Kim's Convenience Comes to Los Angeles

And Other Items of Note From Angry Asian America.

Center Theatre Group Presents: Kim's Convenience

Attention, Los Angeles theater-goers! Before it was a TV show, it was a play. The award-winning play Kim's Convenience comes to Los Angeles, presented by Center Theatre Group. This award-winning comedy drama, which inspired the Netflix hit, is a hilarious, feel-good story about a Korean family-run corner store. Mr. Kim works hard to support his wife and children with his Toronto convenience store. As he evaluates his future, he faces both a changing neighborhood landscape and the gap between his values and those of his Canadian-born children. Playwright Ins Choi, who will also star in the production as the titular character, calls Kim’s Convenience his "love letter to his parents and to all first-generation immigrants who call Canada their home." The play March 21 to April 19 at the Ahmanson Theater. For tickets and more info, go here.

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Asian American Food Habits Survey

Help out some academic researchers who are some interesting work around Asian Americans and food. The study, administered by Dr. Oliver Wang (California State University Long Beach), Kelli Kimura (UC Irvine), and Sam Titus (UC Irvine), aims to explore intersections between food and identity, especially as it relates to the diverse community of Asian Americans. You can help them out by completing an online survey.

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Why Gene Luen Yang’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Matter Again

Last year, American Born Chinese writer Gene Luen Yang started writing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics for IDW, becoming the first Asian American writer to pen a flagship title for the 40-year franchise. He says he sees the turtles -- and their bi-cultural identity -- as quintessentially Asian American.

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VOTE NOW: Which KPop Demon Hunters doll should we make?

Toymaker Mattel has two potential ideas for upcoming Kpop Demon Hunters dolls, and they're asking fans to vote on which one they'll make available for pre-sale later this year. Choose between the Demon Jinu doll and a Sleeping Bag Mira doll. Styled in the likeness from Saja Boys' performance of "You Idol," the Demon Jin Doll comes with a robe, hanbok, pants, hat, shoes and other accessories. The Sleeping Bag Mira doll, sporting the her iconic look from the character's introduction, includes a sleeping bag with drawstring toggle, spiked hair cuffs, earrings, and bodysuit. See videos of the figure prototypes and cast your vote here.

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THE AUNTIE SEWING SQUAD RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK: A New Documentary Film

The Auntie Sewing Squad Resistance Playbook is a feature-length documentary that follows the Auntie Sewing Squad founded by Kristina Wong, a collective of mostly BIPOC women volunteers who came together on social media with a mission: to protect vulnerable communities from COVID-19. This national network of hundreds of Aunties, Uncles, and non-binary volunteers turned their living rooms into "sweatshops," where they sewed and donated cloth facemasks to counter the US government's failure to provide protective gear for its people. They are currently in the homestretch to complete the film, and are asking for crowdfunding assistance. Your contribution would support editing, sound design, color correction, and other aspects of postproduction before they get the documentary out into the world. For more information, go here.

Why Do Asian Americans Love "Bizarre Love Triangle"?

Why can't we be ourselves like we were yesterday?



Asian Americans, we have an anthem. If you are Asian American of a certain age, there is a song that can immediately pull us into circle formation on the dance floor like synth siren's song. I am, of course, talking about "Bizarre Love Triangle" by New Order. If you know, you know. But why? What is about this specific track that has resonated so strongly with a generation of Asian Americans?

Our friend, sociology professor, DJ and music scholar Oliver Wang is formally asking the questions about "Bizarre Love Triangle" and doing some important work for the culture. Through a research study entitled "Bizarre Love Theories," he intends to get to the bottom of why New Order's 1986 dance chart hit has been embraced as an unofficial anthem of Asian America. And he needs your help. Check it:

Take this survey on AAPI food habits. For research!

Study examines the eating habits of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.



Our friend Oliver Wang, professor of sociology at California State University Long Beach, is launching a pilot study to explore the eating habits of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and he could use your help.

Take this quick online survey: AAPI Food Habits

Oliver says the study came from a simple question: how do AAPIs eat? Specifically, he and co-author Mike Hoa Nguyen were interested in how those of us raised in the United States make decisions about what to cook at home or eat in restaurants. How often do we prioritize some kind of Asian food -- whether it’s the food linked to our family heritage or just any kind of Asian food -- when we think about what we want to eat?

"For me, that’s pretty important," Oliver says. "I live in Los Angeles's San Gabriel Valley -- practically the national capital for Asian American cuisine -- and it's easy for me to take for granted how many restaurants and markets I have access to. It certainly shapes my meal decisions, whether I'm getting a bite out to eat or I'm cooking for my family."

Survey Says: Asian Americans experience discrimination

New survey finds Asian Americans experience and perceive discrimination in many areas of their daily lives.



From National Public Radio: New results from an NPR survey show that large numbers of Asian-Americans experience and perceive discrimination in many areas of their daily lives. This happens despite their having average incomes that outpace other racial, ethnic and identity groups.

The poll, a collaboration among NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, also finds a wide gap between immigrant and nonimmigrant Asian-Americans in reporting discrimination experiences, including violence and harassment.

"Our poll shows that Asian-American families have the highest average income among the groups we've surveyed, and yet the poll still finds that Asian-Americans experience persistent discrimination in housing, jobs and at college," says Robert Blendon, professor of health policy and political analysis at the Harvard Chan School who co-directed the survey. "Over the course of our series, we are seeing again and again that income is not a shield from discrimination."

More here: Poll: Asian-Americans See Individuals' Prejudice As Big Discrimination Problem

Research Survey: Asian Americans, Culture and Infidelity

Asian American participants needed to take an online survey for clinical psychology dissertation.



Here's a research study that could use your help with online survey. Nicole Himuro-Fitzgerald, a doctoral student in clinical psychology at Alliant International University in San Francisco, is working on a dissertation about whether culture impacts the relationship between romantic attachment and infidelity, and reasons for why people engage in infidelity. She's specifically focusing on the Asian American population because they're significantly underrepresented in the current research. Can you help her out?

The survey will take about 25-30 minutes to complete. They're looking for individuals who are 1) between the ages of 21-65; 2) identify as Asian Americans; 3) experience a romantic relationship lasting at least six months. Those who complete the survey can be entered into a raffle to win a $200 Visa gift card.

Take The Great National Boba/Bubble Tea Survey*

Hey, boba tea drinkers! The Asian Americana podcast needs your help.



The podcast Asian Americana, produced and hosted by our friend Quincy Surasmith, is doing an episode about one of your favorite Asian beverages -- tapioca pearl milk tea -- and they're asking for your help.

Asian Americana has created a survey researching some of your preferences and consuming habits when it comes to boba/bubble tea. What do you call it? How and where do you enjoy it? They want to know. Respond to the survey and enter for your enter for a chance to win a nifty Giant Robot boba/bubble tea pin.

They're looking for responses from all ages, backgrounds and regions (especially outside California), so take the survey and share far and wide. You've got until August 1. Here are some more details:

Asian American Voters Will Punish Candidates with Anti-Immigrant Views

By Karthick Ramakrishnan. Cross-posted from AAPI Data.



Last week, Jeb Bush and Carly Fiorina came under fire for their offensive comments on Asian immigrants. Bush noted in his visit to border city McAllen, TX, that the phenomenon of so-called "anchor babies" was "frankly, more related to Asian people," while Fiorina called in Le Mars, Iowa for the urgent resolution of "festering problems" like the Chinese birth tourism industry in the United States.

This brings up an important question of whether anti-immigrant rhetoric could hurt candidates among Asian American voters. In the 2014 APIAVote & Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC 2014 Voter Survey of registered Asian American voters, for which AAPI Data provided research support, respondents were asked:

"If a political candidate expressed strongly anti-immigrant views, but you agreed with him or her on other issues, would you still vote for that candidate, or would you vote for someone else?"

Research Study: Experiences and Attitudes of Asian/Asian Americans

Seeking Asian/Asian American participants for an online research questionnaire.



Hey folks, help out a scholar. I recently heard from Joyce Lee, a doctoral candidate in Counseling Psychology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, who is conducting a research study that examines the experiences and attitudes of Asian/Asian Americans living in the United States. She is currently recruiting Asian/Asian Americans, age 18 or older, to participate in two online questionnaires for her research.

Here's a flyer with more details on the study:

Research Survey: Asian American Body Image Scale

Seeking Asian American participants, ages 18 and older, to complete an online survey.

Dr. Frances Shen, an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS), is conducting a research study on the impact of body image on the psychological well-being of Asian American men and women.

They're looking for individuals who (1) identify as an Asian American man or woman and (2) are at least 18 years of age to complete an anonymous web-based survey about Asian Americans' body image-related experiences and attitudes.

The entire study should take approximately 50-60 minutes. As a thank you, participants who complete the survey can enter into a lottery drawing to win one of four $25 gift certificates or one of four $50 gift certificates.

Here are some more details about the study:

Research Survey: Asian Americans needed for body image study

Seeking Asian American participants, ages 18 and older, to complete an online survey.

Passing along this research study that could use your help...

I recently heard from Dr. Frances Shen, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Springfield, who is looking for Asian American participants, ages 18 or older, to complete an anonymous web-based survey to develop a measure on body image for Asian American men and women.

Here's some more details on the survey:

Hey Minnesota! Are you Southeast Asian? Take this survey.

Research study on early childhood education in Southeast Asian communities.



This is for all my people in Minnesota... The state's Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans is looking for folks to participate in a research study on Early Childhood Education among Southeast Asian families in Minnesota, including the Cambodian/Khmer, Hmong, Karen, Lao, and Vietnamese communities. Take the online survey, and you'll help CAPM inform valuable research and funding for the Southeast Asian community.

Here are some more details on who's eligible to take the survey:

Research Survey: APA LGBTQ Mental Health Outcomes

Hey, how about helping out some grad students? Patty Chung, Marissa Lee, and Joanna Tol are Master's of Social Welfare candidates at UCLA. They're currently conducting a research project on Asian Pacific American LGBTQ individuals' wellness outcomes, with a focus on parental relationships, and are asking eligible folks complete a research survey.

If you are at least 18 years old, identify as API LGBTQ, and reside in the United States, please consider participating in the "The QAPI Study." It should take you about 30-40 minutes to complete. Here are some more details about the study:

Research Survey: Experiences of Asian American Women

Hey, Asian American women! Here's a graduate student who could use your help...

I recently heard from Suah Kim, a doctoral candidate at Teachers College, Columbia University. She's conducting a study examining Asian American women's cultural values, race- and gender-related experiences, body image, and mental health, and is looking for Asian American women to participate in an online research survey.

Here's some more information on the study:

research survey: asian american study abroad

Hey, students. Want to help out a grad student?

I recently heard from Emily Le, a doctoral candidate in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA, who is conducting an online survey on the study abroad experiences of Asian American students, for her doctoral dissertation exploring how study abroad affects ethnic, racial, and national identity development.

Here's some more information on the study:

Asian American teens bullied more than any other group

This probably won't come as a surprise, but it still sucks to hear... It's official: Asian Americans endure far more bullying at U.S. schools than members of any other ethnic group. When it comes to Asian Americans targeted for racial abuse and harassment, compared to other teens, the numbers aren't even close: Asian Americans most bullied in US schools: study.

According to new survey data release over the weekend for the Bullying Prevention Summit, 54 percent of Asian American teenagers said they were bullied in the classroom -- a figure waaaaay above the percentages of other groups. And Asian Americans teens are apparently three times as likely to face bullying on the internet: