A Samoan’s mission to bring the ancient fire knife dance to Hong Kong
Masoe Hogan Toomalatai, 41, says fire knife dancing will help raise confidence and foster cultural exchanges among people ...
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University celebrates Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month with events throughout April and May
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a national observance that takes place in May each year to pay tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's ...
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Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian and Asian American populations show varying heart disease risk factors
In the PANACHE (Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian and Asian American Cardiovascular Health Epidemiology) study, researchers analyzed health records from 2012 through 2022 for approximately 700,000 ...
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Non-profit promotes Pacific Islander excellence
The Polystrong Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to fostering the next generation of Pacific Islander leaders, hosted its largest fundraising event of the year at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The ...
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Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are still targets of hatred 5 years after pandemic surge
It was five years ago this month that pandemic-fueled abuse of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders became so frequent — reports spiked 35% from March 2020 to the end of 2021 — that a ...
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5 years after pandemic surge, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders still targets of hatred
It was five years ago this month that pandemic-fueled abuse of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders became so frequent — reports spiked 35% from March 2020 to the end of 2021 — that a ...
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Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are still targets of hatred 5 years after pandemic surge
Up until 2020, Anna Wong had gone her entire adulthood in Los Angeles without ever facing blatantly racist abuse for being Asian. After COVID-19 hit, she was accosted twice in six months.