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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…
· Michelle Kim
On Anti-Asian Hate Crimes: Who Is Our Real Enemy?
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Medium and reposted with permission. In recent weeks, there have been over 20 attacks on Asian businesses and people, mostly elders, with little to no coverage from the mainstream news outlets. Videos documenting such…
· Carl Samson
Asian American Women See the Highest Jobless Rates in the U.S., Data Reveals
Asian Americans recorded the highest jobless rates among U.S. women in the last six months of 2020, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show. The country lost a net total of 140,000 jobs in December, the first month of job loss since employment opportunities resumed…
· Bryan Ke
California Representative Who Tested Positive for COVID-19 Claims It’s a ‘Good Way to Lose Weight’
Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) joked during a recent interview that having COVID-19 is a “very good way to lose weight.” What happened: The 65-year-old Republican politician made the comment during an interview with the South Orange County Economic Coalition as part of its “Meet…
· Bryan Ke
California Congresswoman Who Once Questioned Mask-Wearing Catches COVID-19
Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA), who once expressed skepticism about the mask mandate in Orange County last spring, has tested positive for COVID-19. Although she does not show any symptoms, the 65-year-old Korean American politician learned she had been in contact with someone…
· Editorial Staff
Racist Man Follows, Harasses Asian Woman Who Asked Him to Wear a Mask in OC
A woman shopping in Orange County, California has become the latest target of anti-Asian racism amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The incident, which was caught on video, reportedly occurred outside a Sephora store at The Market Place in Tustin and Irvine.
· Bryan Ke
Gym Owner Dumped by Crossfit After Sending Racist Email to ‘Filthy, Foreign’ Woman
A gym owner in Orchard Park, New York allegedly sent out a racist, profane email to a customer wanting to get a refund, and CrossFit is cutting ties with him as a result. Racist email: The woman, whose name was not revealed, sent Robert Dinero, a retired Marine and the owner of…
· Carl Samson
6 Buddhist Temples Vandalized in OC in November, 2 Women Caught on Camera
Six Buddhist temples in Orange County, California were reportedly vandalized in the last month, raising alarms against hate crimes that have targeted Asian Americans since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a news conference on Saturday, officials announced that three of the…
· Bryan Ke
Hero Firefighters Severely Burned in Silverado Fire, Community Organizes Blood Drive
A blood drive has been organized to help the recovery of two Orange County Fire Authority firefighters who were severely injured while battling the Silverado Fire in late October. The event will take place at OC Global Medical Center in Santa Ana on Thursday, according to Patch.
· Bryan Ke
OC Man Says He Was ‘Kidnapped’ for Trying to ‘Overthrow the Government’ in Vietnam
Michael Nguyen, the Vietnamese American who spent more than two years of incarceration in Vietnam, has spoken to the media for the first time since his release and revealed some details of his arrest. Speaking in a Zoom news conference on Wednesday, the 56-year-old U.S. citizen…
· Bryan Ke
American Jailed in Vietnam for Allegedly Trying to ‘Overthrow’ Government Returns Home
Michael Nguyen, the Vietnamese American man who was imprisoned in Vietnam for allegedly “attempting to overthrow the government,” has been released and returned to his home in California. The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi confirmed Nguyen departed Vietnam last Wednesday and a family…
· Maina Chen
Viet Family Posts Videos Claiming Neighbor ‘Racially Harassed’ Them for 8 Months in Garden Grove
A Vietnamese family in Garden Grove, California has allegedly been racially harassed for months by their neighbors, the Marsh family, since they moved next door in March. The situation was brought to light on Instagram by the daughter of the targeted family, @shheylas, who…
· Carl Samson
WeChat is Being Used to Campaign for Trump
Despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to ban WeChat — as well as TikTok and other Chinese-made apps — a growing number of Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans are reportedly using the platform to campaign for his re-election. The app, with some 19 million users in the…
· Carl Samson
Man Steals Flag From Pro-Trump Vietnamese Americans on the Road
A man was reportedly arrested after stealing a flag from Vietnamese Americans running a caravan for President Donald Trump in Orange County, California over the weekend. The ruckus, which was partially caught on video, saw the “homeless” man twirl a flag in the middle of the…
· Carl Samson
OC Man Convicted of Fatally Stabbing Dentist Who ‘Seduced’ His Wife
A man accused of stabbing his wife’s lover to death was convicted of first-degree murder in Irvine, California on Thursday. Hongli Sun, an engineer, killed Dr. Xuan Liu, a dentist, on July 28, 2015 for having an affair with his estranged wife, Cynthia Chen.
· Khier Casino
BREAKING: Man Who Told Entrepreneur Sophia Chang to ‘Go Back to Wuhan’ FIRED from Job at Prudential
The man identified as James Hilbrant who worked at Prudential Financial and told Korean American entrepreneur Sophia Chang to “go back to Wuhan” while out having lunch with her sister has been let go by the company. Social media users have been demanding action against the man…
· Bryan Ke
Man Who Told Entrepreneur Sophia Chang to ‘Go Back to Wuhan’ Allegedly Identified
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with a statement from Prudential Advisors. The man who told Korean American entrepreneur Sophia Chang to “go back to Wuhan” while out having lunch with her sister has been allegedly identified as James Hilbrant of Orange County,…