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Jeremy Lin Inspires Asian Americans With Extraordinary Play

For the past month now New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin’s extraordinary skills on the basketball court has been the source of pride for Asian Americans everywhere, inspiring catch phrases like “Linsanity and “Linderella”. But the newfound fame for this Taiwanese American and Harvard graduate is also bringing some unwanted ra...Read More

Out of the Darkness: Asian Americans Confront the Stigma of HIV/AIDS

A simple, strapless wedding dress is what Sara, 28, settled on for her summer wedding where she is expecting about 200 people. Like most brides-to-be, Sara, who is part Asian American, is busying planning the minute details of her wedding from specialty cupcakes to the reception venue. But unlike most who are soon-to-be wed, Sara has a secret she...Read More

Federal Appeals Court Rules California’s Prop. 8 is Unconstitutional

SAN FRANCISCO—The joy felt by actor George Takei upon learning of a federal appeals court ruling that California’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional was unmistakable. He expressed his happiness through his blog. “I am nearly 75 years old. I have lived through four wars, spent my childhood in two U.S. internment camps...Read More

Asian Americans Express Digust With Xenophobic Rep. Hoekstra Ad During Superbowl

LANSING, Michigan—For many Asian Americans across the country, the response to an anti-Asian Superbowl advertisement by Michigan Republican Pete Hoekstra was an emphatic, what was he thinking? During the recent Superbowl game viewers were treated to the sound of a gong and then a young Asian woman riding a bike in what looks like rice fields ...Read More

Asian American Advocates Demand Justice For Private Danny Chen

Asian Americans advocates voiced their frustrations after a military investigating officer recommended dropping the involuntary manslaughter charge against an accused infantryman in Pvt. Danny Chen’s death. The recommendation was made public Jan. 22 after a hearing wrapped up for Spc. Ryan Offutt, 32. Offutt faces 13 charges in connection wit...Read More