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Kash Patel’s FBI purges senior officials involved in Jan. 6 investigations
FBI Director Kash Patel, one of the Trump administration’s highest-ranking Asian American officials, dismissed three high-ranking FBI offici...
Trump orders universities to disclose admissions data on race
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Thursday requiring higher education institutions to submit expanded admissions data to the Depart...
Beijing claims ‘final say’ over Dalai Lama’s reincarnation
China’s government declared this week that it has “indisputable” authority over the selection of the next Dalai Lama, directly challenging t...
Indians in Ireland face harrowing wave of racist violence
A wave of racist violence against Indians in Ireland has prompted a safety advisory from the Indian Embassy and left community members feari...
Korean American ‘TikTok cult’ pastor faces intensifying federal investigation
On July 25, federal authorities raided a home in Tujunga, Los Angeles, connected to Robert Shinn, the pastor and talent manager at the cente...
Mural honoring Japanese Americans vandalized again in Seattle’s Chinatown
A mural honoring Japanese American history in Nihonmachi Alley of Seattle’s Chinatown-International District was vandalized with spray paint...
How the Trump admin uses courthouse dismissals to fast-track deportations
In recent months, the Trump administration has devised an immigration enforcement strategy in which government attorneys seek case dismissal...
Gene Wu defiant against Greg Abbott’s attempt to remove him from Texas House seat
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition Tuesday with the state Supreme Court to remove Rep. Gene Wu (D-Houston), chair of the Tex...
Purdue student reunites with family after release from days-long ICE detention
Yeonsoo Go, a 20-year-old South Korean student at Purdue University, has been released from federal immigration custody and reunited with he...
Asian students dominate NYC’s specialized high school admissions
Nearly 80% of offers to New York City’s specialized high schools this fall went to Asian and white students, while Black and Hispanic studen...
Kamala Harris raises alarm about ‘broken’ US democracy
Former Vice President Kamala Harris expressed concerns about the state of the country’s political system, calling it “broken” in her first i...
ICE raids Asian supermarkets in New York
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a pair of Asia Food Market locations in western New York last Wednesday, making mult...
Trump’s tariff blitz reshapes Asian trade landscape
President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries Friday, sending U.S. stocks tumbling and establishing rates on nearly...
Chicago’s Chinatown residents speak out against proposed new stadium
Chicago’s Chinatown residents are pushing back against plans for a new Chicago Fire soccer stadium, voicing concerns at a July 30 town hall ...
Kash Patel’s girlfriend denies spy allegations
Country singer Alexis Wilkins, the girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, one of the Trump administration’s top Asian American officials, ha...
South Asian NYPD officer killed in mass shooting is honored nationwide
Thousands of police officers from across the country joined New York’s South Asian community Thursday to mourn Didarul Islam, the NYPD offic...
Mamdani braced for US reentry confrontation after deportation calls from GOP
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s campaign prepared for possible trouble at John F. Kennedy airport as he returned Wednesday ...
NYC Chinatown deaths at hands of repeat offender cast light on stalled safety promises
Community members and officials are demanding immediate action after learning that the driver in a recent Manhattan crash had been arrested ...
Taiwan president’s Americas trip shelved over Beijing’s objections
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has reportedly shelved his planned August trip to diplomatic allies in the Americas amid reports that the T...
Shaolin Temple’s ‘CEO monk’ accused of embezzlement, sexual misconduct
Authorities are investigating the abbot of China’s iconic Shaolin Temple for suspected embezzlement and improper relationships with women, r...
SF chef breaks silence amid severe fallout from viral belittling of TikTok influencer
A San Francisco chef has issued a public apology after a viral confrontation with a “micro influencer” at his restaurant, which led to his e...
Value of college education tested as Gen Z grads face rising unemployment
The traditional advantage of higher education is being put into question as unemployment continues to rise among recent college graduates, c...
Growing number of American expats weigh renouncing US citizenship: survey
Nearly half of American expatriates are now considering giving up their U.S. citizenship, a recent survey of 1,100 Americans found. Greenbac...
Trump admin unveils plan to end birthright citizenship
The Trump administration has released plans to implement its executive order restricting birthright citizenship even as federal courts block...
Manhattan shooter claims brain disease in suicide note
A former high school football player who opened fire in a Manhattan building Monday — killing four people before fatally shooting himself — ...
Democrats’ historic unfavourability reflects setbacks with Asian American voters
A staggering 63% of voters now hold an unfavorable view of the Democratic Party, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll — the highest s...
Michelle Wu maintains wide lead in Boston mayoral poll
Incumbent Michelle Wu continues to dominate Boston’s mayoral polls, leading challenger Josh Kraft 60% to 30% in a Suffolk University/Boston ...
‘King of the Hill’ showrunner emphasizes diverse casting in reboot
“King of the Hill” showrunner Saladin K. Patterson highlighted the importance of diverse casting for the animated series’ reboot this weeken...
Chinese Americans banned from leaving China
China has blocked at least two Americans — a Commerce Department employee and a Wells Fargo banker — from leaving the country in recent week...
Japanese Americans lead opposition to turn ex-prison into ICE detention center
Hundreds of Japanese Americans and allies gathered at Don Biddle Community Park in Dublin, California, on Saturday to protest the Trump admi...
North Korean defectors debut in new K-pop boy group
North Korean defectors Yu Hyuk and Kim Seok made their K-pop debut Friday as members of 1Verse (pronounced as “universe”). The five-member g...
Asian Americans face new threats as ICE gains access to Medicaid data
Immigration authorities will now obtain access to sensitive details of 79 million Medicaid recipients for use in locating undocumented immig...
Philly’s Chinatown Stitch project in jeopardy after ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ guts funding
Philadelphia’s $160 million Chinatown Stitch project faces an uncertain future after President Donald Trump’s recently signed One Big Beauti...
Trump-inspired ‘Japanese First’ party gains ground in Japan
Sanseito, a Japanese populist party that draws inspiration from Donald Trump’s politics, is gaining support ahead of Sunday’s upper house el...
Trump nominates another Asian American lawyer for appellate bench
President Donald Trump has nominated Eric Tung, a Jones Day partner based in Los Angeles, for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ni...
Veteran accused in ICE ambush captured in Dallas
Benjamin Song, a former U.S. Marine Corps reservist wanted for his alleged role in a July 4 attack on an ICE detention center, was arrested ...
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