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· Bryan Ke
Derrick Johnson, 40, has been charged for assaulting two women of Korean descent and hurling anti-Asian slurs at them after entering the 47th-50th Streets/Rockefeller Center subway station in New York City on May 8. Johnson is facing two counts of third-degree assault as a hate…
· Michelle De Pacina
I clenched onto my pepper spray with my right hand in the pocket of my puffer jacket as I held onto the cold, metal pole of a subway train with my left hand. I kept my head down, occasionally looking up to scan the people filling the R train at every stop. I didn’t do anything…
· Carl Samson
Wafu Asian Bistro, located in Fairfield, Connecticut, voluntarily surrendered its liquor license weeks after a shooting incident that left one person injured. The June 19 shooting reportedly occurred after an altercation during a large party at the establishment. The Department…
· Celine Pun
On July 7, Canada released regulations prohibiting single-use plastics and suggesting alternatives to reduce the environmental impact and wildlife harm of plastic pollution. The new measures also aim to shift Canada from a linear to a circular economy, in which the products will…
· Editorial Staff
The NFL recently announced its partnership with Ice Cube’s economic equity initiative Contract With Black America (CWBA) Institute. The partnership will focus on “identifying league-wide opportunities in the financial, tech, and production sectors, with a concentration on…
· Carl Samson
A Portland, Oregon, man was arrested on Friday after allegedly making anti-Asian remarks during a road rage incident. Police said 54-year-old Neal Hollis Walker made “bias statements” against the male victim over “the belief he was from China.” Walker then allegedly took a black…
· Carl Samson
A 65-year-old Asian woman reportedly fell victim to a pair of violent robbers in Queens, New York City, on Sunday morning. The victim, who has not been identified, was strolling along 155th Street and 35th Avenue in Murray Hill at around 9 a.m. when the suspects approached her…
· Bryan Ke
Authorities discovered Robert Crimo, the 21-year-old man who opened fire and killed seven people and injured 40 more during the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, had posted anti-Black and anti-Asian sentiments days before the incident. Crimo made the remarks on…
· Carl Samson
Less than a month after two of its Chinese students suffered physical attacks, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is dealing with yet another anti-Asian incident, according to reports. An Asian staff member was running on Lakeshore Path near Lot 60 when a man inside a car began…
· William Yuk
The Asian diaspora has slowly but surely permeated the upper echelons of the cultural sphere, from starring in Hollywood blockbusters to racking up Olympic medals. If their musical releases so far this year are any indication, it is only a matter of time before Asian artists…
· Carl Samson
Two men believed to be part of a South American theft ring were busted after a home burglary in Fishers, Indiana, on Tuesday night. Charly Sneider Benavides Mayorga, 34, and Jhon Jairo Munoz Lopera, 33, were reportedly found carrying fake IDs, passports and driver’s licenses…
· Celine Pun
“The One That Got Away” premiered on June 24 with 10 episodes on Amazon Prime Video. The show centers on a social experiment that has six singles dating random people from their past to see if one of their missed connections was the right person at the wrong time. Chinese…
· Ryan General
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden awarded the prestigious Medal of Honor to a group of Vietnam War veterans, including two Asian Americans, who may have been overlooked due to discrimination. The highest U.S. military award was given to Staff Sgt. Edward N. Kaneshiro, Spc. 5…
· Michelle De Pacina
Judge James Patterson of the Mobile County Circuit Court in Alabama was suspended for violating judicial ethics with his inappropriate remarks and repeated profanity in court. The Judicial Inquiry Commission filed two charges, including inappropriate demeanor and temperament and…
· Carl Samson
Shang Wang was allegedly spat on and kicked repeatedly at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Rockville, Maryland, on June 25. Wang told 7News that the incident started after he drove around a red Nissan SUV that was idling and blocking the drive-thru. The SUV’s driver allegedly called…
· Carl Samson
King Hua, 54, was shot dead at a red light in Springfield, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday morning, according to reports. Hua’s assailant was described to be a male passenger in a dark SUV that used the shoulder to pull ahead of Hua’s white Toyota. Police believe the shooting was an…
· Carl Samson
Keonte Woods, 25, is accused of fatally stabbing 70-year-old Dal Lee in Los Angeles’ South Main Street on May 5. Lee was sitting inside his parked van when a Black male suspect approached him from behind and stabbed him in the neck, police said. Woods was arrested in connection…
· Bryan Ke
Robert Cooke of Charlotte, North Carolina, has been arrested for allegedly hurling racial remarks and threatening employees at Asian Market on Monday. Surveillance footage shows Cooke purportedly trying to take a razor and cotton swabs from the grocery store, according to an…
· Bryan Ke
Actors Cathy Bui (“All I Ever Wanted”), Lynn Kim Do (“FBI: Most Wanted”) and Jazelle Villanueva (“Valets”) are set to play the three leads of Freeform and 20th Television's Asian American coming-of-age series "Aznbbgrl.” The series will follow the story of three Asian American…
· Ryan General
California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that nearly 1,763 hate crimes were reported in 2021, indicating a 33% increase from 2020. This figure represents the highest tally since the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, when California saw 2,261 reported…
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