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Lush wide landscape of rice terraces in Banaue, Philippines

How The KDP Helped One Organizer Find Her Way Home

Melody Foronda on the history of the Union of Democratic Filipinos. Melody is a community organizer and secretary general of Migrante USA. She shares a story with deep connections to her own journey becoming a community organizer. Tiên Nguyễn: What is your favorite story to tell from Asian American history?

12 Aug 2025
Black and white photo of dozens of people standing in front of the I-Hotel in 1977. Credit: Nancy Wong

How the International Hotel Manongs Exemplified Filipino Resistance

Matt Oflas details the legacy that inspires Filipino American activism to this day. Matt is an independent filmmaker, recent USC grad, and member of SIKLAB, a multimedia collective that uplifts the stories of Filipino migrant workers. Though I’d heard about the historic battle for the I-Hotel, I’ve never

29 Jul 2025
The Vietnamese Newsroom That Shaped Little Saigon

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The Vietnamese Newsroom That Shaped Little Saigon

Katelyn Do on the first Vietnamese-language newspaper in the U.S.

15 Jul 2025
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Thanks for reading My Favorite Asian Story – a newsletter where I ask people to share their favorite story about Asian American history and culture. I post new stories every other Tuesday! I’m Tien, a journalist, documentary filmmaker, and Vietnamese American refugee. Over the past few years, my work has

28 Jun 2025
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