Artwork by Casielle Santos-Gaerlan In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, Yahoo commissioned first generation Filipino-American illustrator and fine artist Casielle Santos-Gaerlan to re-imagine the Yahoo logo. Santos-Gaerlan, a Brooklyn native, sees the month of May as a chance to highlight the greatness of the community, but also as a chance to reflect on the progress still needed ahead. “It’s an opportunity to celebrate the stories of Asians, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and how… Source link
Read More »What record-breaking Google searches showed us about AAPI issues in 2021
Newly released data on Google trending searches showed record-breaking searches related to Asian Americans in 2021. As anti-Asian hate spiked amid the coronavirus pandemic, Google’s data showed that searches for the term “Asian American” increased by over 5,000 percent, what the company defines as a “breakout search.” In addition, searches for “what is a hate crime” hit record highs in March, the same month eight people — six of them Asian women — were killed at three… Source link
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