NextShark invests in Journey Optics, a brand building sunglasses for Asian faces

NextShark, a leading platform covering Asian and Asian American culture and reaching over 100 million people monthly, has taken an equity st...

Despite tech billionaire entourage, Trump leaves Beijing empty-handed

U.S. President Donald Trump ended his state visit to China on Thursday after two days of meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping. More th...

The hantavirus outbreak isn’t being blamed on Asians, but AAPI communities are watching anyway

The hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic unfolds against the backdrop of lingering COVID-era trauma in Asian American co...

Pelosi praises SF Supervisor Chan as ‘great’ Congress pick, boosting AAPI hopes

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi has voiced support for Supervisor Connie Chan, saying she would be a “great member” of Congress and expressing ...

DOJ says UCLA med school favored Black, Hispanic applicants over Asian, white students

The David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, violated federal law by favoring Black and Hispanic applic...

Asian immigrants weigh exit plans as legal ground shifts

Court rulings, executive orders and enforcement campaigns are making immigration status feel increasingly conditional for Asian immigrants a...

3 years after Allen mall shooting, families seek justice and healing

Three years after a gunman killed eight people at Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas, community members are still reeling while victim...

New Anna May Wong biopic casts Chinese actress Xin Zhilei as lead

Chinese actress Xin Zhilei has been cast to portray pioneering Chinese American actress Anna May Wong in “Sunset Boulevard – The Anna May Wo...

Tokyo X brings Japanese food, anime, cars and culture to Houston this September

NextShark has partnered with Tokyo X, a fast-growing Japanese culture festival held annually at NRG Center in Houston. Tokyo X 2026 will tak...

Trial opens for Bronx man accused of running secret Chinese ‘police station’ in NYC

A Bronx man accused of running a secret Chinese police station in Manhattan’s Chinatown went on trial in Brooklyn federal court last Wednesd...

Arden Cho says she spent decades struggling to feel proud of being Asian

“KPop Demon Hunters” star Arden Cho said growing up Asian American left her questioning her appearance, identity and place within the cultur...

More Americans are tuning in to Asian-led content, analysis finds

The latest AANHPI audience report from data analytics company Nielsen found that Asian-led stories, athletes and franchises are drawing view...

‘Jeopardy!’ champ Jamie Ding ends 31-game streak, criticizes immigration enforcement

Jamie Ding’s 31-game winning streak on “Jeopardy!” ended April 27 in a runaway loss, closing one of the longest runs in the show’s history. ...

USF mourns slain Bangladeshi doctoral students after remains identified in Tampa murder case

University of South Florida (USF) students and faculty gathered Friday for a candlelight vigil after authorities identified remains found ne...

Fewer migrants see America as their future amid tougher US immigration policies

Global interest in moving permanently to the U.S. has fallen to its lowest level in nearly two decades as the Trump administration expands i...

Seattle sculpture honoring 1886 Chinese expulsion hits funding goal

A public art project more than two decades in the making cleared its final financial hurdle last week, paving the way for the fabrication of...

Vivek Ramaswamy wins Ohio GOP gubernatorial primary

Vivek Ramaswamy captured the Republican nomination for Ohio governor on Tuesday, defeating political newcomer Casey Putsch and setting up a ...

A quarter of AAPI adults faced hate in the past year, and most expect more to come: poll

One in four Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults experienced a hate crime or hate incident in the past year, with con...