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· Ryan General
“It’s even rarer that Dre and I sign something together – but I heard Ez’s music and was like, ‘this is really special” so I took it to Dre,” said Eminem
· Carl Samson
A man accused of kicking a senior Asian woman in San Francisco’s Union Square area on July 21 is the same man convicted of attacking a Chinatown leader in a widely reported incident in 2021, records show. The latest attack: James Lee Ramsey, 27, was arrested immediately after…
· Chandler Treon
Utah’s largest Asian grocer was ordered to pay $525,000 in back wages, penalties and damages as a result of a U.S. Department of Labor investigation. The lawsuit: Chinatown Supermarket, a family-owned grocer in Salt Lake City Chinatown, faced a federal lawsuit in March 2022 for…
· Ryan General
“Being Asian in this world also comes with a degree of being subjected to hostility,” Richard Butler, Usman Murtza’s defense lawyer, told the court
· William Yuk
Rich Brian’s big-screen debut is among the films to be showcased at this year’s Asian American International Film Festival. About the festival: First established by Asian Cinevision in 1978, the Asian American International Film Festival is an annual celebration of the Asian…
· Carl Samson
Missouri journalist Michelle Li and her nonprofit, the Very Asian Foundation, were awarded the Asian American Journalists Association’s (AAJA) AAPI Community Impact Award over the weekend. Background information: Li, an anchor at NBC affiliate KSDK in St. Louis, made headlines…
· Carl Samson
Two Asian women have fallen victim to separate attacks in the past two weeks in San Francisco, according to reports. The incidents: The pair of attacks occurred on July 10 and July 21, as per English-Chinese outlet Wind Newspaper.
· Bryan Ke
Volleyball players from all over North America competed in this year’s New York Mini (NYMini) nine-man volleyball tournament over the weekend. Key details: The two-day event, which ran from Saturday to Sunday, was held at four different locations across New York City’s Chinatown.
· Bryan Ke
Video game developer Electronic Arts, commonly referred to as EA, has released a free patch for “The Sims 4” that includes new presets for Native American and East Asian Sims. About the patch: Released on Tuesday, patch 1.78 for consoles – or 1.99.264.1030 for PC and…
· Bryan Ke
On Wednesday, Nissan became the first Asian automaker to incorporate Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) charging port into its electric vehicles (EVs). Key details: Announced in a press release on Wednesday, Nissan, which established itself as a pioneer in the EV…
· Bryan Ke
Outrage ensued after the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) announced the abrupt cancellation of its scheduled Asian American Literature Festival with little to no explanation. Key details: Internal emails shared with The Washington Post revealed that acting…
· Carl Samson
More than half of Asian Americans have an unfavorable view of China, according to a new Pew Research Center survey on how Asian Americans see their ancestral homelands. Key Findings: The nationally representative survey was conducted from July 5, 2022, to Jan. 27, 2023. among…
· Ryan General
KCON LA took to Instagram on Wednesday to address the issue, denying that they neither authorized nor endorsed the listing
· Bryan Ke
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is currently under fire for spreading antisemitic and anti-Asian conspiracy theories about COVID-19, prompting the House Democrats’ campaign arm to call him out on his “racism and hate.” Key details: At a press event at an Upper East Side restaurant in New…
· Chandler Treon
A man was caught on video shouting racist abuse at an Asian family at Lake Francis, California. Racist encounter: In a video uploaded on July 12 to TikTok by user @eyy_thao_thao, a man in a sleeveless Trump 2020 shirt and American flag shorts can be seen asking a Hmong family —…
· Bryan Ke
A new poll found that more than half of its Asian Canadian respondents believe that racism and discrimination remain a problem in Canada today, with the country’s political tensions with China “evidently contributing to sustaining this abuse.” Key details: The poll, which was…
· Carl Samson
A homeless woman with a history of attacking Asian people is now facing a bias charge after allegedly shoving a top Japanese diplomat in Portland, Oregon, last month. The latest incident: Yoshioka Yuzo, 62, the consul general for Portland’s Consular Office of Japan, was walking…
· Ryan General
“Literally all the East Asian ones are just white girls in yellowface”
· Ryan General
The technology utilizes the range of vocal sounds elephants make to communicate… in establishing an early warning system for local villages in areas with limited visibility
· Carl Samson
Police in New Castle County, Delaware, are warning against “South American theft groups” (SATG) that allegedly target Asian American homes in a trend that has now been reported in multiple states. What SATGS are: SATGs, also known as South American “crime tourists,” are highly…
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