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· Jiselle Lee
Bruce Harrell has become the second Black and first Asian mayor in Seattle’s history. Election Day results: Harrell, 63, won by about 65% of the vote, totaling almost 85,000 votes.
· Carl Samson
Aftab Pureval, an Indian Tibetan lawyer, has become the first Asian American mayor of Cincinnati. Road to victory: The 39-year-old, who serves as the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts, won the mayoral race after securing 33,124 (65.8%) of the city’s votes. He defeated City…
· Jiselle Lee
David Chiu was sworn in as the first Asian American city attorney of San Francisco on Monday. The ceremony: Dozens of family, friends, colleagues and politicians gathered to support Chiu’s appointment as San Francisco’s city attorney.
· Ryan General
An Asian woman recently opened up on Reddit that she is no longer cooking for her husband after he threw away the Asian dishes that she prepared for her visiting family. Who’s the A: Redditor Throwar563577 received overwhelming support from other users after posting a story…
· Editorial Staff
Dressed as characters from “Squid Game” to “Scooby-Doo” to “The Lion King” to… more “Squid Game,” 2021 featured a mix of the unexpected and expected in Halloween costume choices from Asian and Asian American celebrities. Jhené Aiko as Tiana from “Princess and the Frog”:
· Editorial Staff
Time is running out to register for this year’s CelebrASIAN Business Development Conference presented by The US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC). The virtual event will be held November 8-10 and offer a series of panels, roundtable…
· Carl Samson
American conservatives feel more comfortable around Asians who do not wear masks than those who do, according to a new study. Aim and methodology: The study, published in the journal Evolutionary Psychological Science, suggests that conservatives view masking compliance as more…
· Khier Casino
Asian American Futures and Gold House joined forces to launch the Gold Futures Challenge, an online grant competition that will award the top 10 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) finalists with $25,000 to $100,000. “Seen, Heard, Empowered and United”: The inaugural Gold…
· Sarah Yukiko
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the authors and does not represent NextShark’s views. In the costumes of Mulan and Cho Chang, I discovered there are limits to representation.
· Sarah Yukiko
Three suspects were arrested Wednesday in Onondaga County, N.Y., in connection to a series of burglaries targeting Asian businesses and homes. The details: Emery Kinsey, 39; Jared Donaldson, 29; and Philip Jackson, 39, have been arrested and charged in connection with the…
· Jiselle Lee
The FBI reported that hate crimes against Asians rose 73% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Updated 2020 numbers: The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program updated its 2020 hate crime statistics about nationwide “bias-motivated incidents” on Monday.
· Sarah Yukiko
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the authors and does not represent NextShark’s views. Asians and Asian Americans have contributed so much to the holiday of Halloween this year.
· Khier Casino
San Francisco police arrested a suspect after he allegedly assaulted a 66-year-old Asian woman and stabbed another woman who attempted to chase the man down on Tuesday. The arrest: Javon Knighten, 27, was arrested for attempted homicide and has an outstanding warrant for battery.
· Editorial Staff
Christine Chiu shared with NextShark her thoughts on her “Dancing With the Stars” journey and on moving toward greater Asian representation on television. From “Bling Empire” to “Dancing With the Stars”: Christine Chiu, who produced and starred in Netflix’s hit series “Bling…
· Khier Casino
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the U.S. but remain underrepresented on screen along with Latinos, while Native Americans are “virtually invisible,” according to the findings of a new study. Findings: The UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report of the…
· Editorial Staff
Old tweets from a transgender activist who led the Netflix walkout following the Dave Chapelle comedy special “The Closer” have gone viral for expressing racist, anti-Asian sentiments. Background: The Netflix special drew heavy criticism for Chapelle’s allegedly transphobic…
· Jiselle Lee
City Limits published a report on Oct. 14 stating low-income Asian Americans have moved to New York suburbs, but social services have not caught up with that trend. Migration: City Limits, an investigative news organization based in New York City, identifies and explains urban…
· Editorial Staff
Cardi B is the latest celebrity facing accusations of anti-Asian racism after a video of her singing a Korean song from one of the games in the show “Squid Game” has gone viral on TikTok. The video: The 29-year-old rapper is heard making unintelligible sounds while singing along…
· Michelle De Pacina
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is searching for a woman who hit a teenage girl with a cardboard box and made anti-Asian statements. What happened: On Oct. 22, a 17-year-old girl was targeted in an anti-Asian attack outside the Chinese grocery store “My Mandarin” in…
· Bryan Ke
Sen. David Rader (R-OK) has faced backlash for using the term “yellow” when describing Asian American families during a recent state senate presentation about the racial wealth gap. What happened: On Oct. 20, Damion Shade, a policy analyst at the Oklahoma Policy Institute, was…
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