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Yo-Yo Ma Gives Impromptu Concert After Getting Second Vaccine Dose in Massachusetts
World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma gave a surprise concert at the Berkshire Community College during an observation period after…
Creator of Free Website for COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments Uses Platform to Raise Anti-Asian Hate Awareness
After creating a website that helps New Yorkers find COVID-19 vaccines, a software developer is using his new…
Japan Wants China to Stop Anal Swabbing Citizens for COVID-19 After ‘Great Psychological Pain’
Japan wants to put an end to the COVID-19 anal swab tests its citizens are reportedly being subjected…
PhD Student Dismissed From UIUC After Working Remotely to Protect His Mother
A fourth-year doctoral candidate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) may face deportation after being dismissed…
Japan Appoints ‘Loneliness Minister’ Due to Rising Pandemic Suicides, Especially Among Women
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga appointed regional revitalization minister Tetsushi Sakamoto to head a government measure to help…
Seoul Will Now Test Cats and Dogs with COVID-19 Symptoms
A few weeks after the first coronavirus case in an animal was reported in South Korea, Seoul announced…
Nurse Jailed for Breaking Quarantine to Get Bubble Tea in Singapore
A nurse in Singapore is now behind bars after violating a home quarantine order multiple times that included…
‘They Took Everything’: LA Koreatown Tattoo Shop Burglarized Before Getting a Chance to Reopen
A tattoo shop owner in Koreatown, Los Angeles is asking the public for help after falling victim to…
Asian American Women See the Highest Jobless Rates in the U.S., Data Reveals
Asian Americans recorded the highest jobless rates among U.S. women in the last six months of 2020, data…
China Starts Doing Anal Swabs to Test for COVID-19
Chinese health experts in Beijing have started using anal swabs to test their citizens for COVID-19. These experts…
New Mobile Clinic Now Offers Free COVID-19 Tests in LA Chinatown
A new mobile clinic that offers free testing for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases has opened in Los…
Asian Americans Out of Work Due to COVID-19 Stay Jobless Longer than Others, Study Finds
Asian Americans are reportedly finding it harder than others in the United States to regain the jobs they…
