Sesame Street’s “Proud of Your Eyes” Video Tackles Anti-Asian Bullying
Sesame Street touches on the subject of anti-Asian bullying in a way that most of us have experienced. The “Proud of Your Eyes” video includes Wes and Alan from Sesame Street who help their friend Analyn. She is a Filipino-American who was teased because of the slanted shape of her eyes. According to NBC News, […]
Jordan Clarkson from Utah Jazz Helps Vandalized Filipino Food Truck Get a New Look
#StopAsianHate is not trending as much but anti-Asian hate crimes are still happening. In northern Utah, a Filipino food truck, World Famous Yum Yum Food Truck was vandalized with anti-Asian graffiti slurs. The popular food truck serves Filipino, Vietnamese, and Asian Fusion cuisine. Jordan Clarkson who plays for the Utah Jazz and was recently given […]
Gold House Unveils 2021 A100 List Amidst Anti-Asian Attacks
Gold House, the premier nonprofit collective of Asian & Pacific Islander (API) cultural leaders, debuts a suite of ventures on representation, economic, and individual empowerment amidst record-high attacks against the API community during Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. They launched the 2021 A100 List — the definitive API honor for the 100 most impactful […]
Attacks Rise in the Asian Community: 65-year-old Filipina Woman Beaten in New York #StopAsianHate
The search continues in finding the person who attacked Vilma Kari, a 65-year-old woman in New York. The attack happened last Sunday as the Filipina woman was walking on her way to church. Vilma’s daughter Elizabeth has set up a GoFundMe to for her medical bills as well as other hate crimes victims. The GoFundMe, […]