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· Bryan Ke
TikTok user slams Louisiana Asian restaurant for allegedly ignoring Black customers: ‘Why are Asians like this?’
A now-viral video shared earlier this month by TikTok user Toni Freeney shows how she and her companion were allegedly ignored by staff members at an Asian restaurant in Lake Charles, Louisiana. “Stop saying Black people don’t tip!” Toni wrote in her post’s caption. “We always…
· Michelle De Pacina
Buddhist temple leader in Louisiana accused of recruiting Vietnamese nuns for sex
Abbot Quyen Van Ho, the head of Tam Bao Temple in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was accused of recruiting nuns from Vietnam and engaging in sexual misconduct, including allegedly impregnating one of them. Temple members have called for Ho’s removal from the temple. Ho has denied the…
· Sarah Yukiko
Louisiana-style vs. Korean fried chicken: Popeyes plans to open hundreds of locations in South Korea
American fast food chain Popeyes, known for its “Louisiana-style” fried chicken, has signed an agreement to re-open hundreds of locations in South Korea. Popeyes previously closed all South Korean locations in 2020 after failing to find a buyer in the country. The first…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Filipino Sailors Created the First Asian American Settlement in Louisiana
The first permanent Asian American settlement was a village in 18th-century Louisiana where Filipino fishermen resided. What was Saint Malo: The Manilamen were part of a group of people who created the first Filipino and Asian American settlement in North America, according to…
· Editorial Staff
Store in Louisiana Puts Up Sign Banning ‘Chinese Communists’
A store in Louisiana has recently drawn backlash over its sign refusing “admittance to any Chinese Communist MoFo.” Louis Pizzolatto, the owner of collectibles store Coin & Treasure on Lafayette’s Congress Street, allegedly put the sign up last year to condemn the Chinese…
· Ryan General
Lawsuit Claims Teen With Severe Autism Died After Louisiana Police Sat on Him For 9 Minutes
A Louisiana couple is suing the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office after the death of their severely autistic 16-year-old son, who they claim was killed by deputies who sat on him for over nine minutes.
· Bryan Ke
Dominatrices Arrested in Louisiana for Having Threesome With Priest in Church
Melissa Cheng, also known as Empress Ming, was arrested with her fellow dominatrix Mindy Dixon, or Lady Vi, after engaging in sexual acts with Rev. Travis Clark while inside a Louisiana church on Sept. 30. The scandal: A passerby noticed the lights were still on inside the…
· Bryan Ke
Louisiana Man Drives Truck Into Indian-owned Store Because He Thought They Were Muslim
A man from Denham Springs, Louisiana, has recently been arrested for hate crime after he purposefully ran a white pickup truck into a Sikh-owed store that he thought was owned by Muslims. The man, identified as 27-year-old Chad Horsley, is being accused of several offenses…
· Michelle De Pacina
Look: Miss Universe 2022 candidates show off stunning Filipino-made gowns
Several 2022 Miss Universe candidates showed off gowns made by Filipino designers in the pageant’s preliminary competition. On Wednesday night, nine delegates donned evening gowns made by Filipino fashion designers during the preliminary competition at New Orleans Ernest N.…
· Michelle De Pacina
Popeyes returns to S. Korea for round 2 against Korean fried chicken
U.S. fried chicken chain Popeyes will be returning to South Korea next month after a nearly two-year hiatus. The company is set to open its first new location by Gangnam Station in southern Seoul in December. The store will begin its employee training on Monday next week.…
· Michelle De Pacina
Thai transgender businesswoman buys Miss Universe pageant for $20 million
Jakapong “Anne” Jakrajutatip, a Thai transgender businesswoman, has acquired the Miss Universe Organization pageant for $20 million. Jakrajutatip, the CEO and biggest shareholder of JKN Global Group, made history by becoming the first woman to own the beauty pageant organizer.…
· Carl Samson
Shipwrecked boaters rescued from 28-hour ordeal in shark-infested Gulf of Mexico
Luan Nguyen, Phong Le and Son Nguyen found themselves floating in the Gulf of Mexico for 28 hours after their boat started sinking off the coast of Empire, Louisiana, on Oct. 8. The three friends, who managed to build a makeshift raft with ice chests, spent the night fending off…
· Khier Casino
American English teacher fired over ‘inappropriate’ messages to former student in Cambodia
An English lecturer at a reputable international school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, has been fired from his position after screenshots of “inappropriate” messages he sent to a former student emerged online. Michael Strahan, an American citizen also known by his moniker “Teacher…
· Bryan Ke
Man shot to death after Fort Worth car accident identified as ‘pillar’ of Dallas’ Asian community
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man who was shot and killed following a minor traffic accident on South University Drive in Fort Worth, Dallas, on Monday as Chin "Jin" Shin, a 43-year-old Korean American business owner. Shin, who died from gunshot…
· Daniel Anderson
Verivery drop dates for US and Latin American tour “Page: O”
K-pop boy group Verivery have revealed the dates and venues for their upcoming U.S. and Latin American tour “Page: O.” In partnership with MyMusicTaste, the Jellyfish Entertainment septet will visit over a dozen cities starting in Boston on Sept. 14 and concluding in Mexico City…
· Ryan General
Dozens rally at New Orleans federal hearing on future of DACA immigration law
On Wednesday, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) supporters from Houston protested at the federal courthouse in New Orleans as the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held a hearing on the legality of the program. The hearing, which looked into a previous Texas ruling…
· Carl Samson
New research supports Wuhan live animal market as origin of pandemic
A pair of studies that was released on Saturday is shedding new light on COVID-19’s zoonotic origins. One of the studies mapped the earliest known cases of the disease and zeroed in on a wet market in Wuhan, which has long been reported as the epicenter of the initial COVID-19…
· Ryan General
’90 Day Fiance’ star Ella blasted online for ‘fetishizing’ Asian men
A woman who was featured on TV show “90 Day Fiancé” is raising eyebrows online after claiming to have found her “Asian prince.” On Ella’s “Asian obsession”: Viewers of TLC’s “90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days” are accusing 29-year-old Ella from Idaho of “fetishizing” Asian men,…
· Michelle De Pacina
The first Asian American settlement in the US is being washed away by climate change
The Filipino American community are striving to preserve their history as the first permanent Filipino settlement in the U.S. is being washed away by climate change. Vanishing history: Due to the climate crisis, St. Malo, a former village along the shore of Lake Borgne in St.…
· Maina Chen
‘My heart bled for them’: Director Justin Chon’s ‘Blue Bayou’ aims to change the fate of American adoptees facing deportation
In a shotgun home in the Louisiana bayou, a Korean adoptee’s small-town world is rocked when he finds out that in the 30 years he’s lived in America, he is not considered a citizen and is at risk of deportation. Justin Chon, the writer, director and star behind “Blue Bayou”…