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Crime
Man charged with hate crime for sledgehammer attack on Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum
The man who smashed the windows of Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience with a sledgehammer last week i...
Bryan Ke
Man arrested for vandalizing Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum: ‘Chinese people ruined my life’
A man was arrested for an alleged hate crime after he vandalized the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience in Seattle’s ...
Michelle De Pacina
China
Delaware man who stole thumb from terracotta warrior statue receives sentence
The Delaware man accused of stealing a thumb from a terracotta warrior statue that was on display at a Philadelphia museum in 2017 has been ...
Carl Samson
History
The Smithsonian to return Filipino remains from ‘human zoo’ collected without consent
These brains were collected to support research aimed at proving that brain size correlated with racial superiority, specifically the belief...
Ryan General
Culture
Texas museum to return Good Luck Flag of WWII Japanese soldier back to his family
A flag that belonged to a fallen Japanese soldier during World War II will be returned to his family after being kept on display at the USS ...
Art
Smithsonian’s abrupt Asian American Literature Festival cancellation sparks outrage
Outrage ensued after the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) announced the abrupt cancellation of its scheduled Asian American ...
Homeless man found living in underground vault in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo
A homeless man was recently arrested after being found living in an underground utility vault in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo last week. The di...
News
Women’s History Museum director steps down amid investigation into former workers’ retaliation claims
I’m concerned that if the Washington Post continues with this type of media attention, it could potentially detract from the amazing s...
Man pleads guilty to breaking off thumb of terracotta warrior worth $4.5 million
The Delaware man who broke the thumb off a priceless terracotta warrior statue lent to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia by China in De...
Japanese pro Lego builder creates 50,000-piece replica of Hokusai’s ‘The Great Wave’
Fans of Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” can now find a unique Lego replica of the famous woodblock print in Japan. Japane...
Isa Peralta
Eric Nam, Raveena to headline The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art centennial celebration
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has announced that singer-songwriters Eric Nam and Raveena will perform at its upcoming...
Daniel Anderson
Asian American History
108-year-old Japanese American silent film found in NY museum to be preserved
Denise Khor, associate professor of Asian American and visual studies at Northeastern University, has been tasked to preserve a 108-year-ol...
Khier Casino
A BTS-inspired exhibit is now open at the oldest museum in the Philippines
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Museum – the oldest museum in the Philippines – has launched an exhibit inspired by K-pop boy group BTS...
Cambodia’s 1,500-year-old Krishna statue showcased in National Museum of Asian Art virtual experience
An immersive experience featuring the newly restored, 1,500-year-old Cambodian stone sculpture “Krishna Lifting Mountain Govardhan” is curr...
Rep. Grace Meng pushes bill to create first National Asian American Museum in US
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) has called for a vote on a bill that would pave the way for the creation of the country’s first national museu...
Cambodia wants the Met to return dozens of Khmer Empire relics looted during the country’s wartime
Cambodia is demanding an explanation from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on how relics from the Khmer Empire ended up in its possessi...
New York
Crowds gather to protest gentrification, mass incarceration as Museum of Chinese in America reopens
A museum in New York City’s Chinatown that recently reopened after its archives were damaged by a fire last year is now facing more he...
Grace Kim
Ninja Museum in Japan Broken into at Night, Gets Over $9,000 Stolen
A museum known for its ninja attraction in Mie Prefecture, Japan was the target of a late-night burglary on Monday, with nearly $10,000 take...
Fire Destroys NYC’s Iconic Museum of Chinese in America Where 85,000 Priceless Treasures Were Kept
Recovery efforts are currently underway for the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) in Manhattan days after being ravaged by a five-alarm fi...
LA’s Koreatown is Getting a Stunning $32 Million Korean American National Museum
A new museum celebrating the Korean American heritage is set to start construction next year in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. Scheduled to be buil...
Congresswoman Proposes First National Museum for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
A national museum preserving the history, culture and accomplishments of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) may be erected in Wash...
Viral Cats That Always Try to Sneak Into Japanese Museum Now Hate Each Other
Two neighborhood cats have captured many hearts online for their adorable antics while trying to enter a Japanese museum. 『久しぶりニャ😺 L...
Food
Sweden’s Disgusting Food Museum Features A LOT of Asian Foods
Eighty global delicacies including balut and durian will be featured in the Disgusting Food Museum in the Swedish town Malmö from now until ...
Kimberly Nguyen
Uncategorized
Two Cats Have Been Trying Sneak into This Japanese Art Museum For Years, But Always Get Caught
A pair of cats who have been trying to enter an art museum in Japan for two years to no foreseeable avail is instead getting into people’s h...
Human Cadavers From ‘Real Bodies’ Exhibit Could Be Executed Chinese Prisoners, Doctor Says
A museum exhibition, which features cadavers of real humans, is currently the subject of controversy in the United Kingdom amid concerns tha...
Asia
New Museum in Japan Might Be the Coolest Place to Go to on LSD
A digital art museum opening in Tokyo, Japan is making the news as a breathtaking journey to the wonderland of the future. TeamLab will open...
Indonesian Museum Sparks Massive Outrage With Life-Size Model of Adolf Hitler
De ARCA Statue Art Museum in Yogyakarta, on the Indonesian island of Java, removed a life-size statue of Adolf Hitler from its exhibit after...
British Museum Complains That Asian Names ‘Can Be Confusing’ and Twitter Absolutely Exploded
The British Museum’s attempt to participate in a worldwide publicity stunt has backfired tremendously, as they have revealed that they...
Heather Johnson Yu
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