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Asian American History
San Francisco’s Chinese Hospital celebrates 125th anniversary
Chinese Hospital, the first Chinese hospital in the U.S., celebrated its 125th anniversary this week, honoring a rich history of providing c...
Carl Samson
Music
Toronto Chinese restaurant sees boost after Kendrick Lamar ‘Euphoria’ mention
New Ho King, a Chinese restaurant in Toronto’s Chinatown, has experienced a surge of positive reviews after being mentioned in Kendric...
Bryan Ke
Los Angeles
LA City Council approves $15M deal to help Chinatown tenants fight rent hikes
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a nearly $15 million program to assist tenants of the Hillside Villa Apartments in Chinato...
Michelle De Pacina
Culture
Lion dance street performances spark disagreement in SF Chinatown
The San Francisco Board of Appeals reached a temporary solution after a four-hour hearing regarding a conflict between lion dancers and dist...
Crime
Suspect charged for slashing man with katana in NYC claims self-defense
One of the two brothers charged for injuring a drunk man with a katana in New York City’s Chinatown in 2020 insisted that the other group st...
Watch: Daytime armed robbery strikes 40-year-old Oakland Chinatown jewelry store
Phuong Jewelry, one of Oakland Chinatown’s oldest jewelry stores, faced an armed daytime robbery described as one of the most brazen inciden...
New York
Manhattan Chinatown neighborhood struggles amid demolition for ‘jailscraper’
Residents in Manhattan’s Chinatown are bearing the disruptive impact of demolition work preceding the construction of what could be the worl...
Suspect in stabbing of 68-year-old woman in Los Angeles Chinatown robbery arrested
Police have arrested a 26-year-old man for the brutal stabbing of a woman in her 60s during an attempted robbery in Chinatown. Key points: ...
Houston woman paralyzed in robbery sues plaza where attack took place
Nhung Truong, a 44-year-old Vietnamese mother of three, is suing Houston’s Dun Huang Plaza after she was left paralyzed from the waist down ...
Business
Developers of proposed Philadelphia 76ers arena submits updated proposal
Developers of the proposed Philadelphia 76ers arena have submitted an updated proposal aiming to address community concerns. Key points: ...
Politics
SF Mayor London Breed faces loss of support from Asian American community
San Francisco Mayor London Breed faces declining support among the Asian community as a recent poll revealed that 80% of Asian voters, who a...
DC’s Chinatown threatened by relocation of Washington sports teams
Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown faces a potential upheaval as local sports teams the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards consider ...
40-year-old Vietnam Restaurant in Philly’s Chinatown wins James Beard Award
Vietnam Restaurant, a beloved restaurant in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, will receive a James Beard Foundation’s America’s Classics Award this ...
Study reveals how Chinese migrants in LA forged their own economy amid racism
A study of Los Angeles Chinatown reveals that Chinese migrants in the late 1800s established a self-reliant economy by engaging in pig-raisi...
Thousands gather for Lunar New Year parades in SF, NYC Chinatown
Tens of thousands of people gathered over the weekend to welcome the Year of the Dragon at the annual Lunar New Year parades in San Francisc...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams hosts Lunar New Year celebration
Mayor Eric Adams hosted a Lunar New Year celebration with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in New York City, where t...
News
San Francisco mayor reverses on plan to build sober living facility in Chinatown
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has decided to abandon a proposal for a sober living facility near the city’s Chinatown following str...
Australia
Sydney’s Chinatown gates to be granted heritage status
The iconic ceremonial gates of Sydney’s Chinatown, located at each end of the Dixon Street precinct’s northern and southern sides in H...
AAPI group seeks help to replace missing Denver Chinatown historical marker
One of the three historical markers commemorating Denver’s Chinatown has reportedly been missing since early December 2023. About the ...
Ryan General
Asia
Billions continue Lunar New Year celebrations around the world
Billions around the world ushered in the Year of the Dragon on Feb. 10, with celebrants across different continents holding their own Lunar ...
$250K Amazon donation revives Seattle Chinatown’s annual Night Market
Amazon has pledged $250,000 to revive the annual Night Market in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID) for the next three y...
Boston
House passes bill to rename Boston post office after late activist Caroline Chang
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill to name a U.S. Postal Service office in Boston after the late Asian American and Pacif...
1st Asian American woman-owned bookstore in NYC reopens after fire
Yu & Me Books, the first Asian American woman-owned bookstore in New York City, has successfully reopened six months after suffering fro...
Save Chinatown Coalition rallies to safeguard public funds from subsidizing 76ers arena
On the first day of the new City Council session, the Save Chinatown Coalition voiced their opposition to public funding for 76 Place during...
Canada
Montreal’s Chinatown registered as city’s first heritage site
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante this week announced that the city’s historic Chinatown became its first area designated as a heritage site, ma...
USPS to release Year of the Dragon stamp
The U.S. Postal Service will release a Year of the Dragon stamp — the fifth in its Lunar New Year series — at a public event next week. Abou...
NYPD officers praised for heroic rescue of elderly residents from Chinatown fire
Four New York Police Department (NYPD) officers in Manhattan are being praised for rescuing three elderly residents from a fire that broke o...
Philadelphia to reunite Chinatown with ‘Chinatown Stitch’ project
City officials in Philadelphia are planning to reunite the long-divided Chinatown neighborhood by implementing “The Chinatown Stitch&#...
Wing Luke Museum staffers speak out after anti-Asian vandalism
Months after falling victim to a hate-fueled vandalism, the staffers at Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum are speaking out for the first time...
Events
SF Chinatown hosts toy giveaway for SRO families moving into affordable housing
The Chinatown Community Development Center hosted an early Christmas event in San Francisco featuring a toy giveaway and celebrations for fa...
San Francisco Chinatown prepares for neighborhood revitalization ahead of APEC summit
In preparation for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) global trade summit in San Francisco, local businesses are organizing a seri...
Teen accused of paralyzing woman in Houston robbery sentenced to 30 years prison
Joseph Harrell, a 17-year-old teen who was arrested in connection to a violent robbery in Houston, Texas, that left a Vietnamese mother para...
‘Uncle Frank’ Chin, longtime Boston Chinatown activist, dies at 91
“His memory, impact, and legacy will be cherished forever in Boston and beyond. Rest in peace,” says Mayor Woo. ...
San Francisco sues 3 Chinatown building owners over unsafe living conditions
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu has filed a lawsuit against the owners of three Chinatown buildings, all single occupancy hotels, ove...
Alleged serial vandal charged over graffiti incidents in Vancouver’s Chinatown
According to the BC Prosecution Service. there has been a staggering 455% surge in reported graffiti in the historic neighborhood since 2019...
Vancouver Chinatown cafe puts in panic button after multiple break-ins, knife threat
In just one month, a Chinatown cafe in Vancouver, Canada, fell victim to two break-ins, three break-in attempts and one incident that saw a ...
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