“When I was growing up, I could name maybe one Asian actress in Hollywood, maybe two,” said Tina Firesheets, co-organizer of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Film Festival at
A new initiative in Guilford County has launched a multimedia project to counter a rise in attacks and harassment of Asian-Americans. According to a Pew Research Center survey, about three in ten Asian adults say they have been subjected to slurs or jokes because of their race or ethnicity. That’s higher than any other demographic group. But organizers of the project say more knowledge leads to more empathy.