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· Carl Samson
San Francisco’s Chinatown opens world’s 1st Chinese queer museum
A new museum in San Francisco’s Chinatown is giving Chinese and Chinese American LGBTQ+ stories a public home for the first time. A new space The OUT Museum, located at 949 Clay St., opened with a rainbow-ribbon cutting ceremony on May 29. Its one-room gallery features…
· Carl Samson
Man who bludgeoned 4 to death in NYC Chinatown sentenced
A Manhattan judge sentenced the man convicted of fatally beating four unhoused men with a metal bar in Chinatown to 40 years to life in state prison last Thursday. Catch up Randy Santos, 31, was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder in February for the Oct. 5, 2019…
· Carl Samson
Santa Ana unveils memorial for Chinatown destroyed by city-ordered fire
The city of Santa Ana, California, dedicated a memorial monument Saturday to its historic Chinatown, a Chinese immigrant community that the city ordered burned down nearly 120 years earlier. Remembering the community The memorial sits at the northeast corner of 3rd and Bush…
· Ryan General
LA Chinatown seniors settle lawsuit after years of unsafe apartment conditions
Nearly 200 elderly residents of Cathay Manor, a subsidized 16-story apartment complex in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, have reached a formal settlement after years of battling unsafe living conditions. The lawsuit was filed in September 2021 in Los Angeles County Superior Court after…
· Ryan General
Hundreds of rescued LA Chinatown film prints return to the silver screen
Nearly 600 original 35 mm Chinese-language film prints recovered from Los Angeles’ former Sing Lee Theatre are now returning to public exhibition through the UCLA Film & Television Archive. The films, produced between 1960 and 1988 and originally screened in Chinatown, include…
· Ryan General
Nashville’s Chinatown development opens its 1st Asian supermarket
The largest Asian supermarket in the Nashville area opened Friday morning in Antioch as part of the Tennessee Nashville Chinatown development. Pan Asia’s new flagship store at 5255 Hickory Hollow Parkway carries more than 10,000 Asian food and household products and serves as…
· Carl Samson
Man gets 65 years for fatal shooting of Chicago Chinatown grandfather
A man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for the daylight killing of 71-year-old Woom Sing Tse in Chicago’s Chinatown nearly four years ago. Catch up: Alphonso Joyner, now 27, fatally shot Tse in the 200 block of West 23rd Street on Dec. 7, 2021, as the elderly man made…
· Carl Samson
2019 NYC Chinatown rampage suspect says he heard voices ordering him to kill
A transient man on trial for bludgeoning four sleeping men to death in Manhattan’s Chinatown in 2019 asserted an insanity defense last week, with his lawyer arguing he heard voices commanding him to kill 40 people or die himself. Catch up: Randy Santos, now 31, is charged with…
· Carl Samson
FBI renews search for fugitive in 1991 Boston Chinatown Massacre
The FBI is offering a new $30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Hung Tien Pham, a Vietnamese man wanted in the execution-style killings of five people at a Boston Chinatown social club 35 years ago this month. What happened: Six men were shot in…
· Carl Samson
Asian Americans pushed out of Chinatowns at accelerating rate: report
Manhattan’s Chinatown has lost more than 20% of its Asian residents over the past decade, nearly quadruple the previous decade’s displacement rate, as Boston and Philadelphia’s historic Asian enclaves face similar pressures from luxury development and demographic shifts,…
· Carl Samson
NYPD response to Chinatown anti-ICE protest sparks condemnation
The NYPD is facing backlash for how it handled anti-ICE protests in Manhattan’s Chinatown, where multiple arrests and violent confrontations unfolded over the weekend. What happened: Protesters assembled near Centre Street around noon last Saturday following social media posts…
· Carl Samson
New York AG launches portal to report ICE following Chinatown raid
New York Atty. Gen. Letitia James has opened a “Federal Action Reporting Portal” to collect photos and videos of possible violations during federal immigration enforcement. What you need to know: The web-based portal enables New Yorkers to submit visual documentation and…
· Carl Samson
Man convicted in execution-style killing of Chicago Chinatown grandfather
A Chicago jury on Thursday found a man guilty of first-degree murder in the execution-style killing of a 71-year-old grandfather in Chinatown nearly four years ago. Catch up: Woom Sing Tse was walking to buy a newspaper in his afternoon routine on Dec. 7, 2021, near 23rd Place…
· Carl Samson
Federal raid on Manhattan’s Chinatown sparks fear among Asian Americans
Federal agents targeting street vendors in Manhattan’s Chinatown earlier this week detained nine immigrants on counterfeiting charges, an enforcement action that has heightened anxiety among Asian American locals about becoming the next targets of immigration raids. What…
· CA vs HATE
Oakland’s Chinatown mural “Together, We Rise” turns unity into action during United Against Hate Week
Presented by California vs Hate, a program of the California Civil Rights Department In 2021, a 91-year-old man was shoved to the ground in Oakland’s Chinatown — one of several attacks that left elders afraid to walk their own streets. Those incidents became a flashpoint,…
· Carl Samson
11-year-old boy robbed after teens threaten to shoot him in Philly’s Chinatown
A group of teenagers robbed an 11-year-old boy of his iPhone and hundreds of dollars following threats of gun violence in Philadelphia’s Chinatown on Monday. What happened: The victim was inside a boba tea shop in the 100 block of North 10th St. at around 3:30 p.m. when the…
· Ryan General
How birthright citizenship shaped Bruce Lee’s path from Chinatown to Hollywood
When Bruce Lee was born at San Francisco’s Chinese Hospital in 1940, his citizenship was guaranteed under the 14th Amendment at a time when Asian immigrants were still barred by exclusion laws. Jeff Chang’s new book, “Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian…
· Ryan General
Vancouver Chinatown stabbing suspect says God ordered him to ‘hurt somebody’
The British Columbia man who stabbed three people at Vancouver’s Light Up Chinatown festival on Sept. 10, 2023, told the court this week he did so because he believed God directed him, as he entered not guilty pleas to three counts of aggravated assault. The attack unfolded…
· 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…
· Ryan General
Oakland Chinatown leaders demand stronger protection after violent robberies
A series of violent smash and grab robberies in Oakland’s Chinatown last week, including a jewelry store heist and two bank ram raids, has left business owners shaken and demanding urgent safety measures. Mayor Barbara Lee and Police Chief Floyd Mitchell met with community…