Carl Samson

How Draco Malfoy became China’s luck symbol for the Year of the Horse

As China welcomes the Year of the Horse, an unexpected blonde wizard from the “Harry Potter” franchise has emerged as the nation’s unofficia...

Interview: Senate urged to reject DHS funding after Minnesota killings

With a Friday deadline looming for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding, AAPI advocates are pressing lawmakers to withhold billions...

3 victims identified in deadly Los Angeles 99 Ranch Market crash

Authorities have identified the three people killed after a Mercedes sedan crashed into a 99 Ranch Market in Westwood, Los Angeles, last wee...

Texas Rep. Gene Wu faces backlash over resurfaced remarks on minority unity

A December 2024 podcast appearance by Texas State Rep. Gene Wu (D-Houston) has ignited controversy after clips of his remarks about minority...

Son charged with murder in deaths of former JACL president, wife

The son of prominent Asian American leaders killed at their Hillsborough, New Jersey, residence last September has been hit with murder char...

UC Berkeley adds more AAPI professors despite federal funding cut

UC Berkeley has brought six new Asian American and Pacific Islander studies scholars to campus, a major expansion even as federal officials ...

Appeals court revives suit over Philadelphia’s ZIP code-based school admissions

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Philadelphia’s magnet school admissions process could be seen as “blatantly unconstitutional,” re...

Asian student sentenced for orchestrating anti-Asian hoax at Montana State

A Chinese American student who previously served as president of Montana State University’s Chinese Culture Club was sentenced to 18 months ...

Leaked memo reveals Gabbard was accused of restricting intel for politics

A memo obtained by the Associated Press reveals that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was accused in a whistleblower complain...

Americans are losing confidence in Trump, new survey shows

President Donald Trump’s approval rating stands at 37% as he marks one year back in office, according to new polling. By the numbers: The Pe...

Trump cuts India tariffs to 18% in trade deal tied to Russian oil

The White House has announced a trade agreement slashing tariffs on Indian imports from 50% to 18%, with President Donald Trump citing pledg...

Chinese whistleblower granted asylum after exposing Xinjiang abuses

Chinese dissident Guan Heng was scheduled to be released from immigration custody on Tuesday after a federal judge granted him asylum last w...

Trump admin scales down Minnesota operation amid resounding backlash

Border czar Tom Homan announced Wednesday that 700 federal immigration officers are leaving Minnesota effective immediately, a 25% reduction...

DOJ joins suit vs UCLA med school over alleged AAPI applicant discrimination

The Department of Justice has sought to join a lawsuit accusing UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine of using race as a factor in admissio...

Man gets 65 years for fatal shooting of Chicago Chinatown grandfather

A man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for the daylight killing of 71-year-old Woom Sing Tse in Chicago’s Chinatown nearly four year...

Indian student beaten on Chicago train considers leaving U.S.

An international student’s assault on a Chicago train last month has reignited fears about safety and belonging for foreign nationals studyi...

The Dalai Lama just won his first Grammy

The Tibetan spiritual leader secured his first Grammy Award on Sunday for Best Audiobook, Narration and Storytelling Recording with “Meditat...

2019 NYC Chinatown rampage suspect says he heard voices ordering him to kill

A transient man on trial for bludgeoning four sleeping men to death in Manhattan’s Chinatown in 2019 asserted an insanity defense last week,...

Asian American officials demand accountability after latest Minnesota shooting

Asian American lawmakers are demanding accountability after federal immigration officers fatally shot Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who served v...

Connecticut AG hit with racist comments after posting video with puppy

Connecticut State Atty. Gen. William Tong has been targeted by racist comments after posting a video of himself with a dog on Instagram last...

Asian American boy breaks down after bully says Trump will get him

A video of a 12-year-old Asian American boy reduced to tears after being bullied and threatened with deportation by another child has sparke...

Threads surpasses X in mobile users as Musk’s platform faces decline

Meta’s Threads has overtaken Elon Musk’s X in daily mobile users for the first time as the latter’s audience shrinks to half its former size...

St. Paul Mayor Her responds to subpoena amid immigration enforcement probe

St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her said she will comply with a Justice Department subpoena served as part of a federal investigation into whether Min...

Outrage erupts over no-murder verdict in Vicha Ratanapakdee’s death

The conviction of Antoine Watson for involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of Vicha Ratanapakdee has sparked backlash across Asian Amer...

Shinzo Abe’s killer sentenced to life in prison

A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami to life in prison for the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, c...

FBI renews search for fugitive in 1991 Boston Chinatown Massacre

The FBI is offering a new $30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Hung Tien Pham, a Vietnamese man wanted in ...

Northern California county reaches settlement on Asian American discrimination claims

After years of legal battles over allegations of systematic racial bias, a northern California county has committed to overhauling its polic...

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gets five years in prison

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to five years in prison last week, the first of eight criminal verdicts stemming from his 2024 ...

Border Patrol detained a man over his accent. For Asian immigrants, it’s an alarm bell

Border Patrol agents detained a U.S. passport holder based solely on his accent in Minneapolis last week, raising concerns about expanded ra...

Vicha Ratanapakdee’s killer acquitted of murder, convicted of manslaughter

A San Francisco jury found Antoine Watson guilty of lesser charges in the 2021 death of 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee, but cleared him of m...

Trump’s America just hit a migration milestone no one wanted. For Asian Americans, the implications are profound

Over 100,000 visas were canceled by the State Department throughout 2025, setting an unprecedented record with more than double the 40,000 r...

Trump admin suspends visa applications from 75 countries

The Trump administration will halt immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries starting Jan. 21. About the policy: A State De...

Chinese national charged after photographing Missouri military base

A Chinese man faces federal charges for photographing B-2 stealth bombers and sensitive military infrastructure at a Missouri air base. The ...

Trump admin pulls US out of foundational climate treaty

President Donald Trump directed the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) last week, mark...

Wealth-based immigration gatekeeping expands with visa bond list tripling

The Trump administration has expanded the number of countries whose passport holders must post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the ...

Rohingya genocide case opens at UN court as Myanmar denies allegations

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearing Gambia’s genocide case against Myanmar on Monday, with the West African nation accusi...