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· Carl Samson
Suspect in 2014 murder of Texas family arrested after arriving from China
Feng Lu, 58, has been arrested and charged with capital murder for allegedly killing a family of four in Cypress, Texas, on January 2014. Maoye Sun, 50, his wife Mei Xie, 49, and their two sons — 9-year-old Titus and 7-year-old Timothy — were all found shot execution-style in…
· Carl Samson
Texas A&M faces class-action suit alleging discrimination against Asian and white men
Richard Lowery, a finance professor at University of Texas at Austin, filed a federal class-action suit against the Texas A&M University System on Saturday over a new fellowship program geared toward diversifying its faculty. The program, dubbed as Accountability, Climate,…
· William Yuk
AAPI voters are suing Texas for allegedly discriminatory gerrymandering
A coalition of AAPI voters is suing the state of Texas for allegedly discriminatory redistricting practices which suppress the voting power of minorities. The plaintiffs’ legal team is composed of civil rights organizations and attorneys who believe that the state’s…
· Carl Samson
Mysterious billboards in SF and LA warn Californians: ‘Don’t move to Texas’
A mysterious billboard spotted in Los Angeles and San Francisco this week referenced the Uvalde school shooting to warn Californians against moving to Texas. Texas has seen a huge influx of Californian migrants in recent years due to its lower cost of living and greater business…
· Bryan Ke
Texas woman arrested after rant toward 4 Indian American women goes viral
The Plano Texas Police Department arrested Esmeralda Upton, the woman who was filmed hurling racial slurs at four Indian American women in a parking lot, on Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday after Rani Banerjee went out for dinner in Plano with three of her friends.…
· Carl Samson
Texas man sentenced for sending anti-Asian death threat to doctor who advocates for COVID vaccine
Texas resident Scott Eli Harris, 52, was sentenced on Tuesday to six months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for sending a threatening message to Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and CNN medical analyst known for advocating the COVID-19 vaccine. In…
· Michelle De Pacina
Cambodian woman acquitted of stealing $60,000 from Texas donut shop owners who trafficked her
Sophy Treadway, a Cambodian woman who was accused of stealing more than $60,000 from the owners of Rockport Donuts, who illegally trafficked her, was found not guilty on Aug. 17. The money Treadway was accused of stealing was her tips from customers, according to Treadway’s…
· Rebecca Moon
Vietnamese father in Texas wrestles alligator outside his home using tips from late Steve Irwin
A Vietnamese father and restaurant owner in Missouri captured an alligator outside of his home by remembering what the late Steve Irwin did. As he was getting ready to take his kids to their first day of school, he and his daughter encountered the alligator in front of their…
· Carl Samson
Texas man sentenced to 45 years for stabbing of Burmese family in 2020
Jose Gomez III, 21, was sentenced to a total of 45 years in prison for hate crime charges in connection with a March 2020 attack against a Burmese family in Texas. The incident, which reportedly occurred at a Sam’s Club branch in Midland, saw the attacker stab a Burmese father…
· Ryan General
Man eats 52 lumpias in 10 minutes to win second annual lumpia eating contest in Houston, Texas
Be More Pacific: Filipino Kitchen & Bar, a Filipino restaurant in Houston, Texas, held its second lumpia eating contest on July 4. According to Be More Pacific co-owner Giovan Cuchapin, the competition was created to generate support for the local restaurant industry in Houston…
· Michelle De Pacina
Sikh family in Texas rattled after bullets fired into their home, suspicious vehicle caught on cam
Iqbal Singh’s parents and child were asleep in their northwest Harris County home in Texas when bullets flew inches over their heads at 1:43 a.m. on July 5. The family heard nine shots coming from their backyard, which were captured on surveillance cameras. Singh found bullet…
· Bryan Ke
TikToker and law school graduate is first Asian American to win Miss Texas title in its 85-year history
Averie Bishop, 26, of Carrollton, Texas, recently made history by becoming the first Asian American woman to win the Miss Texas title at the Eisemann Center in Richardson on Friday. “Representation saves lives," Bishop told Narcity. “I convinced myself for the longest time that…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘We’re going to be there forever’: Texas couple adopts 7 Filipino siblings who have been separated for years
A North Texan couple went through an eight-month adoption process to reunite seven Filipino siblings who were separated for more than two years. Chris and Jessica Milam of Denton County are determined to raise the two brothers and five sisters, who are aged 5-12. “From the…
· Jane Nam
Asian American lawmakers respond to the elementary school mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas
In response to yesterday’s Uvalde, Texas, elementary school mass shooting that left 21 dead, Asian lawmakers echoed many of the same sentiments as the colleagues of their respective parties. Several notable Democratic members of Congress took to Twitter to blame the Republican…
· William Yuk
‘Heartbroken’ Olivia Rodrigo condemns Texas elementary school shooting during LA performance
Olivia Rodrigo addressed the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting during her performance in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. “I wish we would never have to worry about our safety or our lives at places that are dedicated to our learning and growing,” Rodrigo said. She proceeded to call…
· Carl Samson
Texas county commissioner candidate apologizes for doctored image of Asian American opponent’s face
Lesley Briones and Benjamin Chou are battling for the Democratic nomination to represent Precinct 4 in the Harris County Commissioners Court in Texas. Chou accused Briones’ campaign of doctoring an image of Chou in an ad released last week, which Chou slammed as “racist” for…
· Carl Samson
Asian American commissioner candidate in Texas accuses opponent of racism over ‘whitewashed’ photo
Benjamin Chou, an Asian American candidate for the Harris County Commissioners Court in Texas, has accused his Democratic nomination opponent, Lesley Briones, of racism. The controversy stems from an edited image of Chou released by Briones’ campaign, which the former said had…
· Ryan General
California and Texas dominate list of 10 best cities in US for Asian professionals
Online marketplace Apartment List celebrated May as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with the release of their year’s list of best U.S. cities for Asian professionals. Compiled by Apartment List and its Asian Pacific Islander employee resource group, API@A-List,…
· Michelle De Pacina
Hawaiian restaurant in Texas sells out after TikTok about UT Austin ‘kicking out’ its owners goes viral
Austin-area Hawaiian BBQ restaurant Poke Bay will be closing its doors after five years of business following the University of Texas at Austin’s purchase of land on Guadalupe Street to expand the school’s campus. The decision leaves restaurant owners Paul and Priscilla Song…
· Michelle De Pacina
Indian American student choked by peer receives harsher punishment than his bully from Texas school
A viral video of a Texas student choking an Indian American peer has sparked a petition against the aggressor. In a video circulating online, Shaan Pritmani can be seen being assaulted and choked by a white student in the cafeteria of Coppell Middle School in Texas on May 11.