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Korean Singer Heize is Performing in LA, Houston and Atlanta This Summer
NextShark and Proper Form Events are proud to announce that we are co-hosting three shows for Korean singer and rapper Heize!
· 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.
· Carl Samson
American and German Robots Lose Jobs to Asian Robots at Adidas
Adidas will abandon its robot-staffed factories in the U.S. and Germany, moving some of the technology to Asia starting later this year. The American and German “Speedfactories,” based in Atlanta and Ansbach, respectively, will end production by April 2020 “at the latest,” the…
· Ryan General
Andrew Yang Makes a Surprise Appearance at Rich Brian’s New York Concert
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang was greeted with thunderous applause when he made a surprise appearance at a concert for rapper Rich Brian in New York. The show, held at New York’s Terminal 5 on October 7, was the first stop for the Indonesia-born rapper’s “The…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Family Brutally Assaulted in Their Home By ‘Delivery Man’ in Broad Daylight
A man who left members of a Chinese family bleeding, unconscious and utterly terrified in a violent daylight robbery in suburban England is now being hunted by local police. The incident, which was caught on surveillance footage, took place at the family’s home in Luton,…
· Ryan General
Los Angeles Rams Rookie Taylor Rapp Aims to Show ‘Asians Can Play’ in the NFL
Taylor Rapp, the newest member of a small group of Asian Americans to be drafted into the NFL, is aiming to become the Asian American role model he never had growing up. Fresh from playing three standout seasons at Washington, Rapp was selected by defending NFC champions Los…
· Ryan General
Two Men Face ‘Very Lengthy’ Jail Sentence for Targeting Asian-American Businesses
Two men who terrorized Asian American business owners in Atlanta in 2017 have now both been convicted by the U.S. Attorney’s office in Atlanta. Identified as Tabyron Rashad Smith and Dravion Sanchez Ware, the convicts were both involved in a series of violent armed robberies…
· Ryan General
Pilot Aims to Be the First Vietnamese American Woman to Fly Solo Around the World
Anh-Thu Nguyen, founder and president of non-profit Women in Aerospace and Aviation, has set her sights on becoming the first Vietnamese American pilot to fly solo around the world. Currently an Airline Transport Pilot and a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI/CFII/MEI) at…
· Carl Samson
Jeremy Lin Says the NBA Has ‘Kind of Given Up’ on Him, He’s ‘Hit Rock Bottom’
Nearly two months after becoming the first Asian American NBA champion, Jeremy Lin is in tears as he remains in free agency. In a sermon at a church in Xindian District, New Taipei City on Sunday, the 30-year-old opened up about his struggles after a knee injury in 2017, which…
· Ryan General
ICE Finally Releases Asian Trans Man Kept in Solitary Confinement for 19 Months
A transgender man from Hong Kong, who has been kept in solitary confinement in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Georgia, has finally been released. Yuen Tzu, also known as Chin, was taken out of solitary confinement in the facility in Irwin on…
· Ryan General
Kumail Nanjiani and Ma Dong-Seok Officially Cast in Marvel’s ‘Eternals’
After months of speculation, Kumail Nanjiani and Don Lee (Ma Dong-Seok) have been officially confirmed as cast members of the upcoming Marvel Studios project “Eternals.” Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige announced the film’s entire cast during Marvel’s Comic-Con presentation at…
· Carl Samson
Asian Immigrants May Be the Easiest Targets in Trump’s Upcoming ICE Raids
The U.S. administration’s plans to commit mass raids of the homes of undocumented immigrants has the Asian community on edge. Undocumented Asian immigrants ballooned from 500,000 to 1.7 million between 2000 and 2015, according to estimates from the Immigration and Naturalization…
· Ryan General
The MLB’s Best Pitcher is South Korean Hyun-Jin Ryu
Largely overlooked his entire Major League Baseball career, Los Angeles Dodgers’ Hyun-Jin Ryu is now starting to get attention as the league’s best starting pitcher this season. The 32-year-old baseball superstar, born in Incheon, South Korea, who became the first player from…