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· Ryan General
Monterey Park exhibition honors Asian American veterans during US 250th anniversary
A monthlong exhibition at Monterey Park’s Bruggemeyer Library is using America’s 250th anniversary to highlight Asian American military service across nearly two centuries of U.S. history. “Duty, Honor, Country, Courage,” which opened on July 3 in the Library Friends Room,…
· Michelle De Pacina
Father of San Gabriel teen who went missing arrested
Jeffrey Chao, the father of 15-year-old Alison Jillian Chao, was arrested on suspicion of child abduction, conspiracy and falsifying a police report after his daughter went missing on July 16 in Monterey Park, California. Alison was reportedly on her way on a bicycle to her…
· Michelle De Pacina
Glendale woman regrets intervening in missing teen’s attempt to speak out
Rachelle, a Glendale, California, resident who discovered missing 15-year-old Alison Jillian Chao, expressed deep remorse for intervening and calling the police as the teen was on her way to ABC7 studios, where Chao wanted to tell her side of the story. Rachelle felt a strong…
· Carl Samson
Kamala Harris endorsed by Asian American leaders
Vice President Kamala Harris is receiving endorsements from prominent Asian American legislators and advocacy groups, with more expected to come. The presumptive Democratic nominee to face Donald Trump in November, Harris raised a record $100 million in less than 36 hours of her…
· Michelle De Pacina
Missing San Gabriel teen found safe after weeklong search
Alison Jillian Chao, the 15-year-old from Monterey Park who went missing on July 16, has been found safe, as confirmed by her father’s attorney. Chao disappeared after leaving her home around 5:30 p.m. on a blue mountain bike, heading to her aunt’s house in San Gabriel but never…
· Michelle De Pacina
San Gabriel teen riding bike to aunt’s house goes missing
Authorities in Monterey Park, California, are searching for 15-year-old Alison Jillian Chao, who was last seen on July 16 around 5:32 p.m., leaving her home on North Ynez Avenue and heading to her aunt’s house in San Gabriel less than four miles away but never arriving. She was…
· Ryan General
1 year after tragic shooting, thousands celebrate Lunar New Year in Monterey Park
Thousands gathered in Monterey Park, Calif. this weekend to celebrate the Lunar New Year, a year following a tragic mass shooting that claimed 11 lives during the same festivities. About the tragedy: On Jan. 21, 2023, a lone gunman perpetrated a devastating attack at the Star…
· Ryan General
Biden, Harris join calls for stricter gun laws on Monterey Park anniversary
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris marked the first anniversary of the Monterey Park mass shooting on Jan. 21 by urging Congress to enact stricter gun regulations. About the shooting: Huu Can Tran, 72, opened fire at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in…
· Michelle De Pacina
Half Moon Bay community gathers to honor lives lost a year ago in mass shooting
A year after the Half Moon Bay mass shooting in California, where seven people were killed, the community gathered on Sunday night to honor the lives lost. The vigil: Dozens of attendees gathered at the Boys and Girls Club along with Half Moon Bay Mayor Joaquin Jimenez, who led…
· Bryan Ke
Community members commemorate Monterey Park mass shooting
Community members are remembering the lives lost in the mass shooting that rocked their city last year. Catch up: Eleven people died and nine others were injured after Huu Can Tran, 72, opened fire at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, California, on Jan. 21, 2023. He…
· Michelle De Pacina
California announces $5 million support for displaced Half Moon Bay shooting victims
On Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a $16 million fund to support homeownership for farmworkers, including $5 million to support survivors and family members of victims displaced by the Half Moon Bay farm shooting in January. About the grant: In an effort to…
· Michelle De Pacina
In-depth: Gun lobbyists target Asian Americans amid spike in anti-Asian hate crimes
“Want to #StopAsianHate? Buy a rifle,” Gun Owners of America shared on Twitter on March 19, 2021, just three days after the Atlanta spa shootings occurred, where a man went on a rampage at three spas and killed eight people, including six Asian women. In initial interviews with…
· Carl Samson
California ballroom studio saved from Monterey Park mass shooter to host AAPI community dance
A ballroom studio in Alhambra, California, that was saved from what could have been a mass shooting after the January massacre in Monterey Park will host a community dance in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. The event at Lai Lai Ballroom and Studio, which will take place on…
· Bryan Ke
One of Japan’s most popular soufflé chains comes to Los Angeles
Gram Cafe and Pancakes, a popular Japanese soufflé chain with outlets in countries like Hong Kong and Canada, opened its second United States branch in the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County last week. The Japanese chain first opened its L.A. branch on April 8 at the…
· Carl Samson
Georgia US senators commemorate 2-year anniversary of Atlanta spa shootings
On Wednesday, Georgia U.S. Sens. Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff commemorated the second anniversary of the deadly Atlanta-area spa shootings. The tragedy, which resulted in the deaths of eight people, occurred at massage parlors in Fulton and Cherokee Counties on March 16,…
· Bryan Ke
Biden announces gun control executive order in visit to Monterey Park 2 months after mass shooting
President Joe Biden has announced new measures that would strengthen background checks on gun purchases in the country following a recent series of mass shootings. Speaking at The Boys and Girls Club of West San Gabriel Valley in Monterey Park, California, on Tuesday afternoon,…
· Carl Samson
House resolution honors Monterey Park, Half Moon Bay victims
A resolution honoring the lives impacted and lost due to the shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay in California around the Lunar New Year was introduced in the House of Representatives this week. House Resolution 200, introduced by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D, CA-16) and Rep.…
· Michelle De Pacina
Asian Americans are buying more guns in response to hate crimes, mass shootings
Due to mass shootings and an increase in anti-Asian hate crimes, Asians and Asian Americans who were traditionally gun-averse are beginning to consider training to use firearms as a means to defend themselves. Asian Americans have reportedly been the lowest gun-owning…
· Bryan Ke
2 Chinese students injured in Michigan State University shooting, consulate says
The Chinese Consulate General in Chicago has condemned the recent shooting at Michigan State University that killed three students and injured five others, including two Chinese students. The shooting reportedly occurred on Monday night in East Lansing, Michigan, when a lone…
· Carl Samson
Los Angeles County passes new gun control measures after Monterey Park mass shooting
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a series of gun control measures Tuesday, including banning the sale of .50 caliber handguns in unincorporated areas. The motions — authored by Board Chair Janice Hahn, Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and Supervisor…