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· Carl Samson
13 of the 24 Vietnamese Americans Running for Office in Orange County Have the Same Last Name
More than half of 24 Vietnamese Americans running for the midterm elections in Orange County, California, share the same last name Nguyen. The candidates, vying for different positions, are concentrated in Little Saigon, an enclave consisting of Fountain Valley, Garden Grove and…
· Ryan General
Orange County Woman Known For Infectious Laugh Among the 59 Killed in Las Vegas Massacre
Orange County resident Teresa Nicol Kimura, one of the 59 people killed in the brutal shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday evening, will be remembered by her loved ones mostly for her charismatic personality. Known by friends as a fun-spirited woman with an infectious laugh, the…
· Carl Samson
Man Arrested in Orange County For Assault, Attempted Kidnapping of Female Store Employee
An Asian man has been arrested for dragging a female baby store employee into a storage room this weekend. The crime, which police called an attempted kidnapping, occurred roughly before 7:20 p.m. at the Mon Beau Bebe store, a maternity and baby boutique located at 6226 Irvine…
· Khier Casino
Woman Arrested For Allegedly Starting 28 Fires in Orange County
Police have arrested 24-year-old Eun “Esther” Cha who they say is responsible for setting at least 28 fires in Fullerton, California, since September 2016. Officers arrested Cha on Sunday on suspicion of arson after they caught her trying to start two more fires in the 1200…
· Carl Samson
Campaign Seeks to Protect Asian American Youth From COVID-19 Bullying
A pair of nonprofits in California launched a campaign designed to protect Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth from discrimination amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The program, known as Stand Up for AAPI Youth During COVID — or simply Stand Up for AAPI Youth —…
· Khier Casino
Hee Sook Lee, Founder of BCD Tofu House, Passes Away
Hee Sook Lee, a first-generation South Korean immigrant and founder of the BCD Tofu House based in Los Angeles, has passed away. Lee died in early or mid-July, but no cause of death has been given, according to LAist.
· Bryan Ke
CA Republican Candidate Boasts She Pulled Daughter Out of College for Supporting LGBTQ+ Equality
A video was unearthed showing Republican congressional candidate Michelle Park Steel bragging about putting her daughter in a Jesuit school “for a year of brainwash” after the girl expressed her support for same-sex marriage.
· Carl Samson
Asian American Orgs Unite to Feed 5,000 Asian Seniors Their Cultural Foods During Quarantine in OC
More than 12 organizations have joined hands in an effort to feed Asian American seniors in Orange County, California amid the COVID-19 crisis. The initiative, known as Love Our Vulnerable and Elderly (or LOVE), specifically aims to provide Asian food to struggling seniors in…
· Ryan General
California Governor Sparks Outrage After Claiming First Local Spread of COVID-19 Started at Nail Salon
Vietnamese Americans are calling out California Governor Gavin Newsom for some ignorant comments he made about nail salons. During a news conference in Garden Grove on Thursday, Newsom casually remarked that the spread of COVID-19 in California began in a nail salon, reports the…
· Carl Samson
Asian Americans are Now the Fastest-Growing Ethnic Group THAT CAN VOTE
In the past two decades, Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the U.S. electorate, a new analysis from the Pew Research Center shows. According to the report, eligible Asian American voters have increased by 139% from 2000 to 2020. This year,…
· Bryan Ke
‘Pastor’ in Little Saigon Pleads Guilty in $33 Million Investment Scam
The co-founder of the Church of the Healthy Self located in a strip mall in the Little Saigon area of Westminster, California has pleaded guilty in a $33 million fraud case. Kent R.E. Whitney, 37, of Newport Beach, agreed on April 15 to plead guilty to mail fraud and filing a…
· Ryan General
Japanese Rockstar Yoshiki Donates $90,000 to Meals on Wheels for the Elderly in LA
Legendary Japanese rock star recently donated 10 million yen ($90,000) in support of multiple Meals on Wheels branches across Los Angeles. Yoshiki, who has been living in Los Angeles for the past 20 years, made the generous donation through his non-profit organization Yoshiki…
· Carl Samson
‘Coronavirus!’: Vietnamese Students Bullied and Harassed at High School in Little Saigon
A video has recently been shared on YouTube where several Vietnamese students at a high school in Orange County, California were bullied and harassed by schoolmates. The incidents, which occurred at Bolsa Grande High School in Garden Grove, alarmed the local Vietnamese…
· Bryan Ke
Artist Christine Sun Kim Becomes the First Deaf Asian American to Sign the National Anthem at the Super Bowl
American Sign Language (ASL) sound artist Christine Sun Kim became the first deaf Asian American to sign the national anthem at the Super Bowl alongside singer Demi Lovato. The 39-year-old Berlin-based American artist was picked by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), the…
· Ernestine Siu
Rumors of OC’s Coronavirus Infection Shock Irvine — Here are the Facts
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with an additional comment from the University of California, Irvine. The Orange County Health Care Agency has confirmed one case of the coronavirus, which has so far killed over 80 people and infected thousands of others, in Orange…
· Ryan General
NIKI and Rich Brian to Become the First Indonesians to Perform at Coachella
Los Angeles-based NIKI and Rich Brian are both set to become the first Indonesian artists to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Held each year at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, Coachella is regarded as one of the largest, most famous and most…
· Carl Samson
Beloved Shop Owner Thanks Community for Buying Doughnuts While She Was in a Coma
A beloved doughnut shop owner in Southern California has returned behind the counter after a year with gratitude to regular customers and visitors who frequented her business while she was recovering from a critical health condition. Stella Chhan, 64, had been running Donut City…
· Bryan Ke
5 UC Irvine Frat Bros Charged in Alcohol Poisoning Death of Noah Domingo
Five members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of California, Irvine have been charged with misdemeanors for the death of their underage member, Noah Domingo, in January. The five members, who were on the lease of an off-campus fraternity house in Irvine,…
· Carl Samson
Xinjiang Police Chief Reportedly Detained for Worrying About Dying Uyghurs
A police chief in Xinjiang who expressed concerns over the mass detention and possible deaths of his fellow Uyghurs in internment camps reportedly ended up becoming a detainee himself. Himit Qari, 45, who oversees the Ucha township in Kuchar county, Aksu prefecture, allegedly…
· Carl Samson
Suspect Who Killed Retired Cal State Fullerton Admin on First Day of School Still on the Loose
A retired administrator at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) was stabbed to death on Monday, with the suspect still at large. Steven Shek Keung Chan, 57, was found with multiple stab wounds in a silver Infiniti sedan parked outside an administrative building in the…