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· Michelle De Pacina
A team of paleontologists and geologists led by the French National Center for Scientific Research discovered a lost continent they named Balkanatolia, which is believed to have been the staging post for Asian mammals to cross over to Europe approximately 34 million years ago.…
· Carl Samson
A Manhattan judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit filed by a New York Police Department officer against a man who taunted him with anti-Asian slurs last year. In his 15-minute tirade, Terrell Harper allegedly spat on Detective Vincent Chung’s face, called him a “goddamn cat eater”…
· Carl Samson
Jonathan Choe, a Seattle-based Asian American journalist with KOMO News, has been on the receiving end of threatening tweets from alleged Antifa members over his coverage of the city’s homelessness crisis. Asian American journalist Andy Ngo, who fell victim to alleged Antifa…
· Rebecca Moon
Judge Claude Hilton ruled Friday that Fairfax County public schools discriminated against Asian students applying to the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia. The Coalition for TJ, led by students’ parents and represented by the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Geoffrey Carliner, a retired Boston University lecturer, faced allegations of discrimination against Asian students in his cconomics class, which he denied despite the school’s Equal Opportunity Office (EOO) having reportedly found “preponderance of evidence.” A student claimed…
· Carl Samson
The Department of Justice announced the end of the Trump-era “China Initiative,” which sought to counter national security threats related to China. The move follows a months-long review that came in response to reports that the program was fueling anti-Asian hate and impeding…
· Ryan General
Taiwanese American politician and New York assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou was holding a volunteer organizing event via Zoom on Monday when a group of white supremacists allegedly joined uninvited. The offenders reportedly shared pornographic images, used racist language and shouted…
· Bryan Ke
Kiara Nguyen, a biracial Black and Vietnamese student at the University of Southern California, was accused of attempting “to erase the holiday’s Chinese origins” when she said “Chinese New Year” was incorrect in a post on the school’s Instagram account. “I misspoke. What I was…
· Bryan Ke
Jose Gomez III, 21, recently pleaded guilty to three counts of committing a hate crime for attacking a Burmese family, including a father and his 6-year-old son, at a Sam’s Club Warehouse in Midland, Texas, in March 2020. Gomez allegedly used a serrated steak knife that he bent…
· Rebecca Moon
Last week, Redditor u/thoushallnot22 uploaded a video compilation of various anti-Asian encounters they had filmed in New York City. “Here is some context: People block my driveway. I ask them to not block my driveway. This is how they react- perhaps because they are selfish and…
· Rebecca Moon
The New York Chinatown community organized a 35-mile run on Monday with one mile honoring every year of stabbing victim Christina Yuna Lee’s life. The group that organized the challenge “Run for Chinatown” aimed to raise awareness of the rise in violent crimes targeting Asian…
· Carl Samson
ABC News misidentified New York City community activist Grace Lee as the late Michelle Go in a primetime program. Grace spoke to ABC News during a segment on the vigil for Christina Yuna Lee, who was fatally stabbed barely a month after Go was killed. After catching the error on…
· Sarah Yukiko
Television chef Martin Yan spoke to NextShark about his 43 years in the industry, discrimination he has faced, the meaning of “authenticity” in cooking, and how he has become more vocal in advocating for Asian American communities. In his new web series called “MY Chinatown,”…
· Michelle De Pacina
Director Paul Thomas Anderson said he is “lost” in regards to criticisms that his acclaimed 2021 film “Licorice Pizza” is anti-Asian, describing the heavily scrutinized scene in which a character uses an Asian accent as “an idiot saying stupid sh*t” in an interview with…
· Ryan General
Kyi Hla Han, a former executive chairman of the Asian Tour, recently passed away due to cancer treatment complications on Feb. 19 at the age of 61. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. Han is revered not only for his accomplishments as a trailblazing golfer, but also…
· Bryan Ke
An Asian woman has gone viral on TikTok for detailing how she and her Indian and Argentinian friends were allegedly seated in the “POC (person of color) section” of the restaurant. “If you don’t know, sometimes restaurants seat ppl [sic] of color in the back near the restrooms…
· Carl Samson
An Asian couple fell victim to a violent robbery in Oakland’s Little Saigon on Feb. 16. The incident, which was captured by CCTV, occurred outside a business near Ninth Avenue and International Boulevard at around 1:30 p.m.
· Carl Samson
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $10 million fund for over 100 Asian American community organizations on Sunday. The fund aims to ease the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Asian Americans, who have suffered hate and violence amid the pandemic. Hochul said the fund sends…
· Carl Samson
Hoa Nguyen, 67, was heading to a grocery store on the morning of Jan. 19 in Brooklyn when someone approached her and punched her in the face three times. Mercel Jackson, 52, who was reported to be homeless, was arrested minutes after Nguyen’s son called 911. Jackson reportedly…
· Rebecca Moon
Team China’s Eileen Gu won a gold medal on Friday's freeski halfpipe final, becoming the first freestyle skier to win three medals in a single Winter Olympics. Gu finished with a total score of 95.25, while Canada’s Cassie Sharpe and Rachael Karker took silver and bronze medals.…
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