Author: AnnMarie Chamberlain

5/27/21: One Detroit – Anti-Asian Hate / Asian Americans Rising to be Heard

May 27, 2021

Earlier this month, One Detroit hosted a virtual town hall called How We Got Here: The Asian American Experience in Metro Detroit.

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Asian Americans in Metro Detroit: Rising to be heard

May 27, 2021

This month, One Detroit hosted a virtual town hall called How We Got Here: The Asian American Experience in Metro Detroit.

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Anti-Asian Hate: From Vincent Chin to Today

May 27, 2021

This month, One Detroit hosted a virtual town hall called How We Got Here: The Asian American Experience in Metro Detroit.

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WDET | AAPI Stories: “Our Life Together Has Really Been a Gift”

May 26, 2021

From our partners at WDET, as part of our joint AAPI Stories project: Lily Mendoza and Jim Perkinson reflect on their relationship, their educational careers and dedication to social justice and how Jim had to learn how to eat like a Filipino.

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5/24/21: One Detroit – Punk Music in Detroit / Women in Jazz / History of Almond Boneless Chicken

May 24, 2021

Tonight on One Detroit: Cinecyde Formed in 1976, Cinecyde may have been Detroit’s first...

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Lost Constellations: Exploring the Underrepresentation of the AAPI Community in Art

May 24, 2021

One Detroit associate producer Will Glover talks to journalist, activist, and poet Frances Kai–Hwa Wang about the poem she wrote to accompany a dance performed by AAPI women for the Lost Constellations project, commissioned by the DIA. Plus, they explore the underrepresentation of the AAPI community in the arts and what can be done to further support it.

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James Beard semi-finalist Baobab Fare closes on new east side location
by Christine Ferretti and Orlando Bailey (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Hamissi Mamba considered opening a second location of his restaurant in Ann Arbor. But a trip to Detroit’s East Warren-Cadieux area changed his plans.
Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance changes name, goes statewide
by Orlando Bailey (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
A $500,000 appropriation from last year’s state budget will take the Detroit-based organization to Lansing and Flint.
Black men bond where they feel at home — in the barbershop
by Bryce Huffman, Orlando Bailey and Quinn Banks (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
The Black barbershop is a sanctuary for grooming and public rest and a pulpit to express joy, debate values and politics in a community that is affirming and safe.
Black men bond where they feel at home — in the barbershop
by Bryce Huffman, Orlando Bailey and Quinn Banks (Orlando Bailey, Author at BridgeDetroit)
The Black barbershop is a sanctuary for grooming and public rest and a pulpit to express joy, debate values and politics in a community that is affirming and safe.
Detroit transit warrior finds his place
by Bryce Huffman (Bryce Huffman, Author at BridgeDetroit)
Michael Cunningham II, a fierce advocate for bus riders and drivers in Detroit, has landed a one-bedroom apartment after nearly a decade of housing insecurity.

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Ukraine's army chief reports tactical retreat in the east as Russian forces attack front line
Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that Russian forces continue to attack "along the entire front line" of more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), with pitched battles raging west of Avdiivka, the eastern city they took in February after a grueling, monthslong fight.
Japan's ruling party set to lose 3 seats in special vote, seen as rebuke for corruption scandal
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's governing party, stung by an extensive slush funds scandal, appeared to have lost all three seats in Sunday's parliamentary by-elections, according to media exit polls and preliminary results.
News Wrap: Hamas releases video of two hostages, including Israeli-American
In our news wrap Sunday, Hamas released video of two hostages as efforts around a cease-fire deal with Israel intensify, protestors rallied against the Israel-Hamas war outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner, tornadoes killed at least four people in Oklahoma, Iraq passed law imposing heavy prison sentences on LGBTQ+ people, and three-time WNBA champion Candace Parker says she is retiring.