Asian-Americans

The Missouri Asian American Youth Foundation presses Missouri lawmakers for stricter gun control laws and equitable access to mental health care.

On Dec. 30, Mai Lee will bring her R&B and pop music to the stage — and her family’s popular dishes to VIP ticket holders.

The one-night only screening of the film at Webster University is sponsored by the Gateway Korea Foundation and Very Asian Foundation.

After St. Louis news anchor Michelle Li mentioned eating dumplings on New Year’s, she was chastised for being “very Asian.” She’s now turned that viral moment into a movement with the Very Asian Foundation.

The Asian community grew 37% in the past decade, and the region’s universities play a key role as an attraction. But there are many other things that make the area desirable.

Shayn Prapaisilp has lived in St. Louis his whole life, but because of his race, people often ask where he’s “really” from.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers are investigating a noose that a Black contractor found hanging in a tree on an Asian American woman's property in the Benton Park neighborhood.

The Senate approved new legislation to address a spike in hate crimes and violence targeted at the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. It marked a rare moment of bipartisan unity.

What’s it like growing up in a Black and white city when you don’t fit neatly in either category? A Chinese American and Thai American share their perspective on life in St. Louis — and the deadly attacks in Atlanta that have galvanized Asian American communities across the U.S.

After a man killed eight people in Atlanta, six of them Asian women, Asian Americans in St. Louis are on heightened alert for hate crimes and discrimination. Community leaders want Asian Americans to understand that they can report racist acts to authorities.