DOGE’s ChatGPT-driven grant cuts put Asian American history at risk

Court depositions have exposed how ChatGPT became the tool for gutting more than $100 million in National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)...

New York threatened with suit over college program that excludes white, Asian students

New York could face federal legal action over a state-funded college enrichment program that two civil rights groups say discriminates again...

Alysa Liu receives key to the city at Oakland Olympic celebration

Thousands gathered Thursday at Frank Ogawa Plaza outside Oakland City Hall to celebrate Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu, where May...

Andrew Yang reflects on rising Asian American political visibility

Andrew Yang said his 2020 presidential campaign revealed how issues of technology, economic policy and representation intersect in American ...

Former Taiwan coach ejected from Women’s Asian Cup match for chanting ‘Taiwan’

Chants of “Go Taiwan!” during a Women’s Asian Cup match in Sydney on Tuesday led to the removal of a former Taiwan men’s national team coach...

Confidence in US Supreme Court falls to historic low in new poll

Confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court has reached a historic low, according to an NBC News poll released this week. Just 22% of registered vo...

Nashville journalist who covers ICE gets detained herself

A Colombian-born journalist who covers immigration enforcement in Nashville now finds herself in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) c...

Trump criticized for wearing hat while honoring soldiers killed in Kuwait drone strike

President Donald Trump is facing criticism after attending the March 7 dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware honoring six U...

Viral lawnmower snow video in Canada sparks backlash targeting South Asians

A short video filmed in Brampton, Ontario, showing a man trying to clear snow with a lawnmower has drawn millions of views and unexpectedly ...

Majority of Americans say fellow citizens lack morals, highest among 25 nations

More Americans say their fellow citizens have poor morals and ethics than people in any other country surveyed by the Pew Research Center. I...

LA Chinatown seniors settle lawsuit after years of unsafe apartment conditions

Nearly 200 elderly residents of Cathay Manor, a subsidized 16-story apartment complex in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, have reached a formal settl...

Survey finds ‘perpetual foreigner’ stereotype persists for Asian Americans

Asian Americans born in the U.S. are more likely than any other racial group to have their loyalty and national belonging questioned, accord...

Filipino American soldier killed in Iran War honored in California

A Filipino American soldier was killed in a drone attack in Kuwait, as the Trump administration’s conflict with Iran exposes more U.S. troop...

Jimmy Lai will not appeal his 20-year Hong Kong conviction

Jimmy Lai, the jailed founder of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily, has decided not to appeal his 20-year sentence under the city’s national security ...

Asian American Arts Centre makes emergency plea to save historic collection

Frozen sprinkler pipes burst in a building that houses the Asian American Arts Centre (AAAC) collection in Flushing, Queens, last month, flo...

Holi celebrations paint the US in color

Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors, is celebrated across the U.S. this month in a burst of powder, music and community. Colors all over: Cit...

Trump fires Noem as Homeland Security secretary

After months of criticism against her leadership, President Donald Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last week, making her...

Senate holds hearing on birthright citizenship ahead of Supreme Court arguments

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution is convening a hearing on ending automatic birthright citizenship this week, ahead of ...

Asia worries, hedges as US-Iran War reshapes the world order

As U.S. and Israeli forces wage war against Iran, Asian governments are racing to protect their citizens, secure energy supplies and navigat...

Americans rely on AI but overwhelmingly want government regulation, survey finds

Most Americans believe artificial intelligence needs government oversight even as the technology becomes part of their daily routines. A new...

Jeremy Lin says he nearly quit basketball pre-‘Linsanity,’ reveals clash with Kobe Bryant

Former NBA star Jeremy Lin says the “Linsanity” phenomenon almost never happened. Speaking on Dwight Howard’s podcast “Above the Rim with DH...

Alysa Liu says she would ‘love to’ compete at 2030 Winter Olympics

Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu says she is open to returning for another Winter Games. In a recent interview with NBC News, the star figure...

Asian American Dems condemn Trump’s Iran strikes

Former Vice President Kamala Harris and several Asian American lawmakers have condemned President Donald Trump’s military strikes on Iran un...

Former Vegas PBS marketing director sues station over alleged racism, retaliation

A lawsuit by a former Chinese American employee has exposed allegations of systemic racism at a local PBS station, just as the publicly fund...

Vietnam enacts Southeast Asia’s first national AI law

Vietnam implemented its first national law regulating artificial intelligence on March 1, establishing the most comprehensive AI governance ...

California lawmakers propose May 17 as Bruce Lee Day

California lawmakers have introduced a bill that would designate May 17 as “Bruce Lee Day,” formally recognizing the martial artist and film...

CDC tuberculosis page highlighting Asian case rates removed from website

A CDC webpage detailing tuberculosis (TB) trends among Asian persons is no longer accessible on the agency’s website. The page cited federal...

Rep. Derek Tran condemns Trump’s Iran strikes as violation of congressional authority

U.S. Rep. Derek Tran (D-CA, 45) on Monday in Washington, D.C., condemned President Donald Trump’s recent unilateral military strikes on Iran...

Asian American homeowners targeted in Fairfax County burglary spree

Eight Asian American households in Fairfax County, Virginia, have been burglarized since early January, with thieves stealing approximately ...

Florida man attacks local Chinese restaurant to ‘save’ people from COVID

A Florida man allegedly attacked the owner of a Chinese restaurant with a shovel last week, claiming he needed to stop Chinese restaurants f...

Columbia student freed after Mamdani raises case with Trump

A Columbia University student detained by federal immigration agents was freed on Feb. 27 after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani raised he...

Calls grow for investigation into death of blind Burmese refugee after Border Patrol release

Calls for accountability are mounting weeks after a nearly blind Burmese refugee was found dead on a street in Buffalo, New York, five days ...

Filipina actors in ‘The Pitt,’ other Asian stars score major wins at 2026 Actor Awards

Filipina actors Isa Briones, Kristin Villanueva and Amielynn Abellera joined their co-stars from the HBO Max drama “The Pitt” in winning out...

You’ve probably been mispronouncing Simu Liu’s name wrong

Action star Simu Liu is clarifying how to pronounce his surname after years of hearing it said incorrectly in interviews and public appearan...

Mark Zuckerberg faces jury in landmark trial over alleged harm to teen users

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom on Feb. 18 as part of a federal bellwether trial examining whether Instag...

Eileen Gu says she was assaulted at Stanford amid China decision backlash

Freestyle skier Eileen Gu said she was “physically assaulted on the street” while on campus at Sanford University during her time as a stude...