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· Carl Samson
Woman tears through Asian-owned liquor store in Dallas over a phone call
An Asian-owned liquor store in Dallas saw chaos earlier this week as a woman threw and destroyed items over a phone call. What happened: Security footage shows the woman pulling down shelves and throwing products across the store.
· Ryan General
Nail Technician Brutally Beaten By Man Who Followed Her Off Train in Dallas
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with comments from Liên (@naillien.lopeezy). A nail technician recently took to Instagram to share images of the injuries she sustained from an alleged attack while riding a train in Dallas last week.
· Bryan Ke
Family of Trans Asian Nurse Missing from Dallas Airport 1 Year Ago Still Hopeful
A 59-year-old transgender Filipino American has still not been found after she went missing at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Texas while on a layover on the way to Mexico almost one year ago. What happened: Paula del Mundo, a nursing assistant at the James A.…
· Carl Samson
Dallas Stars Employee Fired For Comparing Chinese People to Squirrels Being ‘Shot’
A staffer with the Dallas Stars was removed from his job after making a racist comment relating rodent extermination and Chinese people on social media. What happened: Alex Kleuser, a visual effects designer for the American ice hockey team, compared Chinese people to squirrels,…
· Bryan Ke
K-Pop Fans Troll Dallas Police App With Videos to Protect Black Lives Matter Protesters
The Dallas Police Department’s mobile app iWatch Dallas crashed due to a flood of video submissions from K-pop fans as a way to protect the identities of the Black Lives Matter protesters. The online protest began after Twitter user @7soulsmap shared a screenshot of the Dallas…
· Carl Samson
‘Real Housewives of Dallas’ Star Brandi Redmond Mocks Asians in ‘Racist’ Video
“Real Housewives of Dallas” star Brandi Redmond has been accused of racism after a video of her mocking Asians surfaced on Twitter last week. The video, originally posted on Redmond’s Instagram Story in 2017, was shared by Steve Kemble, the wedding planner of her fellow cast…
· Carl Samson
Dallas Police Take Over 1 Hour to Respond to Woman Allegedly Shot by Husband at Hotel
A man suspected of shooting his wife to death at an upscale hotel in Dallas, Texas on July 29 is now in police custody. Peter Noble Nicholas III, 30, was found covered in blood when he opened the door of his room at Hotel ZaZa for responding officers.
· Khier Casino
Dallas Liu Aspires to Be the Next Jackie Chan
Chinese-Indonesian actor Dallas Liu is only 17, but he is already part of Hulu’s hit comedy series, “PEN15,” which debuted on the streaming platform on February 8. The show is set in 2000 and follows two seventh grade girls, Maya Ishii-Peters (Maya Erskine) and Anna Kone (Anna…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Dallas Woman Feels Violated After Finding Wag Dog Walker’s Wallet Inside Her Bed Sheets
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with a statement from Wag. Dog-walking company Wag is on a short leash with customer Denise Toy after she found her walker’s wallet in her bed.
· Ryan General
Fugitive Suspected of Killing Asian Girlfriend in Georgia Arrested in Dallas
Local authorities in Dallas, Texas have arrested 24-year-old fugitive Brian Marsh Semrinec for the murder of a 28-year-old Asian American woman named Shuyi Li. Facing charges of aggravated assault and murder in Georgia, Semrinec was arrested on Monday and is currently being held…
· Bryan Ke
UD professor referred to COVID-19 as ‘China Virus’ in his class syllabus
The University of Dallas community called out a professor on the first day of school for calling COVID-19 the “China Virus” in his syllabus. What happened: Leeann Hutson, a 1990 UD alumna, posted a picture of Dr. William Atto’s American Civilization I class syllabus on Aug. 25,…
· Grace Kim
Unconfirmed report of cast for live-action ‘Avatar’ goes viral, sparks hope for fans
An unconfirmed casting of Netflix’s live-action of the popular “Avatar: The Last Airbender” series has gone viral on social media, with fans delighted to see the possibility of accurate representation. About the news: A site called “Avatar News,” described as being run by a…
· Bryan Ke
Pioneer Asian American Broadway star Alvin Ing passes away from COVID-19 complications at 89
Alvin Ing, a pioneering Asian American Broadway actor, has died from COVID-19 complications at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif. He was 89. What happened: Ing was diagnosed with pneumonia in mid-July and contracted COVID-19 a few days later, the actor’s…
· Ryan General
Copy of ‘Super Mario 64’ game sells for record $1.56 million at auction
A sealed copy of “Super Mario 64” set an auction price record for a video game after fetching $1.56 million at Heritage Auctions on Sunday. Collector’s must-have: The auction house revealed that 16 collectors bidded during the last day of the three-day auction in Dallas,…
· Thy Nguyen
Simu Liu Shares Official ‘Shang-Chi’ Trailer in Subtle Asian Traits, Fans ‘100% Hyped’
Marvel released the official trailer for “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and fans are expressing their hype on Simu Liu’s Facebook post and on Twitter. The trailer: The superhero film trailer featured Simu Liu, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Dallas Liu and…
· Thy Nguyen
Vietnamese Dramedy ‘Bố Già’ Crushes Specialty Box Offices Grossing at $350K
Vietnamese comedy-family drama “Bố Già” raised over $350,000 at specialty box offices over Memorial Day Weekend. About the movie: “Bố Già” is a film adaptation of a popular Youtube series in 2020 that had more than 90 million views within its five-episode run, according to…
· Carl Samson
NYC Bakery Distributes 70,000 Free Meals in One Year
With help from donors and volunteers, a bakery in New York City has distributed more than 70,000 free meals to seniors, the homeless and community members in Manhattan’s Chinatown in one year. Patrick Mock, who manages the bakery at 46 Mott St., began handing out meals last…
· Carl Samson
Korean Pro Gamer Shares ‘Unspeakable’ Racism His Team Endures Daily in Texas
A Korean professional gamer based in Dallas, Texas has opened up about his team’s daily brush with “unspeakable” racism, from people who cuss to those who cough on them. Lee Eui-seok, who goes by the moniker “Fearless,” plays in the Overwatch League for the Dallas Fuel, whose…
· Jeana Nam
Sery Kim is a Lesson for Those Who Think Pandering to Whiteness Will Save Them from Anti-Asian Hate
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the authors. During a Republican forum last Wednesday, Texas congressional candidate and former Trump official Sery Kim made racist remarks about Chinese immigrants. “I don’t want them here at all,” she…
· Editorial Staff
‘They Give Us Coronavirus’: Korean American GOP Candidate Stands Ground On Anti-Chinese Remarks
A Korean American congressional candidate in Texas is facing a backlash for making anti-Chinese immigrant remarks in a forum last week. Sery Kim, who is Republican, was responding to a question about the U.S. immigration crisis when she said of potential Chinese immigrants, “I…