By Patrick Frater
20.05.2020 - 17:15 / billboard.com
Google paid tribute to Israel Kamakawiwo'ole on Wednesday (April 20) to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on what would've been the singer's 61st birthday.The colorful animated Doodle finds the late Hawaiian music great -- who passed away in 1997 at the age of 38 -- performing his iconic rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," strumming his ukulele as he sits peacefully on the beach and picks plumerias.
Interspersed with floating traditional Hawaiian prints known as kapa, the
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By Dino-Ray Ramos
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the United States, so we're celebrating 10 DJs and producers who represent for their roots in their music, art and everyday lives.The DJs and producers on our list have drawn from their cultural heritage to fuel a blossoming and inspiring international music career.
The casts of “Fresh Off the Boat” and “Kim's Convenience” are partnering for one night for charity.
is in a reflective mood. The actress, whom many will know as Rory Gilmore's best friend, Lane Kim, on, confessed that it's a surreal time celebrating the accomplishments of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders this month against a backdrop of uncertainty, tragedy and shifting perceptions of the Asian community due to the coronavirus pandemic.
From to to , there have been a slew of iconic works over the years that have highlighted or redefined the Asian American experience in impactful ways and have remained a large part of the pop culture lexicon.
Two of television’s biggest comedies are coming together for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
By Jordan Moreau
It was organised as an official protest
It often only takes one formative, life-changing performance on a TV show or a movie where everything clicks, especially when it comes to representation onscreen: «That's me.» «That's my story.» «They look like my family!»
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The presidents of Israel and Poland have sent birthday greetings to a 101-year-old Polish woman who is believed to be the be oldest living person recognized by Yad Vashem for rescuing Jews during the Holocaust.
By Audrey Cleo Yap
A number of projects are in the works following the success of the Netflix series