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· Ryan General
Last week, former NBA star Jeremy Lin launched the inaugural JLIN NextGen Basketball Camp in his hometown of Palo Alto, California, bringing together 12 standout Asian American college players for a three-day, invitation-only training program. The camp marks Lin’s formal shift…
· Ryan General
Henry Golding confirmed during an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live” on June 26 that the highly anticipated “Crazy Rich Asians” television series is moving closer to production, with filming potentially starting in the first quarter of 2026. “Something’s being made,” the…
· Carl Samson
Nearly 80% of offers to New York City’s specialized high schools this fall went to Asian and white students, while Black and Hispanic students saw their already minimal representation decline further, the latest Education Department data shows. By the numbers: Asian students…
· Carl Samson
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a pair of Asia Food Market locations in western New York last Wednesday, making multiple arrests and seizing business records. How it went down: The operations, which had court-authorized search warrants, began at around…
· Carl Samson
President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries Friday, sending U.S. stocks tumbling and establishing rates on nearly every trading partner while talks with China continue. By the numbers: Trump’s tariff framework raises the effective import tax rate — the…
· Ryan General
A new AP-NORC poll finds that skepticism toward diversity, equity and inclusion programs is rising sharply as fewer Americans, especially white adults, believe significant discrimination exists against Black and Asian people. The nationwide poll of 1,437 adults conducted in July…
· Carl Samson
Thousands of police officers from across the country joined New York’s South Asian community Thursday to mourn Didarul Islam, the NYPD officer slain in a mass shooting at a Manhattan office building earlier this week. About Didarul Islam: Islam, 36, was fatally shot by Shane…
· Ryan General
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal careers just as Asian American enrollment in U.S. law schools has reached an all-time high. Raising the alarm on AI: In an X post on July 26, lawyer and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang cited a law firm partner who told him,…
· Ryan General
Tony-nominated actor Conrad Ricamora, announced a new scholarship program on Tuesday to support Asian American men pursuing BFA or MFA acting degrees. The scholarship aims to address longstanding underrepresentation of Asian American men in the performing arts. The Filipino…
· Editorial Staff
NextShark is proud to announce backing and co-producing Crazy Broke Asian, a six-part docuseries created by Vietnamese Canadian filmmaker Célin H. H. Đỗ. The project will be presented under NextShark Studios, with NextShark founder Benny Luo serving as executive producer. The…
· Carl Samson
A staggering 63% of voters now hold an unfavorable view of the Democratic Party, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll — the highest share in the publication’s surveys dating back to 1990. Key findings: The latest poll, conducted from July 16-20, shows Democrats trailing…
· Ryan General
Ichiro Suzuki was officially inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27, becoming the first Asian-born player ever to receive the sport’s highest honor. The 51-year-old Aichi native, whose electrifying career began in Japan before transforming Major League…
· Ryan General
President Donald Trump’s favorability rating among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults has dropped sharply since late 2024, according to a new AAPI Data and AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll. The survey, conducted June 3 to June 11,…
· Ryan General
A 69-year-old man identified as Chris Luchenburg has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Cuiyun Fu, 54, at her Asian spa in Oakland Park, Florida. Authorities say Luchenburg, who is a registered sex offender with a listed address in Fort Lauderdale,…
· Ryan General
Nearly half of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adults in California reported experiencing a hate act in 2024, according to new survey data released by Stop AAPI Hate and NORC at the University of Chicago. Racism remains persistent
· Carl Samson
Immigration authorities will now obtain access to sensitive details of 79 million Medicaid recipients for use in locating undocumented immigrants, according to an agreement seen by the Associated Press. New immigration agents? The new data-sharing arrangement reportedly stems…
· Ryan General
Comedian Bowen Yang set a new Emmy milestone for Asian male performers after earning his fourth acting nomination on July 15 in best supporting actor in a comedy series category. This brings his total Emmy nominations to five, including a 2019 writing nomination. The 34-year-old…
· Carl Samson
President Donald Trump has nominated Eric Tung, a Jones Day partner based in Los Angeles, for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, becoming his seventh AAPI appellate appointee if confirmed. What you need to know Tung, a former federal prosecutor and…
· Carl Samson
The New York Department of Education has reportedly eliminated race-based admissions criteria for a major STEM enrichment program following a federal lawsuit by Asian parents who alleged discrimination against their children. Catch up The controversy centers on the Science and…
· Carl Samson
Authorities have intensified efforts to locate Benjamin Hanil Song, a 32-year-old former U.S. Marine Corps reservist wanted in connection with a July 4 attack at an ICE detention facility in Texas that left a police officer wounded. What happened: The incident occurred at around…
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