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· Bryan Ke
Ballerina makes history as first AAPI soloist to play Polyhymnia in New York City Ballet’s ‘Apollo’
Filipino American ballerina Georgina Pazcoguin made history last weekend by becoming the first AAPI soloist to portray Polyhymnia in the New York City Ballet’s latest production of “Apollo.” Speaking with Jezebel on Monday, Pazcoguin said she was grateful for being given the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Mayor Adams announces New York City’s first-ever annual AAPI Cultural and Heritage Parade
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday the city’s first annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Cultural and Heritage Parade to be held in Manhattan on May 15. The parade, in honor of AAPI Heritage month, will begin at 10:45 a.m. on 6th Avenue and will head…
· Carl Samson
New York Gov. Hochul pledges $16 million to organizations at risk of hate crimes
On Wednesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced nearly $16 million in funds to boost the safety of more than 200 organizations at risk of being hate crime targets. The grants can be used for interior or exterior security equipment such as alarms, fences, panic buttons,…
· Michelle De Pacina
20-year-old man charged with hate crimes for attacks on 2 Sikh men in New York City
Hezekiah Coleman has been arrested and charged for attacking and robbing two Sikh men in Queens on April 12. Coleman is charged with one count of robbery and one count of aggravated harassment as well as two counts of robbery and one count of assault classified as a hate crime.…
· Maina Chen
Hundreds gather in NYC Chinatown to protest the development of a new 24-hour homeless shelter
Hundreds gathered in New York City’s Chinatown last Thursday to protest the development of a new 24-hour homeless shelter. Four shelters have reportedly been proposed in the neighborhood, which would raise the total number of shelters in Chinatown to 10 if completed. Protestors…
· Carl Samson
NYC suspect who hit Asian man with hammer has 47 prior arrests, threatens killing spree when she is released
Christian Jeffers, 48, has been charged with hate crimes for allegedly striking a 29-year-old Asian man in the head with a hammer on a Manhattan subway platform on Tuesday. Police sources say Jeffers, who identifies as a woman, has 47 prior arrests and is currently on supervised…
· Ryan General
GuiYing Ma: Protestors rally over death of fourth Asian in New York City due to violence in two months
The New York Asian American community recently held a rally in the city’s Chinatown in protest of the latest incident of violent crimes targeting Asian Americans. On Tuesday, the demonstrators took to the streets following the widely publicized death of 62-year-old GuiYing Ma,…
· Carl Samson
NYPD releases details of suspect who assaulted 7 Asian women within a 2-hour time span
A man allegedly went on an anti-Asian assault spree in Manhattan on Sunday, targeting seven Asian women in just two hours. The unprovoked attacks occurred across Midtown, Gramercy Park, NoLita and the East Village, according to New York police. Two of the victims received…
· Carl Samson
ABC issues apology for mistaking NYC Asian American activist for Michelle Go
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…
· Carl Samson
Gov. Hochul announces record $10 million fund for Asian American groups: ‘New York is as strong as the tiger’
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…
· Michelle De Pacina
Lea Salonga reacts to Christina Yuna Lee news: ‘My emotions haven’t figured themselves out yet’
Filipino singer and Broadway star Lea Salonga recently took to Twitter to react to news of the murder of Christina Yuna Lee. Salonga shared a Twitter thread by Chinese American sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen on Tuesday featuring “Asian badass women” and wrote, “Saw the news last…
· Rebecca Moon
Memorial for Christina Yuna Lee, woman fatally stabbed in her NYC Chinatown apartment, gets desecrated
A memorial outside the home of stabbing victim Christina Yuna Lee was vandalized overnight with smashed candles and scattered flowers. Lee was followed home by Assamad Nash on Sunday morning and was stabbed 40 times in her sixth-floor apartment in New York City’s Chinatown.…
· Carl Samson
‘How much more do we have to do this?’: Anger, despair fill back-to-back rallies for Christina Yuna Lee
Back-to-back rallies were held on Monday and Tuesday in a park near Christina Yuna Lee’s apartment building in Manhattan’s Chinatown, where she was fatally stabbed on Sunday morning. Attendees brought flowers in honor of Lee’s memory, as well as signs that read “Save Chinatown,”…
· Carl Samson
NYC Mayor Eric Adams cites Christina Yuna Lee’s death in push to tweak bail reform
New York City Mayor Eric Adams visited Albany on Monday to convince state legislators to tweak bail reform laws. Adams has come under increased pressure to keep his city safe since the death of Michelle Go in January, and more recently, the death of Christina Yuna Lee. His…
· Carl Samson
Suspect is charged with murder as a hate crime after Yao Pan Ma dies months later
Jarrod Powell, 50, was charged with murder as a hate crime on Thursday for the brutal attack that led to the death of 61-year-old Yao Pan Ma. The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, occurred along New York City’s East 125th Street and Third Avenue on April 23,…
· Khier Casino
South Korean diplomat has his nose broken by ‘unprovoked’ punch in NYC
An unidentified South Korean diplomat was punched in the face in Midtown Manhattan in New York City on Wednesday evening in what police are calling an “unprovoked” incident. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 52-year-old male, with pain and swelling to his face,” police told…
· Carl Samson
National rallies held on anniversary of Vicha Ratanapakdee death seek justice for anti-Asian hate victims
The synchronous demonstrations, known as the Asian Justice Rally, were held in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco this past weekend. The event took place on the anniversary of the death of Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year-old Thai man who…
· Maina Chen
A year after NYC brutal hate assault, daughter searches for Good Samaritan who saved her elderly mother’s life
Almost one year after a brutal assault in broad daylight, an elderly Filipina American and her daughter speak out about how it feels to be a hate crime survivor and how the incident changed their lives. As a single mother whose husband passed away several years ago, Vilma Kari…
· Editorial Staff
Daughter of NYC elderly woman beaten in broad daylight weighs in on new anti-Asian racism film
“The Race Epidemic” documentary aims to memorialize the surge in anti-Asian hate crimes throughout the pandemic. Vilma Kari, an elderly hate crime victim, and her daughter Liz urge readers to watch the film, support it and continue speaking out against racism. The nonprofit…
· Carl Samson
‘Asian Lives Matter’: Protest against anti-Asian attacks erupts in NYC Chinatown after Michelle Go vigil
More than 100 protesters reportedly gathered in Chinatown to denounce the rise in anti-Asian attacks. While Michelle Go’s death is currently not being investigated as a hate crime, it has nonetheless worsened fears of violence throughout Asian American communities. Protesters…