Anna Purna Kambhampaty

Emma Gee and Yuji Ichioka among charter founders and early supporters honored in 1999 at the 30th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Asian American Studies Center at UCLA.

In 1968, These Activists Coined the Term 'Asian American'—And Helped Shape Decades of Advocacy

Before that point, people of Asian descent in the U.S. would generally refe...

Before that point, people of Asian descent in the U.S. would generally refer to themselves by their specific ethnic subgroup, and activism was likewise separate

Edvard Munch's Self-Portrait after the Spanish Flu, 1919

How Art Movements Tried to Make Sense of the World in the Wake of the 1918 Flu Pandemic

The outbreak magnified the absurdity of the moment, according to art histor...

The outbreak magnified the absurdity of the moment, according to art historians

Laura Harrier and Darren Criss in 'Hollywood'

The True Stories Behind Ryan Murphy's New Netflix Series Hollywood

In Ryan Murphy's new Netflix limited series Hollywood, post-war Tinseltown ...

In Ryan Murphy's new Netflix limited series Hollywood, post-war Tinseltown is reenvisioned with an imaginative "what if?" approach. The show tells a fictional narrative about a group of actors and filmmakers trying to break into...

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in 'Never Have I Ever'

'I Wish I Had a Show Like This Growing Up.' Breakout Star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan on the Power of Netflix's Never Have I Ever

The actor plays the lead in a new series inspired by co-creator Mindy Kalin...

The actor plays the lead in a new series inspired by co-creator Mindy Kaling's childhood

No Test, Minimal Contact: How One Abortion Clinic Is Adapting to Coronavirus Concerns

In late March, Leah Coplon, the program director at Maine Family Planning, ...

In late March, Leah Coplon, the program director at Maine Family Planning, watched as a young mother parked her car in front of the building. Carrying her baby, the mother was greeted by staff in...

Unpacking the Most Memorable Fashion Statements From Netflix's Tiger King

From the runway to ancient history, here's where we've seen looks like cowb...

From the runway to ancient history, here's where we've seen looks like cowboy drag and live animals as accessories

'It Is Pretty Bad Down Here at Present.' What We Can Learn From a Letter Written Just After the Height of the 1918 Flu Pandemic

More than a century later, as the world confronts another pandemic, the let...

More than a century later, as the world confronts another pandemic, the letter provides a look at what life was like at that moment