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· Michelle De Pacina
2 Native Hawaiians sentenced to prison for hate-crime beating of white homeowner
Two Native Hawaiian men who were found guilty of a hate crime for attacking a white homeowner in Maui has been sentenced in federal court. On Nov. 17, 2022, a federal jury found Kaulana Alo-Kaonohi, 32, and Levi Aki, Jr., 33, guilty of a hate crime for what prosecutors called…
· Carl Samson
Dallas man gets 15 years for 2022 hate crime shooting at Korean hair salon
A Dallas man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a hate crime charge for shooting three Korean American women at a northwest Dallas hair salon in 2022. Latest developments Jeremy Theron Smith, 40, pleaded guilty on June 30 to one count of aggravated…
· Carl Samson
Warrant reveals ‘skinhead’ attack on Asian man, Marines near San Diego area pier
A federal search warrant unsealed this week reveals two previously unreported attacks near California’s Oceanside Pier more than a year ago, in which three men allegedly assaulted and seriously injured an Asian American man and two Camp Pendleton Marines while shouting racial…
· Carl Samson
Chicago man charged with hate crime for burning a cross
A Chicago man is scheduled for a court status hearing today on felony hate crime and arson charges after he admitted to setting a cross on fire in Grant Park and called it a political protest against the Trump administration. What happened Merlin Lu, 21, allegedly built a wooden…
· Carl Samson
Lawmakers join Sikh community in marking 5 years since deadly Indianapolis FedEx shooting
Members of Congress have introduced a resolution commemorating the five-year anniversary of the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that killed eight people, including four members of the Sikh community. The violence A 19-year-old former FedEx employee opened fire at…
· Carl Samson
Anti-Sikh hate crimes hit record high in 2025 as overall incidents decline
Anti-Sikh hate crimes in the U.S. reached a record 228 incidents in 2025, a sharp increase that came even as overall hate crimes declined 11% from the previous year, according to a preliminary analysis of FBI data. A historic shift in targeting The findings, first reported by…
· Carl Samson
‘Muslims don’t belong here’: Texas man accused of threatening Mamdani
A Texas man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to hate crime charges for allegedly threatening New York State Assemblyman and New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani with death. The allegations: Jeremy Fistel, 44, is accused of sending Mamdani threats through various channels…
· Carl Samson
Honolulu Chinatown acid attack suspect was previous target of hate crimes
A 34-year-old man arrested in connection with a recent acid attack in Honolulu’s Chinatown was himself the victim of alleged hate crimes and police misconduct in recent years, court documents show. Catch up: Marquis Johnson turned himself in Sunday evening at Honolulu police…
· Ryan General
Trump’s Intel CEO clash reflects pattern of politically charged ‘China ties’ accusations
President Donald Trump on Aug. 7 called for Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan to resign, accusing him of being “highly conflicted” over reported investments in Chinese semiconductor firms. The remarks, expressed via a post on his Truth Social network, fit a recent pattern in which Republican…
· Carl Samson
Japanese American professor who lectures on racism is targeted in racist attack
A 71-year-old Japanese American professor who teaches about racism was deliberately struck by a vehicle while cycling in Montebello, California, in what authorities are investigating as a potential hate crime. Racist assault: Aki Maehara, a Vietnam War veteran, was riding his…
· Ryan General
Female suspect sought in anti-Asian hate crime on Queens subway
The NYPD is searching for a woman suspected of committing an anti-Asian hate crime aboard a northbound R train near Queens Plaza station in Long Island City on the evening of April 16. The incident marks the first hate crime reported this year by the 108th Precinct, which had…
· Carl Samson
How Anise Health is transforming Asian American mental health care
Editor’s Note: NextShark joined Anise Health as an investor in October. Anise Health, a digital platform dedicated to Asian American mental health care, recently raised $3 million in seed funding. Led by Kicker Ventures, the round also saw participation from Authentic Heart,…
· Carl Samson
Teens make ‘slant-eye’ gesture, hurl whipped cream at couple in alleged NYC hate crime
A group of teens is accused of committing an anti-Asian hate crime in Brooklyn, New York City, after allegedly hurling whipped cream at an Asian couple while making mocking gestures at them last month. What happened: The incident occurred outside the City Point shopping mall at…
· Bryan Ke
Owner of Kansas City’s 1st Viet coffee shop believes it was targeted in post-election vandalism
Café Cà Phê, Kansas City, Missouri’s first Vietnamese coffee shop, was vandalized early in the morning after Election Day. “Waking up to real two nightmares today, and we are not well,” the cafe shared on Facebook, alluding to the vandalism and the election result. What…
· Ryan General
Silicon Valley Asian candidates’ campaign posters hit with hate graffiti
Two Asian American political candidates in Milpitas, California, have been targeted with hate crimes twice within a week. Campaign signs for city council candidate Bill Chaun and mayoral candidate Hon Lien on the 500 block of Jurgens Drive were first discovered to be vandalized…
· Carl Samson
Comedian who made anti-Asian remarks spews more racist ‘jokes’ at Trump rally
Stand-up comedian Tony Hinchcliffe sparked outrage on Sunday after launching a series of racist jokes at a Donald Trump rally in New York City’s Madison Square Garden. His remarks, denounced by members of both political parties, bring back to memory his history of making…
· Bryan Ke
Officials rally behind Ontario man who was told to ‘go back to India’ in viral video
Canadian officials have expressed support for a man of Indian descent after a woman was filmed demanding that he “go back to India.” Ashwin Annamalai shared his encounter on X on Oct. 16, amassing over 1.7 million views since. What happened: In the video, Annamalai is seen…
· Michelle De Pacina
Woman in DC struck in the face with barbecue grill after being told ‘go back to China’
The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has released photos of a suspect believed to be involved in a hate crime. On Oct. 12 at around 9:44 a.m., a woman walking with a friend in Washington was struck in the face with a mini barbecue grill. According to the…
· Ryan General
Asian American students most impacted by racism in US schools: CDC
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed that nearly one-third of American high school students experienced racism in 2023. The nationwide survey of over 20,000 students in grades 9-12 found that racism significantly impacts students’…
· Michelle De Pacina
Police search for suspects who mugged Asian woman in Brooklyn hate crime
A 25-year-old Asian woman was mugged in Downtown Brooklyn around 3:25 p.m. on Sept. 28 in an incident classified as a hate crime. While walking in front of 387 Jay St., she was approached by two individuals, one of whom made anti-Asian remarks while the other forcibly took the…