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Canada
Sikh community rallies around family of Walmart teen worker found dead in bakery oven
The Sikh community in Halifax, Canada, is supporting the family of Gursimran Kaur, a 19-year-old Walmart employee who was tragically found d...
Michelle De Pacina
Home
Filipino woman with cancer-stricken husband goes viral for helping ‘hungry stranger’
A Filipino woman, whose husband is battling cancer in a hospital, recently went viral for her kindness by giving money to a “hungry stranger...
Bryan Ke
Crime
Oakland father-of-two shot in the head while sleeping
Run Hua Kuang, a 33-year-old father of two children, is fighting for his life after being shot in the head while taking a nap at home after ...
Man pleads not guilty to assault on NY restaurant cook that left him in coma for 2 weeks
Lucas Healey, 42, appeared in Albany County court on Wednesday, pleading not guilty to robbery and assault charges. He is accused of attacki...
South Korean Marine Corps veteran paralyzed in Philadelphia carjacking crash
Junoh Kim, a 23-year-old undergraduate student at New York University’s Stern School of Business, was left paralyzed from the waist down aft...
Benson Flores, Canada’s first Filipino immigrant, finally receives gravestone
Benjamin “Benson” Flores, the first documented Filipino immigrant to Canada, is finally receiving a gravestone after years of being buried i...
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...
6 children orphaned after their parents killed in car crash in Michigan
Six Filipino children are now orphaned after their parents, Ryan and Jennifer Ambrosio, were killed in a car crash in Michigan. What happene...
Senior Asian couple scammed out of millions, donations sought to save home
Eric Jiang, a 29-year-old entrepreneur, is seeking donations to help save his elderly parents’ home after they had fallen victim to an onlin...
News
Off-duty Garden Grove police officer killed in motorcycle crash in Anaheim
An off-duty police officer was killed in a motorcycle crash in Anaheim, California. What happened: Cpl. Han Cho was on his way home when the...
India
Indian American teen raises over $10,000 for victims of deadly Odisha train accident
‘I believe a little goes a long way, and hopefully, this is a good start to it,’ said Dhariwal ...
Ryan General
8-year-old boy paralyzed after being hit by a stray bullet on Oakland freeway
An 8-year-old boy was paralyzed after he was shot by a stray bullet on an Oakland freeway. The shooting: Asa (surname redacted) was riding i...
Bay Area
Taiwanese man, toddler son stuck in California shelter after wife was killed in car crash
A Taiwanese man and his young son are reportedly stranded in a homeless shelter in Sunnyvale, California, following his wife’s death in a ca...
Carl Samson
Business
1st Asian American woman-owned bookstore in NYC receives more than $300,000 in donations after fire damage
Yu & Me Books, the first Asian American woman-owned bookstore in New York City, has received more than $300,000 in donations after a fir...
Houston father of 3 left in critical condition after being shot 4 times during Chinatown robbery
Houston’s Chinese American community is asking the public for help after a father of three was shot four times during a robbery and was left...
‘I didn’t even say goodbye’: Man recounts discovering car crash that killed his wife and daughter
Christopher Chambers, a father and husband, recounted the day he and his son discovered the horrifying crash scene that killed his wife and ...
Man dies while saving drowning son in California beach
An Indian American man died while rescuing his drowning son at Panther State Beach in Santa Cruz County, California, on May 29. What happene...
Singapore band robbed of equipment, cash in California during US tour
Singaporean band We Are Forest had their van broken into and robbed at a hotel car park in California during their U.S. tour. The band was s...
Culture
SF Chinatown calls on donations to replace iconic red lanterns destroyed during storms
The Chinatown Merchants Association in San Francisco is calling on donations to replace the iconic red lanterns that were destroyed during t...
California man found dead after Tinder date in Colombia
Paul Nguyen, 27, of Orange County, California, was reportedly robbed and killed after going on a Tinder date during a vacation in Medellin,...
Social Media
Korean TikToker who went viral for taking care of dying husband creates GoFundme
A Korean woman who went viral on TikTok for sharing videos of herself taking care of her late husband at a local hospital has created a GoF...
Khier Casino
Health
Vietnamese family finds support online amid mother’s battle with stage 4 breast cancer
My Ngoc Nguyen was diagnosed with stage 4 secondary breast cancer at the end of February and has since been in treatment at the University ...
Rebecca Moon
Brother of student found dead in rented Tesla launches fundraiser to reunite with his family in China
Former University of San Francisco student Christopher Liang, 21, was found dead in his rented Tesla that crashed in Los Banos, California,...
New York
Christina Yuna Lee’s family launches fundraising campaign to keep her legacy alive
The relatives of murder victim Christina Yuna Lee have launched a fundraising campaign on GoFundMe to continekeep her legacy alive by fundi...
No bail for Las Vegas man accused of shooting Chinatown restaurant worker 11 times
The man accused of shooting a Chinese restaurant worker in Las Vegas’ Chinatown will remain behind bars after a judge ordered him held witho...
Viral
Filipino family who went viral for their kindness seek support for their daughter’s rare condition
A viral TikTok video of a Filipino family offering their kindness warmed hearts. Now, the GoFundMe page for their daughter Sophia, who strug...
Elderly Asian woman in critical condition after being struck with large rock in NYC
An elderly Asian woman is in critical condition after a man randomly struck her head with a large rock in Queens on Friday morning. What hap...
‘We paid a price for being a hero’: GoFundMe for teenage SEPTA hero raises over $700,000
A crowdfunding campaign set up to help Christina, the teenager who stood up to bullies and was beaten on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transpo...
Crowdfunding campaign for Oakland toddler killed by stray bullet raises over $100,000 in 14 hours
The GoFundMe campaign for Jasper Wu, the 23-month-old boy killed by a stray bullet while his family was driving on an Oakland highway on Nov...
Interviews
Asian American family opens fundraiser for father whose cancer has spread to his brain
An Asian American family living in Marietta, Ga., has launched a GoFundMe page to help raise money for their elderly father struggling with ...
Feature
Son of Atlanta Shooting Victim Pens Heartbreaking Tribute on GoFundMe
A son who lost his mother in the Atlanta-area shootings earlier this week wrote a loving tribute for his mom on GoFundMe, noting her sacrifi...
GoFundMe Launches Hub for AAPI Fundraising Campaigns to #StopAsianHate
GoFundMe has launched a hub containing all fundraising campaigns dedicated to helping the AAPI community as part of its #StopAsianHate initi...
Media Company Asian Boss Raises Money on GoFundMe to Continue Operations
Founders behind media company Asian Boss are reaching out to their viewers and supporters as they are now just “months away from running out...
‘Heart Surgeon #1’ From ‘The Office’ Crowdfunds for Medical Bills After Heart Attack
Japanese actor and producer Hidetoshi Imura (Hide), best known for his role in the popular sitcom, “The Office,” was hospitalize...
Maina Chen
Food
Berkeley Restaurant’s ‘Adopt a Doc/Nurse’ Initiative to Provide Poke Bowls to Healthcare Workers
Berkeley, California restaurant Poke Parlor launched an initiative called Adopt a Doc/Nurse to provide nutritious meals to East Bay health c...
Restaurant Owner Deuki Hong Reveals How Small Businesses Struggle During COVID-19 Outbreak
Executive chef and owner of Sunday Bird, Sunday at the Museum, and Sunday Gather, Deuki Hong, shuttered all three of his restaurants amidst ...
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