Jimmy Lai convicted as Hong Kong’s last major pro-democracy party votes to disband

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement sustained its most serious legal and political setbacks in years over the weekend. Jimmy Lai, the outspok...

Homan begs Democrats to stop ICE criticism as Asian deaths in custody rise

White House Border Czar Tom Homan urged Democratic leaders last week to end their criticism of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) per...

Chinese whistleblower who exposed Uyghur camps faces deportation

A Chinese national who filmed detention facilities in Xinjiang at great personal risk now faces removal from the U.S., drawing widespread ca...

Kash Patel’s incompetence on display again with Brown shooting misstep

FBI Director Kash Patel faces renewed criticism following his premature announcement about a person of interest in the Brown University shoo...

Bondi gunmen’s travel to Philippines before terror shooting under probe

The two suspected gunmen in a terror attack that left 16 dead at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach last weekend had traveled to...

Hirono, Tran honor 50 years of Southeast Asian diaspora in new resolution

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Rep. Derek Tran (D-Calif.) introduced a bicameral resolution on Dec. 11 commemorating the 50th anniversary ...

Epstein emails: Larry Summer’s pursuit of the Asian woman he called ‘Peril’

Emails released last month by Republicans on the House Oversight Committee show former Treasury Secretary and Harvard University president L...

Christine Choy, filmmaker behind ‘Who Killed Vincent Chin?,’ dies at 73

Christine Choy, the Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker who helped force a national reckoning with anti-Asian violence, died Dec. 7 in New...

Opinion: To tackle the AAPI youth mental health crisis, we must first look within ourselves

Last month, The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) held our first-ever AAPI Youth Mental Health Summit, where more than 200 leaders, practitio...

UC Berkeley suspends lecturer over pro-Palestine remarks

UC Berkeley has suspended a computer science lecturer for six months without pay over pro-Palestinian remarks made in the classroom, drawing...

Noem faces impeachment calls after Korean American vet’s deportation

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem faced intense congressional scrutiny last Thursday after Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-...

Trump launches ‘gold card’ visa that fast-tracks immigration for the rich

President Donald Trump has officially launched his “gold card” visa program, offering expedited U.S. residency for $1 million in a move that...

How a side-eye at H Mart set off a TikTok creator pile-on

When TikTok creator Madeline posted a video about side-eyeing white shoppers at H Mart, she described it as a reflection on respect and live...

Finnish lawmakers post slanted-eye gestures after Miss Finland loses title

Finnish lawmakers from the right-wing Finns Party posted images of themselves making slanted-eye gestures after Miss Finland Sarah Dzafce wa...

Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years over Terra collapse

A Manhattan federal judge sentenced Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon to 15 years in prison on Dec. 11 following his guilty plea in the collaps...

International students self-censor amid fear of visa consequences, survey finds

International students in the U.S. are self-censoring, avoiding political activity and limiting their public presence due to fear of surveil...

US man convicted of murdering Chinese woman in London

A 26-year-old U.S. man has been convicted of murdering a 31-year-old Chinese graduate student in her south London flat after a violent confr...

Ultra-rich 0.001% control triple the wealth of poorest half of humanity: report

Global wealth has reached a level of concentration that researchers describe as extreme, according to the World Inequality Report 2026. The ...

Trump admin wants 5 years of social media history from tourists entering U.S.

The Trump administration is proposing mandatory social media screening for tourists from 42 visa waiver countries, requiring them to disclos...

6-year-old Chinese boy finally speaks with father after 2-week separation, detention

Yuanxin, a 6-year-old Chinese immigrant separated from his father over Thanksgiving, spoke with his parent by phone last weekend for the fir...

DHS targets Vietnamese community in New Orleans

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immigration enforcement operation in New Orleans has arrested Vietnamese immigrants alongside other ...

Trial begins for man accused in Vicha Ratanapakdee’s death

Nearly five years after the fatal attack on an 84-year-old Thai immigrant helped galvanize the Stop Asian Hate movement, his accused killer ...

San Jose high school students’ human swastika formation triggers hate crime probe

San Jose police have opened a hate crime investigation after eight students at Branham High School formed a human swastika on the school’s f...

Miss Finland condemned after photo shows alleged racist gesture toward Asians

Reigning Miss Finland Sarah Dzafce faced intense backlash after a photo surfaced online showing her pulling back the corners of her eyes, a ...

Japan scientist develops AI system that turns brain activity into sentences

A scientist in Japan has created a technique that uses fMRI brain scans and artificial intelligence to generate sentences describing what a ...

Husband of China’s first cryogenic patient criticized for new relationship

The husband in China’s first cryogenic preservation case faced criticism in Jinan last month after acknowledging he has a partner while his ...

Mamdani guides immigrants on what to do during ICE encounters

Following an ICE operation that drew protests near Chinatown last week, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani posted a video on social me...

JD Vance calls mass migration ‘theft’, gets told Usha ‘go back to India’

Vice President JD Vance drew yet another sharp criticism online, this time after declaring that mass migration is “theft of the American Dre...

Toddler, 3, forced to represent herself in immigration court

A 3-year-old girl was reportedly forced to represent herself in immigration court in Tucson, Arizona, on Nov. 24, one of 25 unaccompanied ch...

Astronaut Jonny Kim returns to Earth after 245-day ISS research mission

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, the first Korean American astronaut to fly to space, returned to Earth Tuesday after completing a 245-day mission ...

Jon M. Chu signs 3-year first-look producing deal with Paramount

Filmmaker Jon M. Chu is preparing to launch a new three-year first-look producing partnership with Paramount Pictures and Paramount Televisi...

Chloe Zhao, ‘K Pop: Demon Hunters’ headline strong Asian showing at Golden Globes

Filmmaker Chloe Zhao and the creative team behind “K Pop: Demon Hunters” lead a wide field of Asian and Asian American talent no...

‘Now the world will know of us’: Joshua Van becomes 1st Asian-born male UFC champ

Joshua Van became the first Asian born male UFC champion after winning the flyweight title at UFC 323 in Las Vegas on Saturday. The fight en...

WestJet agent accused of ripping up boarding passes, striking senior in check-in dispute

A Toronto family says a WestJet agent snatched their phone and ripped up their tickets after they began recording a conversation about being...

Oregon family breaks silence on anti-Asian burglary that took life savings

Editor’s Note: The following article has been updated to indicate that Gloria Kim has worked with, but is not currently a member, of t...

South Korean man detained at green card interview remains in ICE custody

A South Korean man who has lived in the U.S. since infancy was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a routine green ...