Local News: Ashburn, VA 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Asian-American News Editors

News Widget

Display the Asian-American news headlines on your website.

Get the Topix Headlines Widget

Share & bookmark

RSS icon mobile icon

Asian-American News

News on Asian-American continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

3 hrs ago | MediaPost

Ethnic Viewers Vary On TV, Music Usage

When it comes to buying entertainment for ethnic viewers, there is no-one-size-fits-all concept.

3 comments

Related Topix: African-American

Sun May 19, 2013

NEWS.com.au

Indian leader laughs off Sandy's gag

Channel 7 sports presenter Sandy Roberts caused a Twitter stir after putting on an Indian accent during a news broadcast.

Comment?

Related Topix: Indian-American

Vallejo Times-Herald

Vallejo celebrates new Filipino Community Center opening

Father Jess Soriano, pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Vallejo, passes through and blesses the sanctuary, currently being used by Calvary Chapel Vallejo, in the newly dedicated Filipino Community Center during grand opening ceremonies on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

Comment?

Related Topix: Vallejo, CA, Filipino-American, American Canyon, CA, Solano County, CA

New York Daily News

Undocumented Asian Americans are now sharing personal stories online - and onstage

A brave group of undocumented Asian American kids who grew up in the shadows are now shouting out their status from the stage.

Comment?

Examiner.com

Yellow Face: Justin Lin's "Other" Film Fuels Discussion on Racism

As Justin Lin 's "Fast & Furious 6" roars into theaters on May 24th, another film by Lin is starting to make some noise.

1 comment

Related Topix: Fast & Furious 6, Fast & Furious, Recreational Vehicle, Award

KCBD-TV Lubbock

Man shot dead at north Houston restaurant

Police are looking for man in his 30s suspected in a fatal shooting at a Vietnamese restaurant in north Houston.

Comment?

KISU-TV Pocatello

View schedule

This profile of the first Asian American to be cast in the lead role in a regular television series traces his career from nightclub singer and comedian to Broadway and film star as Sammy Fong in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway play and film version of The Flower Drum Song.

Comment?

Sat May 18, 2013

BroadwayWorld.com

Ann Harada, Telly Leung and More Featured in Aea's the Asian American ...

In celebration of Asian Heritage month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee of Actors' Equity Association and ReImagined World Entertainment will present "The Asian American Composers and Lyricists Project," a free evening of original works created and sung by Asian American theatre artists.

Comment?

Weekend Balita

Philippine Consulate General Celebrates Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month

Photo above shows Mr. Warren Furutani, Los Angeles Public Works Commissioner, Consul General Maria Hellen Barber-De La Vega with Filipino Community Leaders.

Comment?

Related Topix: Los Angeles County, CA

English Dong-A

Master-servant relationship in sexual harassment

Master-servant relationship in sexual harassment . MAY 18, 2013 08:15. . The entire nation was reeling of the 'Yoon Chang-jung sex scandal' throughout this past week.

3 comments

Related Topix: Sex Scandal, Korean-American

Medical Daily

The Health Benefits of Pacific Island and Asian Cooking-5 Mouthwatering Recipes

The White House and the First Lady's Lets Move! initiative have collaborated to promote healthy eating habits among Asian American and Pacific Islanders.

Comment?

Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, United States Department of Agriculture, US News

Infoplease

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month-a celebration of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

Comment?

Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Anime and Manga

Malaysian National News Agency

Kohilan Suggests Two Indian Excos In Selangor State Executive Council Line-Up

Selangor Gerakan chief A. Kohilan Pillay has suggested that at least two Indians be appointed in the Selangor State Executive Committee to better serve the needs of the Indian community and promote a more inclusive politics.

Comment?

Related Topix: Malaysia, World News, Indian-American

The Guardian

Bradford: city of Bollywood dreams

As Bradford's National Media Museum celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema, Irna Qureshi looks back at how immigrant mill and foundry workers from across the north used to come to the city to catch a Bollywood film on their day off A detail from an image used by Bollywood Icons: 100 years of Indian cinema at the National Media Museum in Bradford ... (more)

Comment?

Related Topix: Arts, Cinema, Bollywood, Europe, West Yorkshire County, England, World News, United Kingdom,

Fri May 17, 2013

Examiner.com

Torrance resident's documentary commissioned by national verterans network

Filmmaker and Torrance, Calif. resident, Steven Itano Wasserman , is a fourth-generation American of Japanese and Russian Jewish descent.

Comment?

Related Topix: Torrance, CA, Japanese-American

Capitol Hill Blog

Finding no good fortune on 14th, Lucky 8s China House to close

One of the smaller entities in the transformation of 14th and Union into an island of food and drink activity is closing its doors after one last night of service - and delivery.

Comment?

Related Topix: Chinese-American

Patch.com

Korean Group Petitions Name of 'Sea of Japan' in School Textbooks

A Korean group is asking school officials in Fort Lee, Leonia and Palisades Park to use textbooks that refer to the "Sea of Japan" as "The East Sea," according to a report on northjersey.com. The Korean-American Association of New Jersey has presented 1,500 signatures in favor of the name change to school officials in the three towns, according to ... (more)

Comment?

Related Topix: Fort Lee, NJ, Leonia, NJ, Palisades Park, NJ, Korean-American

National Public Radio

Rudresh Mahanthappa On Piano Jazz

Rudresh Mahanthappa creates an explosive blend of South Indian classical music and progressive jazz.

Comment?

Related Topix: Rudresh Mahanthappa, Jazz, Indian-American, Boulder, CO

New York Post

Cops search for 3 fake psychics in 'bait-and-switch' scam

Three middle-aged women posing as psychics stole $2,000 from a superstitious Manhattan resident during a classic "bait-and-switch" and cops believe they might have committed similar crimes, sources told The Post today.

Comment?

Related Topix: Chinese-American

Chicago Reader

Reader's Agenda Fri 5/17: Manifest, Fight Girl Battle World, and Asian American Showcase

It's graduation season, and Columbia College is throwing one hell of a party before it sends its students out into the cold, hard world.

Comment?

Related Topix: Arts, Theater, Chicago, IL