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· Daniel Anderson
JYP Entertainment and Republic Records announce ‘A2K’ project to form new American girl group
K-pop super label JYP Entertainment is teaming up with New York-based Republic Records on a joint venture to form a new North American girl group. On July 25, a video announcement was released featuring both JYP Entertainment founder and chairman Park Jin-young and Republic…
· Bryan Ke
Man accused of attacking Filipino American family at Hollywood drive-thru pleads not guilty
Nicholas Weber, the 31-year-old man accused of hurling racial slurs and attacking a Filipino American family at a McDonald’s drive-thru in North Hollywood on May 13, pleaded not guilty to all his charges in court on Monday. Weber is facing one felony count of battery with…
· Daniel Anderson
‘Cheer Up’: All 9 members of Twice renew contracts with JYP and announce August comeback
A representative from JYP Entertainment issued a statement today saying that all nine members of Twice have renewed their contracts with the agency. Following the announcement, Twice also dropped a teaser for their 11th mini-album releasing on Aug. 26 titled “Between1&2.” Twice…
· Michelle De Pacina
Filipino family attacked at North Hollywood fast food drive-thru seeks extraction order on assailant
Patricia Roque said her family, who was threatened and physically attacked by Nicholas Weber at a McDonald’s drive-thru in North Hollywood, California, last month will seek an extraction order from the judge hearing the case. Weber, who is currently in police custody, refused to…
· Daniel Anderson
Twice’s Nayeon is here to ‘Pop!’ off in solo debut
Im Nayeon became the first member of Twice to make a solo debut after she dropped her namesake album Friday along with a music video for title track “Pop!” The album, “Im Nayeon,” consists of seven total tracks including “Pop!” and features collaborations with Felix of Stray…
· Bryan Ke
Activists demand justice for victims of anti-Asian attack at North Hollywood McDonald’s drive-thru
Dozens of supporters stood beside the Roque family outside the Van Nuys District Attorney's Office in Los Angeles on Friday as they urged the authorities to investigate and prosecute Nicholas Weber for allegedly committing a hate crime. The crowd consisted of members from…
· Celine Pun
Honoring my scallions: How my Asian parents’ food waste made me an environmentalist
Growing up as a low-income, first-generation Asian American, I was motivated by my immigrant parents’ food insecurity to fight for our planet. I was born into an American culture of honoring consumption. I was never shy, taking extra servings of catering food home from school…
· Michelle De Pacina
Arrest warrant issued for man who attacked Filipino family at North Hollywood fast food drive-thru
Nicholas Weber, 31, was ordered to appear in court on June 8 after he made racist remarks and physically attacked Gabriel Roque and his family at a McDonald’s drive-thru in North Hollywood on May 13. An arrest warrant has been issued for Weber after he did not show up to court.…
· Jane Nam
Rent prices tripling in an LA Chinatown apartment building means residents face possible homelessness
The Los Angeles City Council is scheduled to vote today on plans to buy a 124-unit Hillside Villa apartment building in Chinatown amid huge rent hikes. Hillside was previously under an affordability covenant that kept its rent low for the past 30 years, but it expired and owners…
· Daniel Anderson
Twice accidentally becomes senators after live US debut on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’
Twice made their in-person U.S. television debut on the “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” Wednesday with a performance of their English-language track “The Feels.” The performance was uploaded to the show’s official YouTube channel where it was mistakenly titled “Who Won The…
· Daniel Anderson
Twice’s Nayeon announces debut solo album ‘Im Nayeon’
Twice member Im Nayeon announced her debut titular solo album today. Nayeon is the first member of Twice to have a solo album. A teaser image for the album was dropped on Twitter with a release date of June 24 at 1 p.m. KST. Nayeon, alongside her eight other groupmates, created…
· Ryan General
Urvashi Vaid, influential LGBTQ activist and leader, dies at 63
Loved ones and members of queer activist communities are mourning the sudden passing of pioneering LGBTQ Indian American activist, attorney and author Urvashi Vaid. Vaid, 63, died from cancer at a hospital in New York City on May 14, according to a news release from the National…
· Daniel Anderson
Twice fans get something to ‘Likey’ as all nine members create personal Instagram accounts
All the members of K-pop girl group Twice created their own Instagram accounts on Monday. As of this writing, the individual accounts have amassed over 3 million followers or are approaching that amount. Each account uploaded the same first post, a group picture from their…
· Ryan General
Shohei Ohtani joins Babe Ruth on exclusive list after hitting 100th home run
Los Angeles Angels’ two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani hit his 100th career home run during a game against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. The fifth inning hit made Ohtani the third Japanese-born player to hit 100 or more home runs in MLB history, just behind baseball legends…
· Jane Nam
Alexander Wang’s return to the runway after sexual assault claims is studded with celebrity support
Yesterday night, luxury fashion designer Alexander Wang held his highly anticipated fashion show titled “Fortune City” in the heart of Los Angeles’ Chinatown. Wang’s Fall 2022 “Fortune City” collection paid homage to his Chinese American heritage by celebrating Asian history and…
· Daniel Anderson
Twice becomes first K-pop girl group to headline and sell out US stadium show
Twice’s upcoming two-night encore concert at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles sold out both nights, making them the first-ever K-pop girl group to headline a U.S. stadium as well as sell out a show. After completing and selling out all seven shows of the U.S. leg of…
· Carl Samson
Asian, Black leaders to hold unity event on 30th anniversary of Los Angeles uprising
Asian and Black civil rights leaders have organized an event to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Los Angeles uprising on April 29. The 1992 uprising, otherwise known as the Los Angeles riots, came in response to the acquittal of four police officers accused of using…
· Rebecca Moon
Korean food companies to produce less spicy, ‘mild kimchi’ for Western tastebuds
South Korean food companies are setting up production of less spicy, “mild kimchi” in the U.S. and Europe. Daesang Corp. has invested 20 billion won (approximately $16 million) into a factory located in Los Angeles that will have the potential to produce around 2,000 tons of…
· Daniel Anderson
Twice to give fans ‘More and More’ with one-night-only encore concert in Los Angeles
K-pop girl group Twice is returning to Los Angeles on May 14 for their first-ever North American stadium performance in a one-night-only encore to their “III” tour. After selling out all seven shows of their U.S. tour, which concluded last month, the girl group will be the…
· Daniel Anderson
Rallies on first anniversary of Atlanta spa shootings unite the country
On the one-year anniversary of the shootings at three Georgia massage businesses, rallies across the country were held to commemorate its eight victims, six of whom were Asian women, and to call for change against the alarming rise of anti-Asian violence within recent years.…
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