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Vietnamese-American Family Finds Car Vandalized With Swastika in Texas
A Vietnamese-American family in Fort Worth, Texas has been one of the latest victims of a hate crime targeting Asian Americans. On Thursday night, Lilian, who declined to give her last name for safety reasons, returned home from grocery shopping with her husband and two children…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Texas Judge Put On Unpaid Leave Over Citizenship Issues, Becomes U.S. Citizen
A judge serving in Corpus Christi, Texas, received her citizenship after being removed from the bench for not having it, according to CBS. Judge Young Min Burkett, formerly of South Korea, was placed on unpaid leave for 90 days pending her citizenship. She received it in 51.
· Carl Samson
Frozen Tuna From Asia With Hepatitis A Recalled in California and Texas
A massive recall of frozen tuna imported from Vietnam and the Philippines is underway in California and Texas after being linked with Hepatitis A. The products, distributed by Hilo Fish Company, include yellowfin tuna steaks from Sustainable Seafood Company in Can Lam Khanh Hoa…
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Racist Fliers Targeting Chinese Students Found All Over Texas University
This past week, students found the following flier posted on numerous buildings at the University of Texas, Austin. Naturally a number of people on Facebook were not happy.
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Chinese-American Author Mocked at Texas High School, Calls Students Out Online
Highland Park High School administrators have issued an apology to best-selling author Jamie Ford after the student assembly suddenly burst into applause while he spoke about Japanese internment camps. Ford, author of “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” visited the high…
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China Isn’t Happy That the Taiwanese President Stopped in Texas for a Chat
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen’s meetings with Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Governor Greg Abbott during a stopover in Houston has enraged Beijing, urging the U.S. to commit to the “One China” policy. Ing-wen’s nine-day trip also includes Central America, with stops in El…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Parents Freak Out When Toddler Accidentally Gets Drunk at Texas Restaurant
It’s a parent’s worst nightmare: Your child accidentally drinks alcohol and gets drunk. That’s what happened last Friday when a North Carolina family dined out and a waitress’ mistake sent their toddler to the hospital.
· Bryan Ke
Robbers Arrested After Targeting Asians Coming Out of Banks in Houston
Two men accused of “bank jugging” in Houston were arrested by the authorities after they followed a Middle Eastern man from a bank to the nearby business district on Richmond. Jamarcus Wilson and Ricky Harrell, both 21, were caught by Houston police last Wednesday, Click 2…
· Kyle Encina
‘Teen Wolf’ Star Arden Cho Gives Brutally Honest Take on Her Experience With Racism
“Teen Wolf” star Arden Cho recently posted a video detailing her irritating experience in regards to racism and how ethnicity shouldn’t be considered as a big deal. Before the 31-year-old actress came to be known as Kira Yukimura in the hit series “Teen Wolf” she experienced a…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Couple Sells Their Newborn Baby for $9,000 Online
A couple in China has managed to make at least 60,000 yuan (about $9,000) right at the comforts of their home by selling their newborn baby on the internet. The couple, based in Yangzhou, put up their baby for sale on QQ, a popular instant messaging service in China.
· Carl Samson
Japanese People Are Now Buying $19,000 Bunkers to Prepare for North Korea’s Nukes
With escalating tensions in the East Asian peninsula triggered by a rogue nation obsessed with nuclear activities, people in Japan are increasingly expressing concern over their safety, consequently buying more underground shelters to seal them from harm than ever before. One…
· Carl Samson
College Students Arrested for Assaulting, Robbing Man Who Wanted to Buy Drugs
Four students at Texas A&M University have been arrested for assaulting and robbing a man who supposedly went to a drug deal last week. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. on July 5 in the 1400 block of Northpoint Lane at the Northpoint Crossing apartments in College Station,…
· Ryan General
How a Homeless Son of Vietnamese Immigrants Landed a $100K Job in Silicon Valley
Armed with a dream, determination and only $250 in his bank account, Preston Phan left his home in Seattle to give in to the allure of Silicon Valley in late 2016. Phan, who was born in Texas, ended up living on the streets of San Francisco, where he experienced being homeless…
· Jocelyn Eikenburg
25+ Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men Couples
When I first published 25 Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men Who Got Married in April 2017, I never expected this first collection of photos — showcasing the diverse beauty of AMWF couples around the world — would touch so many people. In particular, I was moved to see…
· Carl Samson
Asians Are Most Likely to Be Accused of Spying in the U.S., Study Says
Asians are most likely to be charged with the criminal offense of espionage than all other ethnic groups in the United States, a new study has found. Andrew Kim, a scholar at South Texas College of Law, reviewed a sample of random cases charged under the Economic Espionage Act…
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Meet Two Incredibly Badass Asian Americans Who Could Be NASA’s Next Astronauts
Dr. Jonny Kim and Raja Chari are two impressive Asian Americans who made it into NASA’s 2017 astronaut candidate class, having been chosen from a pool of over 18,000 applicants. The top 12 astronaut candidates, whose names were announced on Wednesday, will report to Johnson…
· Ryan General
Asian Immigrants Are the Reason Why Doughnut Boxes Are Pink
For quite some time, the pink box has become the signature container of pastries and doughnuts from Los Angeles to San Francsico. Various brands in the region, considered by many as the doughnut capital of the United States, have embraced the uniform hue, although not many…
· Ryan General
Vietnamese Triplets Go From Being Drop Outs to Top 3 in Their High School Class
A trio of Vietnamese sisters recently made headlines after taking the top three spots out of 148 students at their high school graduation in Northern Texas. The Tran triplets include Tran, who is the class valedictorian, Han, who is the salutatorian, and Ngan, who placed third…
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Disturbing Footage Shows Elderly Vietnamese Woman Brutally Carjacked at Home in Houston
Kim Dang was getting out of her car in her driveway when someone punched her, pushed her down and stole her silver Honda on Monday. The 76-year-old woman said she swims everyday and was on her way back from a workout when she was brutally carjacked at her Houston, Texas home.
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Two Arrested For Trafficking 16 Chinese Women From China to Work as Prostitutes
Police have arrested Ling Yu in New York and Hang Zheng in Austin, Texas after the two were accused of trafficking at least 16 women from China to the U.S. for prostitution. In September 2016, the McLennan County Sheriff office’s Criminal Investigation Division began looking…