Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy set to be 1st woman and person of color to direct ‘Star Wars’ film
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, an Academy Award-winning and International Emmy Award-winning director and journalist, will be the first person of color and...
Dalai Lama apologizes after video shows him asking a boy to ‘suck my tongue’
NEW DELHI — The Dalai Lama, the Tibetans’ 87-year-old spiritual leader, apologized on Monday after footage showed him asking a...
Asian actors take on Barbie and Ken roles in first look at ‘Barbie’ movie
Warner Bros. Pictures offered a first look at the star-studded cast of “Barbie,” including stars Simu Liu and Ritu Arya,...
‘Moana’ live-action remake set at Disney, with The Rock returning
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announced a new live-action remake of “Moana” during the Disney 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Webcast...
Protests erupt across the U.S. amid internet shutdown in India and manhunt for activist
Protests have emerged in major cities like Los Angeles and New York in response to the Indian police search for...
106-year-old Indigenous Filipino tattoo artist becomes Vogue cover model
Vogue Philippines released its April issue on Friday and its newest cover model is an 106-year-old indigenous Kalinga woman, Apo...
‘Turning Red’ was top streaming movie in both minority and white households in 2022, report finds
Pixar film “Turning Red” was the top streamed movie in both white and minority households last year, according to a...
‘John Wick’ star Hiroyuki Sanada says new film isn’t just about bloodshed — it’s also about brotherhood
Friends rarely existed in assassin John Wick’s life, and those who did were bonded for life — whether or not...
Victim lost $50k after Texas DPS unknowingly sent 4,800 Asians’ driver’s licenses to crime group, she said
After the Texas Department of Public Safety revealed to victims this month that it had unknowingly sent thousands of driver’s...
MSNBC’s ‘The Culture Is: AAPI Women’ spotlights women defining a generation
In the lead up to Asian American heritage month, MSNBC’s Katie Phang will sit down with some of this generation's...
Recommended
The Proud Asian is your number one website for the latest news affecting the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. It’s about representation. It’s about being heard. It’s about feeling Proud to be Asian.