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https://nypost.com/2019/05/26/nypd-actively-working-to-recruit-asian-american-women-into-force/ The New York Police Department are working on recruiting more Asian women into the police force. In their most recent academy class, Asian women only made up 3 percent of the graduating class. Unlike in America, a police officer … Continue reading →

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2019/05/duke-a-year-after-launch-asian-american-studies-director-looks-back-on-challenges-plans-for-growth This article looks at how the Asian American studies program is doing at Duke University, which is a promising step in the right direction. Duke University is one of the largest universities in the country and if they have … Continue reading →

https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/may/05/abc-top-network-for-asian-americans-on-tv/ This article looks at the television networks and how many Asian American actors and actresses appear on their networks. ABC has the most Asian American talent with 11 percent of regular characters appearing on their network. Fox did not … Continue reading →

https://nextshark.com/kyler-murray-nfl-draft-pick/ Kyler Murray was the first draft pick to the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL draft. The significance of this is the fact that he is the first Asian American number one draft pick in the history of the NFL. … Continue reading →

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/08/movies/crazy-rich-asians-cast.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FAsian-Americans&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=5&pgtype=collection Why did it take so long to have an all-Asian cast for a movie between The Joy Luck Club and Crazy Rich Asians? That question asked in a New York Times article looking at that very question. Normally Asian … Continue reading →

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/nyregion/hammer-attack-brooklyn-chinese-restaurant.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FAsian-Americans&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection In January of this year, a man named Mr. Martunovich killed three people with a hammer in a Brooklyn Chinese buffet restaurant. He has had a history of mental illness but had no history of violent outbursts. He was … Continue reading →