Chloe Zhao, a Beijing-born filmmaker, made history Sunday by winning the best director Oscar for her movie “Nomadland” — becoming the first Asian woman and only the second woman to ever win the award. Here is a brief history of Asian Americans and their impact on the American entertainment industry.

Queens Public is hosting the following event, regarding the recent rise of hate incidents against Asians and Asian Americans, and how we can be better allies. Please see information below, as well as the attached flier. Title: Stop Anti-Asian Violence: A Conversation About Discrimination Towards Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Date: April 26, 2021 at 5pm Where to Watch: Facebook page: https://facebook.com/QPLNYC YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/WPntaCkFsE4 Description: Since the start of COVID-19, there has been a rise in hate incidents against Asians and Asian Americans on a national scale. Join our distinguished guests and experts for a discussion of the issues …

The Project DIVE (Diversity, Inclusion, & Valuing Equity) Committee at LaGuardia Community College is hosting a town hall meeting for students, faculty, and staff who are interested in sharing their experiences and thoughts about the recent rise of anti-Asian incidents in New York City. To participate in the event, register at https://bit.ly/aav-town-hall. Title: Combating Anti-Asian Violence Town Hall Date: Monday, April 26, 2021 Time: 2:15pm – 3:15pm Place: Zoom URL: https://bit.ly/aav-town-hall Description: Joyce Moy, Director of the Asian American/Asian Research Institute, will talk about the history of Asian American experiences in the U.S., including the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Japanese …

The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act cleared the chamber in a 94-1 vote Thursday. It would expedite the Justice Department’s review of hate crimes and would designate an official at the department to oversee the effort.

A selection of books about the history of Asian Americans’ activism in the U.S. Quote: “They have long been vocal about injustices — from resistance to racist immigration laws, anti-Chinese purges and lynchings to fighting against Japanese American incarceration, organizing labor strikes, advocating for civil rights and protesting against war, imperialism and police brutality.”

Endangered Language Alliance has just published a digital map of languages in New York City. It shows very rich linguistic diversity in Queens, especially with languages spoken in the pan-Asian region. Quote “38% of the city’s languages are from Asia (highest of any continent), dozens are Indigenous to the Americas”

In this series of virtual workshops, the Asian American Education Project will be showcasing our curriculum on the Asian American Pacific Islander (“AAPI”) experience. It is divided into themes to make it easier for educators to adapt the whole or part of the curriculum into their own practice.

Many AAPI residents in Queens are represented in this photo project by the NYT. Keeping Love Close: What does love look like in a time of hate? Asian and Asian-American photographers respond.

Crazy Rich Asians queen Gemma Chan, A-Major and M88 are partnering with podcast media studio QCODE for a table-read of Hold Still, Vincent which is based on the tragic, true events of Vincent Chin’s murder.

A NYT Opinion video about a high school student who shares her experience as an Asian American during COVID-19. The student links her experience as a Chinese American to the history of xenophobia during pandemics in the U.S.