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· Carl Samson
NYC’s AAPI small businesses get a $5.5 million lifeline
A new $5.5 million loan program is putting affordable capital within reach of New York City small business owners who have long struggled to access it, with a particular focus on AAPI entrepreneurs and others typically excluded from traditional financing. What you need to know…
· Carl Samson
ICE arrests of Asian and Pacific Islanders have nearly quadrupled under Trump, new report finds
President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant policies are exacting a quantifiable toll on Asian and Pacific Islander (A/PI) communities regardless of citizenship status, a new report reveals. By the numbers: In their latest “Keeping Count” report, Stop AAPI Hate analyzed Immigration…
· Carl Samson
Florida man attacks local Chinese restaurant to ‘save’ people from COVID
A Florida man allegedly attacked the owner of a Chinese restaurant with a shovel last week, claiming he needed to stop Chinese restaurants from releasing a new COVID strain in July, according to authorities. What happened: Richard Jarvis, 43, attempted to break into Pearl’s…
· Ryan General
Right-wing troll appears as caricatured Indian persona at Plano City Council meeting
Indian American residents walked out of a Plano City Council meeting on Feb. 10 after right-wing media figure Alex Stein mocked Hindu religious practices during public comments. Stein, who wore clothing resembling traditional Indian attire and a tilak on his forehead, made…
· Editorial Staff
Trump’s attack on the Obamas is an attack on Asian Americans
Donald Trump’s video that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes goes beyond an assault on one Black couple. The Truth Social post, which promoted false claims about the 2020 election, was deleted after about 12 hours of backlash last week. But the president, whose…
· Carl Samson
Asian student sentenced for orchestrating anti-Asian hoax at Montana State
A Chinese American student who previously served as president of Montana State University’s Chinese Culture Club was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison in December for cyberstalking after fabricating racist threats. Catch up: Rex Wu Jr. pleaded guilty last July after…
· Carl Samson
Connecticut AG hit with racist comments after posting video with puppy
Connecticut State Atty. Gen. William Tong has been targeted by racist comments after posting a video of himself with a dog on Instagram last week. Meet Night: The 34-second video introduced Night, a 5-month-old black lab mix that Tong’s family had fostered for several weeks.…
· Ryan General
Anti-Asian hate crimes remain nearly triple pre-pandemic levels
Anti-Asian hate crimes in the U.S. reached 379 incidents in 2024, according to a new analysis of FBI data released on Thursday by Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) and Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL). The total represents a modest decline from the 407…
· Carl Samson
Prominent MAGA influencers on X exposed as foreign actors
A new transparency feature on X has revealed that numerous prominent MAGA influencers are actually foreign actors, with many accounts traced to Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. Busted: X rolled out its “About This Account” feature on Friday, allowing users to check an account’s…
· Carl Samson
Rep. Subramanyam condemns nationwide Hindu temple attacks
U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) recently condemned the growing number of attacks on Hindu temples nationwide, declaring that “hate has no place in our communities.” Driving the news: The congressman highlighted several incidents at the House floor last Tuesday, including the…
· Carl Samson
Stop AAPI Hate calls $2 million grant termination by DOJ an ‘authoritarian overreach’
The Department of Justice has terminated a $2 million grant to Stop AAPI Hate alongside funding for 33 other community organizations as part of a sweeping cutback of federal justice programs under the Trump administration. “Lifeline” lost: In a statement on May 9, Stop AAPI…
· Ryan General
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 Long Island City on the evening of April 16. The incident marks the first hate crime reported this year by the 108th Precinct, which had…
· Ryan General
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 President Donald Trump’s second term, according to a Stop AAPI Hate report released on Thursday. The nationally representative survey of nearly…
· Carl Samson
Teens make ‘slant-eye’ gesture, hurl whipped cream at couple in alleged NYC hate crime
A group of teens is accused of committing an anti-Asian hate crime in Brooklyn, New York City, after allegedly hurling whipped cream at an Asian couple while making mocking gestures at them last month. What happened: The incident occurred outside the City Point shopping mall at…
· Ryan General
Viral video: Rapper China Mac knocks down man assaulting women in Vietnam
A viral video shows rapper and activist China Mac, whose real name is Raymond Yu, punching and knocking down a man assaulting three women in Vietnam on Nov. 1. Mac, who recently moved to the Southeast Asian country and was dining at a local establishment at the time, said he…
· Ryan General
Silicon Valley Asian candidates’ campaign posters hit with hate graffiti
Two Asian American political candidates in Milpitas, California, have been targeted with hate crimes twice within a week. Campaign signs for city council candidate Bill Chaun and mayoral candidate Hon Lien on the 500 block of Jurgens Drive were first discovered to be vandalized…
· Ryan General
Kamala Harris outlines her vision to Vietnamese Americans in bilingual op-ed
Vice President Kamala Harris published an op-ed in Việt Báo Daily News on Thursday, presenting her vision for a “New Way Forward” and her commitment to policies that would benefit Vietnamese American communities. The piece, accessible in both Vietnamese and English, underscores…
· Bryan Ke
Ken Jeong stares anti-Asian racism in the eye in ‘A Great Divide’ trailer
The trailer for the new drama film “A Great Divide” is out, shining a spotlight on anti-Asian racism in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The movie, which is the feature directorial debut of Jean Shim, stars Ken Jeong and Jae Suh Park as husband-and-wife Isaac and Jenna Lee,…
· Michelle De Pacina
Asian woman punched by another woman in NYC subway hate crime
A woman is accused of punching an Asian woman on a Manhattan subway on July 17 in what is being investigated as a hate crime by the New York Police Department. What happened: The incident occurred on a northbound Q train at the West 57th Street and 7th Avenue station at around 8…
· Ryan General
Biden takes aim at Trump’s legacy at AANHPI Heritage Month event
President Joe Biden took shots at former President Donald Trump during a White House event commemorating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage (AANHPI) Month. Key points: