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· Ryan General
Japan Fully Repairs Massive Sinkhole in Fukuoka in Just 48 Hours
It took the city of Fukuoka, Japan just 48 hours to repair the 30-meter sinkhole that opened up in its center on Tuesday last week. When the ground caved in, electricity was temporarily cut off in the area. While there were no cases of injuries reported, phone signals, gas and…
· Laura Dang
How a Vandalized Mosque Thanked a Little Boy Who Donated His Piggy Bank For Repairs
A small boy with a big heart donated the money from his piggy bank to a vandalized mosque and received an unexpected thank you in return. The 7-year-old Texas boy, Jack Swanson, was upset when his mother explained to him that the Islamic Center of Pflugerville had been…
· Carl Samson
At least 5 burglars wanted by police for targeting multiple shops in Oakland’s Little Saigon
Police in Oakland, California, are looking for at least five suspects responsible for ransacking seven shops at a mall in Little Saigon early Monday morning. Among the targeted businesses were Vietnamese restaurant V & J Fusion and laundromat International Coin Laundry.…
· Rebecca Moon
This traditional Japanese architecture-inspired doghouse is breathtaking — it also costs $150,000
A doghouse inspired by traditional Japanese architecture is selling for $150,000. Known as “Inudono,” the doghouse is made of Japanese hinoki wood and keyaki cypress wood along with a granite base and copper plate roofing. The doghouse is handmade by carpenters and metal…
· Ryan General
Indian American astronaut Raja Chari conducts his first spacewalk
NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 mission commander Raja Chari conducted his first spacewalk on Tuesday. Chari, 44, spent almost seven hours in the vacuum of space alongside NASA flight engineer Kayla Barron. The pair carried out a modification kit installation at the International Space…
· Carl Samson
GoFundMe Set for SF Chinatown Restaurant Vandalized TWICE in Three Days
A dim sum restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown has fallen victim to two incidents of vandalism in a span of three days, raising costs for a business that has already been struggling to recover from COVID-19 losses. What happened: Dim Sum Corner, located at the corner of Grant…
· Ryan General
Family Demands Answers After Baseball Pitcher Dies From ‘Routine’ Surgery, GoFundMe Created
A grieving family is seeking answers over the death of a college baseball player from Maryland who died after undergoing surgery to mend an elbow injury. Routine surgery turns tragic: George Mason University Patriots pitcher Sang Ho Baek, 20, died due to complications from a…
· Khanh Tran
9 Asian-Owned Businesses Have Their Windows Smashed in the Last 2 Weeks in Oregon
Many Asian-owned businesses in Portland, Oregon were vandalized and had windows smashed. In the last week of January, 13 businesses in the Jade District of East Portland were vandalized, according to Williamette Week.
· Carl Samson
‘They Took Everything’: LA Koreatown Tattoo Shop Burglarized Before Getting a Chance to Reopen
A tattoo shop owner in Koreatown, Los Angeles is asking the public for help after falling victim to a burglary that left his place of business in shambles. “Bad Hands LA,” located at 329 N. Western Ave., was broken into around 2 a.m. on Jan. 29 — a day after personal care…
· Bryan Ke
‘Ghost of Tsushima’ Fans Raise $260K to Help Restore Torii Gate Destroyed by Typhoon
“Ghost of Tsushima” fans have raised $260,000 for a campaign to restore a torii gate on the island of Tsushima in Nagasaki Prefecture that was damaged by a typhoon in September 2020. Fans of the popular PlayStation 4 game started a crowdfunding campaign in November 2020 to help…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Dentist’s Incredible Act of Kindness for Teen Buying Car Comes From His Own ‘Humble Upbringing’
Hua Kuan knows what it’s like to work hard to reach a goal, deciding to pay it forward by giving a teen $1,000 back from a car purchase. The 35-year-old dentist had listed his car for sale online after his friends had convinced him it was time for an upgrade. Kuan has a special…
· Bryan Ke
Woman Surprises Boyfriend With $1,300 Brake Kit to Fix Car
One Malaysian man has become the envy of many after his girlfriend paid for a new brake kit and the additional costs to repair his car. Facebook user Aaron Gan shared the story of his girlfriend’s gifts in a Facebook group post on Sunday, according to World of Buzz.
· Carl Samson
Burglars Take Senior Asian Couple’s Life Savings from Their Home in Broad Daylight
A senior Asian American couple in California lost their life savings in a daytime burglary this week. The crime, which was caught on cameras, took place in Crocker-Amazon, a diverse neighborhood on the edge of San Francisco next to Daly City.
· Ryan General
Seattle Restaurant Vandalized by Racists Weeks Ago Gets Burglarized During Protests
After getting vandalized in March from apparent anti-Chinese racism due to the COVID-19 outbreak and later attacked by online trolls, a Chinese restaurant in Seattle was targeted for the second time by looters Saturday evening. Jade Garden, a family dim sum restaurant that has…
· Ryan General
Yuh-Line Niou Endorsed By Bernie Sanders for Re-Election in NY’s State Assembly
New York State Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou (65th District) has earned another major endorsement for her re-election, with Senator Bernie Sanders recently expressing his support on Twitter. In his post, the former Democratic presidential candidate noted Yuh-Line’s contributions…
· Carl Samson
Family-Owned Chinese Restaurant Vandalized, Attacked By Online Trolls in Seattle
As if dealing with the economic impact of COVID-19 is not stressful enough, a family-owned restaurant in Seattle, Washington must deal with online trolls who have been trying to ruin their name in a racist scheme. It all started on Saturday afternoon when Eric Chan, whose family…
· Bryan Ke
Yuh-Line Niou Endorsed by Senator Elizabeth Warren for Re-Election in NYC
Senator Elizabeth Warren has endorsed Taiwanese American politician Yuh-Line Niou for re-election in New York. The announcement came on Tuesday when the former 2020 presidential candidate listed her endorsement on Twitter, which includes Niou.
· Ryan General
44 Injured as Wave Machine Malfunctions and Creates 10-foot ‘Tsunami’ at Water Park in China
A faulty wave machine at a popular summer water park attraction in Jilin Province, China caused a 10-foot “tsunami” that swept away dozens of pool-goers. The incident, which left 44 people injured, took place at the Yulong Shuiyun Water Amusement Park in the city of Longjing on…
· Bryan Ke
Man Who Attacked Family for Being Asian in New Zealand Gets Over 2 Years in Prison
Fraser Milne, the suspect behind the “racially motivated” road rage attack against an Asian family near Auckland, New Zealand has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison. Milne was sentenced on Friday in the Auckland High Court by Justice Sally Fitzgerald, according…
· Ryan General
Chinese Teen Steals and Crashes a Seaplane, Earns the Respect of Pilots
A Chinese teenager earned the admiration of professional pilots at a base in eastern Zhejiang province after he was able to drive around two seaplanes without any pilot training. The 13-year-old schoolboy from Huzhou had spent part of the previous weekend watching staff at the…
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