Vietnam to be represented by its 1st trans woman candidate at Miss Universe 2025

Longtime entertainer Huong Giang Nguyen is set to become the first transgender woman to represent Vietnam in the Miss Universe competition t...

‘Project Runway’ crowns its 1st trans winner

After more than a decade of auditioning for the show, Veejay Floresca was crowned “Project Runway” Season 21 champion on Sept. 25. The Filip...

Asian authors face growing censorship as book bans surge in US schools

More than 6,800 books were banned from American public schools during the 2024-25 school year, including numerous works by Asian authors in ...

UC professor publishes dataset mapping Asian American literary canon

A new dataset containing 1,900 entries aims to reveal which works scholars consider “Asian American” and which voices may be missing from th...

Margaret Cho calls out Nancy Mace: ‘Every time you open your mouth, trans people die’

Comedian Margaret Cho issued a blistering rebuke of Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on social media last Sunday, accusing her of causing harm to tr...

Asian comedians split over joining controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival

Asian comedians are split over Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival, which began on Friday and is scheduled to continue through Oct. 9 as p...

Arthur Sze named first Asian American poet laureate

Arthur Sze has been named the 25th U.S. poet laureate, becoming the first Asian American to hold the post. “Distinctly American”: The Librar...

Bipartisan backlash erupts as Philadelphia raises Chinese flag

Philadelphia officials raised the Chinese flag over City Hall on Tuesday, triggering widespread criticism from lawmakers who argued it legit...

North Korea uses rare UN appearance to disavow nuclear disarmament

North Korea used a rare high-level appearance at the United Nations to assert that its nuclear weapons are non-negotiable and central to its...

Asian American lawmakers rip Hegseth’s ‘woke’ military crackdown

Asian American lawmakers, including combat veteran Tammy Duckworth, criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his controversial address...

Immigrants with no criminal records now the majority in US immigration detention

Immigrants with no criminal records now form the majority of people detained nationwide, according to the latest ICE data. The change contra...

Asians face highest risk of early death from oil and gas air pollution, study shows

Air pollution from oil and gas operations causes about 91,000 premature deaths in the United States each year, with Asians, Black, Hispanic ...

South Korea legalizes tattoo industry after unanimous vote

Tattoo artists in South Korea will soon be able to work legally for the first time after lawmakers voted 195 to zero on Sept. 25 to pass the...

Mamdani fires back after Trump threatens to cut NYC federal aid if he wins

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani fired back at President Donald Trump after Trump threatened Monday to block federal support i...

Trump asks SCOTUS to uphold birthright citizenship restrictions

President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to reinstate his executive order that ends birthright citizenship for children of parents...

Couples more likely to share same mental illnesses, study finds

Romantic partners are significantly more likely to share psychiatric diagnoses, a new study shows, and their children face double the risk w...

Job recruiters face growing flood of AI-generated resumes and deepfakes

Job interviews are increasingly being infiltrated by artificial intelligence, with 72% of recruiters reporting everything from face-swapping...

Ken Mochizuki, pioneering voice in Asian American children’s literature, dies at 71

Ken Mochizuki, the Seattle author, journalist and educator who introduced Japanese American incarceration to generations of students through...

Lulu Wang to direct Lucy Liu, Charles Melton in film adaptation of ‘Audition’

Filmmaker Lulu Wang has been tapped to helm “Audition,” the upcoming adaptation of Katie Kitamura’s novel starring Lucy Liu and Charles Melt...

Panda Express founders part of group buying Trail Blazers in $4.25 billion sale

The Portland Trail Blazers are being sold in a record-breaking $4.25 billion deal signed on Sept. 13, with Panda Express founders Andrew and...

Chinese EV sets world record as fastest production car

BYD’s Yangwang U9 Xtreme has claimed the title of world’s fastest production car, surpassing the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ and its pre...

China’s million-year-old skull may rewrite where and when humans began

A fossilized skull discovered in central China and dated to roughly 1 million years old has upended the timeline of human evolution. In a st...

Westminster council condemns OC nonprofit for ‘whitewashing’ Vietnamese history

Members of the Westminster City Council in Orange County, California, voted on Sept. 24 to condemn local nonprofit VietRISE after a workshop...

Jessica Sanchez returns to ‘AGT’ after 19 years and claims 1st Filipino victory

Nineteen years after first competing as a child on the debut season of “America’s Got Talent,” Jessica Sanchez returned to the s...

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ started without K-pop in it, director reveals

“KPop Demon Hunters” director Maggie Kang recently revealed that her Netflix animated hit underwent significant changes during development, ...

Japan says its recognition of Palestinian state a matter of ‘when’

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba conveyed this week that recognizing Palestine as a state is “not a matter of ‘if,’ but of ‘when,’” ma...

11-year-old boy robbed after teens threaten to shoot him in Philly’s Chinatown

A group of teenagers robbed an 11-year-old boy of his iPhone and hundreds of dollars following threats of gun violence in Philadelphia’s Chi...

Trump admin ordered to restore $500 million in UCLA research grants

A San Francisco federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration must restore $500 million in research funding to University of Cali...

South Koreans detail alleged mistreatment during ICE detention

South Korean workers detained in the largest-ever Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) enforcement operation at a Hyundai battery plant in...

Trial begins for SF man accused of fatally beating 88-year-old Asian woman

After nearly seven years, the trial of a man accused of killing an elderly Asian American woman began Monday with the defendant representing...

How birthright citizenship shaped Bruce Lee’s path from Chinatown to Hollywood

When Bruce Lee was born at San Francisco’s Chinese Hospital in 1940, his citizenship was guaranteed under the 14th Amendment at a time when ...

‘One Piece’ pirate flag rises as banner of dissent across Asia

A black flag bearing a cartoon skull in a straw hat, once known only to fans of the Japanese manga and anime series “One Piece,” recently be...

Ex-Philippine president Duterte charged with crimes against humanity

The International Criminal Court has charged former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte with crimes against humanity for his alleged role i...

BINI to make history as 1st Filipino group to perform at Coachella

BINI will make history as the first Filipino group to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2026. The eight-member girl...

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan says AI could reduce five-day workweek to three

Artificial intelligence may reduce the five-day workweek to as few as three days, according to Zoom CEO Eric Yuan. Speaking to The New York ...

Chinese cut of horror film ‘Together’ uses AI to erase gay wedding

The Australian horror film “Together,” starring real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie, premiered in Chinese cinemas this month with s...