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Crime
Woman wanted in fatal New Year’s Day hit-and-run in Michigan
Authorities in Oakland Township, Michigan, are looking for an Asian woman who was behind the wheel of a BMW that struck a man and left him f...
Carl Samson
Two men arrested for 2018 murder of Hmong hunter in Michigan
Two men have been arrested in connection with the homicide of a Hmong hunter in Michigan in 2018. Chong Moua Yang, 68, reportedly left his h...
Iris Jung
Anonymous UMich student reveals East, Southeast Asian students are being harassed, stalked on campus
An anonymous individual claiming to be a University of Michigan student posted a PSA earlier in December warning of a man harassing and stal...
Bryan Ke
Trio of women accused of running prostitution ring at Michigan massage parlor
Three women in Warren, Michigan, have been charged for allegedly running a prostitution ring at a local massage parlor. Greenday Massage, ...
Welcome sign of Bangladeshi town in Michigan vandalized
A tight-knit Bangladeshi American neighborhood in Detroit saw its welcome sign defaced last week, an incident community leaders believe was ...
Michigan man sentenced to life in prison for murder of former pro poker player
Jeffery Morris, 62, was found guilty of first-degree murder and felony murder following a deliberation that lasted less than an hour in Oak...
White supremacists in Michigan convicted of training for US ‘race war’
Three members of a national white supremacist group called The Base have pleaded guilty in Michigan to conspiring to train for a civil diso...
Judge tells 72-year-old man stricken with cancer he ‘should be ashamed of himself’ for his un-mowed lawn
Burhan Chowdhury, a 72-year-old man who was diagnosed with cancer in his lymph nodes in 2019, received a citation for overgrown grass in Au...
Jiselle Lee
News
Chinese UMich professor causes student uproar after showing movie featuring blackface actor
World-renowned University of Michigan (UM) music professor Bright Sheng faced backlash from students after he showed his fall seminar class ...
Politics
Muslim mayor, all-Muslim city council elected in Michigan in national first
A city in Michigan made history last week after it elected the U.S.’ first-ever all-Muslim city council led by a Muslim mayor. Who they are:...
‘Squid Game’-inspired Halloween light and laser show dazzles the internet
“Red Light, Green Light”: In Garden City, Mich., a family created an elaborate “Squid Game”-inspired light show, reported Fox 2. In the vide...
Michelle De Pacina
TikTok baffled at Michigan man’s unintentional ‘racist’ comment while defending Asian man from verbal harasser
A viral TikTok video shows an unidentified man defending an Asian man from a racist in Michigan, but social media users pointed out the form...
Detroit police officer hit with 85 allegations of misconduct, mostly toward POC
The Detroit Police Department is launching an investigation into numerous misconduct allegations against a police officer, Interim Police Ch...
Ryan General
Activist, Civil Rights Icon Grace Lee Boggs’ Historic Detroit Home to Become a Museum
The home of late activist couple James and Grace Lee Boggs on Detroit’s East Side is slated to become a community museum, the James and Grac...
Michigan Police Seeks Public’s Help to Locate Missing 79-Year-Old Woman
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is now turning to the public for help locating a missing 79-year-old woman. The details: Sende Li ...
6-Year-Old Shot by Neighbor in Michigan Will Start Therapy
A 6-year-old boy who was shot by his adult neighbor in Ypsilanti, Mich., on the afternoon of June 6 is reportedly heading to both mental and...
6-Year-Old Shot in Arm While Playing With Friends, Suspect Released on $10K Bond in Michigan
A 6-year-old was shot in the arm while retrieving his bike from the front of his neighbor’s house on June 6 in Ypsilanti, Mich. The in...
Thy Nguyen
Pastor Suggests Genital Mutilation on Asian Women Who Are ‘Bitter’ Towards White Men
A pastor in Macomb Township, Michigan is in hot water after sending a scathing email to Sarah Jeong, a journalist who made headlines in 2018...
Editorial Staff
Professional Poker Player Was Tortured, Sexually Assaulted Before Burned to Death in Michigan, Police Reveal
Authorities released new details of Susie Zhao’s gruesome death as part of the investigation led by the FBI and White Lake Township police. ...
Michigan Man Arrested After Burned Body of Poker Player Susie Zhao Found
Police in Michigan have taken a 60-year-old male resident of Pontiac into custody in connection with the death of 33-year-old professional p...
Ousted Miss Michigan Kathy Zhu Joins Trump Reelection Campaign
After recently being stripped of her title due to several offensive tweets she posted last year, former Miss Michigan winner Kathy Zhu has d...
Michigan Lawmaker Under Fire After Calling Her Asian Opponent ‘Ching Chong’
A member of the Michigan House of Representatives running for state senate apologized for calling her opponent, 6th district representative ...
Michigan State Representative Brings Daughter to Public Meeting, Draws Backlash on Facebook
Michigan State Rep. Stephanie Chang was recently criticized by men in her community after she brought her 2-year-old daughter to a public me...
Indian-American Doctor Found Fatally Shot in Car in Michigan
Ramesh Kumar, a 32-year-old Indian American doctor, was fatally shot in the passenger seat of his car at a rest area near Detroit, Michigan ...
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