NBC Asian America

Stories, issues and opinions from the Asian American perspective.

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Asian America

New research shows reporting of anti-Asian hate helps victims cope with bias incidents

Dr. Warren Ng, psychiatry medical director at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, says reporting can help a person regain a sense of control after a racist incident.

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Asian America

Utah Jazz's Jordan Clarkson helps fix Filipino food truck covered in slurs

Nico Santos as Oliver and Michelle Yeoh as Eleanor in "Crazy Rich Asians."

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Asian America

Jon M. Chu regrets characters' depictions in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

Re-opening Continues Across Densely Populated New York And New Jersey Areas

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Asian America

50% of Indian Americans experienced discrimination in past year, study finds

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Asian America

A new Vincent Chin story is planned after family outcry canceled last podcast

Riz Ahmed attends the 93rd annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on April 25, 2021.

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Culture Matters

Muslims are underrepresented in films, study finds. 'The data doesn't lie,' actor Riz Ahmed says.

Senior Annie Chen, center, listens with classmates as Connecticut Attorney General William Tong speaks for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at Farmington High School in Farmington, Conn., on May 10, 2021.

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Asian America

How legislators, students are pushing for K-12 Asian American studies

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Asian America

Andrew Yang's change on whether identity politics loses elections

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Elections

Number of Asian Americans leading major cities could grow by 3. That's big, advocates say.

Illustration of three Asian American women standing in front of a Christian church.

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Asian America

How purity culture and anti-Asian racism intersect in some white evangelical circles

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Asian America

Alexandra Huỳnh steps into Amanda Gorman's shoes with a nod to her Vietnamese background

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Asian America

Vincent Chin podcast pulled after complaints from family

Image: Simu Liu as Shang-Chi in "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings."

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Asian America

Marvel's first Asian superhero combats the stereotypes of Hollywood's 'kung fu craze'

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Asian America

Filipino American nurses, reflecting on disproportionate Covid toll, look ahead

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Asian America

'America is not what we were told it was': Director Jon M. Chu on hope amid despair

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Asian America

He traveled to India to help his father. A bureaucratic tangle means he can't get home.

Writer Valerie Luu describes the outfits in "Chinatown Pretty" as unexpected, joyous, industrious and resourceful.

Asian America

'Chinatown Pretty' showcases 'unexpected, joyous' fashion of older Asian Americans

Lael Choi holds a candle during a vigil in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities at Almansor Park in Alhambra, Calif., on March 20, 2021.

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Asian America

How the pandemic and a rise in targeted hate crimes has shifted spending for Asian Americans

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NBC Out & Proud

Christian college's 1st out, queer student body president sparks a reckoning

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NBC Out & Proud

At the helm at Reuters, this trans executive says she's finally living in the light

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NBC Out & Proud

Meet Leyna Bloom, the 1st trans woman of color in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue

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NBC Out & Proud

Actor Ian Alexander blazes a cosmic trail as 1st trans 'Star Trek' character

Surveillance video from a local restaurant shows a woman being punched in the face in Chinatown, New York on May 31,2021.

U.S. news

Asian woman, 55, knocked out in unprovoked attack in NYC's Chinatown, police say

Asian-owned businesses and Pacific Islander-owned businesses took a hit during the Covid-19 pandemic. Consider supporting these AAPI-owned businesses across food, fitness, fashion and more.

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Lifestyle

How to define an AAPI-owned business