Jessica Prois is a freelance writer and editor based in New York. She's the founder and former executive editor of HuffPost Asian Voices, and a writer for&nbsp;NBC, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and New York Magazine.&nbsp;

Jessica Prois

Jessica Prois is a freelance writer and editor based in New York. She&#8217;s the founder and former executive editor of HuffPost Asian Voices, and a writer for&nbsp;NBC, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and New York Magazine.&nbsp;

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Jessica Prois is a freelance writer and editor based in New York. She's the founder and former executive editor of HuffPost Asian Voices, and a writer for&nbsp;NBC, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and New York Magazine.&nbsp;

The continent of Asia, home to the majority of the world's population and countries as diverse as China, South Korea and India, has thousands of years of rich history.

Asian History

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have played vital roles in shaping the nation—from building the Transcontinental Railroad to advocating for labor law changes to fighting in multiple wars. They made these contributions while also facing persistent discrimination and violence throughout U.S. history.

Asian American & Pacific Islander History

The history of art and entertainment tells the complex story of human civilization through visual art, design, literature, music, film and television. It ranges from cave drawings of the Neolithic period to Renaissance masterpieces to rock 'n' roll and video games.

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