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Culture and History
Jiaqi Wan

Dumplings: A Symbol of Family

When we talk about the spring festival or Chinese New Year, what traditional food comes to your mind? Is it poached chicken or fish? Most people will say dumplings.  Dumpling (饺子) is a traditional chinese food with fillings wrapped in a thin, round wrappers made of flour. Because the shape of Dumplings is like yuanbao (元宝), the ancient chinese currency, they are considered to bring good luck and wealth. Dumplings

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Business
Janine Wu

Korematsu Institute Names Courtney Peagler Executive Director as Organization Scales National Impact

          The Fred T. Korematsu Institute, a cornerstone of national civil rights education, has announced the promotion of Courtney Peagler to Executive Director. The move signals a strategic shift for the organization as it expands its reach to meet an increasing demand for civil rights advocacy and historical education.                    Peagler, who previously served as the Institute’s Vice

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Community
Jiaqi Wan

Sarah Segrest: You Don’t Have to Stop Dreaming

AANN recently had the opportunity to interview Sarah Segrest. Segrest is a triathlete. she was born in Vietnam and adopted by an American family when she was about 6 mouth old. she majored in nuclear engineering at first, but switched to marketing three years later. she is the first Vietnamese to win a Texas state championship.   Hope to meet the challenge is the major reason that Sarah decided to

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Culture and History
Jiaqi Wan

Interview with Nicholas Ton: The Story of Culture Connection 

     AANN recently had an opportunity to interview Nicholas M. Ton, the new president and CEO of Tokyo Story USA.     Tokyo Story USA is the company that is committed to “bring more Japanese culture to the US” , and they brought Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW) to Texas for their second tour in the USA.   “Whenever you come see the shows, you will get every aspect of the spectrum

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Business
Colette Shiu

2025 NCAAC & ILF Young Entrepreneurship Event: An Overview

Written by Colette Shiu and Michael Stehlin Inspiring the Next Generation In August 2025, the North Carolina Asian American Coalition (NCAAC) and the International Leadership Foundation (ILF) collaborated and hosted the Young Entrepreneurship Contest and Award Ceremony. The event provided participants all across North Carolina with the opportunity to share innovative business ideas while learning what it takes to be a leader. Theme and Purpose The theme for this year’s

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Kpop Demon Hunters Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

New York City – November 27, 2025 This year, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade brought the usual mix of floats, Broadway showcases, and giant balloons drifting between Manhattan’s skyscrapers. But the moment that truly ignited the crowd came from an unexpected source: the breakout K-pop group Demon Hunters. The five-member group, known for entertaining kids and teens with dance choreography and songs, made their parade debut on top of a neon-lit

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