Monterey Park: California’s resilient ‘Chinese Beverly Hills’

Monterey Park, California, the site of Saturday’s mass shooting that left 11 dead, has historically served as a beacon for California’s Chin...

Half Moon Bay mass shootings suspect admits to killings, claims he was bullied for years

The man accused of carrying out back-to-back mass shootings on two mushroom farms in Half Moon Bay, California, has confessed to the murders...

Monterey Park shooting suspect had no connection to victims, sheriff says

Huu Can Tran, the deceased suspect in Saturday’s mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, had no known connection to his victims, Los Ang...

San Francisco launches new response protocol to hate incidents

San Francisco officials recently announced a new response protocol to hate incidents in the city, making it easier for victims to find much-...

Half Moon Bay shootings suspect charged with 7 murders

The man accused of two mass shootings in Half Moon Bay, California, on Monday has been charged with seven counts of murder and one count of ...

Amid California mass shootings, older Asian Americans feared to be radicalized by ‘unreliable’ information

With recent mass shootings in California zeroing in on elderly Asian Americans as suspects, community members are left shaken, fearful and d...

1 dead, several wounded during music video filming in California’s third mass shooting this month

One person died and several others were injured in a shooting at an Oakland gas station Monday. The incident, which marks the third mass sho...

Half Moon Bay mass shootings suspect accused of threatening, suffocating coworker in 2013

Before you read: Suspect arrested in Half Moon Bay mass shootings that killed 7 The man arrested in connection to the fatal mass shootings a...

‘Bad game of Russian roulette’: ‘Blindsided’ ex-Google employee documents her layoff in viral video

A video posted by a former Google employee documenting her unexpected layoff has quickly gone viral. The video comes shortly after Google’s ...

Fil-Am victim of Monterey Park shooting remembered as ‘loving father,’ ‘life of any party’

Filipino American Valentino Alvero was among those killed during Saturday’s mass shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park...

Suspect arrested in Half Moon Bay mass shootings that killed 7

Seven people died and one person sustained critical injuries in two separate shootings in Half Moon Bay, California, on Monday night. The sh...

11th person dies in Monterey Park mass shooting as victims identified

Before you read: Monterey Park mass shooting suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound Ex-wife of Monterey Park mass shooting suspect sp...

Man who wrestled gun away from Monterey Park shooting suspect recalls violent struggle

Before you read: Monterey Park mass shooting suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound Ex-wife of Monterey Park mass shooting suspect spe...

‘We here and we rappin’: Bay Area seniors welcome Year of the Rabbit with rap music video

The Grant Avenue Follies, a dance troupe of seniors from San Francisco’s Chinatown, kicked off the Lunar New Year with a rap song and ...

Rich Ting ready to ‘widen the doors’ opened by Michelle Yeoh, Daniel Wu as SF Chinese New Year Parade grand marshal

Actor Rich Ting talked with NextShark ahead of leading San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade on Feb. 4 as grand marshal. Ting is known for...

Ex-wife of Monterey Park mass shooting suspect speaks out, says he was ‘quick to anger’

Before you read: Monterey Park mass shooting suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound Simu Liu, Daniel Dae Kim, George Takei and more sp...

Monterey Park mass shooting suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include a GoFundMe page organized for the benefit of the victims. A man linked to the ...

Look: 6 designs compete to become Los Angeles’ memorial to Chinese massacre of 1871

Before you read: Los Angeles calls on public for ideas for memorial to 1871 Chinese Massacre victims The city of Los Angeles has selected th...

George Takei came out at 68 because he was angry at Arnold Schwarzenegger

George Takei recently revealed that he came out as gay in response to former California Governer Arnold Schwarzenegger’s decision to veto th...

California city council decides it won’t declare heritage months because they ‘exclude people’

Temecula City Council in California has decided not to declare federally recognized heritage months, including Asian American and Native Haw...

BLACKPINK set to make history as Coachella’s first K-pop headlining act

Coachella has recently announced its 2023 lineup and its three headlining acts, with one of them being K-pop girl group BLACKPINK. On Wednes...

Coalition launches resume bank for AAPI who want to work in Los Angeles government

Advocates representing the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community are urging newly elected officials in Los Angeles to hire mo...

‘Robotic dolls’ from James Wan’s upcoming film ‘M3GAN’ spook fans at LA Chargers game

Spectators of a Sunday game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams witnessed a creepy promotional stunt for James Wan’s u...

California doctor accused of intentionally driving Tesla off cliff with family on board

A man from Pasadena was arrested for attempted murder and child abuse for allegedly driving a Tesla off a cliff in Northern California with ...

Vietnamese immigrant Thien Ho sworn in as Sacramento County District Attorney in historic first

Thien Ho, a Vietnamese immigrant, was sworn into office as Sacramento County’s 36th district attorney on Tuesday, making him the first perso...

‘What my family has created in moving here is worthy to be on national television’: Chef Kathy Fang’s family story stirs something new onscreen

“I didn’t think what we were doing at the restaurant was that fascinating to people,” chef and restaurateur Kathy Fang tells NextShark...

4 homeless men die in California’s Santa Clara County in one day

Four homeless men died on Tuesday in California’s Santa Clara County as temperatures continue to hit freezing point. Three of the deceased h...

Colorado man charged with hate crimes for anti-Asian, anti-gay tirade at California In-N-Out

Before you read: Self-proclaimed ‘Slave master’ spews anti-Asian, anti-gay hate against TikTokers at California In-N-Out A Colorado man has ...

Man kills sister of his ex-girlfriend in Fresno highway murder-suicide

The Fresno County Coroner’s Office has identified the shooter involved in the murder-suicide that took place on Highway 41 in Fresno, Califo...

150-year wait to get a green card: Indian H1B visa holders hold protest in Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley tech workers from India held a demonstration in front of Representative Zoe Lofgren's (D, CA-19) home in San Jose, Cali...

Vietnamese EV automaker VinFast opens 4 new stores in California 

Before you read: Vietnamese EV automaker VinFast to open first 6 showrooms in US this week Vietnamese EV maker VinFast ships 999 cars for US...

California post office renamed after Korean American veteran killed in Iraq

A post office in Placentia, California, has been renamed after U.S. Army Private First Class Jang Ho Kim, a fallen Korean American soldier....

Indian American boy, 16, dies after jumping off Golden Gate Bridge

A 16-year-old Indian American male jumped to his death from San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge on Tuesday, according to reports. The teen’...

Ex-UC Irvine student throws his mother off campus building before jumping himself: police

Andrew Nguyen Doan, 36, threw his mother, Thao Thai Nguyen, 77, off a campus building at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), before...

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 ...