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· Ryan General
Daniel Dae Kim Speaks Out on ‘Drastic’ Pay Cut He Got From ‘Hawaii Five-0’
Daniel Dae Kim has shed more light on what transpired when he decided to leave the television series “Hawaii Five-0” in 2017 after playing the role of Chin Ho Kelly for seven years. The 52-year-old Korean American actor told Vulture in a recent interview that the pay cut he had…
· Bryan Ke
Girl, 13, Rallies Hundreds Against Anti-Asian Hate Crimes in the Bay Area
A 13-year-old girl from San Mateo, California is doing her part to help her community by gathering hundreds of people for a rally to denounce anti-Asian hate crimes. Ashlyn So, a middle school student and an emerging fashion designer, gathered hundreds of people from her…
· Bryan Ke
GoFundMe Launches Hub for AAPI Fundraising Campaigns to #StopAsianHate
GoFundMe has launched a hub containing all fundraising campaigns dedicated to helping the AAPI community as part of its #StopAsianHate initiative. About 100 personalities from the entertainment and fashion industries like Phillip Lim, Eva Chen, and Prabal Gurung showed their…
· Bryan Ke
Over 300 Rally Against Anti-Asian Hate With Asian American Federation in NYC
Hundreds of people gathered at a rally organized by the Asian American Federation (AAF) in New York City to denounce the rising number of anti-Asian attacks. Over 300 New Yorkers joined the city’s elected officials and community leaders at the Rise Up Against Asian Hate rally…
· Bryan Ke
Woman Dragged on the Street By Car During Violent Theft in Oakland
A street surveillance camera captured a woman being dragged by a car on the street during a day-time robbery in Oakland’s Chinatown. What happened: The woman was walking to a nearby grocery after going to the Oakland Beauty Supply on International Boulevard in Oakland’s…
· Bryan Ke
NY’s Unfunded Asian Hate Crime Task Force Recorded 28 Attacks in 2020
New York City officials said during a media conference on Tuesday that the Asian hate crime task force will continue to stop the rising number of anti-Asian attacks fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic. The task force was created in response to the growing cases of anti-Asian attacks…
· Bryan Ke
Man Follows, Racially Harasses NYC Photographer and ‘No One Stepped in to Help’
A man was caught on video verbally attacking an Asian woman with racist “dog-eating” questions while she documented a series of manhole explosions in New York City. Ming, one half of the New York-based photographer duo The Bing Buzz, was walking in Astoria, Queens on Feb. 9 when…
· Bryan Ke
Volunteers Patrol Oakland’s Chinatown Following Violent Attacks Against the Elderly
A group of citizens volunteered to patrol the streets of Oakland’s Chinatown in California to make sure other residents feel more secure following a string of violent anti-Asian attacks in the neighborhood. Two fathers, Jimmy Bounphensy and Kelly Means, and their children went…
· Ryan General
White House Responds to Recent Wave of Violence Against Elderly Asian Americans
President Joe Biden’s Administration has expressed concern over the disturbing uptick in violence toward Asian Americans in recent weeks. Several disturbing videos have emerged showing unprovoked attacks on elderly Asian Americans, including at least three in the Bay Area within…
· Ryan General
China Mac Joins Artist Mistah F.A.B. to Promote Unity Between Black and Asian Communities
Rapper and activist China Mac recently met with artist Mistah F.A.B. to promote unity between Asian and Black communities amid the rise of violent attacks toward elderly Asians in San Francisco and Oakland, California.
· Bryan Ke
Olivia Munn Calls for Help ‘Amplifying the Outrage’ Over Recent Wave of Anti-Asian Attacks
Actress Olivia Munn has called for an end to the rising anti-Asian hate crimes in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic in an Instagram post. In her post on Wednesday, the 40-year-old actress said she was at a loss for words after hearing the recent spike in anti-Asian, adding…
· Khanh Tran
Meet the Artist Behind the Iconic Portrait of the Beloved Vicha Ratanapakdee
Amidst all of the news about hate crimes against the Asian American community, LA-based artist Jonathan Chang decided that he cannot stay silent anymore. A seasoned illustrator in the toy and entertainment industries, Chang mostly posted photos of his dog and other fun pop…
· Ryan General
Suspect in 3 Elderly Attacks Charged, Held on $210,000 Bail
A 28-year-old man, who was arrested on unrelated charges, has been charged over the recent series of unprovoked assaults in Oakland’s Chinatown. Yahya Muslim was apprehended and booked into Santa Rita Jail on Feb. 1, a day after three elderly people, including a 91-year-old man,…
· Bryan Ke
Daniel Dae Kim, Daniel Wu and Amanda Nguyen Shine Light on Rising Violence Against Asian Americans
Actors Daniel Dae Kim and Daniel Wu, along with civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, recently appeared on MSNBC’s “American Voices” with Alicia Menendez to shed light on the rising violence against Asian Americans. In the interview on Sunday, the MSNBC anchor discussed the…
· Bryan Ke
‘Person of Interest’ in Attacks of 3 Elderly People in Oakland Chinatown Identified, In Police Custody
Authorities have identified a person of interest who targeted three elderly people in Oakland Chinatown on Jan. 31. The details: In a Twitter announcement on Sunday, the Oakland Police Department said the man was already in custody since Feb. 1 on an unrelated case, according to…
· Carl Samson
Daniel Dae Kim Lands His First-Ever Lead Role With ‘The Hot Zone’
Daniel Dae Kim has landed his first-ever lead role in “The Hot Zone: Anthrax,” the second installment in National Geographic’s disease-centric anthology series. Hardly the biggest news given what’s going on in the world today, But after 31 years of working in TV, this is my…
· Ryan General
Hollywood Legend James Hong Inducted Into the Asian Hall of Fame
Hollywood legend James Hong Hong was recently inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame, joining an illustrious line of previous inductees such as Connie Chung, Kristi Yamaguchi, Kevin Kwan, Johnny Damon, and Bruce Lee. An icon: The 91-year-old actor, who has played hundreds of movie…
· Carl Samson
Daniel Dae Kim and Randall Park are Making a Heist Movie on Amazon
A little more than a year after starring as Ali Wong’s love interests in Netflix’s “Always Be My Maybe,” Daniel Dae Kim and Randall Park are teaming up again for an Asian American-led heist movie at Amazon Studios. The untitled project, based on the script of Young Il Kim…
· Bryan Ke
Daniel Dae Kim Wants James Hong to Get His Much-Deserved Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Daniel Dae Kim is asking Twitter users to help James Hong get his own Hollywood star after CNN shined a spotlight on the 91-year-old actor’s work in the entertainment industry. Kim tweeted that the veteran actor deserved his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, AsAm News…
· Benny Luo
The Rage Asian Americans Feel Right Now
One of the most powerful emotions I see many Asians feel right now is rage — and it’s the deepest and most personal kind. It’s a hard feeling to live with when many of us were born and raised to be hard working people who stay silent, obedient, and not cause trouble. It’s the…