Vietnam races against time as Trump’s tariff deadline looms
The U.S. and Vietnam have kicked off critical trade negotiations as the Southeast Asian nation faces a potential 46% tariff that could signi...
Rep. Shri Thanedar rebukes Dinesh D’Souza for mocking his Indian heritage and accent
U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) fired back at conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza, who publicly mocked the congressman’s accent and In...
Trump freezes funds to clear unexploded mines in Vietnam
The Trump administration has suspended funding for clearing thousands of unexploded mines in Vietnam, threatening reconciliation efforts fiv...
ICE raids Irvine couple’s home over son’s alleged involvement in personnel doxxing
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a couple’s home in Irvine, California, last week as part of an investigation into po...
Teen survivor of Vancouver festival attack donates $193K to other victims
Andy Le, the 16-year-old who lost his entire immediate family in the April 26 vehicle attack during a Filipino cultural festival in Vancouve...
Philadelphia’s ‘Chinatown Stitch’ project threatened by federal funding cuts
Philadelphia’s $160 million “Chinatown Stitch” project, designed to heal the neighborhood divided decades ago by the Vine Street Expressway,...
New bio explores complex life of 1930s Hollywood star who hid her South Asian roots
Mayukh Sen was just a high schooler when he first encountered Merle Oberon in the 1939 film “Wuthering Heights.” “I felt an imme...
“Loving Day” Selected for 2025 American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at Cannes
NextShark Projects is proud to announce that the short film “Loving Day”, executive produced by Benny Luo, has been officially selected for ...
DOGE member Ethan Shaotran admits Harvard alma mater ‘hates me’
Ethan Shaotran, a 22-year-old former Harvard student, said he has been ostracized by classmates after dropping out to join a federal reform ...
Deputy national security adviser Alex Wong ousted amid MAGA pressure campaign
Alex Wong, the principal deputy national security adviser under Mike Waltz, was removed from his post on May 1 amid the fallout from the ...
Daniel Dae Kim is first Asian American to be nominated for Tony lead actor award
Daniel Dae Kim has made history as the first Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) actor to be nominated for best leading actor in a pl...
Vietnamese refugee suffering from dementia dies in ICE custody in Texas
A 55-year-old Vietnamese refugee with dementia reportedly died of natural causes while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cus...
Korean American astronaut Jonny Kim shares gochujang burger recipe from space
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, the first Korean American to fly to space, recently shared a video of himself preparing and eating a burger made w...
Indian American student wearing pro-Trump hat attacked near WSU
A Washington State University (WSU) electrical engineering student was reportedly assaulted by a graduate student and a staff member while w...
Michigan lawmaker responds to colleague’s insults that she is ‘very low IQ’
Michigan State Rep. Mai Xiong (D-Warren) issued a forceful response after House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) publicly called her ...
Inventory shortages, rising prices expected as Trump’s China tariffs continue
President Donald Trump’s 145% tariffs on Chinese imports are causing significant supply disruptions and threatening higher prices for U.S. c...
LA Times’ big financial, subscriber losses in 2024 coincided with conservative shift
The Los Angeles Times reportedly lost approximately $50 million in 2024 under owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, following a roughly $30 million...
Virginia school officials respond to middle schooler’s bullying of 5-year-old Asian boy
Aaron Spence, superintendent of the Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia, issued a statement on Tuesday condemning a now-viral video sh...
Bain says K-pop bandmates rallied behind him after he came out to them
Just B member Bain, who recently made history as the first active K-pop boy group idol to come out as gay, received overwhelming support fro...
Survey: 40% of Americans say Asian Americans more loyal to other countries than US
A new report released at the beginning of AANHPI Heritage Month points to the enduring gap between the recognition and inclusion of Asian Am...
Vietnamese Gen Zers embrace shifting Vietnam War perspectives
Thousands of Vietnamese youths gathered in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the en...
New US ambassador to China claimed Beijing wants to ‘destroy democracy’
The Senate confirmed former Georgia Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China on Tuesday with a 67-29 vote, placing the longtime China critic...
Shein, Temu prices soar as Trump’s tariffs near
Chinese e-commerce platforms Shein and Temu have substantially increased prices for U.S. consumers ahead of President Donald Trump’s closure...
Seattle woman vows to find driver who killed her mom in hit-and-run
A Seattle woman is offering a $20,000 reward to find the motorcyclist who fled after striking her parents in a crosswalk earlier this month,...
Vietnamese Americans in Orange County commemorate 50 years since fall of Saigon
Hundreds of Vietnamese Americans gathered Wednesday morning at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park in Westminster for the city’s annual Black April c...
Jon M. Chu criticizes Silicon Valley over AI’s ‘original sin’
Director Jon M. Chu voiced strong concerns about the unchecked rise of generative artificial intelligence during a panel at the Los Angeles ...
Female suspect sought in anti-Asian hate crime on Queens subway
The NYPD is searching for a woman suspected of committing an anti-Asian hate crime aboard a northbound R train near Queens Plaza station in ...
Trump’s first 100 days: Promises made, promises broken
President Trump made lowering costs a central theme of his campaign, but 100 days into his administration, he has yet to deliver on that pro...
Chinatown businesses in hoarding war as Trump’s tariffs remain in effect
Chinese American businesses in major cities have found themselves locked in a stockpiling frenzy as President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chin...
Trump claims he’s talking to Xi. China says no.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly asserted that communications with China are being made about his sweeping tariffs, but Beijing continu...
Survey: Asian Americans are not optimistic about Trump
Only 10% of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adults expect their community’s racial and economic fortunes to improve during Presid...
Vancouver’s Filipino community mourns 11 dead after SUV slams into crowd
Eleven people were killed and more than two dozen injured when an Audi SUV sped through a Filipino cultural street festival in the Sunset ne...
Study: US history textbooks marginalize and misrepresent Asians
A recent study from Stanford and UC Berkeley researchers reveals that U.S. history textbooks continue to render Asians and Asian Americans v...
Trump signals retreat on China tariffs
President Donald Trump announced this week that his administration’s record tariffs on Chinese goods will “come down substantially,” marking...
Just B’s Bain is 1st K-pop idol in a boy group to come out as gay
Just B member Bain made history this week by becoming the first K-pop idol in a boy group to publicly come out as gay during the group’s “Ju...
‘Little Saigon Freeway’ on 405 honors OC Vietnamese American community
A stretch of the 405 Freeway in Westminster, California, was officially designated the “Little Saigon Freeway” on April 18 to honor the Viet...
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