"It feels like every culture has their own take on the dish: there’s fluffy Korean bingsoo topped with fresh fruit, Japanese kakigori paired with sweet red beans, Filipino halo-halo that doubles as a shaved ice dish and ice cream sundae, and Mexican raspados showered with Tajín — to name a few. And not only is the frozen treat universal, it can also be easily made and customized at home. Here’s how to do it."

https://www.eater.com/eater-at-home/884742/how-to-make-kakigori-shaved-ice-at-home

Kang explained, “I wanted to feature foods that I feel like maybe people are not familiar with. Chris’ favorite is naengmyeon, which is ice-cold noodles in a beef broth. And that’s also a North Korean dish, and my dad is North Korean, so that that’s really a special dish for me. And Chris’ in-laws are as well. So that that was symbolic for both of our families.”

https://www.salon.com/2025/06/27/kpop-demon-hunters-korean-food/

"For 55-year-old U.S. Army veteran Sae Joon Park, this was the hardest moment of his life. Not getting shot in combat. Not the years battling post-traumatic stress disorder or addiction. Not prison. It was leaving the U.S., a country he called home for nearly five decades."

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/24/g-s1-74036/trump-ice-self-deportation-army-veteran-hawaii

"A new lawsuit claims that United Airlines booted the wrong passenger off of a flight after a diversion just because she was Asian. They meant to kick off the other Asian woman who had been seated seven rows ahead of her."

https://viewfromthewing.com/they-all-look-alike-united-airlines-kicked-off-the-wrong-asian-passenger-after-5-hours-stuck-on-the-tarmac-lawsuit-says/

#AsianAmericanandPacificIslanderHeritageMonth #AANHPI #startrek #sulu #elaanoftoryius #ilia #demorasulu #NurseOgawa #AdmiralNakamura #KeikoOBrien #buckbokai #HarryKim #andrewkim #hoshisato #ensignRutherford #BoYeonKim #PhillipaGeorgiou #GenRhys #graytal #CommodoreOh #dahj #LaanNoonienSingh #startrek58 @trekcore

Thanks for tuning in! Drop by #SatMat (on) for more #AANHPIHeritageMonth fun w/ “The Witches of Eastwick” (1987) (info https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/114537908070136397) and #ILikeToWatcher (on) later that night when I’ll have music by #AANHPI female/female aligned artists (info https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/11453790930748568)… Join me next week when we celebrate #MemorialDay on #MusComEnt with “Hollywood Canteen” (1944) and #RetroView closes out #AANHPIHeritageMonth with music by Armenian-American icon Cher! Enjoy the rest of your week

ONE HOUR until #RetroView celebrates #AANHPI talent in classical music, musical theater and opera (link & info https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/114537905527163022)

Thanks for tuning in… Join me tomorrow for Classical music, Musical Theater and Opera performances by #AANHPI artists on #RetroView (info https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/114537905527163022) Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday night, #MusComEnt friends

Talking about my Angel Island novel on MPR (Minnesota Public Radio)

https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2025/05/20/st-paul-author-highlights-historic-poetry-from-detained-chinese-immigrants-in-new-book

Thanks @MatthewTitus88 for that wonderful, mellow Saturday night music.. See y’all later, #ILikeToWatch friends, enjoy the rest of your night/weekend

PS- drop by #SymSat in a few minutes for some music in honor of #AANHPIHeritageMonth (link & info https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/114495334543349283)

PPS- I’m hosting #ILikeToWatch Next week with music by female/female aligned #AANHPI artists

Not lost on me that as birthright citizenship is being challenged today, it was because of Wong Kim Ark that we have it at all.

It’s AANHPI month, which we are celebrating at work. I complain these terms are arbitrary (and they are) but also they think we are all the same anyway.

While I can’t do a ton about national legislation, I can do a lot in my community. As an East Asian person, making space for South, Southeast and other Asians and NH (Native Hawaiian) and PI (Pacific Islander) people is absolutely what I want to do. I’m helping to organize some activities at work that spotlight other cultures in our alphabet soup.

Also RIP Henry Fuhrmann, whose exhortation to drop the hyphen in Asian-American vastly expanded and included people who can consider themselves Asian American. Undocumented people. People who don’t yet have citizenship, or won’t, or can’t.

#OnThisDay in 1989, “The United States and the Philippines: In Our Image” premiered on public television, exploring the historical relationship between the U.S. and its former colony, the #Philippines.

The United States and the Philippines Interviews Collection features raw footage interviews recorded between 1985 and 1988, including this conversation with Corazon "Cory" Aquino, the first female president of the Philippines.

Explore the collection: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/us-and-philippines-collection

AANHPI Heritage Month is here — and so is #GiveInMay! Join us in honoring the strength, stories, and struggles of AANHPI communities by supporting orgs on the frontlines.

We're fundraising to support our summer newsroom intern, in partnership with the CUNY Newmark J-Corps. Give today:

https://www.giveinmay.org/donate/The-Xylom

“Anti-Asian online hate in US saw 'alarming surge' after election — report

January 2025 marked the highest number of online anti-Asian slurs by month since monitoring began in August 2022, the report says, with a total of 87,945 slurs.”

Link to article: https://www.trtworld.com/discrimination/anti-asian-online-hate-in-us-saw-alarming-surge-after-election-report-18267361

Link to report: https://stopaapihate.org/2025/02/20/post-election-surge-in-hate/

Corazon "Cory" Aquino, the first female president of the #Philippines, emerged as a prominent figure during the 1986 #PeoplePowerRevolution, which ended Ferdinand Marcos’ 20-year dictatorship and restored democracy in the country.

Explore her insights and more in this interview, one of over 90 raw interviews housed in the new The United States and the Philippines Interviews Collection: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/us-and-philippines-collection

This month, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting commemorates Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by honoring the rich history, culture, and perspectives of these communities.

Explore the AAPB’s extensive collection of programs dedicated to #AANHPI history and perspectives and celebrate the diversity of voices in our archive: https://blog.americanarchive.org/2024/05/10/the-aapb-celebrates-asian-american-native-hawaiian-and-pacific-islander-heritage-month/

I’m proud to be celebrating the rich and diverse history of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders this #AANHPIHeritageMonth! I hope you’ll join me in combating discrimination against this incredible community, as well as shining a light on what makes us special. What a time to be #AANHPI and proud!