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· Ryan General
Robbers Targeting Asian Restaurants in Atlanta Victimize at Least 14 Businesses
A robbery duo has reportedly been targeting Asian restaurants across the Atlanta Metropolitan Area over the last couple of months, local authorities revealed. Since March, the same group of two males has hit 14 locations across three counties, with all the robberies happening at…
· Ziye Wang
Jeremy Lin to Sign with Toronto Raptors after Finalizing Buyout with Atlanta Hawks
NBA point guard Jeremy Lin is completing a contract buyout agreement with the Atlanta Hawks that will allow him to sign with the Toronto Raptors. The buyout is expected to be finalized by Monday and Lin may sign with the Raptors as soon as mid-week, according to agents Jim…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Delta Passenger Gets Gun Past TSA in Atlanta, Flies to Japan
A passenger on Delta Air Lines alerted the airline crew that they were carrying a firearm after it had passed airport security and was heading to Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan. The Transportation Security Administration acknowledged in a statement that security…
· Ryan General
‘Atlanta’ Director Hiro Murai Made a Secret Film With Donald Glover and Rihanna
Japanese American filmmaker Hiro Murai is set to make his feature film directorial debut with a secret project starring longtime collaborator Donald Glover and superstar Rihanna. It was speculated earlier this year that Glover and Rihanna were working on a project together after…
· Ryan General
Woman Who Got Black Customers Kicked Out of Atlanta Bar Was a Porsche Employee, Now Fired
After going viral last week for harassing Black customers at a bar in Atlanta, an Asian woman has been terminated from her job at Porsche. Identified as Sonya Pate, the woman was caught on camera rudely interrupting a group of African-American party-goers who were celebrating a…
· Carl Samson
Woman Allegedly Gets Group of Black People Kicked Out of Their Own Birthday Party at Atlanta Lounge
A video of an Asian woman who allegedly got a birthday party kicked out of a table has gone viral on social media. The incident reportedly occurred at Overdrive Lounge in Solis Two Porsche Drive, Atlanta, Georgia last week.
· Heather Johnson Yu
Filipino-American Man Left In Critical Condition After Brutal Assault in Atlanta
On April 22, 2017, Mark Calub and three of his friends were the victims of a vicious assault by four men in Atlanta, Georgia. The suspects are believed to be a group of four men of African-American descent that drove away in the Old Fourth Ward area of Atlanta in a Dark Nissan…
· Khier Casino
Vietnamese-American Lawyer ‘Targeted’ and Fatally Shot in Atlanta
Atlanta lawyer Trinh Huynh was shot multiple times from behind at 7:40 a.m. on Monday, and was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital but died from her wounds. Police have now arrested 39-year-old Raylon Browning over the shooting.
· Bryan Ke
Jeremy Lin Won the NBA Championship By Playing 1 Minute in the Finals and Twitter Loves It
Social media is celebrating Jeremy Lin, who fans barely saw during the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors finals, becoming the first Asian American NBA Champion. According to Lin’s stats sheet on ESPN, the 30-year-old only played for one minute during Game 3, where the…
· Editorial Staff
Jeremy Lin Becomes the First Asian American NBA Champion
Toronto Raptors player Jeremy Lin has become the first Asian American to win an NBA Championship. Jeremy Lin is an NBA Champion 🙏
· Ryan General
Jeremy Lin Stopped By Security From Boarding Team Bus Because They Didn’t Think He was On the Team
Despite having played in the NBA for nearly a decade now, superstar Jeremy Lin still somehow gets treated as if he doesn’t belong in the league. For years, Lin has experienced numerous incidents in which he was forced to convince people that he is an NBA player. Lin, who…
· Ryan General
6-Year-Old Piano Prodigy Becomes One of The Youngest to Perform at Carnegie Hall
William Zhang is just six years old but he has already performed at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall, one of the most prestigious classical music venues in the world. The Chinese-American piano prodigy from Atlanta earned the ticket to perform at the venue by beating out thousands…
· Bryan Ke
Two Teens Flying Alone Reportedly Kicked Off a Delta Flight Because of Their Peanut Allergy
Two unaccompanied 15 and 16-year-old teen boys were recently kicked off a Delta flight after the eldest of the two told attendants that he has a peanut allergy, both ingested and airborne. The boys’ father, Rakesh Patel, explained that his two sons were flying back to the…
· Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Asian American Advancing Justice Condemns Terrorist Attack on Muslim Worshippers in New Zealand
Los Angeles, CA — Today in Christchurch, New Zealand, at least 49 of our Muslim brothers and sisters were killed while worshipping by a white supremacist in a terrorist attack and many more were injured. Asian Americans Advancing Justice, an affiliation of five civil rights…
· Elliot Sang
Restaurant Owner Gets Death Threats After Trying to Justify ‘We Suki Suki’ Viet Restaurant Name
A former restaurant owner named Ryan Kulp tweeted about an Atlanta joint he co-owned called We Suki Suki, which at one point apparently held a “late night experience” titled “Good Morning Vietnam.” 7 years ago today i co-founded a Vietnamese restaurant in Atlanta.we launched a…
· Ryan General
National Anthem Superstar Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja Stuns Crowd at UCLA Game
Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja recently performed another phenomenal rendition of the National Anthem at a UCLA Men’s Basketball game. Getting ready to sing the #NationalAnthem for @UCLAMBB ! Go Bruins! 😍 #maleaemma #gobruins #uclabasketball #ucla #uclamensbasketball…
· Carl Samson
ICE Created A Fake University to Trick Indian Immigrant Students and Arrest Them
Emails revealed this week show how the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) set up a fictitious school called the “University of Farmington” to detect student visa fraud. The “university,” which began “admitting” applicants in 2015, involved a total of at least 600 students.
· Carl Samson
Mom Mistakenly Donates Mug Containing $6,500 After Reading Marie Kondo’s ‘Tidying Up’
A mother in Atlanta, Georgia who read Marie Kondo and tried to eliminate things that do not “spark joy” faces deep regret after getting rid of her son’s mug, which she later discovered to contain thousands of dollars. Devon Silvey, 27, was in the process of moving apartments…
· Ziye Wang
Jeremy Lin Makes Top 10 All-Star Guards After First Round of Fan Vote
Atlanta Hawks point guard Jeremy Lin is currently among the top 10 Eastern Conference guards in consideration for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game after the first round of fan voting. The first returns on the All-Star game fan vote were officially released on Jan. 3.
· Shirley Wang
My Dad Had the Most Unbelievable Friendship with Charles Barkley
You can also read and listen to this article in Chinese. When Charles Barkley’s mother, Charcey Glenn, passed away in June 2015, Barkley’s hometown of Leeds, Alabama, came to the funeral to pay respects. But there was also an unexpected guest.