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Crime
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: ...
Michelle De Pacina
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 ...
Business
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: ...
Politics
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 ...
Bryan Ke
Asian American History
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...
Culture
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...
News
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...
Australia
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 ...
Ryan General
Asia
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...
Boston
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...
Canada
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...
USPS to release Year of the Dragon stamp
The U.S. Postal Service will release a Year of the Dragon stamp — the fifth in its Lunar New Year series — at a public event next week. Abou...
New York
NYPD officers praised for heroic rescue of elderly residents from Chinatown fire
Four New York Police Department (NYPD) officers in Manhattan are being praised for rescuing three elderly residents from a fire that broke o...
Philadelphia to reunite Chinatown with ‘Chinatown Stitch’ project
City officials in Philadelphia are planning to reunite the long-divided Chinatown neighborhood by implementing “The Chinatown Stitch&#...
Wing Luke Museum staffers speak out after anti-Asian vandalism
Months after falling victim to a hate-fueled vandalism, the staffers at Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum are speaking out for the first time...
Events
SF Chinatown hosts toy giveaway for SRO families moving into affordable housing
The Chinatown Community Development Center hosted an early Christmas event in San Francisco featuring a toy giveaway and celebrations for fa...
San Francisco Chinatown prepares for neighborhood revitalization ahead of APEC summit
In preparation for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) global trade summit in San Francisco, local businesses are organizing a seri...
Teen accused of paralyzing woman in Houston robbery sentenced to 30 years prison
Joseph Harrell, a 17-year-old teen who was arrested in connection to a violent robbery in Houston, Texas, that left a Vietnamese mother para...
‘Uncle Frank’ Chin, longtime Boston Chinatown activist, dies at 91
“His memory, impact, and legacy will be cherished forever in Boston and beyond. Rest in peace,” says Mayor Woo. ...
San Francisco sues 3 Chinatown building owners over unsafe living conditions
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu has filed a lawsuit against the owners of three Chinatown buildings, all single occupancy hotels, ove...
Alleged serial vandal charged over graffiti incidents in Vancouver’s Chinatown
According to the BC Prosecution Service. there has been a staggering 455% surge in reported graffiti in the historic neighborhood since 2019...
Vancouver Chinatown cafe puts in panic button after multiple break-ins, knife threat
In just one month, a Chinatown cafe in Vancouver, Canada, fell victim to two break-ins, three break-in attempts and one incident that saw a ...
Carl Samson
Vancouver Chinatown stabbing suspect deemed ‘significant threat’ prior to release that led to violent incident
A review by the BC Review Board on April 13 determined that Donnelly continued to “meet the threshold of significant threat,” le...
Man brutally attacks elderly shop worker in LA Chinatown robbery
Los Angeles police are investigating a violent robbery in Chinatown that has left an elderly smoke shop worker hospitalized. What happened: ...
Chicago
2 teen girls arrested for assaulting 61-year-old man, stealing his car in Chicago Chinatown
Two teenage girls were arrested in connection to the assault of Danxin Shi, a 62-year-old rideshare driver, in Chicago’s Chinatown. A...
Stabbing at Chinatown festival in Vancouver leaves 3 injured
“We will work each and every day to ensure Vancouver is a place where people can live, work and thrive in a safe environment,” s...
3 women wanted for assaulting 61-year-old man, stealing his car in Chicago Chinatown
A 61-year-old Chinatown resident in Chicago was beaten and carjacked from by three women in front of his home on Tuesday evening. What happe...
Seattle city council member slams colleague for public safety issues in Chinatown
Seattle city council member Sara Nelson publicly criticized her colleague Tammy Morales during a press conference due to increasing public s...
Struggling Chinatown mall under Manhattan Bridge finds hope in new operator
A languishing Chinatown mall nestled under the Manhattan Bridge in New York City is getting a new chance at life in the hands of a new opera...