U-MN concert for coronavirus support
MINNEAPOLIS — The coronavirus outbreak is impacting the Chinese students and scholars in the Twin Cities and their families in China. The Advisory Committee of the University of Minnesota China Center,[…]
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Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans statement on potential deportation of certain Lao and Hmong Americans
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Feb. 18, 2020) — The State Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans on Monday released a statement regarding the potential deportation of certain Lao and Hmong Americans. The[…]
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‘Parasite’ wins Best Picture, makes Oscar history and more
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer After sweeping one award show after another, beginning with the Palme d’Or in 2019, the South Korean movie “Parasite” topped it off by[…]
Lee Isaac Chung Wins Sundance 2020 Top Prizes
By DIANA CHENGAAP Film & Arts Writer Korean American filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung scored double honors at the Awards Ceremony of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah,[…]
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Kirsten Tan wins 2020 SFFILM New American Fellowship
San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM) announced today that Singaporean American filmmaker Kirsten Tan is the winner of the 2020 New American Fellowship, supporting her narrative feature “Higher” which is[…]
Shakopee SciMent student named Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar
Washington D.C. (Jan. 14, 2020) — Gautham Nair, a Shakopee High School student in Minnesota, was named a Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar on Jan. 8. The Regeneron Science Talent[…]
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‘Parasite’ Makes Oscar History
By DIANA CHENGAAP Film & Arts Writer The Bong Joon Ho directed, genre-bending South-Korean feature ‘Parasite’ makes history today as the 92nd Academy Awards announced its nominees in the early[…]
Minnesota sues JUUL for deceptive marketing targeting youth
St. Paul, Minn. (Dec. 4, 2019) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, along with Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, announced Wednesday that the state is suing e-cigarette[…]
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Lulu Wang’s ‘The Farewell’ is poised to be noticed at Awards Season
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer At the Gotham Awards on December 2 in New York City, the multi-talented Chinese-American rapper, comedian, and actor Awkwafina just wins the Best[…]
Pan-Asian coalition of 13 organizations engages 2,200 St. Paul voters
St. Paul, Minn. (Nov. 7, 2019) — This year’s St. Paul local elections produced new city council members, new school board members, and upheld the ordinance on city trash collection[…]
