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· Ryan General
Woman drives car into 85 Degrees Bakery Café in Irvine, California
A car plowed through a popular bakery in Irvine, California, on Friday morning, shattering the establishment’s glass facade. Purported customers at the 85 Degrees Celsius Bakery Café outlet in Diamond Jamboree Shopping Center posted information about the incident online.
· Editorial Staff
Amid California mass shootings, older Asian Americans feared to be radicalized by ‘unreliable’ information
With recent mass shootings in California zeroing in on elderly Asian Americans as suspects, community members are left shaken, fearful and desperate for answers — leading to some placing the blame on a trend of radicalization bred by false and unreliable information. The latest…
· Carl Samson
1 dead, several wounded during music video filming in California’s third mass shooting this month
One person died and several others were injured in a shooting at an Oakland gas station Monday. The incident, which marks the third mass shooting in California this month, occurred near the Valero gas station on MacArthur Boulevard during the filming of a music video.
· Michelle De Pacina
California city council decides it won’t declare heritage months because they ‘exclude people’
Temecula City Council in California has decided not to declare federally recognized heritage months, including Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Month. In the city council’s meeting on Tuesday, Councilmembers Jessica Alexander, James Stewart and…
· Carl Samson
Search continues for 5-year-old swept away from mother’s arms in California flood
The search for a 5-year-old boy in California who went missing due to recent flooding is still ongoing, with more than 100 National Guard members joining search efforts. Kyle Doan, a kindergarten student, was reportedly on his way to school in the San Luis Obispo County village…
· Michelle De Pacina
California doctor accused of intentionally driving Tesla off cliff with family on board
A man from Pasadena was arrested for attempted murder and child abuse for allegedly driving a Tesla off a cliff in Northern California with his family inside. The Tesla sedan plunged more than 250 feet down the cliff along Highway 1 at Devil’s Slide in San Mateo County on Monday…
· Carl Samson
Vandalism of California mosque triggers call for hate crime probe
A mosque in Tracy, California, fell victim to vandals on New Year’s Eve. The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, occurred at the Tracy Islamic Center on West Larch Road.
· Carl Samson
Video captures Asian woman screaming as man pulls her away from Good Samaritans in California
A video of an Asian woman screaming while being pulled away by a white man during a confrontation with Good Samaritans has gone viral on Instagram. The incident reportedly occurred in the parking lot of New Life Community Church in Pomona, California. Edin Alex Enamorado…
· Carl Samson
4 homeless men die in California’s Santa Clara County in one day
Four homeless men died on Tuesday in California’s Santa Clara County as temperatures continue to hit freezing point. Three of the deceased have been described as Asian or Hispanic and at least 50 years old, according to KTVU.
· Carl Samson
Colorado man charged with hate crimes for anti-Asian, anti-gay tirade at California In-N-Out
Before you read: Self-proclaimed ‘Slave master’ spews anti-Asian, anti-gay hate against TikTokers at California In-N-Out A Colorado man has been arrested and charged in connection with a racist and homophobic attack at a California In-N-Out on Christmas Eve.
· Carl Samson
Self-proclaimed ‘slave master’ spews anti-Asian, anti-gay hate against TikTokers at California In-N-Out
Before you read: Anti-Asian hate crimes up by 342% in 2021, new data shows
· Editorial Staff
Vietnamese EV automaker VinFast opens 4 new stores in California
Before you read: Vietnamese EV automaker VinFast to open first 6 showrooms in US this week Vietnamese EV maker VinFast ships 999 cars for US debut Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) automaker VinFast has recently opened new stores in Southern California.
· Carl Samson
California post office renamed after Korean American veteran killed in Iraq
A post office in Placentia, California, has been renamed after U.S. Army Private First Class Jang Ho Kim, a fallen Korean American soldier. Kim, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1990, was one of two soldiers who died when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad on…
· Bryan Ke
California city councilmembers block first Asian American woman mayor
The election for the next San Mateo City mayor reached a deadlock after Democratic councilmembers Lisa Diaz Nash and Robert Newsom blocked Councilwoman Amourence Lee from ascending to the seat on Dec. 5. “Once we select that fifth council member, then we can turn to have all…
· Carl Samson
‘Go back to your country’: California man charged with hate crime for beating up Asian senior
Jesse Fausto Correa, 29, is facing multiple charges — including a hate crime charge — in connection with an attack on an elderly Asian man in Sunnyvale, California, last Sunday. The victim was exercising at Lakewood Park when Correa allegedly started telling him to “Go back to…
· Michelle De Pacina
Delano Manongs: California park named after Filipino American labor leaders
A park in San Jose, California, was named “Delano Manongs” to honor Filipino labor leaders of the 1965 Delano Grape Strike and Boycott, which revolutionized labor rights in the U.S. Delano Manongs Park, which features a playground and picnic tables, is located at the corner of…
· Michelle De Pacina
3 men arrested for robbing California Thai restaurant and attempting to kidnap property owner
Three men were captured on surveillance footage breaking into and burglarizing a Thai Tuk Tuk restaurant in Corona, California, on Thursday. When the building’s property owner tried to intervene in the robbery, the men allegedly pointed a gun to her head and attempted to take…
· Carl Samson
California street renamed after county official killed while walking her dog
A street in Alameda, California, was renamed in honor of late Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan on Wednesday. Constitution Way, which connects Alameda and Oakland near the Posey and Webster Street tubes, will now be known as Wilma Chan Way. Chan, 72, was fatally struck by a…
· Carl Samson
California man found dead after Tinder date in Colombia
Paul Nguyen, 27, of Orange County, California, was reportedly robbed and killed after going on a Tinder date during a vacation in Medellin, Colombia. The Cal State Fullerton graduate was traveling abroad for the first time when he left for the South American country with a…
· Ryan General
14-year-old inventor from California named ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’
This year’s 3M Young Scientist Challenge grand prize was awarded to 14-year-old Leanne Fan for inventing “Finsen Headphones,” a smart device that detects and treats mid-ear infections in children. The device, which uses machine learning technology and blue light therapy, was…