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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Two BIPOC performers stand on a stage with red curtains drawn to the sides. A diverse audience sits in front of them.

BIPOC students and alumni spread joy and express themselves through comedy

April 18, 2023

People often associate Asian American parents with the racist and harmful stereotype of the “tiger mom,” characterizing them as strict and boring. But William Paik (Weinberg ’20) said he seeks...

A man performs stand-up comedy into a microphone.

Chicago comedian and Northwestern alum William Paik to study Korean stand-up on Fulbright grant

July 22, 2022

It has only been three years since William Paik (Weinberg ’20) performed his first set as a stand-up comedian in Chicago.  Come September, he’ll spend 10 months exploring stand-up comedy on the...

David Kan speaks in front of The Rock, which is painted black and splatter-painted with color.

Amid ongoing push for AASP departmentalization, alum David Kan speaks about 1995 hunger strike for the program

April 6, 2022

While he was an undergraduate at Northwestern, David Kan (Weinberg ’95, Feinberg ’99) didn’t eat for three days, striking with members of the Asian American Advisory Board to advocate for an Asian...

A man in a white sweatshirt stands onstage with a microphone in front of a seated audience.

“East of California West of New York” features Midwestern, Asian American stand-up comedians

November 19, 2021

Audience members packed the Red Room in Chicago’s Lincoln Lodge on Wednesday evening for “East of California West of New York,” a stand-up comedy show featuring Asian American comedians in the Midwest. Comics...

Seniors Lillian Guo, William Paik, sophomore Hyohee Kim and freshman Toy Suliman speak on the Community Arts and Activism Student Panel.

Asian American Studies Program hosts Community Arts and Activism Student Panel

February 25, 2020

The Asian American Studies Program hosted a Community Arts and Activism Student Panel on Tuesday at University Hall, featuring four undergraduate students who are involved in the program. Each of the...

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