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Jenn Tran, 26, the first Asian American woman to star in “The Bachelorette,” was dumped by her fiance, Devin Strader, 28, just two months after their engagement. Tuesday’s shocking finale of Season 21 left fans stunned as Tran confronted Strader for his sudden change of heart…
· Michelle De Pacina
Police are searching for a man involved in an anti-Asian attack that took place near Ocean and Foster avenues in Flatbush, Brooklyn, at around 5:05 a.m. on Aug. 2. The suspect assaulted a 33-year-old man, punching him in the head and arm after making anti-Asian remarks. The…
· Carl Samson
A group of health experts and chefs, supported by The Ajinomoto Group — the world’s leading monosodium glutamate (MSG) manufacturer — is urging the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) to recognize its role in coining the term “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome” and consequently…
· Bryan Ke
Two men believed to be targeting Asian American-owned homes in burglaries on Houston’s southwest side were arrested after fleeing from a home invasion on Saturday. Mario Watson, 31, and Anthony Alexander, 21, along with other perpetrators, allegedly burglarized the home located…
· Carl Samson
Robin DiAngelo, the best-selling author of 2018’s “White Fragility” and a prominent figure in anti-racism education, is now facing allegations of plagiarism in her 2004 doctoral dissertation from the University of Washington. The complaint, which was recently filed with the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sparked outrage after her office removed long-standing Asian artifacts from City Hall to make room for a 2028 Olympics exhibit. The artifacts, including a Shinto shrine from Nagoya, Japan, and a model of a Korean turtle ship from Busan, Korea, have…
· Michelle De Pacina
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has acknowledged the “difficult climate” created by its investigations under the Trump administration’s controversial China Initiative, which targeted scientists — primarily of Asian descent — for alleged undisclosed links to China.…
· Michelle De Pacina
Singapore is launching a $14 million, four-year research initiative to study how Asian skin ages, addressing age-related issues like skin thinning and persistent itching. The study led by professor Rachel Watson, an executive director at the Skin Research Institute of Singapore,…
· Ryan General
Did you know that people of Asian descent are more likely to have a heightened sensitivity to certain tastes? A 2020 study from the University of Nottingham found that Asians are more likely to be “supertasters,” meaning they experience flavors more intensely; “thermal tasters,”…
· Ryan General
Texas House District 112 is set to witness a rare electoral battle as Democrat Averie Bishop, 28, challenges incumbent Republican Rep. Angie Chen Button, 70, in a race this November featuring two Asian American candidates. Bishop’s campaign, fueled by a grassroots volunteer…
· Michelle De Pacina
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has seen a significant shift in the demographics of its incoming class, with an increase in Asian American and international students following the Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down race-conscious admissions policies. Class…
· Carl Samson
The Harris-Walz campaign has launched two new ads, “Reduced” and “The Seal,” aimed at Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) voters in critical battleground states such as Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.…
· Carl Samson
Burglars are reportedly using surveillance technology to target the homes of Asian American business owners in Shelton, Connecticut. Such a scheme mirrors a nationwide trend of suspects targeting the same demographic and tracking their whereabouts via sophisticated means. What…
· Carl Samson
Asian American households remain significantly understudied in tax policy research, according to experts at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center (TPC). New data reveals that these households pay higher average tax rates than white households due to differences in income…
· Ryan General
A new study from the University of Washington School of Medicine highlighted that while Asian Americans overall have lower suicide rates compared to their non-Asian counterparts, this average conceals alarming disparities among ethnic subgroups. Published in JAMA Pediatrics on…
· Michelle De Pacina
On the morning of Aug. 16, police and fire officials responded to a report of a man bleeding from the head near Asian Garden Mall on Bolsa Avenue in Westminster, California. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, prompting a homicide investigation. Detectives identified and…
· Carl Samson
AAPI Democratic officials are emphasizing the crucial role that AAPI voters will play in November’s election as they rally behind Kamala Harris, who could make history as the first Asian and Black woman to serve as U.S. president. What they are saying: At an AAPI caucus meeting…
· Michelle De Pacina
On Thursday, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of two suspects, Kevin Thissel, 28, and Chris Johnson, 23, in connection with a home invasion ring in western Washington, believed to be responsible for the 2022 murder of Irah Sok during a break-in in…
· Ryan General
Singapore, China and Vietnam won big at the inaugural International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) 2024, held in Burgas, Bulgaria, from Aug. 9 to 15. The event evaluated over 40 teams representing over 30 countries and territories in both scientific and practical…
· Carl Samson
The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) recently released a groundbreaking analysis titled “The State of Asian American Female and Male TV Broadcasters,” which reveals persistent disparities among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander broadcasters. It…
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