A refreshingly non-slick Korean boy band called Korean Soul got a standing ovation for their silky smooth cover of ‘All My Life’. The group got through the first round with a unanimous ‘yes’ vote from all four judges, Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara and Howie Mandel. “America’s Got Talent” Season 16 is now underway…
Wealthy executives and corporate giants are giving over $1 billion to influence policy and counter violence. The Asian American Foundation (“TAAF”) announced that just two weeks after launching it has raised nearly $1.1 billion to support AAPI communities. This builds upon an initial commitment from the TAAF board of $125 million announced on May 3rd, which was already the largest…
“I’d like to thank my two boys who made me go out and work. This is the result because mommy worked so hard.” Minari star Yuh-jung Youn won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar last night, and gave what might have been the most memorable speech of the evening. Ms. Youn’s historic win marks the first…
The Alliance for Asian American Justice brings together Asian American Fortune 1000 General Counsel and law firm partners to join forces to offer pro bono legal services to victims of anti-Asian hate LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK & WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In light of the recent surge in anti-Asian violence across the country, a group of Fortune…
The two will star in and executive produce Beef, from A24 and creator Lee Sung Jin. Netflix has won the rights to a series starring Oscar nominee Steven Yeun and Ali Wong. The two will also serve as executive producers of Beef, a 10-episode dramedy from creator Lee Sung Jin and A24. The streamer won the…
(CNN) Reps. Young Kim and Michelle Steel never imagined that the first time they would testify before Congress as new lawmakers it would be to call out hate against their community. But the California Republicans eagerly joined other Asian American lawmakers as witnesses in a House Judiciary Committee hearing last week intended to put the spotlight…
NAPABA has established pro bono legal resources to ensure that local communities have legal resources to address the most egregious hate-fueled attacks against our community. NAPABA is the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, an organization of 50,000 Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students. Led by their Hate Crimes Task Force,…
Oscar nominations were announced this morning, with Korean American film Minari receiving six nominations overall, including best picture and the first nomination in history for an Asian American lead actor for Steven Yeun. Also nominated for excellence in acting was Youn Yuh-jung, who became the first Korean performer to be nominated for best supporting actress…
Yul Kwon, Google Senior Director of Production Management and the first Asian American winner of the CBS reality show Survivor, will join the Korea Society to share his diverse career trajectories in product management, technology, law, and media. Yul has worked with major government agencies and private companies including Google, Facebook, the Federal Communications Commission,…
After 31 years of working in television, Korean American actor Daniel Dae Kim has been tapped to star in the second season of the successful thriller The Hot Zone, an American anthology drama television series, based on the 1994 non-fiction book of the same name by Richard Preston. Daniel Dae Kim, previously of Lost and Hawaii Five-O, and most recently of…