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It was started in 1978 — There is an Asian Association of Utah Two of the purposes of holding the Asian Festival each year in Utah are to unify the diverse Asian American communities within the state and to uplift the community. …

Today is the last day of “Asian-American Pacific Islander” or “AAPI” month in 2023. Celebrating AAPI as a race category makes no sense for numerous reasons. As a result, many in the West have argued the category should be disaggregated or broken up into subcategories more AAPI members can get…

My daughter came home crying from her job as a barista for a local Boba Tea cafe. “They don’t like me, mom! I’m doing the exact same level of work that all the new kids are, and they keep calling ME out cuz I’m not Asian.” Several other barista-type jobs…

Struck by the BTS Lightning: Discovering the Harmonious Power of Music Beyond Language — Can I make a confession? Until a few months ago, I was a staunch member of the ‘I Don’t Get the BTS Hype’ club. Boy, was I wrong! It’s like I had been listening to music in black and white, and BTS, well, they turned on Technicolor. But…

A simple tasty scrambled eggs with cheese in breakfast — Introduction Scrambled eggs are popular in western breakfast because of its soft texture when compared to fried eggs. Usually salt and black pepper are added to the eggs. But it will be tastier when the scrambled eggs are with melted cheese, which gives the eggs different texture and flavouring! …

An Intimate Dialogue between a Grandfather and Grandson on the Raw Realities of Being a First-Generation Asian American Immigrant in the United States. — There is something innately admirable about the generation that brought us here — the first generation Asian Americans, who left the familiarity of their home countries to brave the unknown and start anew. My grandfather, a humble man with a heart of a lion and wisdom that could fill volumes…

The success of Crazy Rich Asians catalyzed a growing movement on giving true justice to Asian representation in the North American film & TV industry, which revitalized the career of Ke Huy Quan. The achievements are things to be proud of but on the flip side, it’s a reflection of the unfair and unjust systems in place that hurt BIPOC members, let alone Asians, in the industry. — Ke Quan Huy is back, everybody, and I feel the warmth as a fellow VietAm who is trying to get into the entertainment industry.

Unmasking the growing, yet often misdirected, wave of racism towards Asians in the heart of multicultural Auckland. — As I ambled down the bustling streets of Auckland central, the city I now call home, the autumn air was filled with a chill, crisp enough to send a shiver down my spine. It was a typical day, nothing out of the ordinary, until it wasn’t. A random stranger emerged…

As an Asian kid, I’m starting to get used to the verbal abuse of not getting married earlier and not taking a medical degree. Little did my parents know, the taught of “married’ scares me, a lot. …