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· Bryan Ke
Tottenham Hotspur footballer Son Heung-min became the highest-ranked Asian player in Ballon d’Or history, reaching 11th place on Monday. Son was ranked higher than other athletes such as 37-year-old Manchester United member and five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, who…
· William Yuk
Entrepreneur Ken Sim has been elected as mayor of Vancouver, Canada, marking the first time the office has been held by a person of Asian descent. Born and raised in Vancouver, Sim co-founded senior home-care service provider Nurse Next Door Homecare Services after graduating…
· Ryan General
Republican Representatives Chip Roy (R, TX-21), Mary Miller (R, IL-15) and Bob Good (R, VA-5) wrote to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona about investigating government-funded universities involved in a Google-sponsored fellowship that restricted white and Asian students from…
· Editorial Staff
NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, who has no reported history of anti-Asian behavior, has been accused of anti-Asian hate for attacking Kyle Larson after they crashed at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. The heated confrontation began at Stage 2 of the South Point 400, where…
· Carl Samson
Arck Marquez Ramirez Jr., 29, of Brentwood, California, has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run incident that killed 44-year-old Chungthuy “Tammy” Le on Oct. 1. Le, who owned Lavender Dreams Nail Spa in Walnut Creek, was crossing the street at N. California Boulevard…
· Carl Samson
French basketball player Steeve Ho You Fat, a 34-year-old power forward that plays in the LNB Pro A, France’s top basketball league,, went viral on American social media after a Las Vegas game against the G League Ignite on Oct. 4. Born in Cayenne, French Guiana, Ho You Fat…
· Iris Jung
With breakup season and seasonal depression making their way into the year, let this breakup playlist of Asian artists provide you with the best therapy — without breaking the bank. A new survey commissioned by eHarmony and conducted by OnePoll found that the average adult in…
· Carl Samson
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the murder of 68-year-old Steven Reyes at Tony’s Market in Highland Park, Los Angeles, on Oct. 6. Reyes, who worked as a clerk at the liquor store, was allegedly struck in the head by the boy with an electric scooter while…
· Michelle De Pacina
Bianca Mabute-Louie, an educator, went viral for her TikTok video that highlighted her observation in teaching Asian American Studies. “In every Asian American Studies class I’ve taught, there’s a white guy enrolled [because] he loves anime,” Mabute-Louie wrote on her video. “So…
· Carl Samson
Over 13.3 million Asian Americans will be eligible to vote in the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new analysis by the Pew Research Center. The nonpartisan fact tank noted that Asian Americans continue to be the fastest-growing group of eligible voters in the past two…
· Bryan Ke
Advocacy group Stop AAPI Hate has released its new report, titled “The Blame Game: How Political Rhetoric Inflames Anti-Asian Scapegoating,” ahead of the United States midterm elections on Nov. 8. “In every chapter of U.S. history, immigrants and people of color unfairly…
· Ryan General
An emotional Constance Wu recently appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” where she spoke about the backlash she received from the Asian American community following her controversial tweets regarding the Season 6 “Fresh Off the Boat” renewal. Wu told host Drew Barrymore that…
· Michelle De Pacina
Chinese American film star Anna May Wong is set to become the first Asian American to appear on U.S. quarters this month. The Anna May Wong Quarter is the fifth and final coin to be released this year as part of the American Women Quarters program. The coin is scheduled to be…
· Ryan General
During an interview on Meghan Markle’s “Archetypes” podcast, Constance Wu shared that she has forgiven the fellow Asian actor she says drove her to attempt suicide three years ago. Wu drew social media backlash after expressing her dismay at the news of the renewal of her ABC…
· Carl Samson
Michel Jean-Jacque Berthiaume, 74, and Astrid Maria Secreve, 76, each pleaded guilty to a charge of mischief in connection with an anti-Asian attack at a coffee shop in Vancouver in March 2021. After getting called out for ignoring the shop’s COVID-19 guidelines, the ex-spouses…
· Carl Samson
Mohammed Majidpour, the 35-year-old career criminal charged with assault after hurling anti-Asian slurs and striking a 19-year-old Asian woman with a pole in downtown Vancouver on Sept. 27, has been released from jail. A judge granted Majidpour bail on several conditions this…
· Chandler Treon
I am absolutely wiped after spending an exciting first weekend at Austin City Limits. As my body recovers, I’ve found myself looking back on not only the phenomenal shows put on by huge stars like Conan Gray and up-and-coming artists like spill tab, but on the impressive range…
· Ryan General
The Asian Hall of Fame will be inducting 23 honorees in two separate ceremonies in November. The first ceremony will be held on Nov. 12 at the Alex Theater in Glendale, California, and will feature 17 inductees, including six-time Grammy winner Daniel Ho, two-time Grammy winner…
· Carl Samson
Los Angeles police are looking for a group of teenagers accused of killing a senior Asian American store clerk while stealing items from his Highland Park liquor store last week. Steven Reyes, 68, who worked at Tony’s Market on Figueroa Street and East Avenue 40, confronted the…
· Carl Samson
An unidentified man is being hailed as a hero after reportedly preventing a carjacking that purportedly targeted an elderly Asian man. A video of the aftermath shows the Good Samaritan driving the alleged perpetrator away with what looks like a gun. The alleged carjacker can be…
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