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Entertainment
Gemma Nguyen: the Vietnamese American stunt performer who’s done “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Meet Gemma Nguyen, the stunt performer behind some of the most memorable roles in recent film and gaming history. Nguyen is an entertainment...
Chandler Treon
Bruce Lee’s wife Linda Lee Cadwell said her mother disapproved of her dating Asian men in biography
Not only was Bruce Lee a fierce fighter, but he also had a charming presence, according to Linda Lee Cadwell, his wife of nine years. In the...
Bryan Ke
Ang Lee’s son to star as Bruce Lee in upcoming Ang Lee-directed biopic
A Bruce Lee biopic is in the works, with Oscar-winning director Ang Lee helming the project and his son, Mason Lee, playing the late martia...
Ryan General
Brad Pitt credits ‘underrated’ Jackie Chan as influence for ‘Bullet Train’ fighting style
In an interview on Monday night at the premiere of his latest film “Bullet Train,” actor Brad Pitt credited legendary Hong Kong action star...
Jane Nam
Crime
Filipino American MMA fighter takes down NYC man accused of six separate unprovoked attacks
Ro Malabanan, a Filipino American mixed martial artist, reportedly witnessed a man sucker-punching a construction worker in SoHo, New York ...
Michelle De Pacina
Man accused of pistol-whipping Asian senior humbled by ‘much smaller man’ in viral fight video
Train 4 Life Center in Suisun City, California, claims Omari Garland, the man accused of pistol-whipping and robbing a 70-year-old Asian ma...
Film & TV
‘Hunter x Hunter’ fan pledges 1,000 punches of gratitude a day until the end of its 3-year hiatus
While manga lovers awaited the return of “Hunter x Hunter,” one loyal fan took matters into his own fists by pledging to throw 1,000 punche...
William Yuk
Why Jet Li says he turned down Richard Nixon’s personal bodyguard offer when he was 11
Legendary martial arts star Jet Li, whose full Chinese name is Li Lianjie, turned down then-President Richard Nixon’s offer to be his perso...
Martial Arts
MMA fighter ‘The Korean Zombie’ hints at retirement after UFC 273 championship match loss
UFC featherweight fighter Jung Chan-sung – better known as “The Korean Zombie” – hinted at his retirement after losing his championship matc...
Donnie Yen’s vow to Bruce Lee over 25 years ago: ‘I won’t let him down’
Hong Kong martial artist Donnie Yen Ji-dan, 58, said in a 1995 interview that he “will not let Bruce Lee down.” “I think he was a great ku...
Taekwondo, judo bodies strip Vladimir Putin of black belt, honorary posts
The governing bodies of judo and taekwondo have stripped Russian President Vladimir Putin of his honorary titles in response to the country...
Carl Samson
Donald Trump awarded honorary ninth-degree taekwondo black belt — now outranks Chuck Norris
Donald Trump is now a taekwondo black belt holder despite never having actually practiced taekwondo. Martial artist: Kukkiwon, a taekwondo g...