Oakland Chinatown gears up for its first-ever night market

Oakland Chinatown will host its first-ever night market spanning two blocks of 8th Street on Saturday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event aims t...

Philadelphia voters oppose new 76ers arena, politicians who support it

A recent poll released by the Save Chinatown Coalition shows that a majority of Philadelphia residents oppose the Sixers’ proposal to build ...

NYC landlord charged after brutal confrontation with homeless man

Brian Chin, a 32-year-old Chinatown landlord, was charged with felony assault after a violent altercation with a homeless man near Chrystie ...

Vancouver Chinatown festival returns a year after stabbing attack

The “Light Up Chinatown!” festival is returning to Vancouver this weekend, Aug. 24, a year after a man allegedly stabbed a married couple in...

SF Chinatown to host 2nd annual Hungry Ghost Festival

San Francisco’s Chinatown is set to host its second annual Hungry Ghost Festival this Saturday, a unique event rooted in one of China’s most...

NJ pushes to relocate 76ers arena amid Philadelphia Chinatown opposition

New Jersey officials are actively working to persuade the Philadelphia 76ers to relocate to Camden and build a new arena there as the team f...

San Francisco halts plan for Chinatown bike lane amid opposition

San Francisco’s plan to create a bike lane through Chinatown has been halted after strong opposition from community leaders. The San F...

NYC Chinese community rallies against planned homeless shelter

Thousands from the Chinese communities of Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan protested on Sunday, starting at Foley Square and marching to Cadma...

San Francisco is looking for Asian American artists

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the launch of the Chinatown Artist Registry on Thursday, encouraging artists to apply for conside...

Uber driver shot while helping robbery victim in Chicago’s Chinatown

Paul Bessette, 38, was shot in the chest while trying to stop a violent robbery targeting an older man in Chicago’s Chinatown at 1:40 a.m. o...

Forgotten Chinatown that thrived for a century could finally see recognition

Efforts are being made to remember a Missouri Chinatown that existed for nearly 100 years before it was destroyed and forgotten over time. K...

San Francisco’s Chinese Hospital celebrates 125th anniversary

Chinese Hospital, the first Chinese hospital in the U.S., celebrated its 125th anniversary this week, honoring a rich history of providing c...

Toronto Chinese restaurant sees boost after Kendrick Lamar ‘Euphoria’ mention

New Ho King, a Chinese restaurant in Toronto’s Chinatown, has experienced a surge of positive reviews after being mentioned in Kendric...

LA City Council approves $15M deal to help Chinatown tenants fight rent hikes

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a nearly $15 million program to assist tenants of the Hillside Villa Apartments in Chinato...

Lion dance street performances spark disagreement in SF Chinatown

The San Francisco Board of Appeals reached a temporary solution after a four-hour hearing regarding a conflict between lion dancers and dist...

Suspect charged for slashing man with katana in NYC claims self-defense

One of the two brothers charged for injuring a drunk man with a katana in New York City’s Chinatown in 2020 insisted that the other group st...

Watch: Daytime armed robbery strikes 40-year-old Oakland Chinatown jewelry store

Phuong Jewelry, one of Oakland Chinatown’s oldest jewelry stores, faced an armed daytime robbery described as one of the most brazen inciden...

Manhattan Chinatown neighborhood struggles amid demolition for ‘jailscraper’

Residents in Manhattan’s Chinatown are bearing the disruptive impact of demolition work preceding the construction of what could be the worl...

Suspect in stabbing of 68-year-old woman in Los Angeles Chinatown robbery arrested

Police have arrested a 26-year-old man for the brutal stabbing of a woman in her 60s during an attempted robbery in Chinatown. Key points: ...

Houston woman paralyzed in robbery sues plaza where attack took place

Nhung Truong, a 44-year-old Vietnamese mother of three, is suing Houston’s Dun Huang Plaza after she was left paralyzed from the waist down ...

Developers of proposed Philadelphia 76ers arena submits updated proposal

Developers of the proposed Philadelphia 76ers arena have submitted an updated proposal aiming to address community concerns. Key points: ...

SF Mayor London Breed faces loss of support from Asian American community

San Francisco Mayor London Breed faces declining support among the Asian community as a recent poll revealed that 80% of Asian voters, who a...

DC’s Chinatown threatened by relocation of Washington sports teams

Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown faces a potential upheaval as local sports teams the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards consider ...

40-year-old Vietnam Restaurant in Philly’s Chinatown wins James Beard Award

Vietnam Restaurant, a beloved restaurant in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, will receive a James Beard Foundation’s America’s Classics Award this ...

Study reveals how Chinese migrants in LA forged their own economy amid racism

A study of Los Angeles Chinatown reveals that Chinese migrants in the late 1800s established a self-reliant economy by engaging in pig-raisi...

Thousands gather for Lunar New Year parades in SF, NYC Chinatown

Tens of thousands of people gathered over the weekend to welcome the Year of the Dragon at the annual Lunar New Year parades in San Francisc...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams hosts Lunar New Year celebration

Mayor Eric Adams hosted a Lunar New Year celebration with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in New York City, where t...

San Francisco mayor reverses on plan to build sober living facility in Chinatown

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has decided to abandon a proposal for a sober living facility near the city’s Chinatown following str...

Sydney’s Chinatown gates to be granted heritage status

The iconic ceremonial gates of Sydney’s Chinatown, located at each end of the Dixon Street precinct’s northern and southern sides in H...

AAPI group seeks help to replace missing Denver Chinatown historical marker

One of the three historical markers commemorating Denver’s Chinatown has reportedly been missing since early December 2023. About the ...

Billions continue Lunar New Year celebrations around the world

Billions around the world ushered in the Year of the Dragon on Feb. 10, with celebrants across different continents holding their own Lunar ...

$250K Amazon donation revives Seattle Chinatown’s annual Night Market

Amazon has pledged $250,000 to revive the annual Night Market in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID) for the next three y...

House passes bill to rename Boston post office after late activist Caroline Chang

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill to name a U.S. Postal Service office in Boston after the late Asian American and Pacif...

1st Asian American woman-owned bookstore in NYC reopens after fire

Yu & Me Books, the first Asian American woman-owned bookstore in New York City, has successfully reopened six months after suffering fro...

Save Chinatown Coalition rallies to safeguard public funds from subsidizing 76ers arena

On the first day of the new City Council session, the Save Chinatown Coalition voiced their opposition to public funding for 76 Place during...

Montreal’s Chinatown registered as city’s first heritage site

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante this week announced that the city’s historic Chinatown became its first area designated as a heritage site, ma...