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· Carl Samson
Boston man arrested for assaulting, spitting at couple in NYC anti-Asian attack
A Boston man has been arrested in connection with an anti-Asian attack against a couple in Manhattan, New York, on May 23. What happened: The couple, a 39-year-old man and 39-year-old woman, were getting into an Uber on West 32nd Street at around 1:30 a.m. when Marc Jensen, 33,…
· Bryan Ke
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks up about car collision she was involved in
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu revealed minor details surrounding the car collision she was recently involved in. What happened: A police report obtained by WBUR revealed that Wu’s unmarked black Ford Mach E SUV was crossing a busy street at the…
· Carl Samson
Boston man accused of helping Chinese government spy on dissidents pleads not guilty
A Boston man accused of spying on dissidents for the Chinese government has pleaded not guilty to his charges, according to reports. Litang Liang, 63, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with acting as an agent of a foreign government, as well as conspiracy to act as an agent of…
· Bryan Ke
Mila Kunis trends, Mina Kimes shuts down Jason Whitlock after Boston radio ‘racist’ joke backlash
“That ‘70s Show” star Mila Kunis is trending on Twitter following an alleged racial slur joke made during an episode of “The Greg Hill Show” on Wednesday. The incident occurred during the Wednesday episode of the Boston WEEI radio show, where the producer, Chris Curtis, referred…
· Michelle De Pacina
Boston radio host suspended for ‘extremely offensive’ racial slur referencing ESPN’s Mina Kimes
A Boston-area radio producer was suspended for purportedly using an ethnic slur to describe ESPN journalist Mina Kimes during an on-air segment. On Wednesday, WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” co-hosts Greg Hill, Jermaine Wiggins and Courtney Cox discussed Boston City Councilor…
· Michelle De Pacina
Man accused of punching two Asian American women in the face in Boston’s Chinatown
Before you read: Asian American woman, 70, punched in the face in unprovoked Boston Chinatown attack A 53-year-old Cambridge man is set to appear in Boston Municipal Court in connection with two random attacks on Asian American women in Chinatown and Downtown Crossing last year.
· Bryan Ke
Japanese All-Star outfielder Masataka Yoshida signs $90M contract with Boston Red Sox
Japanese all-star outfielder Masataka Yoshida is now part of the Boston Red Sox after signing a five-year, $90 million contract with the baseball team on Thursday. Yoshida’s entry into Major League Baseball (MLB) came as a welcome surprise as his previous team, Nippon…
· Carl Samson
Boston Globe under fire for using slain Asians’ image in op-ed on whether Asians benefit from ‘whiteness’
The Boston Globe has come under fire for using an image that features Asian victims of violence in an op-ed that questions whether Asians are victims of racism or beneficiaries of white privilege. The newspaper originally published a cover image of anti-affirmative action…
· Carl Samson
VP of Boston bank arrested in connection with series of stabbings, sexual assaults dating back to 2003
Ivan Cheung, 42, of Quincy, Massachusetts, is facing multiple charges related to a series of sexual assaults involving two young girls and two women in Boston between 2003 and 2006. The victims include a 13-year-old girl, a 14-year-old girl, a 23-year-old woman and an…
· Carl Samson
Boston Chinatown restaurant served as front for global money laundering scheme, DOJ says
A family-owned restaurant in Boston’s Chinatown allegedly served as the headquarters of international money laundering and transmitting schemes that reaped tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from drug trafficking and the resale of Apple products. Eight individuals have been…
· Ryan General
Boston Mayor Wu announces $20MM investment to increase access to early childhood education
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Wednesday that the city is investing $20 million in early education via the universal pre-kindergarten (UPK) program. The funding will provide nearly 1,000 seats for 3 and 4-year-olds at community-based child care facilities as well as…
· Michelle De Pacina
Asian and white parents sue Boston Public Schools to overturn exam school’s admission policy
An assembly of Asian and white parents filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Boston Public Schools in hopes of having at least five of their children admitted to the elite exam schools. Their children failed to secure seats due to a lack of admittance allotted to their ZIP codes…
· Bryan Ke
Recent assaults at Boston schools involved students using city-issued Chromebooks as weapons
School officials from the Boston Public Schools district reportedly failed to notify the police about three separate physical assaults that involved school-issued Google Chromebooks. The incidents occurred between April 28 and May 3 at Richard Murphy School in Dorchester, Joyce…
· Michelle De Pacina
Boston Chinatown sexual assault suspect may be linked to another attack on Boston University campus
Edwin Fantauzzi, a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman on Boston’s Harrison Avenue on Saturday, was arrested on Wednesday after a woman riding the T train recognized him and called the police. He reportedly claimed to be an Uber driver and asked to use a bathroom inside a…
· Michelle De Pacina
2 women stabbed in Boston’s Theater District hours after Chinatown meeting to address violence
Boston police said a fight that broke out between a group of about 10 people in the Theater District led to two women being stabbed. The incident occurred hours after a Chinatown community virtual meeting was organized to address the violence in the neighborhood. The women, aged…
· Michelle De Pacina
Asian American woman, 70, punched in the face in unprovoked Boston Chinatown attack
A 70-year-old Asian American woman said she was walking along Harrison Avenue in Boston’s Chinatown when a middle-aged white man punched her in the face and left her with a black eye on April 2. She shared her story on Tuesday during a virtual community meeting, which was…
· Bryan Ke
Boston Mayor Wu seeks limits on residential picketing after weeks of noisy protests outside her own home
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu proposed a new city ordinance on Monday that would limit protests outside private homes between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. after angry protesters gathered outside her house for weeks protesting the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city employees. The protesters would…
· Michelle De Pacina
Ex-Boston University lecturer accused of assuming Asian students’ ethnicities denies discrimination claims
Geoffrey Carliner, a retired Boston University lecturer, faced allegations of discrimination against Asian students in his cconomics class, which he denied despite the school’s Equal Opportunity Office (EOO) having reportedly found “preponderance of evidence.” A student claimed…
· Michelle De Pacina
Protester interrupts Boston press conference by heckling Asian American woman he mistook for Mayor Wu
An unidentified protester interrupted Monday’s Boston Common press conference by heckling executive director of the Massachusetts Voter Table, Beth Huang, who he mistook for Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. “You’re a political puppet… Why don’t you look into it, Mayor Wu?” the…
· Ryan General
Racist posts targeting South Asian students emerge on Boston College’s anonymous social media app
South Asian students at Boston College were targeted with hateful posts on Herrd, an app available exclusively for Boston College students. Directed at specific students and South Asians in general, the posts insulted South Asians’ physical features and compared the group to…