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· Bryan Ke
Neighbors have banded together to help an Asian American family rest peacefully at night after being continuously harassed by teens at their home in Ladera Ranch, Orange County, California. Several teens have reportedly terrorized Haijun Si’s home by throwing rocks at it,…
· Bee Vang
Back in 2008, I starred opposite Clint Eastwood in “Gran Torino” playing the lead Hmong role in a tale of two people transcending their differences to form an unlikely human bond. It was a historic cinematic moment for Hmong people around the world, despite its copious…
· Khanh Tran
The man who was arrested on Thursday for assaulting a 52-year-old Asian woman in Flushing, Queens was released early this morning. Patrick Mateo, 47, was released from custody this morning at around 3 a.m. without bail, according to the Forest Hills Post.
· Bryan Ke
A 25-year-old man who robbed Asian-owned businesses and shot three women in Metro Atlanta has been sentenced to five life terms on Wednesday. Dravion Sanchez Ware was convicted in 2019 for a series of violent robberies in 2017 where he pistol-whipped his victims, injuring one…
· Ryan General
A man took to social media to bring to light an incident in Renton, Washington in which he was allegedly provoked by a woman who called him racist slurs.
· Carl Samson
A local board member of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has resigned after posting a meme that portrayed Joe Biden as a Chinese caricature. Until this week, actor John Mitchell served on the elected board of the union in…
· Khanh Tran
NYPD announced on Thursday that they have arrested a man seen on a viral video shoving an elderly Asian woman in Flushing, Queens. As reported by the Queens Daily Eagle, Patrick Mateo, 47, was arrested after photos and videos of the attack went viral on social media as an…
· Michelle Kim
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…
· Khanh Tran
An elderly woman was called multiple racial slurs and shoved down to the ground by an unknown man, and her daughter is now calling for justice online. On Wednesday afternoon, an unidentified man wearing a red jacket verbally assaulted and physically shoved Maggie Cheng’s mother…
· Bryan Ke
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include Indigenous rally organizers, according to Rohan Zhou-Lee. Activists from the Black, Latinx, Indigenous and Asian American community will hold an emergency rally in New York City on Saturday in response to the string of…
· Ryan General
A suspect has been arrested in connection with an assault on an elderly man in the Tian Delong (Tenderloin) District in downtown San Francisco on Sunday night. The authorities revealed that Haskell Allen, 31, has been apprehended on charges associated with the unprovoked attack…
· Khanh Tran
Two elderly Asian women were assaulted during separate attacks on the city’s subway on Tuesday. The first victim was a 68-year-old woman, who was punched in the back of the head at around 7 a.m. The attack happened on the northbound A platform at 125th Street and Frederick…
· Carl Samson
To help deter further attacks against the Asian community, hundreds of volunteers have signed up to accompany older Asian Americans walking around Oakland’s Chinatown. Of the more than 2,800 anti-Asian attacks reported nationally between March 19 and Dec. 31 last year, 7.3%…
· Carl Samson
A multinational tech company has apologized for a recent job advertisement that blatantly discriminated against potential Asian applicants. Aptude, which is based in Illinois, went viral last week over its now-removed LinkedIn ad that sought after a data analyst for the tech…
· Editorial Staff
A real estate agent from the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles was fired recently after a video of him hurling racist comments at an Asian woman surfaced online. What happened: On Wednesday, a social media user who goes by “Em” shared the video in a now-deleted tweet.
· Editorial Staff
Members of Black and Asian communities convened on Saturday in Oakland, CA to rally against recent anti-Asian attacks, especially those in the Bay Area. What happened: During the rally, various speakers discussed the importance of solidarity among Black and Asian communities.
· Editorial Staff
A man recently stole a bank deposit bag in Alameda, California after breaking into his victim’s car and almost getting caught. The incident reportedly occurred in the parking lot of the restaurant Vietnam House at around noon on Tuesday.
· Ryan General
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
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
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…
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