In April 2024, Wisconsin passed a bill by Governor Tony Evers that will have K-12 public schools teach Asian American and Hmong history as a part of their required curriculum. Since Illinois set this precedent in 2021, 20 other states have mandated the teaching of AAPI history, according to The Asian American Foundation, with Wisconsin being the 21st. This is huge for the APIDA community as it allows for more representation and compassion within the United States.
If we want to unpack what magic means in the Asian American community, we have to start at the 19th century.
Jenn Tran is the first Asian American Bachelorette lead in the history of the 22 year long smash ABC romance franchise. Jenn’s love story is exactly what both the show, its audience, and all Asian Americans need.
With election season coming up, the Asian American community’s votes are important now more than ever as the amount of APIDA voters increases every year. A strategy that targets the Asian American community served to be quite beneficial as it pushed Democrat Tom Suozzi into winning New York’s 3rd Congressional District race.
Thuy, an indie artist from The Bay, will be the first female Vietnamese American artist to perform at Coachella. How do Vietnamese American women in the music industry defy cultural expectations by pursuing their creative dreams?