#AAPIHeritagemonth

[ssavaart]

Day 14 of my Hair Journal was painting during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI).

I reached out to Professor Wayne Quilliam who specialized in photography of Aboriginal people (who works with the Aboriginal people and gets permission to photograph them) and he gave me permission to reference his photography for my portrait.

https://aboriginal.photography/

For the background, I referenced the traditional Aboriginal Dot Painting.

I always find it so interesting to paint people from all over the world. Though I bet traveling and doing it in person would be far more interesting than from my little Hobbit Hole.

Still... I really enjoyed it.

#aboriginal #aapiheritagemonth #aapi #hairjournal #aboriginalart #apahm #apaeverywhere #indiginous #art #traditional art #artists on tumblr #watercolor art #watercolor #drawing #art nouveau

[korra-of-the-watertribe]

Happy Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

#aapiheritagemonth #aapi representation #Asian American Pacific Islander heritage month #asiansincinema #represenation matters #dailycolorfulgifs #asian representation #stop asian hate #atlaedit #disneyedit #everything everywhere all at once #userleila #ivashkovadrian #asian athletes #my graphics #happy aapi heritage month yall!

[celebratinglucychen]

Eric Winter having Asian food for dinner is a reminder that we are celebrating Lucy Chen all month long! Also, it is now canon that Lucy Chen’s birthday falls under AAPI Heritage Month!

#lucy chen #the rookie #aapilucychen #chenford #aapiheritagemonth #melissa o'neil #lucy x tim #Eric winter #Tim Bradford

[sailorscout]

Not Mel wearing her hair in a bun with some chopstick/hair sticks in it to the Disney Upfront thing 🙂‍↕️ a small little cultural nod during this AAPI month!!

#the rookie #melissa o'neil #lucy chen #chenford #aapilucychen #aapiheritagemonth #disney upfront #Lucy #lucy x tim #tim x lucy

[midautumngame]

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#roguelike #roguelite #indie game #indie games #video games #gaming #video game #steam games #game dev #indie dev #aapi #aapi heritage month #aapiheritagemonth #asian diaspora #asian culture #asian representation #asian pacific american heritage month #indiedev #gamedev #midautumn #midautumn game

[thepineconelord]

In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, I’ve decided to make a long-post about the white-washing of Minhkhoa Khan aka the Ghost-maker.

To start I want to establish Khoa’s probable(it has not been said is in detail yet) race/ethnic background. Being from Singapore It’s very likely he’s Chinese, Malaysian, or Indian, as those are the most common ethnic groups in Singapore. Khoa’s last name ‘Khan’ is mostly a middle eastern(only in certian parts of the middle east)/east Asian name(I’m sure you can think of one guy in particular with this last name).

Anyway ethnic background aside, it’s been well-established that Ghost-maker is brown.

Here he is in batman v.3 109

batman v.3 106 (ft. bruce for white guy reference)

batman 2021 annual

batman: the knight #4 (again ft bruce for white guy reference)

Point being: he’s not white

So then it’s a little off to get hit with this face reveal in Batman Incorporated #7

Now does he look like a white guy? Not necessarily, he could be a lighter skinned Asian person, but I don’t appreciate the deviation from his earlier depictions as being darker. Colorism is a big deal, especially in Asia right now. Pale skin is seen as much more beautiful than dark skin, and this has led to many people doing things such as skin bleaching to achieve lighter skin tones. With this being the current state of things, it’s so important to have visibility for darker Asian people in media, and for this reason it comes across as a shitty move for dc to white-wash Minhkhoa.

Additionally dc had this alternate cover for batman inc #8, because they’re so good at diversity and totally didn’t just whitewash this guy :)

(btw not saying dc did any of this on purpose/with malicious intent, but rather that regardless of intention this was bad and they should fix it)

tldr: dc white-washed ghost-maker despite him being previously portrayed as much darker-skinned

#ghostmaker #dc #dc comics #batman incorporated #bruce wayne #batman v3 #batman the knight #btk #batman #minhkhoa khan #ghost-maker #ghost maker #colorism #tw: skin bleaching mention #aapiheritagemonth #aapi #this has been on my mind for a while and I hadn't seen anyone lay it out clearly yet so here we are

[superknovamusic]

Happy AAPI heritage month! I’m a proud queer, Korean-American transgirl 🇰🇷 and I’m so happy to see so many amazing AAPI artists thriving in recent years. As with everything, It’s never a lack of talent but rather opportunity, access and resources. Wishing more happiness, joy and success for all my AAPI family 💜

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX7eWGbr5dV3X?si=e87c24cf8b0e454a

📸: @DJ_lehrhaupt

#aapiheritagemonth #Korean American #Transgirl #SuperKnova #SuperKnovaMusic

[escape-from-arcadia]

Wind down sleepytime sketches of Nomura, Mary, and Cayden, who are dressed in traditional clothing from their respective cultures and are ready to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

Nomura (Japanese) is dressed in a kimono.

Mary (Chinese) is dressed in a qipao.

Cayden (Vietnamese) is dressed in an ao dai that's actually a bit short for them. (Their dad got them one in the men's design after they came out to him.)

#tales of arcadia #tales of arcadia fanart #trollhunters #zelda nomura #mary wang #tales of arcadia oc #oc: cayden tran #tempest draws #aapiheritagemonth

[seraphic-sapphic-safehaven]

I hope that all AAPI queers have a magnificent Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Y'all are beautiful people with beautiful cultures, and you deserve this time to celebrate them and take pride in your heritage!! ❤️

#aapi #asian american and pacific islander heritage month #aapi heritage month #queer positivity #lgbtq positivity #lgbtq+ #queer #qpoc #qpoc positivity #aapiheritagemonth #aapi heritage month 2023 #my posts

[summerongrand]

To the self-described WOC/progressive/woke Anon who left a message in my Ask box calling me “woke” …

You gave me a lot of personal details in your Ask. I know who you are and we're not even moots. I'm gonna err on the side of momma bear caution and not publish your message because I don't think you'd want your personal details out there. And if you do, message me. I know who you are.

IMO there's a difference between @celebratinglucychen, having an interest in reflecting on and representing a WOC in a fandom that is largely race-reluctant, and being woke. I personally wouldn't label uplifting Lucy as a WOC as being "woke". To me, it's the bare minimum that we can do for a character that we all love and adore. In all transparency, you’re the first person who has ever called me woke. I recently got called out for being not-woke by the last person you'd ever think of: an old, white, Oxford-trained British lady with a summer home in the British Hamptons.

So, uh, it feels oddly validating that you think this about me. Thanks for that I guess? And remember to celebrate Lucy Chen!

#my asks #chenford #the rookie #wokeness #lucy chen #aapilucychen #aapiheritagemonth #aapi heritage month

[whenweallvote]

With roots in more than 20 countries, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are an incredibly diverse population. 

They’re also the fastest growing voting bloc in the United States. 📈

Celebrate the rise of AAPI voting power with us by making sure you are registered to vote at weall.vote/register.

#aapiheritagemonth #aapi heritage month #AAPI community #AAPI #AANHPI #asian americans #pacific islanders #voter #voting #vote

[asiandramasource]

AAPI Heritage Month

May is AAPI Heritage Month! We want to celebrate by opening our tag for all API diasporan content - the entire month of May!

Rules:

general rules apply

create content for your favourite piece/s of API diasporan media, and post it anytime between May 1st and May 31st

tag us within the first 10 tags #asiandramasource so we can find your creation

@ us in your caption!

What will we reblog:

gifs, edits, art, OST, videos

tv series, dramas and films from the API diaspora, worldwide - not limited to the USA

unlimited entries - go wild!

All creations will be displayed on our page 💙 If you have any doubts, don't hesitate to shoot us an ask!

— asiandramasource team

#admin post #event #dailyworldcinema #kdramaspace #kdramadaily #jdramasource #asiandramanet #dramasource #userdramas #worldcinemaedit #wohdaily #mxtxnet #asiancentral #aapiheritagemonth

[celebratinglucychen]

May Fandom Event: Celebrate Lucy Chen!

#chenford #aapilucychen #the rookie #lucy chen #tim and lucy #tim bradford #tucy #melissa o'neil #fanfic #chenford edit #lucy x tim #chenford fanfics #chenford moodboard #chenford fics #ao3 #fandom #fandom culture #aapi #aapiheritagemonth #archive of our own #fanfic challenge #artwork #blogging #writing community #writing challenge

[sailorscout]

saw u had girl dad! tim inspo, what abt a him taking her to a daddy/daughter dance??

Now here’s the thing, the whole time leading up to the dance, Tim is a little uncomfortable with the whole thing. The thought of spending a whole evening with a bunch of middle aged dads and their tiny princesses? Not his ideal Saturday evening. But Jade is so excited. She hasn’t shut up about it since she found out what a daddy daughter dance *was*.

“Me and my daddy are going to a special dinner this weekend!” She’s told just about everyone.

“We’re going to wear fancy clothes like in mommy and daddy’s wedding pictures!”

The night of, Lucy teases him as he fidgets with the suit jacket.

“I can’t believe I’m wearing a tux to hang out with 20 5 year olds…”

“Yes but think about how excited *your* 5 year old is about this! She’s been so mad at us for not inviting her to our ‘fancy party’ for years.”

Tim softens a bit at that. Jade loved his and Lucy’s wedding photos, and threw a fit when she found out she hadn’t been invited—even though she wouldn’t be born for another year or so.

“And she looks *super* cute.” It’s as if the word ‘cute’ spawns the girl.

“Daddy!! Look at me in my dress!” Jade twirls around in her qipao inspired toddler dress; it was in a light blue with navy blossoms covering it. A matching blue to his tie. He smiled; he couldn’t help it. She did look super cute. Like someone put Lucy in the dryer.

“Ooh! Okay let me get a picture!” Lucy pushes them in front of the fireplace, the wedding picture above them.

Tim picks Jade up, and presses a raspberry to her cheek and she squeals, “you look beautiful, Bug.”

“Thank you daddy!” Jade giggles.

Lucy snaps a few pictures before Tim insists it’s time to leave, but Jade insists herself on seeing one of the pictures.

She gasps. “LOOK!” She points at the last one taken. Then she points to the picture above the hearth.

“Just like Mama and Daddy.”

#the rookie #chenford #tim bradford #lucy chen #tim x lucy #lucy x tim #chenfordbabies #girldad!tim #daddy daughter dance #aapilucychen #aapiheritagemonth #celebrating Lucy Chen

[veryqueermovies]

Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Here is a short list of Queer Asian films to watch all year long!

Funeral Parade of Rose (1969)

Farewell My Concubine (1993)

The Wedding Banquet (1993)

Fire (1996)

Happy Together (1997)

Intimates (1997)

Drift (2000)

Lan Yu (2001)

Blue Gate Crossing (2002)

Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

The Gathering (2003)

Tropical Malady (2004)

Ethan Mao (2004)

Saving Face (2004)

I Don't Want To Sleep Alone (2006)

The World Unseen (2007)

Love of Siam (2007)

Drifting Flowers (2008)

Just Friends? (2009)

Yes Or No (2010)

Muli (2010)

The Dance of Two Left Feet (2011)

Two Weddings and a Funeral (2012)

Night Flight (2014)

Loev (2015)

Front Cover (2015)

Naanu Avanalla…Avalu (I Am Not A He…I Am A She) (2015)

Our Love Story (2016)

The Handmaiden (2016)

Spa Night (2016)

Die Beautiful (2016)

Fathers (2016)

A Bride For Rip Van Winkle (2016)

Taste Of Betel Nut (2017)

Present Perfect (2017)

Close-Knit (2017)

Malila, The Farewell Flower (2017) 

Billie & Emma (2018)

Fish Bones (2018)

Dead Ex (2018)

Our Body (2018)

Song Lang (2018)

Rainbow’s Sunset (2018)

Twilight's Kiss (2019)

How I Felt When I Saw That Girl (2019)

Goodbye Mother (2019)

Moonlit Winter (2019)

Monsoon (2019)

Super Deluxe (2019)

The Half Of It (2020)

Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)

I Told Sunset About You (2020)

A Distant Place (2020)

Midnight Swan (2020)

Wish You (2021)

Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

Joyland (2022)

Cobalt Blue (2022)

#lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqa #queer #wlw #lgbtq movies #alphabet mafia #gay #lgbtqia #pride #queer movies #aapiheritagemonth #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #lgbtq positivity #queer positivity #mlm #achillean #gay couple #lesbian couple #sapphic #wlw pride #mlm pride #trans #trans pride #trans positivity #non binary #aapi month #lists

[midautumngame]

Midautumn is now available on Steam Early Access!

Midautumn is a narrative roguelite game about blasting evil spirits, Asian diaspora culture, and saving your hometown from gentrification. TODAY, May 9th 2023, it's officially out for purchase on Steam Early Access! Please wishlist if you haven't yet, and if you're still unsure, there's also a free demo for you to play before you buy!

#aapi heritage month #indie game #roguelike #game dev #indie dev #video games #roguelite #asian diaspora #asian culture #aapi #aapiheritagemonth #indie games #indiedev #gamedev #video game #midautumn #midautumn game