May is Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, a time to reflect on how these communities have shaped the history of the U.S. while also examining the struggles and discrimination they have faced in America. The “CBS This Morning” podcast spoke with a historian, actor and author about what it means to be Asian American in today’s […]
The Asian American community has experienced a rise in hate crimes In April, as the coronavirus continued its deadly march across the U.S., more than 1,500 hate crimes were reported against Asian Americans. They are being unjustly, and unbelievably, blamed for the disease. “We are in 2020 and look at what happened,” asks Cynthia Chen […]
Asian Americans, more than any other group, are using digital devices and streaming services for their television viewing, according to a report made public Monday. The Nielsen company study said that Asian Americans are becoming key consumers and influencers in entertainment and gaming. And Asian Americans are proving to be more tech savvy as their […]
Asian Americans account for 52 percent of the deaths from COVID-19 in San Francisco, according to a new research brief released May 11 by the Asian American Research Center on Health (ARCH) at the University of California San Francisco’s School of Medicine. San Francisco has 1,754 confirmed COVID-19 infections and 31 deaths; 16 Asian Americans […]
Win by emphasizing a lifestyle, not only an ethnicity Why brands shouldn’t write off the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) consumers.Getty Images A surprising number of brands write off the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) consumer as a 5.6% niche and not a worthy investment. It is true that certain obstacles exist from […]
For Jeremy Lin, the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic began to hit him after he was forced to quarantine at his home in California for nearly 21 days. He started noticing how he would get dirty looks while in the grocery store, and heard stories from other Asian American friends about the discrimination they were […]
Most politicians mark Asian Pacific American Heritage Month each May with some kind of rote message of tribute to the nation’s twenty million or so Americans of Asian descent—a sizable population, and the nation’s fastest-growing ethnic group. In contrast, President Trump decided to speak not to Asian Americans but for them. On Monday, after he […]
Asian Americans fight for equality in the fields, on campuses and in the culture; new immigrants and war refugees expand the definition of Asian American.
Hate crimes and incidents directed at Asian Americans have surged during the coronavirus outbreak, according to the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations, whose director said Wednesday that civic groups and police departments had fielded more than 100 reports of hate incidents tied to the pandemic from February through April. Many of these incidents […]
President appears to continue confrontation on Twitter seemingly in response to incident involving CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang at the White House coronavirus briefing in Washington on 11 May. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/ReutersAdam Gabbatt in New York and David Smith in WashingtonPublished onTue 12 May 2020 11.57 EDT Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared […]