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· Ryan General
The Atlanta Police Department is investigating the case of a gay man who was found with a serious head injury on train tracks in the Lindbergh area of Buckhead early morning on July 11. At the scene: Police were alerted to the 2100 block of Piedmont Road where someone saw Joshua…
· Ryan General
Ellison Onizuka, the first Asian American astronaut, was recently honored with a NASA spacecraft named after him. A fallen hero: Aerospace company Northrop Grumman named its NG-16 Cygnus spacecraft S.S. Ellison Onizuka after the astronaut died along with six other crew members…
· Carl Samson
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include a GoFundMe page set up by the victim’s family members. A 58-year-old Asian woman had to undergo brain surgery after sustaining critical injuries from an attempted robbery at a subway station in Manhattan this weekend.
· Carl Samson
Editor’s Note: The headline of this article has been updated from its original version to say that the number of Asian American students would increase, not decrease if tests alone were used in college admissions. Nearly a quarter of Asian Americans accepted to elite colleges…
· Ryan General
Government agencies and wildlife organizations in the U.S. are moving to rename the group of invasive species collectively known as “Asian carp,” reportedly due to racism concerns. What’s in the name: In the ’70s, four carp species — bighead, silver, grass and black carp — were…
· Carl Samson
The New York Police Department (NYPD) and FBI have launched a joint public service announcement to encourage the reporting of potential anti-Asian hate crimes. What to know: Of all individuals targeted for their race, religion, gender and sexual orientation in New York City,…
· Ryan General
Local authorities are investigating five recent burglaries in Newton, Mass. that are possibly targeting Asian residents. Possible links: Newton Police said Tuesday that the string of break-ins that started last month had multiple similarities, in addition to the victims being…
· Carl Samson
Police in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, are looking for a man accused of threatening to assault an Asian store employee while screaming racial slurs at her. What happened: The incident allegedly occurred at Ace Alterations, a clothing repair shop near 1300 E. and Fort Union on…
· Carl Samson
A man who painted racial slurs on vehicles owned by an Asian American family in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., received sentences for his hate crimes this week. What he did: Kyle Christiansen, 34, spray-painted the family’s cars with the words “Die G**k Rat” and “G**k R***rd Rat” and…
· Ryan General
California is allocating $156 million to fund victim-centered solutions in combatting violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). Historic funding: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the historic Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Equity Budget on Monday as…
· Carl Samson
A woman accused of punching a 6-year-old boy and hurling racial slurs at his Korean American family in Las Vegas reportedly asked to be released from jail without bail. Questioned: In a hearing on Tuesday, a prosecutor raised questions about the “mental competency” of Shelly Ann…
· Thy Nguyen
The founder behind Glamnetic has opened up about how being bullied, changing her birth name to fit in, and dealing with the lack of Asian representation in the beauty industry led her to create a multimillion-dollar lash company. Ann McFerran, 28, told Forbes that she “always…
· Carl Samson
A woman previously filmed luring an unleashed dog onto a highway in New York City is now being accused of targeting another Asian dog owner. What happened: In a viral TikTok video, a white woman — whose identity remains unknown — is seen yelling at another woman behind the…
· Ryan General
Illinois will make history as the first state to officially require Asian American history lessons in the public school curriculum. Setting a new standard: On Friday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Teaching Equitable Asian American History Act (TEAACH Act), making it…
· Ryan General
A home security camera captured a gay couple subjected to homophobic and xenophobic verbal insults on Saturday evening over a parking space dispute in Virginia. Not so neighborly: Jim and Mary Wood allegedly spewed anti-gay and anti-Asian slurs at Kyle and Leo Liu Metz, their…
· Carl Samson
A woman accused of punching a 6-year-old boy and spewing anti-Asian remarks at his family in Las Vegas has been arrested and charged with a hate crime, NextShark has learned. What you need to know: The child’s mother, who asked to be identified only by her TikTok handle…
· Ryan General
Several AAPI actors recently shared what it’s like to thrive in Hollywood where Asian men have long been typecast into secondary roles that perpetuate racial stereotypes. Perspectives on representation: Nico Hiraga (“Moxie”), Charles Melton (“Riverdale”), Danny Pudi (“Mythic…
· Carl Samson
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to specify the location of the incident. The alleged physical assault did not occur inside The Shops at Crystals, but right outside its doors after the family had exited and the woman came up from behind them. A woman has been accused…
· Bryan Ke
Veteran Singaporean actor Beatrice Chien, who appeared in films such as “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Ramen Teh,” passed away from pancreatic cancer on Tuesday at the age of 81. The details: Chien’s death was announced on her personal Facebook page, according to The Straits Times.
· Carl Samson
Two Asian women remain in critical condition after a pickup truck crashed into them in Anaheim, Calif. on Independence Day. What happened: The victims, a Vietnamese mother and daughter, were watching Fourth of July fireworks in the 200 block of North Grand Avenue when the…
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