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· Carl Samson
Hung Cao’s Navy confirmation marks uneasy milestone for Asian representation
The swearing-in of Hung Cao as Under Secretary of the Navy on Oct. 3 marked a historic moment for Vietnamese American representation in federal leadership. As the highest-ranking Vietnamese American in the Trump administration’s second term, his confirmation represents both the…
· Carl Samson
US Army vet sues Pennsylvania police over ICE protest arrest
A Filipino American and Mexican American business owner filed a federal lawsuit last week against Pennsylvania police following his arrest during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in July. What happened: Isaac Elias, 43, witnessed ICE agents arrest 12…
· Ryan General
Harvard appoints South Asian drag queen to teach on race and performance
Harvard University has appointed Kareem Khubchandani, a South Asian drag artist and associate professor at Tufts University, as the 2025–26 F.O. Matthiessen Visiting Associate Professor in its Studies of Gender and Sexuality program. His classes will examine ethnographic methods…
· Ryan General
Japan to confirm its 1st woman leader
Japan is set to appoint its first female prime minister after Sanae Takaichi won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership election in Tokyo over the weekend. The 64-year-old conservative lawmaker defeated Shinjiro Koizumi in a runoff vote, earning 185 votes to 156.…
· Ryan General
North Korea uses rare UN appearance to disavow nuclear disarmament
North Korea used a rare high-level appearance at the United Nations to assert that its nuclear weapons are non-negotiable and central to its sovereignty. In a strongly worded address at the UN General Assembly on Sept. 29, Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong said pressure to…
· Ryan General
BINI to make history as 1st Filipino group to perform at Coachella
BINI will make history as the first Filipino group to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2026. The eight-member girl group from Manila was confirmed on Tuesday, as part of the official lineup for the California festival, which will take place April 10–12…
· Ryan General
Nepal PM resigns as army takes control following deadly protest crackdown
Nepal’s Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli resigned on Wednesday, two days after security forces fired on protesters in Kathmandu. The crackdown left at least 30 people dead and hundreds injured during youth-led demonstrations that began over a government social media ban and…
· Carl Samson
Asian Americans grapple with mixed outcomes post-affirmative action
Two years after the Supreme Court banned race-conscious college admissions, Asian American students face a complex landscape of shifting enrollment patterns. Yale University’s Class of 2029, for instance, shows a 6% increase in Asian American enrollment to 30%. Zoom in: Yale’s…
· Carl Samson
Former Japanese American WWII camps fuel resistance to Trump’s historical censorship
Advocates and community members rallied at Manzanar and other locations nationwide in the past weeks, opposing Trump administration policies they say threaten to obscure difficult chapters of American history. “Day of Action”: Demonstrators showed up at national parks and other…
· Carl Samson
Former model Kaila Yu exposes the violent roots of Asian fetishization in debut memoir
Kaila Yu’s debut memoir “Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty” hit shelves Aug. 19, confronting what the former pinup model calls the most insidious stereotype plaguing Asian women today. The stereotype that kills In an exclusive interview with The…
· Carl Samson
Honolulu Chinatown cook faces permanent vision loss after acid attack
A restaurant cook attacked with acid in Honolulu’s Chinatown may permanently lose vision in one eye as his recovery continues more than two weeks after the assault. Catch up: Lathson Robert, 30, was working a late shift at Livestock Tavern on Aug. 8 when he was allegedly…
· Carl Samson
Former Japanese American WWII camp is now the country’s largest immigration detention center
The Trump administration has opened the country’s largest immigration detention center at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, a former military base that served as a temporary incarceration camp for Japanese American civilians during World War II. About the site: The $1.2 billion…
· Editorial Staff
Trump golf resort displaces Vietnamese farmers for as little as $3,200
Local farmers are facing displacement and low compensation to make way for the Trump family-backed golf resort in Vietnam, with one farmer reportedly receiving just $3,200 and rice supplies for her land. The Trump Organization was set to receive $5 million in licensing fees for…
· Ryan General
46-year-old Manny Pacquiao confirms December boxing return
Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has confirmed he will return to the boxing ring in December, just months after fighting to a majority draw against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in Las Vegas on July 19. Speaking to reporters upon arriving in Manila from a vacation…
· Ryan General
Dean Cain channels Superman as he joins ICE
Actor Dean Cain, best known for playing Superman in the 1990s television series “Lois & Clark,” announced this week that he is joining U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in support of President Donald Trump’s renewed push to expand immigration enforcement. ICE…
· Carl Samson
Kamala Harris raises alarm about ‘broken’ US democracy
Former Vice President Kamala Harris expressed concerns about the state of the country’s political system, calling it “broken” in her first interview since leaving office on CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Thursday evening. What she’s saying: After decades as a “devout…
· Carl Samson
ICE raids Asian supermarkets in New York
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…
· Ryan General
Bruce Lee’s former companion gives rare account of his final night
Betty Ting Pei, the actress at the center of Bruce Lee’s sudden death in 1973, gave a rare and emotional interview for Part 3 of TVB’s documentary series “Ctrl+F The Truth” reexamining Lee’s passing, which aired on Wednesday. Ting, now 78, described in detail the night the…
· Ryan General
Bowen Yang sets Emmy record for Asian male performers
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…
· Ryan General
46-year-old Manny Pacquiao delivers an age-defying performance
Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao returned to the ring at age 46 and delivered a remarkable performance against the 30-year-old WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in Las Vegas on Sunday. After the bout, Pacquiao said, “I thought I won the fight. It was a close fight. He…
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