Disney/Pixar movie “Up” stars an Asian American character
From Channel APA: The new Disney-Pixar animated feature, “Up,” stars an Asian American character, voiced by an Asian American kid. The part of Russell, the young scout who gloms onto the grumpy old man Carl just as the two take off on a crazy adventure, is read by Jordan Nagai, a Japanese American young man [...]
Ronald Takaki, pioneering Asian American historian, 1939-2009
There are very few non-fiction books that anyone interested in Asian American history and culture must read. They include Helen Zia’s “Asian American Dreams,” Bill Hosokawa’s “Nisei: The Quiet Americans,” Phoebe Eng’s “Warrior Lessons,” Ben Fong-Torres’ “The Rice Room” and Ronald Takaki’s “Strangers from a Different Shore.” Ronald Takaki, who wrote or co-authored more than [...]
Asian American brother-and-sister team Tammy and Victor Jih win “Amazing Race” season 14
Asian Americans are finally getting more exposure on the TV screen, both in roles that don’t require FoB accents (that’s “fresh of the boat,” for those of you new to the expression), and also in reality TV shows. Apolo Anton Ohno and Kristi Yamaguchi were “Dancing with the Stars” champions (and Carrie Ann Inaba is [...]
Meet Norman Mineta, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation
visualizAsian.com is proud to announce that its AAPI Empowerment Series is kicking off during Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with an interview with Secretary Norman Y. Mineta. Not only is he the first Asian American to be appointed to a Cabinet position (Secretary of Commerce under Bill Clinton), he is also the longest-serving Secretary [...]
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