And Other Things to Know From Angry Asian America.

Trump Courts Asian American Vote Amid Coronavirus
Hilarious. Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is debuting its “Asian Americans for Trump” initiative in a virtual event tonight… as if his destructive, racist rhetoric hasn’t had a major role in the rise of anti-Asian sentiment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Asian Americans for Trump? That’s a no from me. That’s a hell no.

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Couple Who Met in Japanese Incarceration Camp Die Within Days of Each Other at 90
Joseph Yamada and Elizabeth Kikuchi were born two days apart, but they didn’t meet until they were 11, when both were sent with their families to a World War II incarceration camp in Poston, Arizona. Then they became mostly inseparable. After the war, they went to San Diego High School together, then to UC Berkeley. They married, raised a family, and left their marks on San Diego in landscape architecture and community service. They both died this month just days apart. They had each recently turned 90.

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A Salute to Asian Pacific American Filmmakers
In celebration of Heritage Month, IMDb created this cool video montage taking a look back at cinematic history and celebrating Asian Pacific American filmmakers and their visionary work. Lots of great films in there.

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