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· Carl Samson
Emmanuel Rakestraw was convicted of breaking into and robbing the homes of several Asian restaurant owners and employees in Georgia’s Gwinnett and DeKalb counties between March 2019 and June 2019. Rakestraw, who reportedly worked with at least three others, followed the victims…
· Carl Samson
A man reported to be an Asian senior was left dazed and bleeding profusely after a group of robbers smashed his head with his own wine bottle. The incident, which was caught on video, reportedly occurred on a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Red Line train at around 2:12 a.m. on…
· Bryan Ke
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” star Simu Liu revealed on Saturday that he bought his parents a brand new Tesla. “My parents continue to surprise me everyday with their capacity for growth and empathy,” the Chinese Canadian actor wrote on Instagram. “This is but a…
· Ryan General
According to a poll conducted by the San Francisco Chronicle, Asian American residents in San Francisco feel the least safe out of any other groups. Only 14% of the 490 Asian respondents believe that living in San Francisco will be better in the next two years, the lowest rate…
· Ryan General
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is facing a lawsuit for allegedly targeting Asian communities when providing customer data to authorities without a warrant. Data privacy watchdog Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed the lawsuit on Wednesday on behalf of the…
· Carl Samson
Alejandro Garcia, 30, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly shoving a 53-year-old Asian woman in San Francisco’s Chinatown. The victim, who fell and hit her head on the ground, reported the unprovoked attack herself and was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Garcia was…
· Carl Samson
Torey Egypt Grier, 27, is facing assault and related charges for allegedly attacking two Asian high school students in Philadelphia’s subway system earlier this month. The victims, aged 17 and 13, were on their way to school when the unprovoked attacks took place, according to…
· Daniel Anderson
Actor Belle Mariano became the first Filipino woman to win Outstanding Asian Star at the Seoul International Drama Awards on Thursday. Mariano won the award for her lead role in the 2021 television series “He’s Into Her.” Only four other actors received the award this year as…
· Carl Samson
The Boston Globe has come under fire for using an image that features Asian victims of violence in an op-ed that questions whether Asians are victims of racism or beneficiaries of white privilege. The newspaper originally published a cover image of anti-affirmative action…
· Carl Samson
A pair of Asian high school students traveling to their schools fell victims to separate attacks by the same suspect in Philadelphia’s subway system earlier this month. The first incident occurred at the Walnut-Locust Station at around 7 a.m. on Sept. 9. The victim, a…
· Ryan General
Diong, who worked at Crab Du Jour in Greenfield, Wisconsin, was fired after he threw liquid at a customer’s face. The customer, who was identified as Mariah Luckette, was intoxicated and hurled racial slurs, according to Diong. Luckette, who can be seen on surveillance footage…
· Khier Casino
The Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act would allow judges to grant relief to those with prior convictions who are also facing deportation. About 15,000 Southeast Asians in the U.S. have final removal orders, according to the Southeast Asian Freedom Network. If passed, the…
· Bryan Ke
Singaporean powerlifter Farhanna Farid broke her own deadlift world record at the Southeast Asian Cup 2022 on Sept. 16 by 0.5 kilograms (approximately 1 pound) after successfully lifting 201 kilograms (approximately 443.1 pounds) in the Under-52 kilograms category. “I don’t…
· Ryan General
During a federal-court filing on Monday, lawyers representing Harvard University asserted that the institution did not have to notify Zurich American Insurance Co about the high-profile affirmative action lawsuit the school faced since the insurer “surely knew about” it. The…
· William Yuk
Simu Liu wowed his fans with an acoustic cover of the country classic “Tennessee Whiskey.” Originally recorded by David Allen Coe in 1981, the track was most recently popularized by Chris Stapleton and Justin Timberlake before the “Shang-Chi” star offered his own interpretation…
· Michelle De Pacina
An aggravated assault that allegedly took place near the University of California, Berkeley campus on Monday is being investigated as a possible anti-Asian hate crime by the school’s police department. The incident involved an attempt by an unknown assailant to assault an Asian…
· Ryan General
Las Vegas Aces assistant coach Natalie Nakase became the first Asian American coach to win a WNBA title after the team defeated the Connecticut Sun 78-71 in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday. Nakase, 42, joined the Aces’ coaching staff under head coach Becky Hammon in…
· Bryan Ke
Korean Canadian actor Sandra Oh is set to narrate PBS’ documentary “Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March.” The documentary, produced by Repartee Films LLC in association with the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), examines “the rise of anti-Asian racism and documents…
· Ryan General
A group of researchers from China, Hong Kong and Japan have developed an “atomic Lego set,” a device made of specially structured carbon atoms to observe the properties and behavior of electrons. The scientists used the device discovered a previously unobserved intermediate…
· Bryan Ke
Lisa Yan and Angella Lee have been named the winners of the 37th Miss Asian Global and Miss Asian America Pageant. Yan grew up in Palo Alto, California, and has been working as a software engineer at Waymo, a company closely connected to Google that improves safety and…
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