
The Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) criticized director Ridley Scott and his new film The Martian on Thursday for changing the races of two central characters who had been Asian in the film’s source material.
by Daniel Nussbaum8 Oct 2015, 9:42 PM PST0

Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), the first Chinese-American woman elected to Congress, slammed GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush Tuesday for defending his use of the term “anchor baby” by arguing that the term “is more related to Asian people.”
by Caroline May25 Aug 2015, 12:18 PM PST0

In the midst of a heated lawsuit alleging Harvard holds Asian students to a much higher standard during its admissions process, some college admissions counselors in California and elsewhere are coaching Asian American students to appear “less Asian” in an attempt to help them be accepted into the nation’s most elite schools.
by Adelle Nazarian11 Jun 2015, 12:50 PM PST0

Oscar-winning writer and director Cameron Crowe addressed criticism surrounding his decision to cast Emma Stone to play the mixed Asian character of Allison Ng in the film Aloha Tuesday.
by Kipp Jones3 Jun 2015, 8:35 AM PST0

A group of Asian-Americans have filed a complaint against Harvard saying that the school engaged in “systemic and continuous discrimination” against Asians with its admissions policy.
by Warner Todd Huston16 May 2015, 6:15 PM PST0