Tensions rise as Russia builds forces along the Ukrainian border. A news roundup of the top stories of the week.
[Left Clockwise: Photo via 88Rising, Photo via Netflix, Photo via The Maine] Today we’ve got the scoop on Netflix’s new additions to The Sandman, 88Rising’s benefit concert for Asian Mental Health Collective, and The Maine teases a new song coming out Friday. Netflix Announces Additional Cast for The Sandman The cast for The Sandman just got bigger. Netflix has announced twelve new additions to the cast: Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston, Jenna Coleman, Niamh Walsh, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Kyo Ra, Stephen Fry, Razane Jammal, Sandra James Young, and Patton Oswalt. Additionally, executive producer and creator of the… Read more »
Today we have the scoop on Hocus Pocus 2, MILCK’s new track “I Belong”, Dwayne Johnson cast as Krypto the Super-Dog, and President Biden signing the Anti-Asian Hate Crimes bill into law.
idobi is standing up and shouting about these Asian American businesses, who do the work to make our lives better in local communities. We see you. We hear you. We fight by your side. And you have our support.
Today we have UK celebrities coming together for a campaign to stop the growing Asian hate in the UK, Lupin Part 2 trailer, and Usher is set to host the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
When you’re sixteen, you never really look around the room to see if you’re the only Asian person there. It’s not something that occurs to you when you’re so happy to be front row at a show. For me, I was just excited to share a similar interest with other people my age and to be able to talk about bands we enjoyed. I never realized how important it would be to see other people who looked like me on stage and behind the scenes.
Aud Lew shares her Asian American experience growing up and various instances of racism she has encountered.
Today we’ve got LeVar Burton guest hosting Jeopardy, Lizzo’s team up with Dove, Biden’s Climate Summit, MxPx livestream on idobi Radio, and the Senate Passing the Anti-Asian Hate bill.
Paula Yoo joins Alice Meichi Li and Kat Bittner for The Asian in America Episode, moderated by Sherin Nicole.
Asian-American Attacks Continue Following the hate crime committed in the Atlanta area yesterday, an elderly Asian man and an elderly Asian woman were attacked in San Francisco today. A 39 year old man first targeted the 83 year old man. It was when he was running from a security guard after this attack, that he then assaulted the 75 year old woman. Fortunately, she had a lot of fight in her. Using a stick she carries for protection, she began to beat him after he gave her a black eye. People jumped in to break up the fight and police… Read more »
