested their funds to back the growth of Indonesian coffee chain Kopi Kenangan. Williams invested […]
Hmong celebrate new year in California amid tighter security
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) —Thousands of people gathered on Dec. 27 in central California to celebrate the Hmong new year amid heightened security in the wake of a neighborhood shooting in […]
JAL to give away 50,000 flights during Olympics
TOKYO — Japan Airlines (JAL) announced on Dec. 27 that it will give away 50,000 domestic return tickets to international visitors in the summer of 2020. Participants must be a […]
China convicts researchers involved in gene-edited babies
By KEN MORITSUGU BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese scientist who set off an ethical debate with claims that he had made the world’s first genetically edited babies was sentenced on […]
Hope for Honolulu Chinatown revival via building restoration
HONOLULU (AP) — A restoration of the iconic Wo Fat Building could serve as a catalyst in a makeover of Honolulu’s Chinatown, developers said. The proposed $10 million restoration of […]
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