‘I owe my career to Margaret Cho’: Ken Jeong surprises legendary comedian with heartwarming message

Ken Jeong recently surprised legendary comedian, actor and activist Margaret Cho with a heartwarming message to thank her for supporting him...

NASCAR’s Kyle Larson welcomes new baby

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson and his wife Katelyn recently welcomed a new member to their growing family. In a tweet on Monday, Larson, 30, ann...

More than 70 Asian American groups urge Biden to create Black reparations commission

A force of 76 Japanese American and Asian American organizations has demanded President Joe Biden create a reparations commission for Afric...

Amourence Lee becomes San Mateo’s first Asian American, Jewish woman mayor

Before you read: California city councilmembers block first Asian American woman mayor Amourence Lee is now the first Jewish and Asian Ameri...

California city councilmembers block first Asian American woman mayor

The election for the next San Mateo City mayor reached a deadlock after Democratic councilmembers Lisa Diaz Nash and Robert Newsom blocked ...

First Asian American and Black woman judge appointed to Nevada Supreme Court

Gov. Steve Sisolak (D-NV) appointed Las Vegas attorney Patricia Lee on Monday to fill the empty seat vacated by Justice Abbi Silver in Depa...

Daniel Dae Kim’s ‘Bad Axe’ captures immigrant family’s struggles amid COVID-19

“Bad Axe,” a documentary film on an Asian American family’s experience during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, is now available in thea...

Asian American veterans honored at ceremony in New York’s 107th Infantry Memorial

Veterans honored fellow Asian Americans who fought for the United States during a wreath-laying ceremony held on Thursday at the 107th Infa...

Asian Americans get big midterm wins but still underrepresented in politics

Shri Thanedar (D) became the first Indian American to represent Michigan, while Aruna Miller (D) became the first Indian American to win th...

New poll shows majority of Americans oppose affirmative action

A majority of U.S. adults (54%) oppose the consideration of race in higher education admissions, according to a new poll conducted by The E...

Hundreds rally in support of affirmative action outside US Supreme Court

As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in lawsuits challenging affirmative action in the student admissions policies of Harvard Universi...

4 men charged in robberies targeting Asian business owners in New York

Diego Martinez Franco Alexander, John J. Carmona Artega, Jose Javier Garcia Ortega and Victor Alfonso Lopez Restrepo have been charged in c...

Seattle’s first Asian mayor cuts anti-Asian hate crime fund by 50 percent

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has reportedly slashed nearly 50% of the city’s anti-Asian hate crime fund as a consequence of a $140 million d...

Asian Americans celebrate historic release of Anna May Wong quarters

The U.S. Mint is set to start shipping Anna May Wong quarters starting on Monday. The quarters will be available for purchase on Tuesday. ...

Educator’s TikTok video about white men who take Asian studies because of their love of anime goes viral

Bianca Mabute-Louie, an educator, went viral for her TikTok video that highlighted her observation in teaching Asian American Studies. “In...

New analysis of Asian American voters reveals they skew younger, lean Democratic

Over 13.3 million Asian Americans will be eligible to vote in the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new analysis by the Pew Resear...

Film star Anna May Wong set to become first Asian American on US currency

Chinese American film star Anna May Wong is set to become the first Asian American to appear on U.S. quarters this month. The Anna May Won...

Filipino, Japanese Americans most likely amongst Asian American groups to experience obesity: study

Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed the data o...

David Louie, one of the Bay Area’s first Asian American TV reporters, retires after 50 years

Asian American TV reporter David Louie has retired after 50 years of working at ABC7 in San Francisco. He was one of the first Asian Ameri...

Poll: Asian Americans don’t feel safe in San Francisco; only 14% predict improvement

According to a poll conducted by the San Francisco Chronicle, Asian American residents in San Francisco feel the least safe out of any othe...

Boston Globe under fire for using slain Asians’ image in op-ed on whether Asians benefit from ‘whiteness’

The Boston Globe has come under fire for using an image that features Asian victims of violence in an op-ed that questions whether Asians a...

‘He’s the kind of person who leads by example’: General Electric researcher HP Wang dies at 75

General Electric researcher Dr. Hsin-Pang Wang died from colon cancer on Sept. 6. He was 75. “He was really like a father and uncle to a l...

Oldest Asian America beauty pageant crowns Lisa Yan, Angella Lee as winners

Lisa Yan and Angella Lee have been named the winners of the 37th Miss Asian Global and Miss Asian America Pageant. Yan grew up in Palo Alt...

Rhode Island becomes fourth state to require schools to teach AAPI history

Effective at the start of the 2023-2024 school year, all public elementary and secondary schools in Rhode Island will be required to teach ...

Asian American attorney says she was passed up for promotions because of her race in federal lawsuit

An Asian American attorney based in Darien, Connecticut, has launched a federal lawsuit against her former employer for allegedly discrimina...

Turning anger into activism: What we learned from the stories told at this year’s Asian film festival

While spikes in hate crimes and violence against Asian Americans have emboldened activism in recent years, filmmakers and creatives have lon...

Asian American advocacy groups oppose nomination of US attorney candidate in Tennessee

Casey Arrowood, an assistant U.S. Attorney, is one of Biden’s nominees to serve as the U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Tennessee. ...

AAPIs mark the largest increase among new immigrants in state legislatures since 2020, report finds

There are 27 newly-elected Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the 2022 legislative session, the largest gain among groups of ...

SF DA Jenkins to Asian Americans at town hall: ‘You are now seen and heard’

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins addressed a crowd on Tuesday night to discuss the recent attacks on older Asian Americans.  ...

Airbnb hosts with ‘distinctively Asian names’ received fewer bookings during pandemic years, study shows

The rise of anti-Asian hate amid the spread of COVID-19 in 2020 resulted in fewer bookings for Asian American hosts on Airbnb, a Harvard st...

Notre Dame announces Asian American sophomore Tyler Buchner as starting quarterback

Tyler Buchner, an Asian American sophomore playing for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish, has been tapped to lead the intercolleg...

Comedian Jason Cheny addresses Asian American ‘arrogance’ when asked where they’re from

In a hilarious bit, comedian Jason Cheny addresses Asian American arrogance and asks “why Asian [Americans] have to hate on other Asians” i...

Janet Yang makes history as first Asian president of film organization that hosts the Oscars

Esteemed producer Janet Yang just became the first Asian to be elected as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Th...

Survey: Asian American approval of Biden plummets despite White House efforts

President Biden’s approval rating among Asian Americans have witnessed a major drop, plummeting from 72% to 44% in the past year. In a pol...

Hundreds gather to honor late advocate for Asian American seniors Im Ja Choi

Hundreds of people gathered at the memorial service for Im Ja Choi, a celebrated advocate for Asian American seniors, at the Evergreen Cent...

TikToker and law school graduate is first Asian American to win Miss Texas title in its 85-year history

Averie Bishop, 26, of Carrollton, Texas, recently made history by becoming the first Asian American woman to win the Miss Texas title at th...